Top 9 Spotify Competitors & Alternatives in 2025
Updated onFind more companies like Spotify. We've shortlisted leading alternatives and mapped their strengths, pricing, and go-to-market focus.
Spotify
Best for consumersMusic streaming service offering ad-supported free listening plus paid premium subscriptions, large music catalog and personalized discovery.
Starts at $0 / per user / month
Has a free trial
Competitors
#1Apple
Best for consumersApple designs and sells consumer devices, operating systems, and services, and provides software and hardware used widely by consumers and businesses.
- #2Est. 2007 • 1k+ employees • Public (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon Music
Best for consumersAmazon's music streaming service and store, offering ad-supported free tiers, Prime-integrated access and paid Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions.
Starts at $0 / per user / month
Has a free trial
- #3Est. 2015 • 1k+ employees • Public (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
YouTube Music
Best for consumersGoogle's music streaming service that combines official songs, user uploads and music videos with free ad-supported and paid premium tiers.
Starts at $0 / per user / month
Has a free trial
#4Est. 2014 • 201-1k employees • Public (NYSE:SQ)Tidal
Best for consumersSubscription-based music streaming service focused on artist payouts and high-fidelity audio options, including HiFi and Master-quality tiers.
Starts at $10.99 / per user / month
Has a free trial
#5Est. 2007 • 201-1k employeesDeezer
Best for consumersGlobal music streaming service offering on-demand catalog, radio-style listening and both free ad-supported and paid subscription plans.
Starts at $0 / per user / month
Has a free trial
#6Pandora
Pandora is a U.S.-based music streaming and internet radio service that offers personalized, algorithmic radio stations plus on-demand playback through free ad-supported listening and paid subscription tiers.
Starts at $4.99 / per user / monthly
#7Est. 2007 • 201-1k employeesSoundCloud
Best for consumersCreator-first audio platform for uploading, sharing and discovering music and audio, with free listening and paid listener/creator features.
Starts at $0 / per user / month
Has a free trial
- #8
SiriusXM
SiriusXM is a U.S.-based subscription audio entertainment service offering satellite radio, a streaming app, live sports/play-by-play, talk shows, podcasts and exclusive channels for cars and connected devices; main competitors include Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, and Audacy.
Starts at $9.99 / per account / monthly
#9Audible
Audible is an Amazon-owned subscription service and retailer that provides audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals with both unlimited streaming and credit-based purchases.
Starts at $7.95 / per account / monthly
Daily Intelligence
Competitor Monitoring That Doesn't Suck
Spend under two minutes per week monitoring your competitors on every platform. Receive only the information that actually matters.
Join other SMBs on top of their competitors.