# Fangate vs DistroKid HyperFollow: Which Release Page Should You Use?

> Two free tools with very different jobs. The best answer is often: use both.

By Tony (Fangate team, Fangate.eu) · Published 2026-08-18 · Comparisons
Canonical: https://www.fangate.eu/blog/fangate-vs-distrokid-hyperfollow

If you distribute through DistroKid, you already have **HyperFollow**: a free release page generated for every upload. So why would you need Fangate? Because the two tools do different jobs.

## What HyperFollow does

According to DistroKid’s help centre, HyperFollow is a free promotional tool for all DistroKid artists. A page is created automatically when you upload a release. It includes Spotify [pre-saves](https://www.fangate.eu/blog/how-to-run-a-free-pre-save-campaign) (fans who pre-save automatically follow your Spotify artist page), links to streaming services once the release is live, and analytics. Email capture during pre-saves is available on DistroKid’s Musician Plus and Ultimate plans ([DistroKid help](https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013647913-What-Is-HyperFollow)).

## What Fangate does

Fangate is free for every artist, whatever your distributor. It offers:

- **Download gates** with verified follows, reposts, likes, saves and email capture
- **Fanlinks** with automatic platform detection
- **Pre-saves**
- **Email capture, donations and tracking pixels** (Meta, TikTok, Google)
- **Real-time analytics** by destination and country
- **Weekly Top 30** exposure for your most-downloaded tracks

## Side by side

| Feature | Fangate | HyperFollow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Who can use it | Any artist | DistroKid users |
| Price | Free | Included with DistroKid |
| Release page / fanlink | Yes | Yes, auto-generated |
| Pre-save | Yes | Yes (Spotify, with auto-follow) |
| Download gates | Yes | No |
| Email capture | Free | Musician Plus and Ultimate plans |
| Tracking pixels | Free | Not listed in the help article |
| SoundCloud growth | Follow and repost gates | No |
| Community chart | Weekly Top 30 | No |

## The smart combo

- Use **HyperFollow** as your official pre-save page if you distribute with DistroKid and want its built-in Spotify auto-follow.
- Use **Fangate** for everything around the release: a free [download gate](https://www.fangate.eu/blog/what-is-a-download-gate) for an edit or extended version, a SoundCloud follow campaign, an email-capture gate, and your pixel-tracked ads.

## If you don’t use DistroKid

Then HyperFollow isn’t available to you, and Fangate gives you [fanlinks](https://www.fangate.eu/blog/what-is-a-fanlink), pre-saves and gates for free, whatever distributor you use.

> **Add a free download gate to your next release** at [fangate.eu](https://www.fangate.eu/auth/registration).