# Free alternatives to Spotify Premium

> Spotify Premium (Premium Individual) costs $155.88 a year. Free alternatives: Navidrome and Jellyfin. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/spotify/
- Category: Media (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/media/)
- Vendor: Spotify
- Plan: Premium Individual
- Price: $12.99/month, $155.88/year
- Billing: monthly
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Premium Individual ... $12.99 / month after"
- Price source: https://www.spotify.com/us/premium/ (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Navidrome

- Website: https://www.navidrome.org
- Repository: https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome (24,078 stars, last push 2026-10-10)
- License: GPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/navidrome/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Jellyfin

- Website: https://jellyfin.org
- Repository: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin (58,058 stars, last push 2026-10-13)
- License: GPL-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/jellyfin/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Spotify Premium?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Navidrome (open source, GPL-3.0) and Jellyfin (open source, GPL-2.0).

### How much does Spotify Premium cost?

Spotify Premium's Premium Individual plan costs $12.99 a month, which is $155.88 a year (monthly). Source: the official pricing page at spotify.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Spotify Premium alternatives run on Linux?

Navidrome (self-hosted server; web UI) and Jellyfin (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Spotify Premium alternative?

Yes. Navidrome and Jellyfin run on your own server.

### Are these Spotify Premium alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Navidrome (GPL-3.0) and Jellyfin (GPL-2.0).

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