WARM or Radio Tools: which one tracks your radio airplay?
Radio Tools tracks radio and TV airplay per artist, with a free trial of two weeks and a low monthly price. WARM tracks radio airplay per song, and lists every play with its time and duration. Both find plays by recognising the music. Here is how they compare, using what each company publishes.
| Feature | WARM | Radio Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Radio stations covered | WARM: 21,000+ stations in 160+ countries | Radio Tools: 40,000 radio stations in 169 countries; no station list on the pages we read (Radio Tools' figures) |
| Television | WARM: No. WARM is radio only | Radio Tools: Yes, 1,200 TV channels (its figure) |
| How plays are found | WARM: WARM recognises the song in the audio of the broadcast | Radio Tools: Audio recognition, by its own account; no upload needed for songs already on streaming services |
| What you track | WARM: Songs: each plan covers a number of songs | Radio Tools: Artists: priced per artist |
| What each play shows | WARM: Station, country, city, start time and duration of every play | Radio Tools: Not stated on the pages we read; its public pages show counts as ranges, not exact numbers |
| Price | WARM: From €15 a month for 2 songs, billed monthly or yearly | Radio Tools: 4 per artist a month; its page does not show the currency |
| Free trial | WARM: Yes: 5 songs for 30 days, no credit card | Radio Tools: Two weeks free |
| History, exports and API | WARM: 90 days on plans under 50 songs, 365 days from 50 songs, up to 2 years by agreement. PDF and CSV reports, and an API by agreement | Radio Tools: Not stated on the pages we read |
Radio Tools figures are as published on its own website, read on 3 November 2026: Radio Tools homepage, Radio Tools: Europe. Products change; check their current pages before you decide.
Where Radio Tools is stronger
- A much lower monthly price per artist.
- Radio and TV in one place. WARM does not monitor TV.
- A larger station and country figure than WARM states, by its own count.
- Free airplay figures by continent and country on its public pages.
Where WARM is stronger
- Every play with its station, country, city, start time and duration.
- Exact play counts, where its public pages show ranges.
- A search back for earlier plays when you add a song: up to 365 days, or 2 years by agreement.
- A public price list in euros, by number of songs, billed monthly or yearly.
The short answer
If you want a cheap overview of radio and TV airplay for an artist, Radio Tools is built for that. If you need each play of a song documented with its station, time and duration, to show a client or a society, WARM is built for that.
Free trial: 5 songs for 30 days. No credit card required.