European alternatives to Apple Music
Apple's streaming-music service, tightly bound to its devices and ecosystem. More privacy-minded than ad-funded rivals, but a US company's service on US infrastructure.
Company information about Apple Music
- Company
- Apple Inc.
- Headquarters
- Cupertino, United States
- Founded
- 2015
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
Why people switch away from Apple Music
European alternatives to Apple Music
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.
FISA Section 702
Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.
GDPR vs US law conflict
EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.