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. Pocket Casts icon

    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.

    122 Pocket Casts alternatives

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    • Apple Watch
    • Android Auto
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    • Apple Car Play
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    Top Positive Comment
    sedeti
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    That's just a podcast player

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
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    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
  2. Qobuz icon

    Qobuz

     39 likes

    Qobuz is an online music platform offering streaming subscriptions and downloads. Qobuz offers more than 40 million titles in lossless quality (16-Bit/44.1 kHz, similar to CD quality), and possesses a large catalogue of high-resolution content (75,000 albums in 24-Bit Hi-Res).

    139 Qobuz alternatives

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    • Android Auto
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    Paul
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    Probably the best music streaming platform. Way better ethics and musician remuneration than Spotify. The platform also refuses AI-generated songs and features unique editorial albums and playlists. The interface is more minimal and the audio quality is the best.

    Guest
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    Most ethical alternative, no military investments and good royalty pays

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
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    It's human curated and free of ads. Sustainable on the long term

    3 of 4 comments
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    • Most users think Qobuz is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Qobuz is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Pandora icon

    Pandora

     664 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.

    189 Pandora alternatives

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

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

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    This is a radio, spotify is a media player.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
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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
  4. InnerTune icon

    InnerTune

     35 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.

    70 InnerTune alternatives

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    • Android
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  5. Metrolist icon

    Metrolist

     12 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.

    48 Metrolist alternatives

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  6. Yandex Music icon

    Yandex Music

     28 likes

    Over 20 million tracks. Selections made just for you or themed playlists. Building on your musical tastes, the app will custom-pick dozens of tracks. Check out new releases from your favourite artists, or discover new hits in the genres you like most.

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    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    Jack Johnson
    Positive
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    The best alternative to Spotify. It has the same number of western artists for 1/3 of the price. English interface is good and playlist arts are great.

    Alex Cruger
    Positive
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    Cheap alternative for Spotify. However not all necessary tracks included

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    • Almost everyone thinks Yandex Music is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Yandex Music is Paid and ProprietarySpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Jamendo icon

    Jamendo

     164 likes

    Jamendo is a community created around "free music," which means that unlike Spotify, artists can upload their music for free and their public can also download it for personal use under multiple Creative Commons licenses, making it free and legal to download.

    For commercial use, you can acquire licenses with supporting documentation through Jamendo Licensing (for use in advertising videos, documentaries, sounds for internet pages or any other multimedia projects). In this way, a certificate issued by the platform is obtained that guarantees the origin of the music and allows dealing with possible claims by third parties. You can stream all their albums either in MP3 format or in OGG Vorbis; it also offers downloads through the BitTorrent and eDonkey networks.

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    sedeti
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    Jamendo is just a library for music for your videos

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    • Most users think Jamendo is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Jamendo is Freemium and ProprietarySpotify is also Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Simple Tube icon

    Simple Tube

     14 likes

    A Material 3 YouTube Music client with offline downloads, ad-free background play, account synchronization, local play, enhanced metadata, Android Auto support, LRC lyrics, and sound adjustments.

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  11. Ampache icon

    Ampache

     62 likes

    Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

    99 Ampache alternatives

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  12. muffon icon

    muffon

     19 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.

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  13. Harmony Music icon

    Harmony Music

     18 likes

    Ad-free streaming client for Android, Windows, and Linux sourcing music from YouTube and YouTube Music, supporting offline play, playlist importing, song caching, lyrics, equalizer, quality control, dynamic themes, radio mode, artist bookmarks, and multi-language interface.

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    Taha Hassan
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    it is just like vi music which i liked a lot and has updates as well!!!

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    • Harmony Music is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Harmony Music is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
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