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            "website": "https://www.amazon.com/music/unlimited",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/amazon-music",
            "tagline": "Music streaming with a free tier and an ad-free Unlimited plan",
            "summary": "Amazon Music is Amazon's music streaming service, with a free tier and an ad-free Unlimited subscription. Unlimited offers access to 100 million songs and costs $12.99 a month in the US after a 30-day trial, or less for Prime members. It has a web player and an app.",
            "developer": "Amazon",
            "platforms": [
                "web",
                "windows",
                "macos",
                "ios",
                "android"
            ],
            "pricing": "freemium",
            "price_note": "Free tier; Unlimited is $12.99 a month in the US",
            "free_to_use": true,
            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "Free tier and an ad-free Unlimited plan",
                "Prime members get a lower Unlimited price",
                "Web player and an app"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Non-Prime members pay the full monthly Unlimited price",
                "Closed source, so the code cannot be checked"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "Amazon Music streams songs, albums, playlists and podcasts. Its US Unlimited page offers access to 100 million songs, ad-free, with a 30-day free trial, and the site lists Amazon Music Free as a separate free option. The page also says Audible is now included with Unlimited.\n\nThe service has a web player and an app, and Amazon's page links a download for the app. Prime members pay a lower monthly price for Unlimited, according to the same page. Amazon Music is closed source. It suits people who already buy from Amazon, while listeners who want a music-first interface may prefer Spotify or Deezer."
        },
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            "slug": "qobuz",
            "name": "Qobuz",
            "kind": "app",
            "website": "https://www.qobuz.com/",
            "page": "https://listme.name/software/qobuz",
            "tagline": "Streaming and Hi-Res downloads for high-quality audio",
            "summary": "Qobuz is a music streaming service and Hi-Res download store, with more than 100 million tracks available in high sound quality. It is a paid subscription with a free trial, and its UK pages list a monthly plan and an annual payment option. Qobuz says it publishes its average pay per stream to artists.",
            "platforms": [
                "web",
                "windows",
                "macos",
                "ios",
                "android"
            ],
            "pricing": "subscription",
            "price_note": "Paid subscription with a free trial; UK monthly plan from £12.99",
            "free_to_use": false,
            "open_source": false,
            "strengths": [
                "High-resolution streaming and 24-bit downloads",
                "Says it publishes its average pay per stream to artists",
                "Free trial before paying"
            ],
            "limits": [
                "Paid subscription with no free tier",
                "Closed source, so the code cannot be checked"
            ],
            "checked": "2026-10-10",
            "connected_to_publisher": false,
            "overview": "Qobuz streams music in high sound quality, and it also sells Hi-Res downloads in 24-bit formats. Its site says it has more than 100 million tracks available for unlimited streaming, and it describes itself as the worldwide leader in 24-bit Hi-Res downloads.\n\nQobuz is a paid service with a free trial, and its UK pages list a monthly subscription and a yearly payment option. It is closed source. Compared with Spotify, it puts more weight on audio quality and downloads, so listeners with good equipment may prefer it. Platforms on this page are limited to its web service, since its app pages were not checked."
        }
    ],
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        "Amazon Music has a free plan or free version; Qobuz does not.",
        "Amazon Music: free plan, paid upgrades. Qobuz: subscription."
    ],
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                    "product": "amazon-music",
                    "rank": 5,
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                    "verdict": "A free tier and an ad-free Unlimited plan with 100 million songs and a lower price for Prime members. It is closed source.",
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                    "spec": {
                        "catalog": "100 million songs",
                        "free_tier": true,
                        "platforms": "Web player and app",
                        "cost": "Free tier, Unlimited $12.99 a month (US)"
                    }
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                {
                    "product": "qobuz",
                    "rank": 6,
                    "score": 80,
                    "verdict": "Built around 24-bit Hi-Res streaming and downloads, with over 100 million tracks. It has no free tier, and it costs more than the free-tier options here.",
                    "best_for": "Listeners who want high-resolution audio",
                    "spec": {
                        "catalog": "100 million tracks",
                        "free_tier": false,
                        "platforms": "Web",
                        "cost": "Paid subscription with a free trial"
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