Spotify Alternatives Filtered by 'Lossless Audio'

The best alternative to Spotify is Deezer, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Spotify and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Spotify are YouTube Music, Apple Music, TIDAL and Bandcamp.

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  1. Deezer icon

    Deezer

     463 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.

    183 Deezer alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
    • Kindle Fire
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
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    Comments about Deezer as an Alternative to Spotify
    Comment summary: While Deezer restricts non-paying users to 30-second previews, it offers a user-friendly interface, better artist compensation, and a larger song catalog compared to Spotify. Deezer's support for synchronized lyrics and karaoke appeals to music enthusiasts, despite Spotify's superior audio quality for free users. Users appreciate Deezer's sustainability efforts and higher royalties paid to artists.
    Top Positive Comment
    Douze
    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
    -9

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

    mulang
    Positive
    8

    It's a nice and easy to use ui

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    • Almost everyone thinks Deezer is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Deezer is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Spotify.

    • Deezer is the most popular free alternative to Spotify.

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

    YouTube Music

     186 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.

    162 YouTube Music alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
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    Comments about YouTube Music as an Alternative to Spotify
    Comment summary: YouTube Music, often included with YouTube Premium, is praised for a user-friendly interface and sound quality, with convenience in accessing content. Users appreciate its free access, large song library, and ability to upload local music, although offline playback is limited without payment. Some limitations include the inability for children under 13 to use the platform under a family plan and video-to-audio conversion issues.
    Top Positive Comment
    Irina Manets
    3

    Free, included in YouTube premium

    Top Negative Comment
    choudharipremchand505
    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
    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.

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    • Almost everyone thinks YouTube Music is a great Spotify alternative.

    • YouTube Music is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Apple Music icon

    Apple Music

     161 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.

    135 Apple Music alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Car Play
    • Xbox
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    Comments about Apple Music as an Alternative to Spotify
    Comment summary: Users who value managing large music libraries might prefer Spotify, especially if social features are less important. Meanwhile, Apple Music is favored for its ability to seamlessly sync locally stored music, better song quality, and related music recommendations. Apple Music lacks a free version compared to Spotify but offers a robust music player and quality playlists.
    Top Positive Comment
    Staubsaugerbeutel
    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
    16

    It does not have a free version like Spotify.

    PearOfJudes
    Positive
    0

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

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    • Most users think Apple Music is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Apple Music is the most popular Linux alternative to Spotify.

    • Apple Music is the most popular commercial alternative to Spotify.

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

     80 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.

    105 TIDAL alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • Android TV
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Chromecast
    • Flathub
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    Comments about TIDAL as an Alternative to Spotify
    Top Positive Comment
    John Fastman
    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
    2

    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
    2

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks TIDAL is a great Spotify alternative.

    • TIDAL is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Bandcamp

     189 likes

    It is an excellent option for independent musicians that combines many features from a social network where you can display your music, with an ecommerce function that lets you sell your merchandise. Unlike Spotify, Bandcamp allows users to stream your music or buy your discography in physical or digital formats (with a commission of 10 to 15%). 

    If you are a musician, the premium version offers you several extra benefits such as: Sending private messages to your fans, seeing the location of your buyers and how they have reached you, batch uploading audio to the platform, adding videos to your music and related merchandise, sending VIP songs through private links, the ability to configure a custom domain, connecting your profile with Google Analytics, and disable some songs so that cannot be listened for whatever reason.

    120 Bandcamp alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Comments about Bandcamp as an Alternative to Spotify
    MaterialFuture
    Positive
    6

    Bandcamp allows you to support artists directly and without having to use an app and with less fees. It has a lower barrier to entry than Spotify so you'll find more independent artists. The merch feature is great and allows you to buy merch (digital/physical) and music all in one place.

    szpijon
    Positive
    0

    Allows you to actually own the songs you pay for. Vast majority (if not all) of the money you pay goes directly to the artist. It also supports Lossless audio. And you can also order some cool merch

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Really a good alternative also main music player of all devices. (It grants artists their rights.)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Bandcamp is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Bandcamp is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Amazon Music icon

    Amazon Music

     39 likes

    Amazon's music service offers streaming and purchasing options, ad-free music and top podcast catalog for Prime. Upgrade to Unlimited for 100 million ad-free songs, offline access, audiobooks, and playlist import from other platforms. Free streaming options also available.

    80 Amazon Music alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Apple Car Play
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    Geoff Hutchinson
    Positive
    2

    If you have to pay for a music subscription service and you are already an Amazon Prime member, the Amazon Music app is great app to have.

    Benjamin Brooks
    Positive
    0

    its like apple music and they share some similarities 2 spotify

    Guest
    Negative
    1

    It's more like iTunes that Spotify

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Amazon Music is a great Spotify alternative, some don't.

    • Amazon Music is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Qobuz icon

    Qobuz

     39 likes

    Qobuz is an online music platform offering streaming subscriptions and downloads. Qobuz offers more than 40 million titles in lossless quality (16-Bit/44.1 kHz, similar to CD quality), and possesses a large catalogue of high-resolution content (75,000 albums in 24-Bit Hi-Res).

    139 Qobuz alternatives

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    • Subscription
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
    • AirPlay
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    Paul
    Positive
    0

    Probably the best music streaming platform. Way better ethics and musician remuneration than Spotify. The platform also refuses AI-generated songs and features unique editorial albums and playlists. The interface is more minimal and the audio quality is the best.

    Guest
    Positive
    1

    Most ethical alternative, no military investments and good royalty pays

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    You can stream and download music at the same price as Spotify...

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Qobuz is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Qobuz is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. InnerTune icon

    InnerTune

     35 likes

    Android music app with material design for streaming from YouTube Music, downloading tracks for offline playback, playlist creation, lyrics access, exploring by mood and genres, search and listen history, multi-language support, backup, restore, and no ads.

    70 InnerTune alternatives

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    • Android
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  11. Lidify icon

    Lidify

     3 likes

    Self-hosted audio streaming for owned libraries with support for FLAC, MP3 and more, automatic cataloging, smart playlists, personalized radio, podcast subscriptions, audiobook playback, integration with Lidarr and Audiobookshelf, device sync, and Deezer previews.

    31 Lidify alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  12. Apple Music Classical icon

    Apple Music Classical

     1 like

    Get the app designed specifically for classical music. Available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost. Instantly find any recording in the world’s largest classical music catalog with search built for the genre.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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    • iPad
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    Mirlo

     15 likes

    Mirlo provides a user-friendly space to help musicians sell music, manage subscriptions, and share with their supporters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Mobile player
     

    • Mirlo is the most popular SaaS alternative to Spotify.

    • Mirlo is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mirlo is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
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    Anghami

     6 likes

    Anghami is the first legal music streaming platform and digital distribution company in the Arab World region launched in November 2012 providing unlimited Arabic and International music to stream and download for offline mode.

    85 Anghami alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • iPhone
    • Blackberry
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Chromecast
    • Apple TV
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Playstation
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