I currently have Spotify, mainly because I signed up a while ago and never really bothered to explore alternatives.
I pay €13 every month these days which I feel is quite a lot. I was already thinking of getting a few friends together and sharing a family plan, which would make it cheaper. But if I’m doing that I might as well take a proper look at my options.
What are some good, hopefully ethical, European alternatives? I know Spotify is from Sweden so good in that regard (?). Deezer is French, but also mostly owned by some American investment firm. If I can believe what I read they pay artist a bit more, which sounds like a good thing, but I don’t want my money to mostly go to American investors…
Any advice is highly appreciated!
I’m currently on a trial month of Qobuz and I think it’s pretty good. It’s from France and it has a similar price to Spotify, but you get actual hi-fi music quality. They also pay the artists better than Spotify. Plus you can also just buy the music as DRM-free downloads and you get a discount for that on the higher subscription tier. The music library is a bit smaller than Spotify, but it still has like 90% of my library, despite my taste not being very mainstream. Works with Android Auto as well.
Kind of thought it would be available in all EU countries, cosidering its from France, but apparently not?
True, didn’t realize that either. Currently available in 26 countries it seems. Hopefully they’ll expand to the rest of Europe soon!
Thanks, this sounds great!
Any idea if they care if people not in the same household share a family plan? I know it’s a bit cheap but life is expensive :(
It’s supposed to be for the same household, but I have no idea whether it’s enforced or not.
Yeah I read somewhere Deezer doesn’t enforce it for example. I mean I always use a VPN and people of course are often not in their own home and want to list to music. But sharing it with friends in other countries might make it a bit too obvious