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 vs Tidal
Deezer and Tidal both land on Depends.
Tidal
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if hi-res sound and artist-first streaming matter more to you than price and polish.
| Compare | Deezer | Tidal |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Audiophiles on a budget wanting hi-res | Audiophiles with hi-fi gear |
| Who it's not for | Spotify users invested in its social ecosystem | Casual background-music listeners . pure overkill |
| Privacy | Disclosed Nov 2022 breach exposed 220M+ users' info; runs a vulnerability disclosure program; 2025 CVE affects only a third-party client.⁶ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Zendesk/Ada case studies exist; no quality evidence found. | No support-quality evidence found |
| 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 | Switchers praise sound quality and the library but report inconsistent app reliability, weak organization, and rising prices. |
| Biggest gotcha | No regional pricing . users worldwide pay the same despite income differences.⁸ | Free tier removed in 2024 . no costless way to test it long-term |
Pick Deezer when
- 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
When Deezer is not a fit
- 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
Pick Tidal when
- Audiophiles with hi-fi gear
- Spotify switchers chasing better sound
- DJs needing high-quality streaming
- Listeners who prioritize artist payouts
When Tidal is not a fit
- Casual background-music listeners . pure overkill
- Anyone wanting a free tier
- Budget streamers after the 2026 price hikes
- People who prize playlist organization . reviewers call it weak
Sources
- Deezer Plans | Subscriptions from $11.99deezer.comofficial
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- Deezer reviewtechradar.comreview
- Deezer Review: Good but not compellingtrustedreviews.comreview
- Read Customer Service Reviews of www.deezer.comtrustpilot.comreview
- Deezer Data Breachhaveibeenpwned.comsecurity
- CVE-2025-32439 Detailnvd.nist.govsecurity
- Deezer has got really expensive for meen.deezercommunity.comnews
- Deezer Cost 2026: $11.99/mo (Premium) or $19.99lowermysubs.comnews
- Deezer - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgnews
- Subscription Types - TIDAL Supportsupport.tidal.comofficial
- TIDAL pricing pagetidal.comofficial
- TIDAL homepage (free transfer)tidal.comofficial
- Worth it? : r/TIdaLreddit.comreview
- Price increase announcement : r/TIdaLreddit.comreview
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