Spotify simply hiked costs once more. There are cheaper choices
Yep, it’s time for one more Spotify worth hike—which means it’s additionally time to search for higher music-streaming offers.
Beginning subsequent month, the value for a person Spotify Premium subscription within the U.S. will rise to $12.99 a month, up $1/month from the earlier $11.99-a-month fee.
Spotify Premium Duo plans for 2 persons are going as much as $18.99 a month, up from $16.99/month, whereas Premium Household plans are getting hiked from $19.99 a month to $21.99/month. Even Premium Scholar plans are going up, from $5.99 a month to $6.99/month.
Present Spotify subscribers will quickly get emails that particulars the brand new charges, which can seemingly kick in after the following billing interval, in response to Selection. New subscribers hoping to join Spotify’s Duo or Household plans should pay the brand new costs instantly, whereas these choosing particular person or scholar plans will get a month free earlier than the brand new charges kick in.
The final time Spotify raised its costs was again in June 2024, when it boosted particular person charges from $10.99 a month to $11.99/month, and costs for different Premium plans additionally received went up. The June 2024 improve was Spotify’s second worth hike in a yr.
It’s value noting that music streaming costs aren’t hovering on the identical fee as these of video streamers like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max. For now, particular person music-streaming charges are nonetheless hovering inside a couple of dollars of $10 a month, which was just about normal for a decade.
Nonetheless, there are loads of cheaper music-streaming choices than Spotify for individuals who are keen to export their playlists.
Amazon Music Limitless
Particular person plan: $11.99/month (non-Prime), $10.99/month (Prime)
Household plan: $19.99/month
Amazon’s limitless music service boasts greater than 100 million songs, proper up there with Spotify, and it additionally provides lossless and high-resolution tracks, spatial audio, and one audiobook a month through Audible.
Subscribe to Amazon Music Limitless
Apple Music
Particular person plan: $10.99/month
Scholar plan: $5.99/month
Household plan: $16.99/month
Like Amazon and Spotify, Apple serves up greater than 100 million songs in its streaming catalog, plus lossless and high-resolution tracks together with spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. There’s additionally the specialty Apple Music Classical app that curates classical tracks with correct classical-music metadata. Lastly, Apple Music’s Scholar plan consists of Apple TV entry without cost.
Subscribe to Apple Music
Tidal
Particular person plan: $10.99/month
Scholar plan: $5.49/month
Household plan: $16.99/month
One of many pioneers of high-quality music streaming, Tidal tees up heaps of music tracks in lossless and high-resolution high quality, and it was an early adopter of Dolby Atmos mixes. There’s additionally a track-mixing DJ Extension accessible for the Particular person and Scholar plans for an further $9/month.
Subscribe to Tidal
YouTube Music Premium
Particular person plan: $10.99/month
Scholar plan: $5.49/month (first month free)
Household plan: $16.99/month
Sure, there’s nonetheless a music-only YouTube streaming plan, though it’s value noting that the streamer doesn’t provide lossless audio tracks but.
Subscribe to YouTube Music Premium
