Online Spotify Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Spotify as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best Online alternative 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 available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Spotify are SoundCloud, YouTube Music, Apple Music and Funkwhale.

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  1. Deezer icon

    Deezer

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    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.

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    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
    18

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

    mulang
    Positive
    7

    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
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    SoundCloud

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    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.

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    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
    7

    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
    24

    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
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    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

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    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.

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    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.

    Lucas Dondo
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    It has a more fluent and natural UX.

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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
  5. Apple Music icon

    Apple Music

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    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.

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    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
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    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
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    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

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    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.

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    Top Positive Comment
    loziniak
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    It's open and distributed.

    Top Negative Comment
    szpijon
    3

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

    kaldrenon
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    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

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    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.

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    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
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    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
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    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

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    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.

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    MaterialFuture
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Spotube

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    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.

    62 Spotube alternatives

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

    dudubo
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    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
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    Audius Music

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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...

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    LucaFinizio
    Positive
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    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
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    Jango

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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.

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    Guest
    Positive
    5

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

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

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    kolorafa
    Positive
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    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
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    Amazon Music

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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.

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    Geoff Hutchinson
    Positive
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    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
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    its like apple music and they share some similarities 2 spotify

    Guest
    Negative
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    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
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    Pocket Casts

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

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    Top Positive Comment
    sedeti
    1

    That's just a podcast player

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    9

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

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