Comparison
OCTVE vs MANAGR
MANAGR is a manager-first all-in-one platform for management firms, with roster, crew, tour budgets, deals and commissions, income tracking, release planning, and a free artist portal. OCTVE covers the same ground for the self-managed artist and the teams around them, then differs on the parts that touch real money: a native booking pipeline, offer and settlement parsing from any PDF, contracts with eSign and deposits, and Catalogue royalties. Here is an honest, thorough side-by-side.
All-in-one music business platform for the self-managed artist, and a force multiplier for managers and agencies, covering booking, touring, finances, Catalogue, marketing, and CRM.
- Pricing
- $50/month for a solo artist, $100/month flat with unlimited artists for agencies. 30-day free trial, no card. Free migration and free 1:1 onboarding.
- Best for
- The self-managed artist who books and routes their own shows, advances them, tracks settlements, and wants Catalogue royalties, contracts, and real financials in one place, without depending on any single booking tool. It scales to managers and agencies running 1 to 50 artists.
Manager-first all-in-one for independent managers and management firms, covering roster, crew, tour budgets, deals and commissions, income, releases, tasks, and a free artist portal.
- Pricing
- Priced per manager seat: Solo $19.99/month (1 seat, up to 10 artists), Team $29.99 per seat/month (up to 5 seats, 25 artists), and Major $199/month base (10 seats, then $29.99 per extra seat, unlimited artists). An optional AI Power add-on is $4.99/month per firm and lifts the monthly credit cap. 14-day free trial, no card, and free accounts for artists and crew.
- Best for
- Independent managers and management firms who want a manager-first workspace for the roster, priced per seat, and who benefit most when their booking agency already uses ADVNCE to feed shows and settlements straight in.
Feature by feature.
| Feature | OCTVE | MANAGR |
|---|---|---|
| Artist roster / multi-artist workspace | Yes, unlimited artists on the $100 Pro plan, individual dashboards | Yes, its core, artist counts scale by plan from 10 to unlimited |
| Release planning + rollout | Yes, projects and tasks for releases and campaigns | Yes, dedicated release pipelines with status stages and rollout planning |
| Booking pipeline (holds, offers, confirms) | Yes, a native pipeline built in | Through ADVNCE, syncs confirmed shows and offers if your booking agency uses ADVNCE |
| Reads offer + settlement PDFs directly | Yes, built-in intelligence parses any offer, settlement, or costing PDF | Settlement and offer data flows in from ADVNCE, rather than parsed from any PDF you drop in |
| Tour + show budgeting | Yes, costing sheets, estimate vs actual P&L, multi-currency | Yes, show and tour budgets with expenses, revenue, and profitability analysis |
| Income + commission tracking | Yes, gross income, expenses, multi-currency P&L, commissions | Yes, income tracker across touring, merch, publishing, and royalties with automatic commissions |
| Deal tracking | Yes, in the CRM and pipeline | Yes, a deal tracker for record, brand, sync, and touring guarantees with commission tracking |
| Crew + travel profiles | Yes, passports, visas, dietary, expiry alerts, finance-blind logins | Yes, crew travel profiles, emergency contacts, publishing details, dietary, and sizes |
| Artist-facing portal | Yes, artists get their own ArtistPro view | Yes, a free artist portal for schedules, files, tasks, and releases |
| Contract generation + eSign | Yes, from your own templates, sent and signed from your own Gmail | Contract and document analysis, no contract generation or eSign listed |
| Payment collection | Yes, Stripe payment links for deposits and settlement | No native payment links listed |
| Catalogue + royalty analytics | Yes, Soundcharts sync, per-track streaming, playlists, splits, cross-label gross aggregation | Tracks royalty income as a revenue line, no Catalogue or streaming analytics layer |
| Live flight tracking | Yes, polls airline data and alerts the crew on delays | No |
| Public EPK + artist sites | Yes, a themed EPK with an offer form into your CRM, plus sites and domains | Artist media pages, no public offer-to-CRM booking form listed |
Where OCTVE wins.
Honest take, these are the things OCTVE does that MANAGR does not.
A booking pipeline that does not depend on one tool
MANAGR brings shows and settlements in through its ADVNCE integration, which means your booking agency has to use ADVNCE too. OCTVE runs its own holds, offers, and confirms, and reads offer and settlement PDFs from anyone, whatever tool your agent uses.
Built-in intelligence that reads your paperwork
OCTVE parses offer sheets, settlements, and costing sheets the moment a PDF lands, drafts contracts, and answers questions about your data. MANAGR has a capable workspace for rollout plans, deal analysis, and budgets, but its document reading is oriented around its own synced data rather than any PDF you drop in.
Contracts and deposits, start to finish
Generate a contract from your own template, send it for eSign from your own Gmail, and collect the deposit with a Stripe payment link, all inside OCTVE. MANAGR tracks and analyzes contracts, but does not generate or sign them.
Catalogue and royalties, not just an income line
OCTVE syncs your Catalogue from Soundcharts, tracks streaming by track, playlist placements, and splits, and aggregates royalties across labels on gross. MANAGR records royalty income as a revenue line, without the Catalogue and streaming analytics behind it.
Touring depth: flights, P&L, multi-currency
OCTVE tracks flights against live airline data and alerts the crew on delays, and runs estimate vs actual tour P&L across USD, GBP, and EUR. Both tools budget tours well, this is where OCTVE goes a step further on the road.
Where MANAGR wins.
We are not going to pretend MANAGR is bad at everything. Here is where it has the edge.
Manager-first, and cheaper to start
MANAGR is built specifically for management firms and priced per manager seat, starting at $19.99/month for up to 10 artists. For a manager who wants a roster workspace and does not need native booking, contract generation, or Catalogue royalties, it is a lower entry point.
ADVNCE-native booking and settlement sync
If your booking agency already works in ADVNCE, MANAGR pulls confirmed shows, offer amounts, venue details, and settlement data straight in with no double entry. That is a clean pipe OCTVE does not have.
Free artist and crew accounts, plus a credential vault
MANAGR gives artists and touring crew their own free accounts, and its Accounts Vault stores artist logins and credentials securely, two things managers often ask for that OCTVE does not package the same way.
Who should choose which.
Choose OCTVE if…
- You want a native booking pipeline and settlement parsing that does not depend on your agency using a specific tool.
- You need contract generation, eSign, and deposit collection in the same place you run the rest of the business.
- You want Catalogue and royalty tracking with streaming analytics, not just a royalty income line.
- You are a self-managed artist first, and want a platform that grows with you into managing others.
- Multi-currency tour P&L and live flight tracking matter to how you tour.
Choose MANAGR if…
- You are a management firm that wants a manager-first workspace priced per seat, starting cheaper.
- Your booking agency uses ADVNCE and you want shows and settlements to sync in automatically.
- Free artist and crew accounts and a secure credential vault are high on your list.
- You do not need native contract generation, eSign, or a Catalogue royalty layer.
The bottom line
MANAGR and OCTVE are both genuine all-in-one management platforms that overlap more than most. MANAGR is manager-first, cheaper to start, and strong if your booking runs through ADVNCE. OCTVE is artist-first and goes deeper where the money moves: a native booking pipeline, offer and settlement parsing from any PDF, contract generation with eSign and Stripe deposits, Catalogue royalties with streaming analytics, and multi-currency tour P&L. If you want the roster admin handled, both do it well. If you want the booking, the paperwork, and the money handled end to end, that is where OCTVE pulls ahead.