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. Radio4000 icon

    Radio4000

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    Radio4000 lets you discover user curated radios from around the world, manage your online music library, and share it anonymously with everyone. All free and open source.

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    Lots of radios with great music. And yes, you can have a gif as avatar.
     
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    shantellamzee
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    The library is not locked in Spotify, it is open. The data you have on Radio4000, is your data. You can export it, manage it, delete it. Your tracks can have metadata from Discogs, and your library has this relation saved. You can discover a lot of new music by listening to other people radios

    euo29025
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    Spotify should be a library on which you browse all existing music to discover what humans are able to create, express. But Discogs is better for that, since it "has it all". On Radio4000 you discover what people listen to, what they love in music and sounds. What is better to discover new artists in the context of some you like? That is what a radio is, or should be. Radio4000 is that, a musical journey through people's all time favorites — around the planet.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Radio4000 is a great Spotify alternative.

    • Radio4000 is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Radio4000 is Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
  2. Queue - Podcasts icon

    Queue - Podcasts

     3 likes

    Queue is the simplest podcast app out there. New episodes from your subscriptions just show up in one list ? your Queue, so you can play them or archive them without any fuss. No playlists, no settings, just a clean, easy way to keep up with your shows.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
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  4. Podverse icon

    Podverse

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    Introducing Podverse! The easiest way to create and share podcast highlights of any length online. Discover new podcasts by browsing highlights in the app, and send highlights to your friends to introduce them to your favorite shows. No login necessary!

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  6. Audius icon

    Audius

     3 likes

    The ultimate streaming music player. Share and discover music with your friends. No login required, stores playlists in your browser. Watch Imgurs most viral videos. Open source.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Online
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    Comments about Audius as an Alternative to Spotify
    Tommi
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    All artists should move from Spotify to Audius, which, as of right now, has a limited music selection. The audio quality is better, and everything is more open.

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    • Audius is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Maestro.fm icon

    Maestro.fm

     1 like

    Maestro works by syncing all your media across all devices. No more worries with compatibility and storage. A media platform for media files with a robust and elegant way for greater management and control.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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  9. Mirlo icon

    Mirlo

     15 likes

    Mirlo provides a user-friendly space to help musicians sell music, manage subscriptions, and share with their supporters.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Mobile player
     

    • Mirlo is the most popular SaaS alternative to Spotify.

    • Mirlo is Free and Open SourceSpotify is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Mirlo is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSpotify is not according to our users
  10. Screamer Radio icon

    Screamer Radio

     58 likes

    Screamer Radio is a free internet radio client with recording abilities. It is able to play back streams using WMA, MP3, Ogg Vorbis or AAC streams and can also record these into several formats.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. StreamScout icon

    StreamScout

     3 likes

    A music streaming search engine. Find songs, albums or artist across all major music streaming services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  12. Soundbite icon

    Soundbite

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    The premise is simple. Soundbite lets you discover new shows you through bite-sized listens which you and other people can curate.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  14. Freemake Music Box icon

    Freemake Music Box

     28 likes

    Freemake Music Box is a new music app that gives you free access to millions of songs online. Regardless of your location, you can search, play and organize online music free and easily.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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