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Royalties HQ vs W9Finder

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Royalties HQ compared with W9Finder
DetailRoyalties HQ logo Royalties HQW9Finder logo W9Finder
What it doesRoyalty and rights management software for independent book publishers W-9 collection software for accounting firms
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inGB US
Pricing modelFreemium Paid
PricingStarting from $100/month for up to 100 ISBNs. Includes unlimited team users, unlimited royalty runs, free data migration, and all features. Discounts available for charities and not-for-profit publishers. W9Finder Founding Cohort: $1,188/year (first 25 firms, equivalent to $99/month billed annually); $1,788/year for standard annual price after founding cohort fills. Monthly plan: $149/month. Founding Cohort renews at $1,788/year unless canceled.
Key features
  • Tiered and escalating royalty rates
  • Multi-author splits and co-author royalty management
  • Advance tracking and recoupment
  • One-click PDF statement generation
  • Sales file imports from major distributors
  • Rights management for translation and subsidiary rights
  • Monthly sales reports for authors
  • Data export and no lock-in
  • Flag missing W-9s and incomplete vendor details
  • Send secure request links for W-9 completion or upload
  • Review and approve vendor submissions
  • Export reviewed vendor data for filing
  • Encrypted TIN storage and masking
  • Staff access with owner-only controls
  • Works with QuickBooks vendor exports
  • Free Vendor Readiness Scanner tool
What makes it different
  • Reduces royalty runs from days to hours
  • Enterprise-grade features at independent publisher prices
  • Free data migration from existing systems
  • No hidden fees or per-user charges
  • Centralizes W-9 tracking and requests in one workflow instead of email threads
  • Documents stored privately with secure, expiring request links
  • Built-in security for sensitive vendor data like SSNs and EINs
  • Stops W-9 chasing before the January filing deadline
  • Works with firms' existing filing processes, not 1099 e-filing
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)19 no change since last check1 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)100
Citation Flow (Majestic)240
Referring domains (Majestic)120

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