Spotify Alternatives

Spotify streams online music with browsing by genre, playlists, artists, and albums, plus offline listening via Premium. Users praise its playlist creation and catering to different music tastes through discovery and recommendations, though some are frustrated by features being removed over time.

Deezer is the top-ranked Spotify alternative here, offering offline listening, lyrics support, and a large music catalog with synchronized lyrics and a karaoke-style experience. SoundCloud ranks highly and stands out for community discovery and tools that support smaller artists. YouTube Music combines music and video streaming with recommendations based on your listening taste.

For audiophiles, TIDAL focuses on lossless and Hi-Res FLAC playback for listeners who care most about audio fidelity. Bandcamp emphasizes buying music often DRM-free and sending most payments directly to artists. These Spotify alternatives range from mainstream streaming subscriptions to self-hosted servers and creator-first marketplaces that emphasize ownership and artist support.

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Open source options like Funkwhale, Spotube, and Ampache offer transparency and privacy-focused playback for users who prefer open-source software. Linux users have native desktop options through Funkwhale, Spotube, and muffon for workflows outside Windows and macOS.

For lossless audio, Apple Music and Qobuz highlight higher-fidelity listening than typical streaming, appealing to audiophiles. Offline listening extends beyond Spotify Premium with TIDAL, Deezer, and Apple Music all supporting downloads for travelers and commuters.

Personalized recommendations remain strong across YouTube Music, Deezer, and Apple Music for listeners who rely on discovery algorithms similar to Spotify. AirPlay support appears in Deezer and Apple Music for easy playback to Apple speakers and receivers, benefiting Apple ecosystem listeners. Dark mode comes standard in Deezer, YouTube Music, and Apple Music, matching a common Spotify preference for night listeners.

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  1. ListenToMe icon
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    ListenToMe is a music player app designed for Android users that enhances productivity. The main motive behind creating the app is to help users listen to their favorite YouTubers while doing their important tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  2. Zenound Music icon
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    Zenound is a music service that will change the way you experience music. Our goal is to create a service that can be easily adopted and make listening, discovering and sharing music easier to do (and also more enjoyable).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. Bloomee icon
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    🌸 Bloomee is a cross-platform music app designed to bring you ad-free tunes from various sources. 🌼🎵.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
  4. SoundHost icon
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    SoundHost is an online platform (mobile and web) that allows you to listen to your favorite music online, watch the creativity of artists and for musical events.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Online
    • Android
     
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    SoundHost its best music platform! Recommended :)

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • SoundHost is Free Personal and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. BitTorrent Now is the best place to experience music and video from the underground artists you don’t know about yet. We’re a rabbit hole of on-demand songs, stories, and more for fans looking for that next, best thing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. MTME icon
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    MTME is a music discovery app that focuses on people, letting you find new music and genres from music fans around the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  7. Mozaart icon
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    Mozaart.com is a new way to listen to music. A place where you can find every information you want on you favorite artists and discover new independent musician based on our AI algorithm promoting small, unknown rising stars.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. LiveOne icon
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    LiveOne, formerly LiveXLive powered by Slacker, is a totally reimagined music streaming app that lets you listen to your favorite music, tune into podcasts, and watch video and live streaming performances for free, all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. Earbits icon
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    Earbits is an online radio platform designed to make it dead simple for artists and music lovers to find each other, and create meaningful connections. There are no ads, commercials, or fees. Over 300 channels of high quality music, hand picked by a team of editors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Earbits as an Alternative to Spotify
    Guest
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    this is a connection website between music artists, not a music streaming website

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Earbits is Free and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. TapinRadio icon
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    TapinRadio is the only also portable available internet radio streaming and recording tool with thousands of free online radio stations you can tune in to.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. BRIO icon
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    BRIO turns desktop PCs into personal music servers that allow consumers to access music stored remotely at native resolution using web browsers and mobile apps, for Hi-res streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. Nyx Music Player 👻 is one of the Most Gorgeous Music Player 😍 available on Google Play. When it comes to Features 😎, Nyx Music Player provides loads of different types of features for all types of Music Lovers 💞.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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