WARM or Mediabase: which one fits your radio work?
Mediabase monitors airplay for broadcasters, labels and artists and publishes charts the radio industry uses. WARM tracks radio airplay for anyone who signs up. Here is how they compare, using what each company publishes.
| Feature | WARM | Mediabase |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | WARM: Radio: 21,000+ stations in 160+ countries | Mediabase: More than 2,500 media outlets in 500+ markets (Mediabase's figure) |
| Beyond airplay | WARM: Airplay only | Mediabase: Listener engagement from Mscore by Media Monitors, and feedback from RateTheMusic |
| What each play shows | WARM: Station, country, city, start time and duration of every play | Mediabase: Not described play by play on the pages we read |
| Adding a song | WARM: Search for it or upload an MP3 file; WARM's system processes it in up to 60 minutes | Mediabase: Upload the music; Mediabase encodes it by hand on weekdays, 9:00 to 16:00 Pacific Time |
| Charts | WARM: Weekly genre charts ranked by airplay | Mediabase: Weekly charts published in Pollstar and used on radio countdown shows |
| A play you think was missed | WARM: Tell support with the station and time; the team investigates | Mediabase: A discrepancy desk for plays you think were missed |
| Prices | WARM: From €15 a month for 2 songs, billed monthly or yearly | Mediabase: Not published on the pages we read |
Mediabase figures are as published on its own website, read on 13 October 2026: Mediabase homepage, Mediabase about, Mediabase: upload your music for airplay tracking, Mediabase discrepancy desk, Mediabase contact. Products change; check their current pages before you decide.
Where Mediabase is stronger
- Charts with weight in the radio industry, published weekly in Pollstar.
- Listener engagement and music-influencer feedback next to the airplay.
- Decades of use by labels and broadcasters, by its own account.
Where WARM is stronger
- Prices on the website, and a free trial you start yourself.
- Coverage in 160+ countries, with the station, city and exact time of each play.
- A song you add is processed by WARM's system within 60 minutes, with no manual step.
The short answer
If your work is built around Mediabase's charts and industry reporting, use Mediabase. If you need proof of where a song was played across 160+ countries, at a published price, WARM is built for that.
Free trial: 5 songs for one month. No credit card required.