Comparison Of Music Streaming Services
The following is a list of on-demand music streaming services.
These services offer streaming of full-length content via the Internet as a part of their service, without the listener necessarily having to purchase a file for download. This type of service is somewhat similar to Internet radio. Many of these sites have advertising that supports free-to-listen options as well as paid subscription-based premium options.
Some services offer non-free options in the style of a digital music store. For a list of online music stores that provide a means of purchasing and downloading music as files of some sort, see comparison of digital music stores. Many sites from both of these categories offer services similar to an online music database.
Current services
| Service | Free access available | Selective streaming | Lossless available | Hi-Res available | Track downloads | Official Music Credits | Lyrics | Podcasts | # of tracks (millions) | # of active users (millions) | # of paying users (millions) | Global availability | Web | Android | iOS | Desktop | Other platforms | First launched | Login required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8tracks.com | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2008 | ? | |
| AccuRadio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | 1.5[needs update] | Free service | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Roku, Sonos | 2000 | No |
| Amazon Music | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100 | 52.5 | 52.5 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | 10 other | 25 September 2007 | Yes |
| Anghami | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 30 | 70 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 other | November 2012 | Limited | |||
| Apple Music | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100+ | 88 | 88 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows (with iTunes) and Mac (with Music) | 12 other | 30 June 2015 | Yes |
| Bandcamp | Yes | — | Partial (Download Only) | Partial (Download Only) | Yes | TBD | TBD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows | 16 September 2008 | No | ||||||
| Boomplay | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 58+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Android TV | 2015 | Limited | |||||
| Deezer | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | 120 | 16 | 9.6 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 other | 2007 | Yes |
| Gaana | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 45 | 201 | Never disclosed | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | April 2010 | Limited | ||||
| hoopla | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 5 | 2.5 | US, Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ChromeOS, Roku, AirPlay, Chromecast, | 2010 | Yes | ||||
| iHeartRadio | Yes (radio mode) | Partial (Plus & All Access) | No | No | Partial (All Access) | No | No | Yes | 30 | 120 | US, Australia, New Zealand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mac | Bose, Sonos, PlayStation, Xbox, Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast | 1 August 2008 | No | |
| Jango | Yes | No | No | No | No | 30 | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | November 2007 | No | ||||||
| Joox | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 30+ | 80 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2015 | No | ||
| KKBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Roon, Chromecast, Android TV, Android Auto, Apple TV, Xbox | October 2004 | Yes | |||||
| Line Music | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 1.5 | Japan, Thailand, Taiwan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 22 May 2015 | Yes | ||||||
| LiveOne | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 30 | 3.7 | >2 | US, Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos, Tesla, Roku | 15 March 2007 | No | ||
| Melon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 4-5 | South Korea | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | November 2004 | Yes | ||||||
| Moov | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1.5 | Hong Kong, China, Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Chromecast, Apple Watch | 24 April 2006 | Yes | |||||
| Music Choice | Yes | No | No | No | 55 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| MyTuner Radio | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 other | April 2012 | No | ||||||||
| Napster | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 60+ | 1.2 | US, Canada, most of Europe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | Sonos, WebOS, iOS | 3 December 2001 | Yes | ||||
| NetEase Cloud Music | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 36 | 55 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | BlackBerry | 2013 | |||||
| Pandora | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 30 | 58 | 6.3 | US | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | 14 other | September 2005 | No | |
| Patari | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | 0.02 | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | February 2015 | No | ||||||
| Qobuz | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100+ | 0.2 | 0.2 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Roon, Linn, Sonos, BubbleUPnP | 2007 | Yes | ||
| QQ Music | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Yes | 17 | 660 | 42.7 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bose | 2016 | ||||
| ROXi | No | Yes | No | No | No | 40 | UK, US | No | No | No | No | ROXi | 2016 | Yes | |||||
| JioSaavn | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 55+ | 250 | Global | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Amazon Echo, Google Nest, Sonos One, Shazam | 2007 | Limited | ||||
| Sirius XM | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | No | No | Yes | 34.9 | Canada, US | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bose, Sonos, Roku | 29 July 2008 | ||||||
| SoundCloud | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Limited | 200+ | 175 | 1.7 | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos, Xbox One | October 2008 | No | |||
| Spotify | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100+ | 602 | 236 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | 25 other | October 2008 | Yes |
| Stingray Music | Yes (radio mode) | No | Partial (Premium) | No | 25+ | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos | 2014 | Partial | ||||||
| Tidal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 110+ | 4.2 | 3 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | Roon, Sonos, Chromecast, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku | 28 October 2014 | Limited | |
| TuneIn | Yes (radio mode) | Partial | No | No | Partial (Premium) | 75 | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Windows Store) | 8 other | January 2002 | No | |||||
| VIBE | Partial | Yes | No | No | South Korea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2018 | Yes | ||||||||
| Wolfgang's | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 0.2 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos | 2006 | Yes | |||||
| YouTube Music | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100+ | 100 | 100 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PWA) | 6 other | November 2015 | No |
| IDAGIO | Yes (radio mode) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 2 | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | 2015 | Yes |
Discontinued services
| Service | Reason | Discontinued |
|---|---|---|
| Radical.fm | Shut down | 29 June 2018 |
| Xbox Music Pass | Succeeded by Groove Music Pass | 6 July 2015 |
| iTunes Radio | Integrated into Apple Music | 30 June 2015 |
| Beats Music | Succeeded by Apple Music | 30 June 2015 |
| Blinkbox Music | Under administration | 11 June 2015 |
| Groove Music Pass | Shut down | 31 December 2017 |
| Grooveshark | Shut down | 30 April 2015 |
| Google Play Music | Merged with YouTube Music | 31 December 2020 |
| Guvera | Shut down | 12 May 2017 |
| Rara | Shut down | 29 March 2015 |
| Last.fm | Discontinued radio streaming service; now a database for tracking listening histories | 28 April 2014 |
| Batanga Radio | Shut down | 25 December 2017 |
| MixRadio | Shut down | 21 March 2016 |
| Music Unlimited | Replaced by PlayStation Music powered Spotify. | 29 March 2015 |
| Musicovery | Shut down the interactive radio service and now a music playlist supplier. | 2 January 2017 |
| Electric Jukebox | Succeeded by ROXi | 1 August 2017 |
| WiMP | Integrated into Tidal | 23 March 2015 |
| Simfy | Shut down. Temporarily, the website referred users to Deezer. | 1 March 2015 |
| MOG | Succeeded by Beats Music and subsequently Apple Music | 21 January 2015 |
| Songza | Merged into Google Play Music and subsequently into YouTube Music | 21 October 2014 |
| Ubuntu One Music | Discontinued | 2 April 2014 |
| Zune Pass | Succeeded by Xbox Music Pass and subsequently by Groove Music Pass | 15 October 2012 |
| Mflow | Succeeded by Bloom.fm | 1 January 2012 |
| Thumbplay | Acquired by iHeartRadio | 1 March 2011 |
| Rdio | Shut down / Assets purchased by Pandora | 22 December 2015 |
| Rhapsody | Succeeded by Napster | 14 June 2016 |
| thesixtyone | Shut down | 1 May 2017 |
| Yahoo! Music Unlimited | Shut down (users offered option to transfer account to Rhapsody) | 30 September 2008 |
| Spinner (website) | Merged into Netscape Radio | 2002 |
| Slacker Radio | Succeeded by LiveXLive | 25 April 2019 |
| LiveXLive | Succeeded by LiveOne | 6 October 2021 |
See also
- Comparison of digital music stores
- Comparison of online music lockers
- List of music software
- List of Internet radio stations
- List of online music databases
- Rate Your Music – Online collaborative metadata database of music and film
