$285 versus €2 is the wrong comparison
Playlist Push says Spotify campaigns start at $285.
Groover says a normal contact costs €2.
The cheap answer looks obvious.
It is also wrong.
Playlist Push sells one managed campaign across a set of matched curators. Groover sells one reply from one contact you choose.
They do not sell the same unit.
A house producer should compare five things before price:
- Who hears the track?
- Who chooses that person?
- How much listening or feedback is required?
- What happens if nobody replies?
- Does the reviewer understand your exact kind of house music?
Price without the unit is a bad comparison.
The receipt: five services, five different jobs
All prices and rules below were checked on 15 August 2026.
Each service keeps its own published currency.
| Service | Public price | What you buy | Who picks contacts | If nobody replies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playlist Push | $285 start; $450 average; $1,000+ possible | Managed playlist campaign | Platform matching | No campaign refund under current terms |
| SubmitHub | Free Standard; Premium uses paid credits | Self-serve submission to one chosen contact | Artist | Credit returns if Premium review rules fail |
| Groover | Usually €2 per contact; some €4 or €6 | One chosen curator, label, blog, radio or pro | Artist | Grooviz credits return after 7 days |
| SoundCampaign | Exact budget appears after track approval | Managed playlist campaign | Platform matching | Account credit when a curator does not review |
| Selectors Club | €299 / €499 / €799; €15 priority | House-only campaign with full-track working-DJ review | House network | No public no-review rule yet |
One line needs more context.
SoundCampaign's official help page says the exact cost appears after its team approves the track. Two of its own public blog pages gave different starting points during our check: $80 on one page and $100 on another.
We will not pick the cheaper number and call it settled.
SubmitHub also does not show a current Premium credit pack price on the public terms and refund pages we verified.
Free Standard submissions exist. Premium uses paid credits. Check the live wallet before you build a budget.
Sources: Playlist Push pricing, Groover pricing, SubmitHub terms, SoundCampaign pricing, and Selectors Club campaign page (checked 15 August 2026)
What Playlist Push does well
Playlist Push removes the manual shortlist.
You set genre targets and budget. Its system matches the track to playlist curators. The public price guide says the campaign cost rises with the number of playlists and genres.
That is useful if you want managed scale and do not want to pick each contact.
Its terms are also clear about the core deal.
You pay for reviews.
You do not buy playlist adds.
Curators earn $1.25 to $15 per review. They are not paid or required to place the track.
The weak point for a niche house producer is control.
Playlist Push says it matches through Spotify's catalog of more than 1,800 genres. That can find Afro house as a tag. It does not publicly promise that the reviewer is a working house DJ.
Its current terms also say paid campaigns do not get refunds, even if a song is not reviewed or placed.
This does not make Playlist Push a scam.
It makes it a managed review network with a firm refund rule.
Sources: Playlist Push curator guide and terms updated 11 February 2026
What SubmitHub does well
SubmitHub gives the artist more control.
You can study curator profiles, public stats and approval patterns, then send to the people you choose.
Standard submissions can be free.
Premium submissions buy a timed response process.
SubmitHub's public refund policy requires at least 20 seconds of listening, a decision within 48 hours and at least 10 words when a Premium submission is declined. If those terms fail, the credit returns.
That makes SubmitHub useful for small tests.
The weak point is also visible in the number.
Twenty seconds can prove that playback started.
It cannot prove that a reviewer understood the full build, second drop or long outro of a house record.
Source: SubmitHub refund policy (checked 15 August 2026)
What Groover does well
Groover reaches beyond Spotify playlists.
The contact list includes labels, blogs, radio, media and playlist curators. The artist chooses each one.
Most contacts cost 2 Grooviz, which Groover prices at €2. Some top contacts cost €4 or €6.
The curator has seven days to answer. A written reply needs at least 15 words. If there is no answer, the Grooviz return to your account.
This is useful when the release needs press, label contacts or radio as well as playlists.
The weak point is the research time.
Groover itself says successful campaigns often contact at least 50 curators or pros. Fifty normal contacts cost 100 Grooviz before pack discounts.
You still need to check every contact for sound, audience and real reach.
Sources: Groover pricing and Groover feedback rules (checked 15 August 2026)
What SoundCampaign does well
SoundCampaign is another managed route.
Its team checks the track first. The artist then chooses a budget based on genre and the number of playlist curators.
Approved curators need at least 20 tracks and 1,000 organic followers. They earn $1 to $14 per review.
The Artist Protection Program returns account credit when a curator does not review the track.
That makes the no-reply rule kinder than Playlist Push's current no-refund terms.
The weak point is price clarity before approval.
The exact budget is inside the campaign flow. Its own public blog pages did not agree on one starting floor during our check.
Sources: SoundCampaign cost guide, curator guide, and Artist Protection Program (checked 15 August 2026)
What Selectors Club is asking you to pay for
Selectors Club is our own service.
It starts at €299. The next tiers are €499 and €799. Priority Launch adds €15.
That is not the cheap self-serve choice.
The product is narrower.
It is house music only. Working house DJs hear the full track. They judge the sound, energy and use inside a DJ set. Playlist adds are earned where the match is real.
The strong point is genre depth and public reviewer skill.
The weak point is age and scale.
The network is still launching. The public campaign page says playlist counts and reach figures are not final. It also does not yet publish a no-review refund rule.
If you want the largest possible contact pool, use a broad platform.
If you want house-only judgment from people who play the music, that is the reason Selectors Club exists.
Source: Selectors Club campaign page (checked 15 August 2026)
The laptop is not the problem. Hidden skill is.
“Bedroom curator” is an easy insult.
It is also too broad.
Many skilled DJs, producers and label workers review music from home.
The red flag is taking money for niche house judgment without showing any niche or club work.
Ask for the exact skill behind the decision.
- Does the curator release or play this music?
- Can you find current sets, events or artist work?
- Does the track list show one clear sound?
- Does the reviewer hear the full track?
- Are adds earned rather than sold?
A follower count cannot answer those questions.
A genre tag cannot answer them either.
What current users say, with the hype removed
Public comments are mixed.
A five-year Playlist Push user wrote that they had “some great success” and “lots of disappointment.”
A Groover user called the service “a bit hit and miss.” Another user in the same discussion said repeat research helped them find a smaller set of contacts that worked.
A June 2026 thread about Groover and SubmitHub carried both poor-fit complaints and positive comments about SubmitHub's public playlist stats.
These are real comments from individual users.
They are not controlled tests.
The useful pattern is not “platform good” or “platform bad.”
It is that fit and curator research still matter after you pay for access.
Sources: Playlist Push user thread, Groover user thread, and Groover plus SubmitHub thread
Four questions before you pay
- Who hears the track? A public person, a label worker, a playlist brand or a working DJ?
- How much do they hear? Twenty seconds, an unknown amount or the full track?
- What happens after silence? Cash refund, account credit, returned submission credit or nothing?
- What does the payment buy? A review, a managed campaign or a promised add?
The correct answer to question four is never a guaranteed Spotify playlist placement.
Spotify says payment cannot influence a playlist add.
Before you buy, check whether the playlist looks real and whether its listeners fit your track.
Which service fits which house producer?
- Use Playlist Push if you want managed scale and accept a $285 minimum with no campaign refund.
- Use SubmitHub if you want a small self-serve test and control over each contact.
- Use Groover if you also want labels, blogs, radio or wider music-industry feedback.
- Use SoundCampaign if you want managed matching with account credit for missing reviews and can wait for the live quote.
- Use Selectors Club if you want full-track house-only review by working DJs and accept a higher starting price from a new network.
No service can promise the outcome.
The best choice is the one whose review process matches the job you need.
For a house producer, the final test is simple.
Do you want more contacts, or better proof that the person judging your track understands house music?
Want house judgment instead of broad genre matching?