The best Reddit alternatives for musicians in 2026 are Tonivo, Discord servers, Vampr and KollabMe for finding people to make music with, BandLab and Kompoz for building tracks together, SoundCloud for feedback from listeners, and long-running forums like Gearspace and KVR Audio for technical questions. If what you liked about r/WeAreTheMusicMakers or r/makinghiphop was the feedback threads and the chance of finding a collaborator, Tonivo puts both in one free place: rooms for track feedback and collabs, plus profiles you can message directly.
Reddit is still one of the biggest places musicians talk online. r/WeAreTheMusicMakers, r/makinghiphop and r/musicians are huge, free and full of people who know what they are doing. But a lot of people leave for the same reasons. Posts sink in minutes, self-promotion rules are strict, feedback threads get hundreds of links and a handful of replies, and when you do find someone you would like to work with, there is no easy way to hear more of their music or see what they are after.
So here are the places musicians go instead, or as well, grouped by what you actually want out of them. One thing first: Tonivo is ours. We have tried to be fair to everyone else, and prices were checked on each company's own website in November 2026. Prices change, so check again before you pay for anything.
If you want to find people to make music with
Tonivo
What it is: a place to find producers, artists, vocalists and engineers and message them directly. Every member has a profile with their music on it, their roles, their genres and who they are looking for, so you can hear what someone makes before you say hello. You can also post a call describing exactly who you need, for example a singer for a slow R&B hook, and let people come to you.
The Reddit-like part: Tonivo has group rooms, including Track Feedback, Collabs, Producers, Artists and Mix & Master. You post in a room the way you would post in a subreddit, and anyone who likes what they hear can open your profile and message you. That is the part Reddit is missing: the jump from "nice track" in a comment to actually working together.
Who it suits: anyone in any genre who wants creative partners rather than a paid service. It is on the web, iOS and Android, and built in the UK.
Price: free. There is no paid tier and no paywall on messaging.
The honest catch: we are newer and much smaller than Reddit, so you will not get thousands of people seeing a post. You can see who is on there before you sign up: producers, artists and engineers.
Discord servers
What they are: chat communities. Most DAWs, genres and scenes have a server, and many have channels for feedback, collabs and beat swaps. They feel more like a group chat than a forum, which makes it easier to get to know people.
Who they suit: people who are happy to hang around, chat and give feedback before asking for anything.
Price: free.
The catch: good servers are hard to find through search, and older messages scroll away fast. It is also hard to tell if someone is serious about collaborating until you have been talking for a while.
Vampr
What it is: a music networking app for iOS and Android, known for swipe-style discovery and for letting you post a collab describing your project.
Who it suits: people who like quick, card-style browsing and want a large existing user base.
Price: free to join, with a paid Vampr Pro option. Check the app for current plans.
The trade-off: swiping is fast but tells you less about someone than a full profile. We compared the options in the best Vampr alternatives.
KollabMe
What it is: a collaboration app that matches artists, producers and other music people based on what they make and where they are, with a deck of profiles that play beats on each card. It also lists gigs, studios and venues.
Who it suits: people who like card-deck matching and want local studios in the same app.
Price: free to join.
If you want to build tracks with other people
BandLab
What it is: a free music-making app with a social feed. The Studio is a full DAW in your browser or on your phone, and you can invite people into a project to work on it together.
Who it suits: people who want to make the track together in one place, especially if they do not have a DAW yet.
Price: the Studio is free. A paid membership adds extra tools and artist services.
The catch: it is a creation tool first, so finding the right person takes more digging. See BandLab alternatives if that is what you are weighing up.
Kompoz
What it is: an online collaboration platform running since 2007. You open a workspace for a song, upload your parts and post a Help Wanted brief for the player or singer you are missing.
Who it suits: songwriters and players who like building a song by passing parts back and forth.
Price: a free Starter plan covers up to three of your own collaborations. Paid plans start at $5 a month.
If you mainly want feedback
SoundCloud
What it is: the streaming site most independent musicians already use. Timed comments let people react to a moment in your track, and following and commenting on artists in your lane is still a good way to start conversations.
Who it suits: people who want listeners and casual feedback rather than a structured critique.
Price: free to upload, with paid artist plans for more upload time and tools.
The catch: comments tend to be short and friendly rather than useful. For proper notes on a mix, a feedback room or a forum works better. Tonivo's Track Feedback room is built for exactly that.
If you want technical answers
Gearspace and KVR Audio
What they are: long-running music production forums. Gearspace is known for recording, mixing and gear talk, and KVR Audio is a large community around plugins and software instruments.
Who they suit: people with a specific question about mixing, recording, gear or software, who want an answer from someone who has done it for years.
Price: free to read and post.
The catch: they are for talking about making music, not for finding collaborators. Threads are slower, and the crowd leans towards engineers and gear fans.
Quick comparison
| Place | Best for | Free? |
|---|---|---|
| Tonivo | Feedback rooms plus finding people to message | Yes |
| Discord | Chatting with a scene or DAW community | Yes |
| Vampr | Swipe-style networking | Free to join |
| KollabMe | Card-deck matching, local studios | Free to join |
| BandLab | Making the track together online | Yes |
| Kompoz | Building a song part by part | Free plan, limited |
| SoundCloud | Listeners and casual comments | Free plan |
| Gearspace, KVR | Technical questions | Yes |
How to choose
Ask what you were actually using Reddit for. If it was finding collaborators, go somewhere built for that, where people have profiles with their music on them and you can message them: Tonivo, Vampr or KollabMe. If it was feedback, use a feedback room or a Discord with a proper feedback channel, and give notes to others so they give notes back. If it was technical help, the forums still beat everything else.
You do not have to leave Reddit to use any of these. Plenty of people keep reading r/WeAreTheMusicMakers for advice and use something else to actually find the people they make music with. For more places to look, see the best places to find music collaborators and the best apps to find musicians. And once you have found someone, how to ask someone to collaborate on a song covers the message that gets a reply.
Common questions
What is the best alternative to r/WeAreTheMusicMakers?
For general music-making chat, Discord servers and forums like Gearspace are the closest. If you used it to find collaborators or get feedback, Tonivo has Track Feedback and Collabs rooms plus profiles you can message for free.
Where can I find collaborators if not on r/makinghiphop?
Apps built for finding music collaborators work faster than comment threads: Tonivo, Vampr and KollabMe. You can also post a call on Tonivo naming the one role you need, such as a rapper for a 140 BPM beat, and let people come to you.
Is there a Reddit for musicians to share their music?
SoundCloud and BandLab are the biggest places to share music with other musicians. Tonivo's group rooms work like small subreddits for producers and artists, and every post links to a full profile.
Why do my posts get no replies on music subreddits?
Big subreddits move fast, and link-only posts usually sink. Commenting on other people's work first, posting a short clip instead of a link, and asking one specific question all help. Smaller communities, where your post stays visible for longer, often get more replies.