Comparison of Online Music Stores

For streaming services, see list of online music databases.

The following table lists online music stores that carry a selection of songs by many record labels and artists. The stores listed below access passive databases and require access through a computer or some allow access and downloads through a mobile phone.

Store Tracks (M) Geographic
restrictions		 Platform FLAC ALAC WAV AAC MP3 WMA Vorbis DRM Preview (s) Trial
7digital 700120000000000000020
 yes
 Web Yes No No 320 kbps 320 kbps 192 kbps No no 700130000000000000030 No
Addictech 69975000000000000000.005
 no Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 2998700000000000000−-90 No
Amazon MP3 700120000000000000020 yes Web
 No No No No 256 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Arkade 69981200000000000000.012 no Web No No No No Yes No No no Full Yes
artistxite 700111000000000000011 yes Web No No No Yes Yes No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Audimated 69981000000000000000.010 no Web No No No No Yes No No no ? Yes
Bandcamp 70002500000000000002.5 no Web Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes no Full No
Beatport 70002000000000000002 yes
 Web No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No no 7002120000000000000120 No
Bleep.com ? no Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no Full No
Boomkat ? ? Web Yes No No No Yes No No no 7002120000000000000120 ?
BuyMusic 70001000000000000001
 Yes
US
 Windows
 No No No No No 256 kbps No PlaysForSure ? No
CDBaby 70003000000000000003
 ? Web No No No No 200 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Classical Archives 69996200000000000000.62 yes Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 Yes
Digital-Tunes ? no Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
Discogs 69994040000000000000.404
 no Web No No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 7002130000000000000130 No
eBay Digital Music Center ? Yes
US/CA		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
eMusic 700117000000000000017
 yes
 Web No No No No 256 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030
 Yes
Fairsharemusic 700118000000000000018 yes Web Yes No No 320 kbps 320 kbps 192 kbps No no 700130000000000000030 No
GoMusicNow 70002600000000000002.6
 no Web No No No No 192 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Google Play ? Yes
US, UK
 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700190000000000000090
 No
HDtracks ? yes
US		 Web Yes No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
HMV ? Yes
UK		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no ? ?
immergent.com 70008000000000000008 Yes
US		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
iMesh 700115000000000000015
 Yes
US/CA		 Windows No No No No 320 kbps 128 kbps No PlaysForSure 700130000000000000030 Yes
INZU 70001000000000000001 no Web No No Yes No Yes No No no Full No
iTunes Store 700128000000000000028
 yes
 Windows
Mac OS
iOS		 No No No 256 kbps No No No no / FairPlay 700190000000000000090
 No
Jamendo 69992100000000000000.21 no Web No No No No Yes No Yes no Full No
Juno / Juno Download ? Yes Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
KlickTrack ? no Web Yes No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 Yes
Magnatune 69981000000000000000.01 no Web Yes No Yes No 128 kbps No Yes no Full Yes
Moozone 700110000000000000010 Yes
US		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
MAQAM 69981000000000000000.01 no Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Napster 700115000000000000015
 yes
 Web
 No No No No 256 kbps 192 kbps No PlaysForSure 700130000000000000030 Yes
NewMusicFeeds.com 69972500000000000000.0025 no Web No No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Nimbit 70001000000000000001 no Web No No No No ? No No no 700130000000000000030 Yes
Optus Music Store ? Yes
AU		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
PayPlay.FM 70001900000000000001.9
 Yes
US		 Web No No No No 192 kbps 192 kbps No no
 700130000000000000030 No
PlayNow 70004000000000000004 yes Windows
Mac OS		 No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Puretracks 70003400000000000003.4
 Yes
US/CA		 Windows
Mac OS		 No No No No 320 kbps 192 kbps No PlaysForSure 700130000000000000030 No
Qobuz 70007200000000000007.2 yes Web Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 Yes
 no 700160000000000000060 Yes
Rhapsody 700116000000000000016
 Yes
US		 Web
 No No No No 256 kbps 192 kbps No Real DNA 700130000000000000030 Yes
Rhino Entertainment ? ? ? Yes Yes No No No Yes No ? 700130000000000000030 ?
Spotify 700118000000000000018 yes Any No No No No 320 kbps No No yes Full Yes
Traxsource 69995000000000000000.5 no Web No No Yes 256 kbps 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
TunesDiary ? ? Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no Full No
Vodafone Music 70006000000000000006 yes
 Windows No No No 64 kbps 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
WiMP 700113000000000000013 Yes
NO/DK		 Adobe Air No No No 256 kbps No No No no 70005000000000000005 Yes
Xbox Music 700130000000000000030 ? Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no Full
zero-inch 69993000000000000000.3 no Web No No No No 320 kbps No No ? 700160000000000000060 No
Zune Marketplace 700114000000000000014
 yes Windows
 No No No No 256/320 kbps 192 kbps No Partial 700130000000000000030 Yes
Store Tracks (M) Geographic
restrictions		 Platform FLAC ALAC WAV AAC MP3 WMA Vorbis DRM Preview (s) Trial

Wal-Mart Stores operated an online music store, but discontinued it in 2011.

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