🆚 Apple Music vs. Libsyn

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

📈 Apple Music is four times more popular than Libsyn.
🌎 Apple Music is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
🌍 Libsyn is more popular in Hong Kong, Greenland, and Jersey.

Apple Music

Libsyn

Type

Audio streaming service

About

Apple Music is a subscription-based audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc.

It offers over 100 million songs, supports lossless and spatial audio quality, and is available in over 160 countries and regions.

Libsyn is a podcast hosting platform that has been providing creators with hosting, distribution, and monetization services since 2004.

Headquarters

Cupertino, California, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Website

music.apple.com

libsyn.com #43,018

Pricing

Free version ❌Free trial for 1-3 months

Student$5.99/month

Individual$10.99/month

Family$16.99/month

Free version ❌

Basic
(3 hrs of uploads per month)$7/month

Plus
(6 hrs of uploads per month)$15/month

Advanced
(10 hrs of uploads per month)$20/month

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Apple Music audio streaming service is 4 times more popular than Libsyn.

Total websites

Market share

Audio Streaming

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Apple Music is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, while Libsyn is more popular in Hong Kong, Greenland, and Jersey.

United States

United Kingdom

Germany

Japan

France

Canada

Netherlands

Australia

Italy

Spain

Awards

🥈 Second most popular in Japan in the Audio Streaming category.
🥉 Third most popular in France in the Audio Streaming category.
🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the Audio Streaming category.
🥉 Third most popular in Italy in the Audio Streaming category.
🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Audio Streaming category.

⭐ 6th most popular in the United States in the Audio Streaming category.
⭐ 6th most popular in Sweden in the Audio Streaming category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Australia in the Audio Streaming category.
⭐ 7th most popular in Canada in the Audio Streaming category.
⭐ 8th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Audio Streaming category.

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Apple Music is more popular among sites focused on entertainment, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping, while Libsyn is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, business, and education and reference sites.

Entertainment

Blogs/Wiki

Business

Marketing/Merchandising

Education/Reference

Online Shopping

Internet Services

Software/Hardware

Health

Finance/Banking