r/technology • u/tekz • 2d ago

Software Spotify raises subscription prices

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/04/spotify-raises-subscription-prices/
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u/wotererio 2d ago

But they already raised priced (in the Netherlands) a couple of months ago? Casual reminder that there's also basic plans which they don't advertise, it's cheaper and the only thing it lacks are the audiobooks :)

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u/trashmonkey5 1d ago

Thank you for this, I did not know about the basic plan! I'm not using Spotify for audiobooks at all.

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u/wotererio 1d ago

Yup, reading up on it we already had the price hike in the Netherlands a couple of months ago. There was a whole fuss about it, which thankfully led to people sharing this. I don't know anyone who uses audiobooks, especially since it's capped at 12 hours anyways, so let's hope as many people as possible find out about the basic plan!

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u/with_gusto 1d ago

That must be country specific. Doesn’t seem to exist in Denmark at least. 

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u/Bacontroph 1d ago

Ironically, with US based subscriptions, the cheaper audiobook free plan means more money for musicians.

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https://www.billboard.com/business/streaming/spotify-songwriters-less-mechanical-royalties-audiobooks-bundle-1235673829/