Spotify vs Radio4000

Spotify has over 20 million songs and arguably the largest collection out of its competitors and usually has the fastest access to new music.

The Spotify desktop client allows local music files to be imported with the option of syncing with a mobile device which largely mitigates the issue of missing artists.

Helps to find new authors based on your previous picks

Spotify desktop client allows for third-party apps. They extend the functionality of Spotify and many of them offer new ways of discovering music. Noteworthy apps include Moodagent, Last.fm, Swarm.fm, ShareMyPlaylists, The Hype Machine, We Are Hunted, Shuffler.fm.

Public playlists on Spotify created by other people are great for finding new music.

A free, ad-supported account allows streaming from an extensive library of music.

A playlist generated by Spotify based on your listening habits and released every Monday. The algorithm used by this playlist is great and stands out from its competitors.

Everyone on Radio4000 can create their radio channel. And in there add the music they love. All of this is accessible to every one else, and anonymous. It gives plenty of opportunities to discover new music in the context of the people who love and share them.

My favorite Youtube videos are on Radio4000, and if the Youtube video is deleted I can still find its title.
It is also possible to add tags on each of the tracks in my radio, and get meta data from Discogs (such as release year and label name).

No pressure to stay on the site, just go your own pace.

Radio4000 can be accessed from all my devices, on all platforms. And all software is open source and free.