ListenBrainz vs stats.fm

ListenBrainz lands on Worth it, and stats.fm lands on Depends.

ListenBrainz

listenbrainz.org

Analyzed October 3, 2026

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Use it if you're a music obsessive who wants free, open, exportable listening data and deeper stats than Last.fm.

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stats.fm

Analyzed October 6, 2026

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy Plus if you're a music nerd who wants all-time listening stats and leaderboards beyond Spotify Wrapped.

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ListenBrainz versus stats.fm
Compare	ListenBrainz	stats.fm
Verdict	Worth it	Depends
Best for	Music nerds tracking every play	Music nerds wanting all-time stats
Who it's not for	Casual listeners wanting zero-setup tracking	Casual listeners happy with Spotify's built-in stats
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹¹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	Volunteer community forum; no paid SLA	No support evidence in sources
Public sentiment	Enthusiasts praise the open, self-hostable data and richer stats, but report scrobble reliability gaps versus.^⁵	Users love the all-time stats for daily use, but a vocal group says it's less worth paying for since Spotify launched native listening stats.¹⁶
Biggest gotcha	Nonprofit, donation-funded: no SLA or paid support; fixes move at volunteer pace.^¹	Plus is a recurring annual subscription now; early adopters paid $2.

Pick ListenBrainz when

Music nerds tracking every play
Self-hosted server users (Navidrome, Funkwhale)
Last.fm refugees wanting data ownership
Developers building on listening APIs

When ListenBrainz is not a fit

Casual listeners wanting zero-setup tracking
App developers needing Spotify-scale listening-data reach
Anyone needing Last.fm feature parity today
iOS-first users wanting a mature app

Pick stats.fm when

Music nerds wanting all-time stats
Year-round Wrapped-style tracking
Spotify and Apple Music listeners
Leaderboard-competitive listeners

When stats.fm is not a fit

Casual listeners happy with Spotify's built-in stats
Once-a-year Wrapped-only listeners
Anyone unwilling to import their Spotify data
Buyers expecting the old $2 one-time price

Sources

ListenBrainz donate pagelistenbrainz.org
official
ListenBrainz homepagelistenbrainz.org
official
Last.fm API proxylistenbrainz.org
official
ListenBrainz client libraries docslistenbrainz.readthedocs.io
official
listenbrainz under-scrobbling compared to lastfmreddit.com
review
ListenBrainz is live, an open source version of the originalreddit.com
review
Weekly Jams not updating weeklyreddit.com
review
LastFM and ListenBrainz likes sync questionreddit.com
review
How to Get User Listening Data for a Wrapped Featuretrophy.so
news
ListenBrainz iOS App - Road to Productioncommunity.metabrainz.org
official
ListenBrainz product security pagelistenbrainz.org
security
listenbrainz-labs security policygithub.com
security
MusicBrainz / MetaBrainz overviewen.wikipedia.org
news
Statistics proposal and self-hosting ListenBrainzjwheel.org
review
Go Beyond Basic Spotify Stats With Advanced Stats.fmmaketecheasier.com
review
STATSFM ISN'T WORTH IT ANYMOREreddit.com
review