Tidal vs Spotify
Tidal's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Individual at $11.99/mo; Spotify's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Premium Individual at $12.99/mo. Tidal has raised prices 3 times since 2022, and Spotify has raised prices 3 times since 2022. US prices, verified Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Plans, ads and limits
- Cheapest plan anyone can buy
- Tidal: $11.99/mo · Individual
- Spotify: $12.99/mo · Premium Individual
- Price increases
- Tidal: 3 since 2022
- Spotify: 3 since 2022
- Latest increase
- Last change
- Ads
- Tidal:
- Individual: Ad-free, offline listening
- Family: Ad-free, offline listening
- Spotify: Not listed
- Audio quality
- Tidal:
- Individual: HiRes FLAC + Dolby Atmos
- Family: HiRes FLAC + Dolby Atmos
- Spotify:
- Premium Individual: 15 hours/month
- Premium Duo: 15 h/mo, manager only
- Premium Family: 15 h/mo, manager only
Current plans
Every plan and price
US prices, verified (Tidal) and (Spotify).
Tidal
- Individual$11.99/mo
- Family$19.99/mo
- Student$6.99/mo
- DJ$19.99/mo
- DJ Student$14.49/mo
Spotify
- Premium Individual$12.99/mo
- Premium Student$6.99/mo
- Premium Duo$18.99/mo
- Premium Family$21.99/mo
Price history
What each plan has cost
The price in effect over time, from each service's records. A hollow dot marks a price in effect on or before that date.
Now
$5$10$15$20$25
20222023202420252026
| Individual | 2022-01-01 | $9.99 |
| Individual | 2023-08-03 | $10.99 |
| Individual | 2026-07-02 | $11.99 |
| Family | 2022-01-19 | $14.99 |
| Family | 2023-08-03 | $16.99 |
| Family | 2026-07-02 | $19.99 |
| Student | 2022-01-19 | $4.99 |
| Student | 2024-08-20 | $5.49 |
| Student | 2026-07-02 | $6.99 |
Now
$5$10$15$20$25
20222023202420252026
| Premium Individual | 2022-01-01 | $9.99 |
| Premium Individual | 2023-07-24 | $10.99 |
| Premium Individual | 2024-06-03 | $11.99 |
| Premium Individual | 2026-01-15 | $12.99 |
| Premium Family | 2022-01-01 | $15.99 |
| Premium Family | 2023-07-24 | $16.99 |
| Premium Family | 2024-06-03 | $19.99 |
| Premium Family | 2026-01-15 | $21.99 |
| Premium Student | 2022-01-01 | $4.99 |
| Premium Student | 2023-07-24 | $5.99 |
| Premium Student | 2026-01-15 | $6.99 |
| Premium Duo | 2022-01-01 | $12.99 |
| Premium Duo | 2023-07-24 | $14.99 |
| Premium Duo | 2024-06-03 | $16.99 |
| Premium Duo | 2026-01-15 | $18.99 |
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