Spotify Alternatives Filtered by 'Personalized Recommendations'

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   SoundCloud

    667 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.

   185 SoundCloud alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2009

   Platforms

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

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   SoundCloud vs Spotify Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Apr 7, 2024

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

   Positive comment by kmac42 · Jan 30, 2024

   Best place for long form mixes

   Positive comment by Char Charte · Aug 12, 2023

   Because it's too much easier for you to upload your music and better audio quality

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   • SoundCloud is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
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   Spotube

    164 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.

   100 Spotube alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Bangladesh

   Since

   • Since 2022

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Debian
   • Ubuntu
   • Arch Linux
   • openSUSE
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • +12 more

   • Bangladesh

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Myrano · Apr 18, 2024

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

   Positive comment by dudubo · Jul 15, 2023

   Thank you so much guys !!!!

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   • Spotube is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Spotube is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
3. 

   

   Deezer

    478 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.

   201 Deezer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Music Discovery

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Since

   • Since 2009

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android Tablet
   • Kindle Fire
   • Apple Watch
   • Apple TV
   • +2 more

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Deezer vs Spotify Comments

   Negative comment by Sam Lander · Jun 24, 2023

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

   Positive comment by mulang · Jan 26, 2023

   It's a nice and easy to use ui

   Positive comment by 247NaijaBuzz Media · Dec 20, 2022

   It's easy to access and navigate

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   • Deezer is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
   • Deezer is LightweightSpotify is not according to our users
4. 

   

   TIDAL

    92 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.

   131 TIDAL alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Norway

   Since

   • Since 2015

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android Tablet
   • Apple TV
   • Android TV
   • Android Auto
   • +2 more

   • Norway

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by mimumu · Mar 28, 2025

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

   Positive comment by dutchessofthenorth · Apr 24, 2025

   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?

   Positive comment by szpijon · Aug 19, 2024

   Lossless audio and higher artist payouts, while still being very similar to spotify in the way it's used.

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

    201 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.

   213 YouTube Music alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2016

   Platforms

   • Chrome OS
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android Tablet
   • Apple Watch
   • Android TV
   • Android Wear
   • Android Auto

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by tbmcqueen · Jan 15, 2026

   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.

   Positive comment by Lucas Dondo · Oct 7, 2025

   It has a more fluent and natural UX.

   Positive comment by nayote · Aug 6, 2024

   It is included in the YouTube premium package, and the interface is quite good, and the quality is a bit better than spotify.

   The UI had quite a few changes and today it seems to me that it is the most appropriate. Unlike Spotify, where there is a dropdown with a lot of functions listed, here the three most used ones are big buttons, and then the list of options. I found it more convenient.

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   • YouTube Music is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
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   Apple Music

    175 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.

   174 Apple Music alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2015

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Xbox
   • Apple Car Play

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Staubsaugerbeutel · Nov 16, 2023

   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.

   Positive comment by PearOfJudes · Oct 15, 2025

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

   Positive comment by ihatetoregister · Mar 24, 2023

   I like Apple Music over Spotify because AM will seamlessly sync your local songs.

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

    665 likes

   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.

   216 Pandora alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Internet Radio
   • Music Streaming

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2009

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android Tablet
   • Kindle Fire
   • Apple Watch
   • Apple TV
   • +2 more

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Jan 26, 2017

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

   Negative comment by khunphraew · Oct 20, 2023

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

   Negative comment by Guest · Apr 21, 2017

   This is a radio, spotify is a media player.

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   • Pandora is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
   • Pandora is an Internet Radio Spotify is a Music Streaming Service
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   Metrolist

    29 likes

   Free open-source Android client enables YouTube Music streaming, background play, offline caching, account sync, live lyrics, playlist import, audio normalization, silence skip, tempo/pitch adjust, local playlist management, dynamic themes, and sleep timer.

   78 Metrolist alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Music Streaming

   Since

   • Since 2025

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK
   • Obtainium

   

   

   

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   SimpMusic

    38 likes

   Free, open-source Android client enables ad-free background playback, video, and playlist creation with fast YouTube Music browsing, synced lyrics, Spotify Canvas, AI song suggestions, SponsorBlock, ReturnYouTubeDislike, Discord, offline support, and more.

   99 SimpMusic alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Vietnam

   Since

   • Since 2023

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • Android Auto
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK

   • Vietnam

   

   

   

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    InnerTune

     37 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.

    93 InnerTune alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Streaming
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Taiwan

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    • Taiwan

    

    

    

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    muffon

     20 likes

    Cross-platform desktop client for streaming and discovering music, combining audio, video, metadata, lyrics from multiple sources, playlists, library import, recommendations, search, radio, offline listening, equalizer, Discord integration, charts, theming, and no ads.

    87 muffon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Streaming
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Belarus

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux

    • Belarus

    

    

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    Musify

     26 likes

    Access music from YouTube by streaming or downloading, listen offline, manage custom playlists, import and export data, access lyrics, enjoy SponsorBlock, no ads, no subscriptions, cross-platform Material UI, supports 17 languages, and free usage always.

    124 Musify alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Music Streaming
    • Audio Player

    Origin

    • Georgia

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK

    • Georgia

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by Guest · Aug 6, 2024

    There is no song suggestions after selecting a song to play

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    • Musify is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Musify is Privacy focused and LightweightSpotify is not according to our users