Spotify vs YouTube Music: Which Is Better?

YouTube Music comes with several Spotify alternatives, which makes it worth comparing.

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Is YouTube Music better than Spotify? The answer to this question is given in this story, let's know.

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Spotify has over 100 million songs in its catalog while YouTube Music hosts over 100 million songs.

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Spotify has over 100 million songs in its catalog while YouTube Music hosts over 100 million songs.

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Music Discovery

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One way Spotify easily beats YouTube Music is the ability to stream podcasts.

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Audio

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Pricing

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