Comparison
ArtistGuard vs Songstats
Songstats aggregates your streaming data across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and more. It's a clean way to see how your releases are performing over time. It is not designed to alert you when something in your catalog changes or disappears.
FeatureArtistGuardSongstats
Track availability monitoring
Instant takedown alerts
ISRC and metadata change tracking
Bio and image change alerts
Email and Discord alerts
Webhook / API integration
Cross-platform streaming stats
Historical performance data
Release-level analytics
Free plan available
Songstats has a limited free tier
Designed for artist protection
Verdict
Songstats is for understanding your streaming performance after the fact. ArtistGuard is for catching problems as they happen. Both are useful. If you're only using Songstats, you won't find out a track was taken down until you notice the streams stopped.