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Music · 14 alternatives

Instead of Spotify, try one of these 14.

Every alternative is lined up against Spotify on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Spotify sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
SpotifyWhat you have now
Streaming service with millions of songs and podcasts.
PriceFreemium
$12/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Apple Music#1
Lossless and spatial audio streaming across Apple devices.
PricePaid
$11/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Mac · Win · iOS · Android
YouTube Music#2
Official songs, remixes and live covers from YouTube.
PriceFreemium
$11/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
TIDAL#3Our pick
Hi-fi music streaming with better artist payouts.
PricePaid
$11/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Bandcamp#4
Buy music directly from independent artists and labels.
PriceFree
pay per album
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Deezer#5
Music streaming with Flow, a personalised endless mix.
PriceFreemium
$12/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · iOS · Android
Navidrome#6
Self-hosted music server to stream your own collection.
PriceFree
your server
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflineYes
Platforms
Web
SoundCloud#7
Host and stream music, remixes and indie tracks.
PriceFreemium
Go $6/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android
Qobuz#8
High-resolution audio with a download store.
PricePaid
from $11/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · iOS · Android · Win · Mac
Pocket Casts#9
Podcast player with cross-device syncing and smart discovery.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Android · iOS
AntennaPod#10
Open-source podcast manager with offline listening and playback controls.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Android
Funkwhale#11
Self-hosted federated platform for streaming music and podcasts.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostYes
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Spotube#12
Open-source client streaming YouTube music with synced lyrics.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
Audius Music#13
Decentralized streaming platform where artists publish and monetize music.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win · Mac · Linux · Android · iOS
SimpMusic#14
Open-source YouTube Music client with ad-free background playback.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux · Android

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Spotify to first. How we compare.

Spotify alternatives at a glance

Spotify is a freemium music app ($12/mo). We compared 14 alternatives: 7 are open source, 7 are completely free, 2 can be self-hosted and 6 work fully offline. The most popular is Apple Music, with 2.3k likes, while our pick is TIDAL.

Most liked overallApple Music

Lossless and spatial audio streaming across Apple devices.

Paid
Best free optionBandcamp

Buy music directly from independent artists and labels.

Free · Works offline
Best open-source optionNavidrome

Self-hosted music server to stream your own collection.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable · Works offline
Best to self-hostFunkwhale

Self-hosted federated platform for streaming music and podcasts.

Free · Open source · Self‑hostable

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