Spotify streams music and podcasts across platforms, with playlist creation and offline listening through Premium subscriptions. Users praise its discovery features, though some seek alternatives with better artist compensation or higher audio quality.
Deezer ranks as the top alternative, offering Spotify-like streaming with Flow recommendations and SongCatcher song identification. Users choose Deezer for stronger artist payouts and synchronized lyrics with karaoke support. SoundCloud takes second place with community-first discovery and tools for emerging creators, though finding quality content requires more effort.
TIDAL targets audiophiles with lossless and Hi-Res FLAC playback plus editorial curation. Bandcamp centers on ownership, letting users buy DRM-free music and support artists directly through merchandise purchases. Apple Music supports syncing locally stored music and delivers better song quality with superior related-music recommendations, though it lacks a free tier. The landscape splits between mainstream subscription services and indie self-hosted ecosystems, with over 100 alternatives spanning music streaming, internet radio, and podcast-focused applications.
Open source alternatives like Funkwhale and Spotube offer transparency and control - Funkwhale enables self-hosting your own music library while Spotube provides an ad-free client experience. Ampache joins this group with server-based streaming of personal collections.
Linux users can choose from Funkwhale through web interfaces and Spotube with desktop support. For self-hosting, Funkwhale, Ampache, and Koel let you stream your own music collection from a personal server instead of relying on licensed catalogs. Users prioritizing artist support have options in services that emphasize better payouts and direct purchases. Audiophile-focused alternatives like TIDAL emphasize lossless and Hi-Fi playback for listeners who demand higher fidelity audio. Mobile-first alternatives cover Android and iPhone platforms with offline listening capabilities and comprehensive playlist management tools.
SoundClick is a pioneer in online music. We went online in 1997, at a time where we still had to write every single artist page and every link by hand. Then and now, our mission has been to work on the artists' behalf, to make their music easily available online.
Discoveries.fm is a music site that lets you discover music made by the artists you love.
Web audio streaming app for podcasts, audiobooks, music, and livestreams, with offline support, downloads, personalized playlists, time-synced lyrics, queue management, Radio Mode for discovery, listening history tracker, and robust filtered search.
Dreytunes is a Music Sharing and discovery community, It's a user based generated contents system where users can sign up and upload their music.
MusicSense is a personalized music streaming app with deep user understanding which brings you the best music from radio stations. It can skip tracks (unlimited), you can listen offline, you can like/dislike tracks/artists.
CÜR Music, previously Raditaz, is a library of over 10 million tracks as a blend of internet radio and on-demand streaming.
If you ever looked at your Spotify app, trying to find something to listen to without having to check out every possible playlist, you probably need this app.
Demus lets you stream your favorite music by bookmarking and organizing your favorite songs, music videos, playlists, albums, and artists.
Everand is a reading subscription that offers access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and more - all in one monthly subscription.
Find thousands of podcasts to listen from, as well as completely new, unique shows that can’t be found anywhere else. Get great recommendations on new things to listen to. Podimo has a fair eco-system, sharing revenues with podcasts' creators.
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