Shazam comparisons
Shazam is compared head-to-head with SoundHound, ACRCloud and AHA Music and more: 7 head-to-heads in Music Identification Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Shazam head-to-head
- Shazam vs SoundHound
- Shazam vs ACRCloud
- Shazam vs AHA Music
- Shazam vs Snag
- Shazam vs WhoSampled
- Shazam vs Audile
- Shazam vs AirScrobble
Shazam vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Platform support | Lyrics | Identification history | Offline identification | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shazam | Yes | Free | Cross-platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 |
| 2 | SoundHound | Yes | Mobile | Yes | Yes | No | 8.8 | |
| 3 | ACRCloud | Yes | Cross-platform | Yes | 8.6 | |||
| 4 | AHA Music | Yes | Cross-platform | Yes | 8.4 | |||
| 5 | Snag | Yes | Free | Mobile | No | Yes | Yes | 8.2 |
| 6 | WhoSampled | Yes | Cross-platform | Yes | 8.1 | |||
| 7 | Audile | Yes | Free | Mobile | Yes | Yes | No | 8.0 |
| 8 | AirScrobble | Yes | Mobile | Yes | 7.8 |
Compare Shazam with any music identification app
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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