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Should I use Deezer?

Try Deezer at 0USD! 120+ million tracks & podcasts in high resolution audio quality, ad-free, offline unlimited music and playlists. Plans from $11.99/month. - deezer.com

Depends. Buy if you want a deep 120M-track catalog with hi-res audio and Duo/Family plans and you're not tied to Spotify's ecosystem. Skip if you're a max-quality audiophile, need regional pricing, or weigh data-security history heavily.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources: reviews, security disclosures, pricing pages, and community threads. Some review snippets were truncated.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityZendesk/Ada case studies exist; no quality evidence found.
  • Security posture

Pricing

$11.99/mo or $107.99/yr

Premium

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Family$19.99/mo
StudentDiscounted (not confirmed in sources)

Best for

  • Audiophiles on a budget wanting hi-res
  • Households needing Duo/Family plans
  • Music + podcast listeners in one app
  • Wear OS owners wanting offline watch listening

Not for

  • Spotify users invested in its social ecosystem
  • Max-audiophile ears chasing Tidal/Qobuz-grade sound
  • Budget users in lower-income regions — no regional pricing
  • Privacy-first buyers wary after the 2022 breach

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No regional pricing — users worldwide pay the same despite income differences.

medium

Repeated price hikes since 2019; long-time users report feeling priced out.

medium

Downloads are DRM-locked; a third-party converter ecosystem exists to work around it.

low

Annual Premium costs $107.99/yr; retention discounts surface mainly in cancellation flows.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 120M+ tracks plus podcasts, hi-res audio, ad-free, offline unlimited.
  • Full plan lineup: Premium, Duo, Family, Student.
  • PCMag calls it 'a compelling mix' of catalog and original shows.
  • Wear OS app supports offline listening from your watch.
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating from customer reviews.

Cons

  • TechRadar: 'not our favorite music streaming service.'
  • TrustedReviews verdict: good, but not compelling.
  • 2022 breach exposed data of 220M+ users.
  • Users complain of repeated price increases.
  • Reviewers note it lags rivals on audio quality.

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 10 sources - Disclosed Nov 2022 breach exposed 220M+ users' info; runs a vulnerability disclosure program; 2025 CVE affects a third-party client.

official x1review x4security x2news x3
  • 2022 data breach, Disclosed November 2022 after a third-party incident; over 220 million users' info was exposed.
  • CVE-2025-32439 (third-party client), pleezer, an unofficial headless Deezer client, allows resource exhaustion (CVSS 6.5, medium). Not Deezer's own apps.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $11.99/mo or $107.99/yr

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Price hikes and no regional pricing frustrate users.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Users report it 'really good'; reviewers call it compelling.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Hi-res audio, offline, Wear OS app, podcasts, 120M tracks.
  • Support quality. Zendesk/Ada case studies exist; no quality evidence found.
  • Security posture: 2/5. 2022 breach exposed 220M+ users' info.
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating customer service reviews
  • $11.99/mo Starting price Premium; $107.99/yr annual
  • 120M+ tracks Catalog plus podcasts
  • 2007 Founded Paris, France

Pricing

Premium

$11.99/mo or $107.99/yr

  • Ad-free, offline unlimited
  • Hi-res audio
  • 1 month free trial

Family

$19.99/mo

  • Household plan
  • Same premium perks

Student

Discounted (not confirmed in sources)

  • Cheaper with verification

Security

Disclosed Nov 2022 breach exposed 220M+ users' info; runs a vulnerability disclosure program; 2025 CVE affects a third-party client.

  • 2022 data breachDisclosed November 2022 after a third-party incident; over 220 million users' info was exposed.⁶
  • CVE-2025-32439 (third-party client)pleezer, an unofficial headless Deezer client, allows resource exhaustion (CVSS 6.5, medium). Not Deezer's own apps.⁷

What users say

Users and reviewers call Deezer good with a strong catalog and quality, but few call it their top pick and pricing gripes recur.

“I tried Deezer just to se how it is, must say that it is really good”
Facebook, evo user group
“Deezer isn't our favorite music streaming service”
TechRadar review
“Good but not compelling”
Trusted Reviews review title

Alternatives

Compare Deezer with each alternative.

  • Apple Music

    Better fit inside Apple devices and ecosystem.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources: reviews, security disclosures, pricing pages, and community threads. Some review snippets were truncated.

Solid 120M-track catalog and hi-res at $11.99/mo, but a 2022 breach, price hikes, and a weaker ecosystem than Spotify.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources: reviews, security disclosures, pricing pages, and community threads. Some review snippets were truncated.

Sources

  1. Deezer Plans | Subscriptions from $11.99deezer.com
    official
  2. Deezer Review: Strong Music Catalog, Original Showsuk.pcmag.com
    review
  3. Deezer reviewtechradar.com
    review
  4. Deezer Review: Good but not compellingtrustedreviews.com
    review
  5. Read Customer Service Reviews of www.deezer.comtrustpilot.com
    review
  6. Deezer Data Breachhaveibeenpwned.com
    security
  7. CVE-2025-32439 Detailnvd.nist.gov
    security
  8. Deezer has got really expensive for meen.deezercommunity.com
    news
  9. Deezer Cost 2026: $11.99/mo (Premium) or $19.99lowermysubs.com
    news
  10. Deezer - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
    news

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