shazam.com

Shazam

Who runs Shazam, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest music recognition alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
AHA Music

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Shazam

Shazam shazam.com

Identify the music playing around you. Explore the music you love. Discover songs, lyrics, and artists on Shazam.

Wikidata: music application

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Shazam tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

None of the 16 alternatives below has fewer; 10 have more.

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Cookie banner
None found

We found no trackers, ad pixels or third-party embeds on Shazam’s homepage.

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Shazam

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Shazam, thumbs down if it isn’t.

No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    AHA Music aha-music.com English No trackers

    Song Finder: What Is This Song? Identify Any Song, Even Cover Songs | AHA Music

    Free online song finder: identify any song in seconds by recording, humming, uploading audio or pasting a video link — even cover songs and live versions that fingerprint apps like Shazam miss. With AI music detection.

    Compare AHA Music with Shazam →
  2. 02
    Genius genius.com Top 1K

    American digital media company

    Compare Genius with Shazam →
  3. 03
    Musixmatch musixmatch.com

    online music lyrics database

    Compare Musixmatch with Shazam →
  4. 04
    Chordify chordify.net

    music education platform

    Compare Chordify with Shazam →
  5. 05
    Songkick songkick.com English No trackers

    Find the Best Concerts Near You, Tour Dates & Tickets Worldwide | Songkick

    Find live music near you, track your favorite artists, get instant concert alerts and buy tickets for all the best upcoming concerts.

    Compare Songkick with Shazam →
  6. 06
    Suno suno.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Suno | AI Music Generator

    Create stunning original music for free in seconds using our AI generator. Make your own masterpieces, share with friends, and discover music from artists worldwide.

    Compare Suno with Shazam →
  7. 07
    Deezer deezer.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Deezer | 1 Month Free | Music Streaming app online

    Try Deezer at 0EUR! 120+ million tracks & podcasts in high resolution audio quality, ad-free, offline unlimited music and playlists. Plans from 11,99 €/month.

    Compare Deezer with Shazam →
  8. 08
    Udio udio.com English 3 trackers

    Udio | AI Music Generator - Official Website

    Discover, create, and share music with the world. Use the latest technology to create AI music in seconds.

    Compare Udio with Shazam →
  9. 09
    KuGou kugou.com Top 10K 1 tracker

    酷狗音乐 - 就是歌多!小说相声也很多!

    酷狗音乐在线正版音乐网站,为您提供酷狗音乐播放器下载 、在线音乐试听下载,提供听书、长音频、频道、听小说和MV播放服务。酷狗音乐,就是歌多!小说相声也很多!场景音乐也很多!

    Compare KuGou with Shazam →
  10. 10
    feature.fm English 2 trackers

    Feature.fm | The #1 music marketing platform for independent artists

    Deepen your relationship with your fans, promote your music and grow your career as an artist. Music smart links, Pre-Saves, merch, tours and more - all in one place.

    Compare feature.fm with Shazam →
  11. 11
    AIVA aiva.ai English 4 trackers

    AIVA, the AI Music Generation Assistant

    AIVA, your AI music generation assistant

    Compare AIVA with Shazam →
  12. 12
    stats.fm English No trackers

    stats.fm (Formerly Spotistats for Spotify)

    Your music, your stats, your story. Enter a new dimension of music by getting unique insights into your music taste.

    Compare stats.fm with Shazam →
  13. 13
    Pandora pandora.com Top 10K No trackers

    Pandora

    American music streaming and recommendation website

    Compare Pandora with Shazam →
  14. 14
    Wynk wynk.in English 1 tracker

    Music Online - Listen to Latest Mp3 Songs | Download New & Old Songs | Wynk Music

    Download & Listen to the Latest MP3 songs, Genres of Music & Podcast Online on Wynk Music. Create your Playlist to Enjoy Hindi, English, Bollywood, Regional, Old Songs & much more.

    Compare Wynk with Shazam →
  15. 15
    7digital 7digital.com

    British music download company

    Compare 7digital with Shazam →
  16. 16
    Stingray yokee.tv English 1 tracker

    Yokee - Stingray

    Explore our songbook’s collection. Find the exact song for your taste and style.

    Compare Stingray with Shazam →
  17. 17
    ReverbNation reverbnation.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    ReverbNation

    ReverbNation helps Artists grow lasting careers by introducing them to music industry partners, exposing them to fans, and building innovative tools to promote their success.

    Compare ReverbNation with Shazam →
  18. 18
    Audiomack audiomack.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Audiomack - Music platform empowering artists & fans | Audiomack

    Audiomack is a youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform that allows creators to share unlimited music and podcast content for free.

    Compare Audiomack with Shazam →
  19. 19
    AmpMe ampme.com 3 trackers

    AmpMe - Turn Your Friends Into A Portable Sound System

    Sync your phone with friends. Create a portable sound system.

    Compare AmpMe with Shazam →
  20. 20
    Mubert mubert.com English 2 trackers

    ≻ Mubert AI Music Generator — Royalty Free Music ✓ Best AI Music Generator

    Discover Mubert, the best AI music generator for royalty free music ➠ Generate music from text prompts for videos and projects online ✓ Create royalty free audio

    Compare Mubert with Shazam →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Shazam’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Shazam uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Shazam adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 6 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
59 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Shazam’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

PandoraAIVAKuGouDeezerSunoSongkickChordifyMusixmatchGeniusAHA Music

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