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Amazon Music (left) and Spotify (right).
- I tried out Amazon Music and Spotify each for a few days to see how they compare.
- Amazon Music is catching up to Spotify, and recently reported it has more than 55 million customers.
- Neither free service convinced me it was good enough for everyday use, but I preferred Spotify for the better-looking design and ease of use.
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I've been an Apple Music user since 2015 when it first debuted, on an account I share with the rest of my family. I'm not necessarily looking to switch music streaming services, although I am jealous of the great end of year recaps Spotify users get.
But with Amazon Music's recent release of its free version and subsequent growth that rivals both Spotify and Apple Music, we wanted to see how they compare.
Amazon is a relative newcomer and doesn't have the userbase of other services. As of January 22, Amazon Music has 55 million users across its five tiers of service, The Verge reported. For comparison, Spotify most recently reported 113 million paying customers, 248 million overall, and Apple Music has 60 million on its only tier, which is paid.
Here are how Amazon and Spotify's free, ad-supported services compare.
