Audius vs TIDAL
Audius
audius.coTIDAL
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| Figure | Audius | TIDAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $11.99/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 7 |
| Spec score · Lossless music streaming services | 8.7 (#2) | 8.2 (#9) |
| Spec score · Music Streaming Software | 8.6 (#12) | 8.2 (#29) |
| Spec score · Music streaming services | 8.2 (#27) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Audio quality | Streaming is delivered at 320kbps with a 48kHz sample rate, and artists can enable lossless downloads. | Max quality can provide HiRes FLAC up to 24-bit/192 kHz, High provides FLAC up to 16-bit/44.1 kHz, and Low provides up to 320 kbps. |
| Devices | Audius supports modern Android and iOS devices, desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and most web browsers. | TIDAL offers a web player, desktop apps for macOS 14+ and Windows 10+, and apps for Android and iOS. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Lossless audio | Yes | Yes |
| Offline listening | The mobile app supports offline listening for favorited tracks, playlists, and albums. | Yes |
| Support | Audius directs users to [email protected] for help with mistaken copyright takedowns and verification difficulties. | TIDAL directs customers to its support pages for answers and customer assistance. |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | web,Windows,macOS,iOS,Android,Apple TV,Android TV,Apple Watch,Chromecast,CarPlay,Android Auto,Amazon Alexa |
Plans
TIDAL
- Individual$11.99 a month
- StudentPriced on request
- StudentPrice not published
- Family$19.99 a month
- DJ$19.99 a month
- DJ StudentPrice not published
- DJ StudentPriced on request
In their own words
Audius
Audius is a music streaming and sharing platform for artists, labels and fans. Listeners can discover, stream, collect, like and share tracks at no cost, while artists can upload and promote music for free and choose whether releases are free or priced. Streaming is delivered at 320kbps with a 48kHz sample rate, and artists can enable lossless downloads. Search filters cover profiles, tracks, albums and playlists, with options such as genre, mood, key, BPM and download availability. Fans can buy tracks and albums by credit or debit card or cryptocurrency, with payments going directly to artists; Audius takes a 10% network fee on music sales, with the remaining 90% available for instant withdrawal. Audius supports offline listening and runs on the web, Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux. Its REST API supports querying and streaming tracks, users and playlists, with JavaScript SDK, OAuth login and GraphQL tools also available. Direct messages are end-to-end encrypted, but group messaging is unavailable.