Deezer
Depends
Confidence: Medium
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.
Comparison
Deezer and Qobuz both land on 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.
Buy it if you own hi-fi gear and specifically want hi-res streaming or 24-bit downloads.
| Compare | Deezer | Qobuz |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Audiophiles on a budget wanting hi-res | Audiophiles with hi-res DACs or streamers |
| Who it's not for | Spotify users invested in its social ecosystem | Casual listeners on cheap earbuds |
| Privacy | Disclosed Nov 2022 breach exposed 220M+ users' info; runs a vulnerability disclosure program; 2025 CVE affects only a third-party client.⁶ | Mixed signals: an XSS report on OpenBugBounty, unconfirmed breach threads, and no public security page. |
| Support quality | Zendesk/Ada case studies exist; no quality evidence found. | Some issues resolved; others report unresolved problems |
| Public sentiment | Users and reviewers call Deezer good with a strong catalog and quality, but few call it their top pick and pricing gripes recur.³ | Reviewers praise sound quality and hi-fi integrations, while forum users flag app complaints, playback issues, and billing frustrations.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | No regional pricing . users worldwide pay the same despite income differences.⁸ | Payment failures reported; one user says payments 'just don't work anymore'. |