Audius vs Yandex Music
Audius
audius.co
Yandex Music
music.yandex.ruSide by side
| Figure | Audius | Yandex Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| 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 | 6 |
| Spec score · Lossless music streaming services | 8.7 (#2) | 8.0 (#12) |
| Spec score · Music Streaming Software | 8.6 (#12) | 8.1 (#32) |
| Spec score · Free music streaming services | 8.6 (#10) | 8.0 (#25) |
| Spec score · Music streaming services | 8.2 (#27) | 8.9 (#7) |
| Audio quality | Streaming is delivered at 320kbps with a 48kHz sample rate, and artists can enable lossless downloads. | lossless |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lossless audio | Yes | Yes |
| Offline listening | The mobile app supports offline listening for favorited tracks, playlists, and albums. | Tracks, playlists, and albums can be saved in the app for offline listening. |
| Support | Audius directs users to [email protected] for help with mistaken copyright takedowns and verification difficulties. | Yandex Music support is provided by chat, has no telephone number, and accepts screenshots or diagnostic data in chat. |
| Supported platforms | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android | web,iOS,Android,Windows,macOS |
Plans
Yandex Music
- Yandex PlusPrice not published
- Plus with Amediateka and STARTPrice not published
- Яндекс Плюс449 RUB a month
- Плюс с Амедиатекой и START990 RUB a month
- Яндекс Плюс4,490 RUB a year
- Плюс с Амедиатекой и START5,299 RUB a year
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.
Yandex Music
Yandex Music has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.