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A music listener asks what an individual subscription costs per month, what the sound quality is, how much a student pays and whether there is a free version. These decide 50 points out of 100.
Score shows how the company does on our comparison criteria, on a 0–100 scale. Rankings cannot be bought.
Basic metrics · 75.3
+ Prices clearly displayed: individual 11.99, family 19.99, student 6.99 €/month – all on the same page
Basic metrics: 75.3, rank 1 · no change
– Free version: Apple Music's page only mentions paid subscriptions and not a permanent free tier.
Basic metrics · 70.0
+ All prices (individual 12.99, student 7.49, duo 18.49, family 21.99 €/month) clearly shown on a single page
Basic metrics: 70.0, rank 2 · no change
Basic metrics · 57.8
+ Prices clearly displayed already on the main page: 13.50 €/month (annual subscription) and 15.99 €/month (monthly subscription)
Basic metrics: 57.8, rank 3 · no change
– Student price: A student subscription is mentioned, but its price is not shown on the subscription page.
Basic metrics · 56.1
+ Cancellation made clear: 'Offers are not binding, so the order can be cancelled at any time' + direct 'Cancel my order' -link
Basic metrics: 56.1, rank 4 · no change
– Upper limit of sound quality: The subscription page only has a link to HiFi sound quality; bit depth or frequency is not stated on the subscription page.
The buying motives of these services could not be checked; the reason is shown for each one. They are not on the list as poor performers but as unscored. The result of the basic metrics is shown for comparison.
+ Finnish-language help site (support.google.com/youtube?hl=fi) covers YouTube Music features
– YouTube's subscription page stops at a cookie wall and prices could not be read; the wall was not bypassed.
Basic metrics: 42.2, rank 5 (for comparison only)
+ Amazon Music is available in Finland via amazon.de with a Prime or Unlimited subscription
– Amazon's Finnish page redirects to Amazon.de, and no Finnish order prices are shown, so the service cannot be measured.
Basic metrics: 19.7, rank 6 (for comparison only)
Weights are fixed. All companies are measured on the same scale. Read the full methodology.
| Buying motive | What is measured | Scale | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price of an individual order QUESTIONHow much does a standard single-person subscription cost per month? | Price of the cheapest single-person monthly subscription in euros, without promotions. | €9 or less = 100 points, €15 or more = 0, in between directly proportional. | 20 p |
| Upper limit of sound quality QUESTIONHow good a sound does the order get you? | Best sound quality stated by the service in the basic package. | Hi-Res up to 192 kHz = 100, lossless 24 bit / 44.1 kHz = 60, no lossless audio = 0. | 14 p |
| Student price QUESTIONHow much does a student pay per month? | Monthly price of a student subscription, in euros. | 5 € or less = 100 points, 10 € or more = 0, directly proportional in between. | 9 p |
| Free version QUESTIONCan I listen for free? | Is a permanent free tier offered in Finland. | Free tier available = 100, not available = 0. | 7 p |
| Basic metrics | Digital quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score | Basic metrics × 0.5 | 50 p |
We scored 6 music services sold in Finland on 19 metrics. The key question: are the monthly price, the differences between subscription tiers and cancellation stated clearly before subscribing?
The music service comparison focuses on whether the monthly price, the differences between subscription tiers and cancellation are clearly stated before subscribing. The openness of pricing varies significantly by service: some show all prices on one page, while for others the details have to be hunted down or sit behind a login wall.
Monthly prices shown publicly (30), differences between subscription tiers (quality, devices, offline) stated (20), cancellation and free trial terms stated (15), owning company stated on the site (15), Finnish-language site and prices in euros (10), independent review source shown (10)
Transparency is 30% of the basic metrics, i.e. 15% of the total points · these metrics make up its 100 points · the full formula and the other pillars
How to read the comparison correctly: Half of the points come from buyer's questions, i.e. things the buyer finds out before deciding. The other half measures how openly the company publishes its prices, terms and contact details. Clear differences in points indicate a genuine difference: one tells you the price immediately, another only after logging in. Close scores should not be read as a ranking order, because every measurement has a margin of variation. The measurement accuracy and the full calculation formula are open in the methodology.
Customer experience is brought into the assessment separately. We also collect customer feedback and customer experiences about companies through separate surveys. The survey results will be added to the overall assessment later.
All six services are international companies. Spotify is Swedish, Deezer and Qobuz are French, the rest are services of American technology giants. None of them is Finnish. We show the owner for each one.
Qobuz is the only hi-res specialist service on the list. It is the only one that markets lossless and hi-res audio as its primary feature. The other services offer high-quality audio as a higher-tier feature or not at all.
We do not assess the amount of music or playlists. The comparison measures measurable features of public websites: prices, differences between subscription tiers, cancellation and owner transparency before ordering.
Every company is measured with the same public formula: half of the points come from buyer's questions and half from basic metrics, which have four pillars: technical quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score. Ranking cannot be bought, and you can see the origin of each point on the company's profile. Read the full methodology →
Both offer over 100 million tracks, offline listening and an ad-free experience. Spotify is 12.99 €/month, Apple Music 11.99 €/month. Apple Music has lossless and hi-res audio and a Dolby Atmos mode included; in Spotify it is available as a feature without delay. The choice depends on your ecosystem: for iPhone users, Apple Music integrates more seamlessly.
With student discounts, Spotify (7.49 €/month) and Apple Music (6.99 €/month) are the cheapest. Without the discount, Spotify is 12.99 €/month and Apple Music 11.99 €/month. Deezer's annual plan (9.00 €/month with an annual fee) is cheaper but requires a one-off payment (107.99 €/year).
Qobuz is the only service that specialises in lossless and hi-res audio (up to 24-bit/192 kHz) as its basic tier. Apple Music includes lossless and Dolby Atmos audio in the basic price. Spotify added lossless audio (Spotify HiFi) in 2025.
We measure every service's public website with the same formula: whether the monthly price, the differences between subscription tiers and cancellation are stated clearly before ordering, whether the site is in Finnish, and whether the site works well technically. We do not assess the content of the music library or matters of taste.
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