Deezer is a French music streaming service that offers access to over 120 million tracks with a focus on high-quality audio and personalized music discovery.
What sets Deezer apart is its Flow feature, an AI-powered endless mix that combines your favorite tracks with new discoveries, and its HiFi audio quality included in all paid plans.
With strong international music coverage and innovative features, Deezer appeals to both casual listeners and audiophiles looking for superior sound quality.
You can find Deezer in your browser, on iOS, Android, macOS and Windows apps, and on smart speakers. Deezer is available in 180 countries worldwide although the free tier is only available in a lot fewer countries.
If you want to try Deezer, you can sign up for free. All the paid plans have a 30-day free trial that you can use to experience HiFi audio and all premium features.
In this guide, I’m going to walk you through getting started with a Deezer free trial, what you get, pricing, cancellation and more.
Getting Started with a Deezer Free Trial
It’s super simple to get start with a Deezer free trial.
All you need to do is go to the Deezer website in your browser or download one of the apps.
Deezer free isn’t available on your desktop, only on mobile. If you sign up on your desktop, you’ll only be able to preview songs.
Signing up for free doesn’t require a credit card or payment details. However, if you’re going to have access to all the premium features, you’ll want to do the 30-day free trial.
1. Choose a Premium Plan
From the homepage, scroll down to where it says “Choose the Offer That Works For You” where they show the comparison of Premium vs Deezer Free.
Click “Try for free” under the Premium plan to sign up for the 1-month free trial.
Alternatively, you could go to the Plans page and try any of the plans you see there.
2. Enter your email address
The next step is to enter your email address to get started. This will be for your login. If you’re on mobile you can use your phone number instead.
You can also sign up with your Facebook, Google or Apple ids which makes it easier to login each time.
Personally, I use either Facebook or Google because I wouldn’t have to keep entering a password.
You’ll have to confirm your age before moving to the next step. This is a simple scroll box where you just select your age.
3. Enter your payment details
In this step, you will choose your payment method. There are three available options – PayPal, Bank cards (Visa, Mastercard), or American Express.
Deezer reminds you of the premium benefits so you know what you’re getting and they also remind you of what you’ll pay after the free trial. This will differ depending on the plan you chose. Most people are probably going to choose the Premium plan for $11.99 like I did. You can always change it later if you want.
One last thing – Deezer will not charge you when you start your free trial. You can cancel at any time before your trial ends to avoid any charges.
Here, you can enter your information and then click “Start my free trial”.
Once your payment method is authorized, you’ll get a confirmation page with a summary of your info. You can click the button that says “Listen to my music” to go to your account.
4. Choose your artists and genres
This welcome step is so that the service can personalize recommendations to you. All you need to do is to choose your favorite music genre and at lease 14 artists you listen to.
You’ll be able to quickly find more of the music you love once you get to your dashboard. Deezer will also be able to recommend music that you love.
5. Start Exploring
Once you’ve selected your artists and genres, you can start exploring. Try Flow, moods, playlists or play your favorite artists.
I also went ahead and downloaded the Android app so I can try it out on mobile for the next month.
What You Get With the Deezer Free Trial
You might be wondering what’s so special about Deezer. I mean, it’s just another music streaming app, right?
Well, Deezer actually sets itself apart from some other apps with a unique set of features. And while you have to pay for HiFi separately on some service, all paid users get access to HiFi streaming quality as well as 320kb/s and compressed audio.
Here are some other features that you get access to once you’re on the Deezer free trial.
- Access to over 120 million songs
- Flow – a personalized endless mix of the music you love plus new discoveries
- Lots of curated playlists and radio stations
- Live lyrics integration
- Download for offline listening
- Totally ad-free experience
- Songcatcher feature let’s you identify songs
Casual listeners are going to love the Flow feature since they can just hit play and get to listen and endless mix of songs in the genre you love most. Alongside this are pre-made playlists for ever mood.
You can also easily switch from moods to genres if you like different music genres. And there are also lots of easy-to-use radio stations if you prefer.
Audiophiles will be pleased that High Fidelity audio streaming is included in their plan. 16-bit FLAC, 1411 kbps means little to me but I still turn it on because it’s included.
Also in the app, you get detailed audio controls via an equalizer. If you’re into superior sound reproduction then Deezer might be the music streaming app for you.
Things To Watch Out For
Sounds good so far. But nothing is ever that perfect.
Here are some things you’ll need to take into consideration if you’re trying out different services.
Limited availability in some regions
While Deezer is available in 180 countries worldwide, some of the content might have limited availability in some regions.
Going through a playlist just after signing up, I see several songs grayed out. This happens on other apps as well due to licensing agreements.
Someone on Reddit complained that some songs they wanted to listen to were grayed out on Deezer but available on Spotify so that was a dealbreaker for them. Honestly, I wouldn’t worry about a few songs when the entire music catalog is over 120 million tracks.
Fewer podcast offerings than competitors
There’s a fairly decent catalog of podcasts available on Deezer. However, it seems most competitors have much bigger collections to offer.
I’m not a podcast type guy but if you love podcasts then this is something to consider. I normally just want a music streaming service to listen to music.
HiFi appreciation
As I said before, audio quality doesn’t really bother me a lot. Most of it sounds the same regardless of audio quality setting.
That said, you’re going to need a good set of headphones or speakers to fully appreciate the sound quality if you’re streaming in high fidelity.
Getting The Most Out of Your Deezer Free Trial
You have 30 days to try Deezer for free. That’s a lot of streaming.
How you decide to explore Deezer in those 30 days is totally up to you. I have some tips to help you get the most out of your free trial.
If you’re just evaluating the service, then try these tips:
- Immediately start using Flow to train the recommendation algorithm
- “Like” and “dislike” songs to improve future suggestions
- Test the Songcatcher feature to identify unknown songs
- Create multiple playlists to test organization feature
- Try HiFi audio quality with a pair of good headphones
- Import your music from another service
When you’ve tried all of these, you’ll have a good idea of how Deezer performs especially if you’re going to compare to other streaming services.
What I Think About Deezer
Currently, I use Spotify for music streaming. I’ve also tried and tested a lot of other streaming services like Amazon Music Unlimited, Tidal, Napster, and more.
I’ve only been testing Deezer for about 24 hours now, while writing this guide and I really love everything about this streamer.
The clean, minimalist design makes it very easy to navigate whether on desktop or in the app. Streaming is stable with minimal buffering even when playing in HiFi.
The features I love are:
- Flow – I can just pick a mood and let the music play
- Songcatcher – works just like Shazam but it’s integrated into a full streaming service so it’s better.
- Curated playlists are perfect. Plus I can make my own.
- Album info – you can swipe to see album info and the most popular song from the album
- Offline mode – you can save data by downloading music to listen offline.
- Lyrics – easily toggle to get lyrics for the song you’re listening too. Seems to work all the time which is a totally different experience from my current streamer.
There were a few annoyances, like wanting to “like” a song but not add it to my favorites list.
Overall, it’s a very good streaming service that I’m going to enjoy using for the next month. Maybe, I’ll keep it after the trial ends because I’m that satisfied with how it works.
How Does Deezer Compare To…
If you’re currently using another service like I am, you might be wondering how it compares. In this section, I’m only going to compare two other services.
vs. Spotify
Deezer offers superior audio quality options and the Flow feature rivals Spotify’s Discover Weekly. On the other hand, Spotify has more extensive social features and a bigger podcast library.
vs. Tidal
Deezer includes HiFi quality in all paid plans while Tidal charges extra for lossless audio. The plus for Tidal is that they have more exclusive content and artist-focused features.
Pricing After Deezer Free Trial
Deezer has a free plan that is only available in some areas around the world. The free plan is limited and does not allow you to stream in HiFi.
There are three paid plans and a special offer for students. All of the paid plans offer access to over 120 million songs and you can stream in HiFi as an option. An ad-free experience and offline capabilities are also available on all paid plans.
The main difference is how many persons can use the plan. All plans start with a 30-day free trial.
Deezer Premium Plan – $11.99/month
The main paid plan is the Premium plan. This is for 1 individual and it gives you access to everything Deezer has to offer.
This will be your most likely starting point if you’re just trying to test out Deezer for yourself. You can always upgrade to a different plan in your subscription settings.
If you decide to pay annually, you’ll only pay $9/month (25% discount) which comes up to $107.99/year.
Deezer Student Plan – $5.99/month
If you’re a student (you’ll need proof), you can get the Premium plan for 50% off. It includes everything in the Premium plan for only half the price. There’s no annual subscription for this plan.
Duo Plan – $15.99/month
This plan gives you two accounts. Maybe one for your significant other, or your bestie.
The Duo plan has everything in Premium but with two accounts, you get individual recommendations for each user. So, maybe you’re into rap but your partner prefers girly-pop, you will have two separate accounts to avoid confusing the recommendation algorithm.
If you want to pay for an entire year of Duo, it will cost you around $175 for the entire year.
Family Plan – $19.99/month
This plan is exactly what you imagine. If your family of up to 6 members would like you try Deezer, it would make sense to pay for one plan ($20/m) instead of 6 individual plans ($72/m).
Each user will get their own account with their own recommendations based on what they like.
If you’d rather pay for an entire year, $218.99 is what you’d be billed.
How To Cancel Free Trial
Deezer lets you cancel during your free trial if you don’t want to get charged. You can still enjoy any remaining time of your trial which is really generous and you can decide to upgrade at any time.
The process to do this is really simple and hassle free if you know where to look.
Here are the steps to cancel your Deezer free trial or a paid subscription. Make sure you’re logged in to your Deezer account on the website, then follow the steps.
1. Go to your settings
In the top right-hand corner of the website, click on your profile icon.
2. Select “Manage my subscription”
Click on this will open a separate tab or page where you’ll find your subscription details. If you’re on a free trial, it will tell you when to expect your first payment charge. You’ll also be able to switch your plan.
And right at the bottom, you’ll be able to cancel your subscription.
3. Click “Cancel subscription”
First, you’ll get a pop-up as they remind you what you’ll be missing out on. You can just click on “continue with cancellation” to continue cancelling.
4. Fill out the exit survey
Companies will normally try to find out why you’re cancelling so they could at least improve issues on their end. Deezer gives you an exit survey if you decide to continue cancelling.
It’s basically, “Why do you want to cancel?” followed by “Will you pay for Deezer again?”
5. Confirm cancellation
Just another click to make sure that you really want to cancel.
Your subscription is cancelled when you see the confirmation as shown below.
You have the option to restart your subscription but it’s best to wait until after your free trial ends. Once the trial ends, Deezer will move you to their free tier if it’s available in your location.
Try Deezer Free
Honestly speaking, Deezer is a very good music streaming service. It’s definitely worth the monthly fee with all it has to offer.
Deezer stands out in the crowded streaming market with its innovative Flow feature and with HiFi audio quality included in all paid plans.
While it may not have Spotify’s social features or Apple Music’s ecosystem integration, its personalized music discovery and high-quality audio make it an excellent choice for music lovers who prioritize sound quality and algorithmic recommendations.
Experience Deezer’s unique approach to music streaming with their generous 30-day free trial.
