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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 loads of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Spotify are SoundCloud, YouTube Music, Apple Music and Funkwhale.

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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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    • Online
    • Android
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    • 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. SoundCloud icon

    SoundCloud

     642 likes

    Soundcloud is known for having an impressive music and audio library. We are talking about more than 200 million files between songs and podcasts. This is mainly because it is the preferred music streaming platform for new indie artists, those that you probably couldn't find on Spotify (shoutouts to electronic music lovers). The main disadvantage with SoundCloud is that you won't find a lot of well-known established artists.

    It also works as a kind of music social network where you can share, like, and comment on entries; highlight parts of songs; create your own lists and podcasts; and follow your favorite artists. All this means that you can find an impressive variety of content compared to Spotify. Soundcloud has a free version with ads, but you can subscribe to one of their premium memberships from as little as $5 USD per month.

    162 SoundCloud alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • Android Tablet
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    • Android Auto
    • Apple Car Play
    • Apple Watch
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    Comments about SoundCloud as an Alternative to Spotify
    Comment summary: SoundCloud is noted for its community-focused platform and support for small artists. Users appreciate SoundCloud's tools for artists but acknowledge it requires effort to find quality content. Spotify is praised for its high-quality offerings but critiqued for its repetitive ads in the free version. Overall, Spotify is recognized for its influence and mainstream appeal, while SoundCloud offers a viable space for discovering emerging talent and diverse music genres.
    Top Positive Comment
    Jonathan Jewell
    8

    It is far more concerned with individual and small musicians and has way less of a sense of corporate obsession and political interference with it. I do think that Spotify, thanks to its influence, can basically draw anything to its collection and make or break a major artist, but for smaller artists, Soundcloud offers hope that there is a route into the industry.

    Top Negative Comment
    Harvey Williams
    25

    SoundCloud generally allows small artists to share their music, where as Spotify rarely has small time artists and instead focuses on artists which have full albums or have been signed.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Because Spotify is paid it spoil the entrainment because of repeting of same ads

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

    • SoundCloud is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. 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)
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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    • 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
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    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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    • 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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    Funkwhale

     170 likes

    Funkwhale is one of the most popular options when it comes to Open Source and Self-Hosted alternatives to Spotify. You can have control over your personal music library without worrying about it ever disappearing from the platform for any external reason. Unlike Spotify, Funkwhale consists of several independent websites or "pods" (sometimes called "servers" or "instances") where you can upload your personal library to be streamed to mobile devices or shared with friends. Funkwhale is completely free, giving the user an experience free of tracking and ads.

    83 Funkwhale alternatives

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    • Kodi
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    Top Positive Comment
    loziniak
    6

    It's open and distributed.

    Top Negative Comment
    szpijon
    4

    Not a streaming service like spotify, only a self-hosted music library

    kaldrenon
    Negative
    0

    Spotify is a streaming service which provides a library of music that it licenses for streaming. Funkwhale is a streaming server which relies on users providing the library of music. Someone seeking an app that does what Spotify does will not find it in Funkwhale.

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

    • Funkwhale is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Spotify.

    • Funkwhale is the most popular Open Source alternative to Spotify.

    • Funkwhale is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Funkwhale is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
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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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    • 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
  9. Spotube icon

    Spotube

     135 likes

    Cross-platform client for desktop and mobile enabling manual playback, free streaming via YouTube without a Spotify Premium account, playlist creation, auto-generation, time-synced lyrics, music download, dark theme, integration with Piped and Sponsorblock, and multi-language support.

    64 Spotube alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
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    • Online
    • Flatpak
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Myrano
    Positive
    1

    Free, open-source, ad-free and privacy-friendly. A bit slow sometimes.

    dudubo
    Positive
    4

    Thank you so much guys !!!!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Spotube is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Spotube is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Spotube is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
  10. AntennaPod icon

    AntennaPod

     199 likes

    A free and open source podcastmanager for Android, allowing you to subscribe to podcasts (via iTunes database & OPML), automatically download episodes using powerful mechanisms and listen to them the way you like (speed, balance adjustments, etc).

    69 AntennaPod alternatives

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    Top Positive Comment
    Frexode
    0

    AntennaPod is great for podcasts. Has all the necessary features minus the tracking and ads. You wont find the spotify exclusive podcasts though. So if you listen to some of those, then Spotify might be your only option.

    collorfrisie
    Positive
    0

    much easier to sort podcasts and downloads are always available

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

    It is a easy to use, nice looking, privacy friendly and OpenSource all in one solution for Podcasts. Probably the best podcast app there is. Only thing that is missing is being able to comment or see comments on ActivityPub Podcasts' feeds

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

    • AntennaPod is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • AntennaPod is Lightweight, Privacy focused and CustomizableSpotify is not according to our users
  11. Audius Music icon

    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...

    137 Audius Music alternatives

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    LucaFinizio
    Positive
    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
    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?

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

    • Audius Music is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Pocket Casts

     237 likes

    Podcast player supporting streaming and downloads, advanced search, cross-device 'Up Next', improved discovery, playback effects, and offline listening essentials.

    122 Pocket Casts alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

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    • Apple Car Play
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    Top Positive Comment
    sedeti
    1

    That's just a podcast player

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    10

    Pocket Casts is a podcast player not a streaming music service.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Benjamin Brooks
    Negative
    0

    its solely for podcast and would be a waste of time for spotify users

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    • Some users think Pocket Casts is a great Spotify alternative, some don't.

    • Pocket Casts is Freemium and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  13. 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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  14. Yandex Music icon

    Yandex Music

     28 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.

    54 Yandex Music alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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    Jack Johnson
    Positive
    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
    0

    Cheap alternative for Spotify. However not all necessary tracks included

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

    • Yandex Music is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
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