2023-07-28 14:51:26
Spotifythe quintessential music streaming platform, has just announced, precisely this week, that it will update its subscription rates, an announcement that came just before it became known that the technology giant had operating losses of around 247 million euros in the second quarter of this year, something that may have led to the rise in prices.
However, despite the losses, which the company argues are due to the closure of some podcasts and the investments necessary to update some processes, the truth is that its listeners continue to grow. Spotify calculates that in the last three months active monthly users grew by 27%: they are already 551 millionincluding 220 million subscribers (which also grew).
Be that as it may, the increase in monthly fees expected from September implies an approximate difference between one and three euros, so there will surely be those who will consider leaving this music portal and opting for some other platform. Although many are unaware of them, there are several slightly cheaper alternatives to listen to music with catalogs that, without being that of this leading platform, have millions of titles of all tastes.
Alternative to Spotify
Among them stands out Apple Music. It works pretty much the same as Spotify and, by their own account, they have more than 100 million songs and about 30,000 playlists that their users can listen to without commercial interruptions. Music can be downloaded to be listened offline and played on various devices. The Apple One Individual subscription costs 16.95 euros per month and the family subscription (which includes, among other aspects, six accounts and access to Apple TV +), allows you to connect six accounts and costs 22.95 euros per month.
Also Amazon, another technological giant has its music platform. Is Amazon Music has free access to some 100 million songs in high definition, which its Prime members can enjoy today. For those who do not have it, the Individual subscription, in this case, costs 9.99 euros per month, while the Unlimited Family (with six accounts), 15.99 euros per month.
Deezer is another good option. It has similar conditions of use to Spotify and Apple Music and has, in this case, more than 90 million tracks, as well as podcasts and personalized playlists. The Premium Individual version costs 10.99 euros per month, while the Family version (which also gives access to six accounts) costs 17.99 euros per month.
Besides, SoundCloud may also interest you. In this case, with a starting price for its subscriptions of 9.99 euros per month and this platform, with a shorter catalogue, stands out for being a portal where young creators try to be to make themselves known within the sector.
Those interested in making the leap to another platform should take into account two aspects: all these alternatives have special prices for students and, most importantly, all of them initially offer months of Free trialwhich can also help to decide the new option.
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