Spotify Alternatives

Spotify is described as 'Stream millions of tracks online with genre, playlist, artist, and album browsing. Get offline listening and ad-free experience with Premium' and is a leading Music Streaming service in the audio & music category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Spotify for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, iPhone, Windows and Mac apps. The best Spotify alternative is Deezer, which is free. Other great apps like Spotify are SoundCloud, YouTube Music, Funkwhale and Apple Music.

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Spotify alternatives page was last updated May 9, 2025
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  1. Spotube icon
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    A lightweight free Spotify cross-platform client which handles playback manually, streams music using YouTube & no Spotify premium account is needed 😱.

    62 Spotube alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • BD flagBangladesh

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Music Downloader
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  MP3 Downloader
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Music Store
    8.  Personalized Recommendations
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Collaborative Playlists
    12.  Real time collaboration

    Spotube VS Spotify

     
    Comments about Spotube as an Alternative to Spotify
    Myrano
    Positive Apr 18, 2024
    0

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

    dudubo
    Positive Jul 15, 2023
    3

    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 LightweightSpotify is not according to our users
  2. AntennaPod icon
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    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).

    65 AntennaPod alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Podcast Manager
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Podcast Player
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Stream audio
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8.  Silence-Skip
    9.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Playback speed control
    12.  No Tracking

    AntennaPod VS Spotify

     
    Comments about AntennaPod as an Alternative to Spotify
    Top Positive Comment
    Frexode
    Dec 17, 2023
    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.

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    collorfrisie
    Positive Aug 16, 2024
    0

    much easier to sort podcasts and downloads are always available

    Guest
    Positive Mar 2, 2024
    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

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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
  3. Audius Music icon
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    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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Audius Music Features

    1.  Playlists management
    2.  Artists dashboard
    3.  Based on Blockchain
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Music Library
    8.  Community-based

    Audius Music VS Spotify

     
    Comments about Audius Music as an Alternative to Spotify
    LucaFinizio
    Positive 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

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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
    • Audius Music is DecentralizedSpotify is not according to our users
  4. Amazon Music icon
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    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.

    77 Amazon Music alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Amazon Music Features

    1.  Lossless Audio
    2.  Personalized Recommendations
    3.  Music Store
    4.  Support for Lyrics
    5. Alexa icon  Alexa integration

    Amazon Music VS Spotify

     
    Comments about Amazon Music as an Alternative to Spotify
    Most Recent Comment
    Geoff Hutchinson
    Positive Oct 29, 2020
    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 Apr 14, 2025
    0

    its like apple music and they share some similarities 2 spotify

    Guest
    Negative May 4, 2015
    1

    It's more like iTunes that Spotify

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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
  5. Jango icon
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    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.

    128 Jango alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Jango Features

    1.  Online Music
    2.  Variety of music styles
    3.  Music Library

    Jango VS Spotify

     
    Comments about Jango as an Alternative to Spotify
    Most Recent Comment
    Guest
    Positive Jun 20, 2017
    5

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

    Guest
    Positive 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!!!

    kolorafa
    Positive Nov 2, 2017
    2

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

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    • Most users think Jango is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Jango is Free and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Pandora icon
     664 likes
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    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.

    191 Pandora alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Pandora Features

    1.  Internet Radio
    2.  Personalized Recommendations
    3.  Channels

    Pandora VS Spotify

     
    Comments about Pandora as an Alternative to Spotify
    Most Recent Comment
    khunphraew
    Negative Oct 20, 2023
    1

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

    Guest
    Negative Jan 26, 2017
    8

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

    Guest
    Negative Apr 21, 2017
    4

    This is a radio, spotify is a media player.

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

    • Pandora is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Pocket Casts icon
     230 likes
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    Podcast player supporting streaming and downloads, advanced search, cross-device 'Up Next', improved discovery, playback effects, and offline listening essentials.

    117 Pocket Casts alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
    • Android Wear
    • Apple Car Play

    Top Pocket Casts Features

    1.  Podcast Player
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    5.  Podcast Manager
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  AirPlay Support
    9.  Playlist Filtering
    10.  Chromecast Support
    11.  Auto-delete on listen

    Pocket Casts VS Spotify

     
    Comments about Pocket Casts as an Alternative to Spotify
    Top Positive Comment
    sedeti
    Apr 15, 2022
    1

    That's just a podcast player

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    Jul 10, 2020
    9

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

    Most Recent Comment
    Benjamin Brooks
    Negative Apr 14, 2025
    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
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