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24 alternatives to TheParade

Fast, free, unlimited music discovery.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TheParade launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Drop v2▲215

   EDM discovery community, now w/ instant search and genres

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Soundcloud Wall▲111

   Discover new music faster

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Songdrop▲69

   Pinterest for music

   2013 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MTME▲102

   A new way to discover music

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SonicRoad▲63

   Discover great music faster than ever before

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Spotify▲142

   Any song. One tap away.

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Upload▲178

   SoundCloud's answer to Spotify's Discover Weekly

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   old.thesixtyone▲67

   The original and awesome music discovery platform

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Encore Music▲89

   Discover and connect with local musicians nearby

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    RCRDList▲73

    Curated Daily Music Discovery

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    VOX (iOS)▲84

    All your music in one player

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Merchbar▲182

    Discover and Buy Music Merch

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SoundRad▲73

    A radically simpler & faster SoundCloud player

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    tunedup▲73

    Discover new music with stacks of tracks at your fingertips

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Free Music Archive▲101

    Interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    shuffler.fm▲73

    Music discovery through blogs.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Timbre▲78

    The simple way to find live music

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SoundCloud Instant▲67

    Real time SoundCloud Search

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    bubblr▲66

    Discover the music that's around you

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Indie Shuffle▲69

    Music discovery and exploration on web, iOS and Android

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HillyDilly for Android▲78

    Free music streaming of the world’s best music

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Medium Sounds▲116

    Add music to your Medium posts

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DiscoverTracks▲69

    Listen to tracks your favorite musicians love

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    trending.fm▲67

    social music

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →