This costs $12.99 per month and offers a feature called Duo Mix that curates a shared playlist based on both of their tastes. There's a subscription called Duo, that grants 2 Premium accounts for a couple that lives together. Each member gets their own personal account. Spotify also offers a family subscription plan which costs £14.99/$14.99 a month for you and up to five family members. Spotify has a slightly simpler pricing structure with four tiers: there's a free, ad-supported tier and a Premium tier that costs £9.99/$9.99 month. There's also a Student membership at $4.99.įamily membership is available for £14.99/$14.99 a month for up to 6 family members or £149/$149 for a year. If you have multiple Echo devices in your home and want to use Amazon Music Unlimited with all of them, you'll need a regular individual membership. Note that you can only use the £3.99 month Echo membership on a single Echo device and it can't be transferred. If you don't subscribe to Amazon Prime, a Music Unlimited membership will cost you £9.99/$9.99 a month, but if you do have a Prime account then you'll only pay £7.99/£7.99 a month or £79/$79 for the whole year.Īmazon also offers a membership for £3.99/$3.99 a month but you can only stream music through the Echo speaker or Echo Dot.
#Amazon music vs spotify free#
To help you get to grips with Amazon Music Unlimited and to decide if it's the right service for you, Amazon offers a 30-day free trial. Want to check out other options such as Apple Music or Tidal?Īmazon Music Unlimited vs Spotify: Prices comparedĪmazon Music Unlimited is available with several different pricing tiers available.Spotify is probably the first service you think of when you think of music streaming - it's been around the longest, integrates with loads of services, and has some very clever features.īut which service is best for you - Amazon Music or Spotify? We've looked at the features of both, how much Spotify and Amazon Music cost, and how you can access them to help you make your ultimate decision: Spotify or Amazon Music Unlimited? It integrates seamlessly with Echo devices, while also working just like any other streaming service on your phone and other devices.
(Pocket-lint) - The rise of Amazon Music Unlimited has gone hand-in-hand with the explosion in the use of Amazon Echo speakers and Alexa, its digital assistant.