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   Deezer

    468 likes

   Deezer is an excellent option since its user experience is quite similar to Spotify, but it also has approximately 70 million songs available, about 30 million more than its competitor. It also has a feature similar to the Shazam called SongCatcher, which you can use to identify the name of the songs that are playing. Flow is another cool feature missing on Spotify, with recommendations created exclusively for you and songs that you no longer remember so you can enjoy long hours of music. The free version of Deezer works similar to Spotify (although with less advertising between songs), but you can always get the premium version from $10 USD.

   181 Deezer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Apple TV
   • Kindle Fire
   • HUAWEI AppGallery
   • Samsung Galaxy Store

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Douze

   Feb 3, 2022

   19

   Deezer roughly pays the artists 40% more money per stream than Spotify ($0.0064 instead of $0.00437, according to dittomusic.com). It doesn't seem like much, but to me it's an fairly important point, which led me to use Deezer over Spotify.

   Sam Lander

   Negative comment•Jun 24, 2023

   -10

   With Deezer you can only listen to 30 seconds of a song unless you pay.

   mulang

   Positive comment•Jan 26, 2023

   8

   It's a nice and easy to use ui

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   • Deezer is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
   • Deezer is LightweightSpotify is not according to our users
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   YouTube Music

    192 likes

   YouTube Music has an important advantage over Spotify, in addition to its extensive music catalog, it includes millions of videos and uses the extremely intelligent and powerful YouTube search engine, which means that you just have to type or say some word that identifies a song or part of the lyrics and you will surely find it.

   Its interface is really easy and familiar to navigate, on its main page you will find different playlists according to your mood. Thus, if you need more energy, need to focus, or need to relax or cheer up, you can use them to forget about looking for specific genres or songs.

   But beyond the content, there are two main advantages: you can have your music offline or watch videos without having to be connected to WiFi or mobile data. In addition, you can have YouTube videos in the background and continue using other applications without the music being cut until you decide. You can purchase YouTube Music Premium from $10 USD.

   169 YouTube Music alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Android Auto

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Irina Manets

   Aug 6, 2020

   3

   Free, included in YouTube premium

   Top Negative Comment

   choudharipremchand505

   Nov 13, 2023

   4

   YouTube music is good but you can't listen to it if you are on some other app or your phone is off, unless you pay.

   tbmcqueen

   Positive comment•Jan 15, 2026

   0

   I have found this easier to use than Spotify, but it has plenty of drawbacks. I recommend digging up an older APK for it, though, because it got overall laggier and buggier in 2025. I believe mine is from Oct, 2024. Playlists don't have good tools to manage and won't load in their entirety without a lot of scrolling – and then their UI gets laggy once hundreds of tracks are shown. It doesn't come up often, but if you need to delete something from the end of a long playlist, expect it to take at least several minutes. Shuffle play works fine as long as you remember to actually "Shuffle Play" rather than hitting play and turning shuffle on, although in some circumstances involving stopping and restarting a shuffled playlist it can un-shuffle. Ethically, it looks like YTM pays out a similar amount to Spotify (very little), and then of course there's the fact that it's owned by Alphabet. Does that make it worse than Spotify? I don't know, but they're in similar territory, IMO.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • YouTube Music is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
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   Apple Music

    164 likes

   Apple Music leads over Spotify with a catalog of just over 50 million songs. If you are within the apple ecosystem, you will find Apple Music really interesting due to its integration with the OS without the need for third party apps. In addition to its well balanced user interface design, you have the option to dive through recommended lists, hits, genres or personalized and updated playlists. It's also possible to follow artists, as well as compare and comment on songs, a significant advantage over Spotify.

   You can use the service not only on devices with MacOS or iOS, but also on Android and Windows, but keep in mind that it doesn't give you the possibility of listening to music with advertising, you can only use the service by paying a $10 USD membership.

   142 Apple Music alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Apple Car Play
   • Xbox

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Staubsaugerbeutel

   Nov 16, 2023

   1

   Best music streaming service if you want to manage and organize a large library of music and social and recommendation features don't matter much to you.

   Top Negative Comment

   SecurityChecker

   Jun 5, 2017

   17

   It does not have a free version like Spotify.

   PearOfJudes

   Positive comment•Oct 15, 2025

   0

   Similar wide spanning library as spotify, support for lossless music, simple integration with apple devices, and less intrusive.

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   • Apple Music is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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   TIDAL

    84 likes

   Tidal is a great alternative to Spotify if what you are most interested in is audio quality, as it has standard sound options but also HiFi quality ($19 USD/month). It also has support for official videos in a big part of its catalog. In addition, it offers you the option to select your playlists from other platforms and transfer them to Tidal, which is a great advantage if you want to change your usual streaming music app and try Tidal without losing your music. On the other hand, on many occasions you will be able to access exclusive events with artists and buy tickets for their shows before they go on sale to the general public.

   111 TIDAL alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Norway

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple TV
   • Flathub
   • Android TV
   • Fire TV
   • Roku
   • Chromecast

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   John Fastman

   Dec 20, 2016

   15

   TIDAL is the only serious music streaming service that offers Hi-Fi sound quality (FLAC, 1440 kbps, rather than Spotify's 320 kbps). This makes it a uniques and valuable service, particularly if you're an audiophile who genuinely appreciates the difference. However, TIDAL has: no playlist sharing and no Linux client.

   dutchessofthenorth

   Positive comment•Apr 24, 2025

   3

   TIDAL does have playlist sharing and a linux client now! They still pay their artists far more than Spotify. They still have a competitive library. And their prices are typically about the same as Spotify premium’s. I absolutely recommend TIDAL over Spotify. Why not let more of your money go to the people actually making the music?

   mimumu

   Positive comment•Mar 28, 2025

   2

   Less cluttered and bloated interface, almost the exact same library with few exceptions, much better payments to artists

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   • TIDAL is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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   Audius Music

    52 likes

   Audius is a streaming platform built for all musicians, not just those signed to labels. Build a fanbase, share your works in progress, and then publish your completed tracks for all the world to hear. Create, grow, and monetize, all without the need to graduate off the platform...

   138 Audius Music alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone

   

   

   

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   LucaFinizio

   Positive comment•Apr 19, 2022

   2

   It worksin a very similar way and has a similar interface. You probably won't find some artists here, but listening music from Audius is 100% legal and open source

   SleipnirTheHorse

   Comment•Jan 12, 2026

   0

   Has a large library which allows me to listen to any sort of music I want, probably I will find a better service if it keeps going down hill.

   But where's the guarantee that the next one won't go down hill?

   

   

   • Audius Music is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Audius Music is DecentralizedSpotify is not according to our users
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   Pandora

    665 likes

   Pandora offers a free, ad-supported internet radio, analyzing over 400 song attributes through the Music Genome Project. Customize your listening with Pandora One for $4.99/month, featuring high-quality streaming, unlimited skips, no ads, and enhanced user interaction across desktop applications.

   201 Pandora alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Music Streaming
   • Internet Radio

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Apple TV
   • Kindle Fire
   • Android Auto
   • Apple Car Play

   

   

   

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   khunphraew

   Negative comment•Oct 20, 2023

   1

   I know people can listen to the radio, but isn't spotify a multimedia player? (It's not)

   Guest

   Negative comment•Jan 26, 2017

   8

   Pandora is an internet radio that chooses the songs for you while Spotify lets you decide which song to play

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Apr 21, 2017

   4

   This is a radio, spotify is a media player.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   Jango

    81 likes

   While Spotify mainly focuses on music and podcasts, Jango works more like a free custom internet radio and social network. You can create your own radio stations based on artists or bands and customize them through ratings or adding more artists that will determine what is the best type of content for your radio station. You can also browse the recommended catalog or refine other users' stations.

   136 Jango alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Internet Radio
   • Music Streaming

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Jun 20, 2017

   5

   The mix of the stations is always good and surprising - love it

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jul 12, 2019

   4

   Jango allows for unlimited skips and it plays the exact song that you enter in the search query, not a similar song or similar artist, and its FREE!!!

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   kolorafa

   Positive comment•Nov 2, 2017

   2

   The same 'radio' feature as Spotify that will play songs based on songs.

   

   

   • Jango is Free and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Yandex Music

     30 likes

    Over 20 million tracks. Selections made just for you or themed playlists. Building on your musical tastes, the app will custom-pick dozens of tracks. Check out new releases from your favourite artists, or discover new hits in the genres you like most.

    58 Yandex Music alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Music Streaming
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Russia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • HUAWEI AppGallery

    

    

    

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    Jack Johnson

    Positive comment•Aug 6, 2019

    2

    The best alternative to Spotify. It has the same number of western artists for 1/3 of the price. English interface is good and playlist arts are great.

    Alex Cruger

    Positive comment•Feb 6, 2022

    0

    Cheap alternative for Spotify. However not all necessary tracks included

    

    

    • Yandex Music is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Jamendo

     164 likes

    Jamendo is a community created around "free music," which means that unlike Spotify, artists can upload their music for free and their public can also download it for personal use under multiple Creative Commons licenses, making it free and legal to download.

    For commercial use, you can acquire licenses with supporting documentation through Jamendo Licensing (for use in advertising videos, documentaries, sounds for internet pages or any other multimedia projects). In this way, a certificate issued by the platform is obtained that guarantees the origin of the music and allows dealing with possible claims by third parties. You can stream all their albums either in MP3 format or in OGG Vorbis; it also offers downloads through the BitTorrent and eDonkey networks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Music Streaming
    • Internet Radio

    Origin

    • Luxembourg
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Online

    

    

    

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    sedeti

    Negative comment•Nov 16, 2021

    0

    Jamendo is just a library for music for your videos

    

    

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12. 

    

    Radio Garden

     12 likes

    Listen to radio stations from all over the world using the internet.

    30 Radio Garden alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Internet Radio
    • Music Streaming

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet

    

    

    

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    Apple Podcasts

     37 likes

    Access millions of shows spanning entertainment to news with Apple Podcasts. Enjoy streamlined listening across devices, expert curation, and exclusive content through subscriptions. Save favorites to your library, sync with iCloud, and listen offline or via CarPlay.

    128 Apple Podcasts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Podcast Player
    • Podcast Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Apple Car Play

    

    

    

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    iHeart

     32 likes

    iHeart offers freemium access to a wide range of audio content including live radio, podcasts, music playlists, and sports updates. Available across multiple devices, it allows for playlist curation, personalized stations, trending podcasts, and has premium options such as ad-free listening and offline access.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    • Internet Radio
    • Music Streaming

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Apple Car Play
    • Samsung Galaxy Store

    

    

    

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