Music · Sweden (SE)
Spotify
The Stockholm-born streaming giant.
The switch
Apple Music→Spotifyalso replaces Amazon Music
About
Swedish music streaming service with a massive catalogue, podcasts and audiobooks. Headquartered in Stockholm.
Why we recommend it
- Largest music catalogue
- Swedish company
- Free tier
EU vs USA
Spotify vs Apple Music
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 Spotify
🇺🇸 Apple Music
Headquarters
Stockholm, Sweden
Cupertino, USA
Jurisdiction
Sweden (GDPR)
USA
Data location
EU + global
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
Yes
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Spotify Technology SA
Apple Inc.
Founded
2006
2015
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