Music lovers are spoilt for choice with the wide variety of music streaming services available. Deezer is one of the numerous platforms you might choose, although, with around 16 million monthly active users, it lags some distance behind market leaders Spotify and Apple Music.

However, with its focus on High-Quality audio, Deezer is emerging as a serious contender to its larger rivals.

If you’re considering signing up to Deezer, which plan should you choose? We take a look at the subscription plans available.

What Is the Deezer Free Plan?

Deezer allows you to listen for free to its catalog of over 90 million tracks without needing to give the company any payment details. Simply input some basic information, or sign up using your Facebook, Apple, or Google accounts, and you’ll be up and running in no time.

Deezer prompts you to choose at least three of your favorite artists, and this informs your personalized recommendations.

With the Deezer Free plan, you can do the following:

• Stream music for free.
• Listen to personalized recommendations in the Made For You section.
• Benefit from Flow, a self-learning feature that plays and recommends songs based on your listening preferences.
• Enjoy Flow Moods, an infinite playlist based on a particular mood that you select.
• Create and share playlists.
• Identify tracks with Songcatcher, a listening tool to help capture and save tunes you love.
• Sing along using the Lyrics feature.
• Listen to thousands of podcasts.
• Use the sleep timer to stop listening whenever you choose.

However, you will notice some frustrating limitations after spending some time on this plan. Deezer serves up periodic advertisements between tracks, and regular pop-ups remind you of the benefits of signing up for the Premium service. You cannot download tracks for offline listening, and some playlists have skip limits. And the audio quality is just 128kbit/s, far from optimal for audiophiles.

Try Deezer Free to see if the service is for you. There's a lot you need to know about Deezer before you subscribe, so using the free plan will let you know if the service is worth it.

What Features Are Included in Deezer Premium?

Deezer also offers a premium plan that starts at $6.99/month, and you get a free month when you subscribe. You can also cancel any time you want if you think the service isn't for you. Sign up for the Deezer Premium plan to access its comprehensive range of features.

These include:

• Unlimited access to all tracks in the Deezer music catalog.
• Advertisement-free listening allows you to listen to the entire catalog without interruptions.
• Listen to all of your favorite music in High Fidelity. Previously only available on an upgraded Hi-Fi plan, Hi-Fi is now available to all Premium and Family plan users. Audio is encoded with 16-Bit/44.1 kHz FLAC to deliver the best listening experience.
• Take complete control over audio quality in the app settings. Choose from Basic (64kbit/s), Standard (128kbit/s), High Quality (320kbit/s), or High Fidelity (1411 kbit/s) options for streaming and download to suit your Wi-Fi connection speed or cellular data requirements. However, there are many other ways to improve sound quality in Deezer.
• Download music for offline listening.
• Enjoy unlimited skips and full control over your queued music.
• Link up to three devices to your account–note that you can only play music on one of the three devices at a time.
• Output audio to your chosen device, including smart speakers, car devices, or wearables such as Apple Watch. Check if your device is supported on Deezer’s supported devices webpage.

Deezer Premium is built for solo listeners. If you need to share your account with others, you’ll want to consider the Deezer Family plan.

Deezer Family Plan: Deezer Premium for the Whole Family

The Deezer Family plan goes for $10.99.month, and, just like Deezer Premium, you can cancel it at any time. The biggest difference is that you can use six individual accounts on the plan. This plan includes all of the Deezer Premium features we already mentioned, and you also get a few other features exclusive to this plan:

• Each user will have their own playlists and Flow, so other people’s favorite tracks won’t filter into your carefully curated collections.
• Child profiles, so you have control over what your kids are listening to.
• Cross-device listening on up to 13 devices.

Overall, this is a cheaper way to access Deezer Premium than paying for individual plans. Deezer Family costs less than two Premium plans, making it the ideal solution for a whole household to listen to unlimited music and podcasts.

How to Save Money on Your Deezer Subscription

You’ll save 25% of the annual cost by paying for a Deezer Premium Annual plan. Paying for the whole year’s subscription gives you 12 months for the price of nine, so you'll only have to pay $62.90/year instead of $83.88/year.

The Deezer Student plan offers you a hefty discount if you're enrolled in a college or university. At the time of writing, this stands at half the cost of the full-priced plan.

Choose the Right Deezer Plan for You

Each Deezer plan gives you access to its vast music library, and all of the desktop and mobile apps are easy and intuitive to navigate. The correct Deezer plan for you really depends on your individual needs.

Free trials are available on each of the paid plans, so you can easily try the service to see whether it suits you. With so many options, you’re bound to find the best solution for you.