European alternatives to Apple Music

Apple's music streaming service.

Apple Inc. · Outside Europe

About Apple Music

Company
Apple Inc.
HQ
United States
Zone
Outside Europe

Key concerns

Non-European ownershipSubject to US CLOUD Act
#1

Qobuz

98 · Certified European

France · Music streaming

French audiophile music streaming platform founded in Paris in 2007. Offers lossless CD-quality and Hi-Res 24-bit/192kHz audio. 1.2M+ monthly active users, fastest-growing music platform in 2025. Pays artists nearly $19 per 1,000 streams, among the highest in the industry.

Paid · from €10.83/mo 🇪🇺 EU
#2

Deezer

65 · Mostly European

France · Music streaming

French music streaming platform founded in Paris in 2007. Available in 180+ countries with 120M+ tracks, lossless HiFi audio, and Flow AI recommendations. Listed on Euronext Paris. Independent of US tech giants.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#3

IDAGIO

63 · Mostly European

Germany · Music streaming

A Berlin-based streaming service designed for classical music, with lossless audio and a catalogue organised the way classical listeners actually search - by work, composer, conductor, and ensemble rather than just track title.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#4

Spotify

53 · Mixed Origins

Sweden · Music streaming

Swedish-founded audio streaming platform with 760M+ monthly users. Founded in Stockholm in 2006, legally registered in Luxembourg, operationally based in Stockholm, and listed on the NYSE.

Freemium · from from €10.99/mo Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#5

SoundCloud

46 · Mixed Origins

Germany · Music streaming

Berlin-founded audio streaming platform built around independent and emerging artists, with a huge catalogue of tracks you won't find anywhere else. Headquartered in Berlin, though its investor base is international.

Freemium · from Free Free tier 🇪🇺 EU
#6

TIDAL

33 · Not Very European

Norway · Music streaming

Hi-fi music streaming service launched in 2014 by Norwegian company Aspiro, still headquartered in Oslo. Known for lossless and hi-res audio, though it is now majority-owned by the US company Block.

Subscription · from from EUR 10.99/mo EFTA

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CLOUD Act

Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

FISA Section 702

Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.

GDPR vs US law

Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.

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