Recently, Spotify has officially entered Vietnam. It is the world's most popular digital music service with more than 70 million users. However, in Vietnam, Spotify will face many obstacles because of competition from a series of domestic digital music services, of which the biggest competitor is Zing MP3.
In this article, let's compare Zing MP3 and Spotify, find their pros / cons and thereby help you decide which service to use.
Sign up and login
Using Zing MP3 is very simple. Users only need to download the mobile application or visit the website, select a song, and enjoy music. However, when users want to manage music more easily and have a need to create an account, Zing MP3 only allows login with Zalo. This is a pretty big limitation because not everyone has the need to use Zalo.
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Meanwhile, Spotify requires users to have an account to use this service. However, registering an account is quite simple because Spotify allows login with Facebook - a service much more popular than Zalo. In addition, users can also choose to register for an account by entering a traditional email and username. Unfortunately, to be able to choose songs and listen to them on mobile, Spotify users will have to upgrade to the Premium package.
Result: Draw
Supported platforms and devices
Zing MP3 supports most popular platforms today, including web, mobile (Android/iOS/Windows Phone) and TV (Android TV and webOS).
However, Spotify is still capable of much better support. On a computer (PC/Mac), besides the web, users can also download the Spotify application, which is much more convenient than having to use a browser. In addition, Spotify also supports many other devices such as consoles (Xbox One / PS4), smart speakers (Google Home / Sonos / Amazon Alexa...).
Not stopping there, if users subscribe to the Premium package, they can also control music remotely via another device. For example, you can completely control the music playing on your computer through your smartphone. This feature is called Spotify Connect.
Result: Spotify wins
Music Store
Due to coming from Vietnam, Zing MP3 has a great advantage in Vietnamese music. If you are a loyal fan of Vietnamese music and are not interested in music from other countries, Zing MP3 is an easy choice. Likewise, US/UK music on Spotify is richer, especially for indie artists.
However, sometimes there are exceptions. For example, "Tam 9" - My Tam's latest album is available on Spotify but not on Zing MP3.
Because no one has the same taste in music, it is impossible to draw an accurate conclusion about who is better. Instead, download both apps yourself and find out which singers you listen to to see which one suits you better.
Result: Draw
Support user's music
Because they do not own all the songs users want to listen to, Spotify and Zing MP3 both try to make up for this shortcoming by supporting the import of music files downloaded by users.
Of course, the platform where this feature is most useful is mobile, because on computers, we already have a lot of different music player software (and Zing MP3 does not have software on computers). On this platform, Zing MP3 has an advantage because it has the ability to scan the music store available on the user's device. Meanwhile, with Spotify, users will be forced to import files to the music store on their computer, add these files to a playlist and download that playlist from their phone, a process that is quite cumbersome and requires a Premium account.
In addition, Zing MP3 also allows users to upload their own music to the website and share with others. Of course, not all content will be approved.
