Shazam Alternatives

    Shazam is described as 'gives instant satisfaction for when you want to know the name of that song playing on the radio' and is one of the leading apps in the Audio & Music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Shazam for a variety of platforms, including Android, the Web, iPhone, Linux and iPad. The best alternative is SoundHound, which is free. Other great apps like Shazam are Midomi (Free Personal), Musixmatch (Freemium), ACRCloud (Freemium) and MusicID (Free).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Feb 8, 2021
    Shazam info, screenshots & reviewsAlternatives to Shazam
    • 23 alternatives

    • SoundHound

      The world's fastest music search and discovery mobile app, with exclusive singing and humming search, one-tap sharing, and LiveLyrics. View 27 alternatives to SoundHound
      Almost everyone thinks SoundHound is a great alternative to Shazam.
      • Freemium • Proprietary
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    • Midomi

      midomi.com find and discover music and people. Use your voice to instantly connect to your favorite music, and to a community of people that share your musical interests. View 21 alternatives to Midomi
      Some users think Midomi is a great alternative to Shazam, some don't.
      • Free Personal • Proprietary
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      Midomi vs Shazam
      pros, cons and recent comments
      it kinda recognize like shazam
      Positive comment • 5 months ago

    • Musixmatch

      Musixmatch is the world’s largest collection of song lyrics used by millions of people to get instant synchronised lyrics for Youtube, Spotify, Pandora and more. View 35 alternatives to Musixmatch
      Some users think Musixmatch is a great alternative to Shazam, some don't.
      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
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      • iPhone
      • Windows S
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      • Google Chrome
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      Musixmatch vs Shazam
      pros, cons and recent comments
      It doesn't identify the song by listening to it.
      Negative comment • over 1 year ago

      I doesn't do what shazam does obviously
      Negative comment • over 1 year ago

      Doesn't recognise music by listening to it on Windows, I think
      Negative comment • over 2 years ago

      Musixmatch gives lyrics while Shazam identifies songs
      Negative comment • 6 months ago

    • ACRCloud

      ACRCloud provides best audio fingerprinting cloud services with its 40m music database for audio recognition, query by humming, broadcast monitoring ( music / ads ) , live TV channel detection, copyright detection and customised content recognition. View 20 alternatives to ACRCloud
      Most users think ACRCloud is a great alternative to Shazam.
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      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Windows
      • Linux
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      ACRCloud vs Shazam
      pros, cons and recent comments
      stevewang ACRCloud provides the best audio fingerprinting service for companies and developers to build Shazam-like apps. It has 40 million music databases to ensure the recognition rate and a super fast response time to get excellent user experience.
      Positive comment • over 5 years ago

    • MusicID

      Hold MusicID up to music and it'll tell you the name of the song in seconds. View 24 alternatives to MusicID
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      • Free • Proprietary
      • Android
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    • WatZatSong

      WatZatSong is a community of music enthusiasts who can identify most songs and tracks. So visit the site, create an account, and record the song. View 20 alternatives to WatZatSong
      Some users think WatZatSong is a great alternative to Shazam, some don't.
      • Free • Proprietary
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    • WhoSampled

      WhoSampled, the service that identifies music samples. View 22 alternatives to WhoSampled
      • Freemium • Proprietary
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      • WhatSong

        Listen to the soundtracks and complete list of full-length songs from the latest movies and TV shows. View 13 alternatives to WhatSong
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      • AudioTag

        AudioTag.info — is a free music-recognition service. It allows you to identify almost any unknown piece of music quickly and easily. View 20 alternatives to AudioTag
        Some users think AudioTag is a great alternative to Shazam, some don't.
        • Free • Proprietary
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        • AHA Music

          AHA Music is a browser extension that recognize what song is playing on your browser tab with links to stream them on Spotify, Deezer and YouTube links. View 9 alternatives to AHA Music
          Most users think AHA Music is a great alternative to Shazam.
          • Free • Proprietary
          • Online
          • Microsoft Edge
          • Google Chrome
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          AHA Music vs Shazam
          pros, cons and recent comments
          Stupid, can't Identify any Music I ask it to do, DO NOT INSTALL
          Negative comment • 9 months ago

          Doesn't recognize any song
          Negative comment • 7 months ago

          Can't recognize anything.
          Negative comment • 5 months ago

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