12 European Music Streaming vendors.
Music Streaming: Music streaming services — listening, playlists, podcasts. Below, every vendor in the knowledge base headquartered in the EU or the EEA, each checked by us for headquarters, owner, hosting and licence. Non-European vendors are listed at the bottom with a link to their European alternatives.
37 vendors in total: 12 European, 13 American, 12 other; 2 open source. Last checked: 5 October 2026.
Why this matters for digital sovereignty
Music streaming services collect listening history and payment details that count as personal data under GDPR, even though the impact is usually modest compared with business data. Check whether you can cancel without losing your data and whether the service shares listening habits with third parties for advertising.
European vendors
- DeezerEU sovereign
French music streaming service with European roots
France
- Funkwhale (self-host)Self-hosted / open source
Federated open-source music streaming; self-hostable
France · open-source
- HIGHRESAUDIOEU sovereign
German hi-res audio-streaming service (Berlin, founded 2010) prioritising sound quality over algorithms and advertising.
Germany
- IDAGIOEU sovereign
German classical music streaming platform
Germany
- JamendoEU sovereign
Luxembourg music streaming and download platform (Winamp Group) with 600,000+ songs from independent artists under Creative Commons licences.
Luxembourg
- Klassik Radio PlusEU sovereign
German radio-based streaming platform with 180+ channels focused on classical, jazz and film music.
Germany
- Navidrome (self-host)Self-hosted / open source
Open-source personal music streaming server
European Union (distributed) · open-source
- QobuzEU sovereign
French hi-res music streaming and download platform
France
- SoundCloudEU sovereign
Berlin-based audio platform for music sharing and streaming
Germany
- SpotifyEU sovereign
Swedish music streaming platform with global reach
Sweden
- STAGE+EU-hosted, non-EU parent
German classical-music streaming platform from Deutsche Grammophon (Universal Music Group) with livestreams and lossless audio.
Germany · owner in United States
- TidalEU-hosted, non-EU parent
Norwegian music streaming service focused on high-fidelity audio
Norway · owner in United States
Non-European vendors in this category
For each vendor, the page with European alternatives and the sovereignty profile.
- Non-EU vendorAmazon MusicUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAnghamiUnited Arab Emirates · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorApple MusicUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAudacyUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAudiomackUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorAudiusUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBandcampUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorBoomplayNigeria · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorFLOSouth Korea · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendoriHeartRadioUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorJioSaavnIndia · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorJooxChina · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorKKBOXTaiwan · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorLissenUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorLiveOneUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMelonSouth Korea · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMixcloudUnited Kingdom · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorMOOVHong Kong SAR China · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorNetEase Cloud MusicChina · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorPandoraUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorSiriusXMUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorTuneInUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorVocanaUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYandex MusicRussia · 8 EU alternatives
- Non-EU vendorYouTube MusicUnited States · 8 EU alternatives
Frequently asked questions
Which European Music Streaming vendors are there?
The knowledge base lists 12 European Music Streaming vendors, including Deezer, Funkwhale (self-host), HIGHRESAUDIO and IDAGIO. Every record is checked for headquarters, ultimate owner, hosting locations and licence.
Are there open-source options for Music Streaming?
Yes. Open-source Music Streaming software from Europe includes Funkwhale (self-host) and Navidrome (self-host); you can self-host it with the encryption keys under your own control.