Spotify has just released its new subscription plan, Spotify Premium Duo. This plan is presented as an alternative to the Family Plan that until now was offered by the streaming music service and adds to the two plans that were available on the platform until now. With three subscription types on the table, the question is almost obligatory: what is the best plan we can hire in 2020? Duo, Family, or Individual Plan?
SPOTIFY DUO THE CHEAPEST OPTION FOR GROUPS OF TWO PEOPLE
This new option comes to Spain’s Spotify rate park for 13 euros per month. Spotify Duo will be available simultaneously in the rest of the countries (55, to be more exact) where the company operates, so it is understood to be compatible with different regions.
Like the rest of the plans the company offers, the advantages of Spotify Duo are the same as a conventional Spotify Premium subscription:
- No ads.
- Unlimited playback in the mobile application.
- The ability to play songs without the Internet on the phone.
In this aspect, the subscription does not differ at all from other paid plans. Starting from this premise, it is time to assess its long-term profitability to compare it with the rest of the rates.
Doing the old account, the price of the subscription divided by 2 gives us a value of 6.50 euros, a value that is far from the 10 euros per month that the Spotify Premium Individual plan costs. A year we would save an average of 42 euros for the latter.
FAMILY PLAN AND DANGERS OF CONTRACTING THE PLAN IF THERE IS NO FAMILY
The Family Plan is the most economical and interesting option for families of 6 members. This plan is currently offered for a single price of 15 euros per month. With this subscription,  Spotify enables six quotas for six different Spotify accounts. The problem is that, as its name indicates, it is indicated solely and exclusively for family members. But what does this mean?
Periodically, the application will check the IP addresses and postal addresses of all members registered in the plan panel. If the IP addresses are not in the same address range or the postal address differs from the other addresses, Spotify reserves the right to terminate the plan at any time. Or at least that’s what the theory says.
Regarding the profitability of the long-term rate, the subscription price divided by 6 gives us about 2.50 euros per month. Per year, this gives us a total price of 30 euros, which means 48 euros in savings compared to Spotify Duo and 90 euros compared to the Individual plan.
INDIVIDUAL PLAN, THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THE THREE
It is a fact the Individual subscription plan is the most expensive of the three and, therefore, the least profitable in the long term. The subscription offers the same advantages as the other plans for practical purposes. Its price is 10 euros every month, which is a whopping 120 euros per year, a value that quadruples the price per subscription of the Family Plan and almost doubles the price of the Spotify Premium Duo subscription.
Another option that the company currently offers gives us the possibility of contracting this rate for three months completely free of charge. The problem with this subscription is that it is temporary. We must add that we will not be able to hire her again once we have passed the trial period. To enjoy this promotion again, we must enable a new account with an email address different from the original one.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR STUDENTS, THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL PLAN
The last option that the company offers is intended only for students, generally university and institute students. And when we say students, we mean real students. Through the platform options, we must demonstrate that we are students of a properly inhabited educational center. We can do it through a registration document or a certificate issued by the center itself.
As for the price of this subscription, it is currently set at 5 euros per month, half the price of the Individual plan. We would disburse 60 euros a year, a value quite close to the value of Spotify Duo. Of course, to renew the subscription, we will have to demonstrate every year that we continue to study the certified studies at the time of registration. Likewise, the maximum contracting limit is four years. Once four years have passed from the contracting date, Spotify will limit the contracting of this plan.
SO WHICH FEE IS WORTH THE MOST?
We have already analyzed all the differences between subscriptions. It is time to conclude, although we have previously prepared a list with the price of each plan divided by prices.
- Duo Plan: 6.50 per month for a subscription and 78 euros per year.
- Family Plan: 2.50 euros per month for a subscription and 30 euros per year.
- Individual Plan: 10 euros per month and 120 euros per year.
- Student Plan: 5 euros per month and 60 euros per year.
The most profitable plan in the long term is, without a doubt, the Family Plan, with a price of only 30 euros if we manage to gather another five members that belong to our family. It is followed by the plan for students, with a price of only 60 euros. Although less economical, Spotify Premium Duo is the same or more interesting than the previous two since it requires no additional conditions. The Individual Plan is the least profitable of the four and, therefore, the least recommended.
Whatever the plan we choose, from tuexperto.com, we recommend always complying with the platform’s terms of use since we can be banned from the application at any time.
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