The last one on our list of the best music streaming service right now is Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and its Google Play Music, which is pretty similar to Apple Music and Spotify, providing a free-of-charge access in exchange for ads and allowing an “All Access” subscription, which allow users to listen to over 35 million songs (it also costs $9.99 per month). Similar to Apple, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is taking advantage of Google’s own devices (Pixel, Chromecast, Google Home, etc.) as well as the popularity of the Android operating system. Edison Research estimated that Google Play All Access had a brand awareness of 37%, but just 5% of population listen to the service.
Conclusion: It’s hard to determine which service is the best, since, excluding costs, which are pretty similar, each service has its own attractive features. Users of Apple and Google devices might be more drawn to the pre-installed apps and the integration within an ecosystem. Amazon is cheaper for Prime subscribers, whose number is growing every day. Pandora allows users to discover new music and find songs that are related to their current mood (although competitors are catching up on that front). Spotify is one of the oldest in the industry and has brand loyalty and usability on its side. However, both Spotify and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) have yet to find ways to turn to profitability, while Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) services can be sustained for longer due to the solid financial situation of the companies behind them and strong user-bases. My personal subjective choice is Spotify because it’s the service that I have been using for years and I absolutely love it and don’t even think about switching to anything else.
That being said these were the best music streaming service right now, comparing Apple Music vs Pandora vs Spotify vs iHeartRadio & more. Which one is your favorite?
