Music is personal, so choosing a music streaming service should be, too. Amazon Music and Apple Music offer similar streaming features for similar prices, but small differences between the platforms make one the best fit for most listening habits.

We compare the two music giants below in terms of pricing, playback quality, and more — just in time for Prime Day.

Subscriptions and pricing

Amazon Music offers three subscription plans with different features: Free, Prime, and Unlimited. A free plan includes ads and only allows you to shuffle an artist, album, or playlist, not to play those songs in order. Amazon Music Prime, which comes free with an Amazon Prime subscription, is ad-free but still shuffle-only. The Amazon Music Unlimited plan offers shuffle and non-shuffle listening and HD and spatial audio for $9.99 per month for Prime members ($10.99 per month for non-Prime members). The Amazon Music Family Plan includes up to six accounts and is $16.99 per month.

In this comparison, we will be focusing on Amazon Music Unlimited.