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Tidal pricing
Tidal publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Tidal pricing is $10.99/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $10.99/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Tidal plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| HiFi | $10.99/month | 2 | Entry tier |
| HiFi Plus | $19.99/month | 2 | +$8.999999999999998/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
HiFi
$10.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers lossless audio, downloads.
HiFi Plus
$19.99/monthOver HiFi, this tier adds:
- Master quality
- Direct artist payouts
What the product covers
The full Tidal feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- HiFi streaming
- Master quality
- Music videos
- Exclusive content
Integrations
- High-end audio systems
- Smart speakers
Security
- Download protection
- Account security
Platform
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Desktop support
People bring Tidal in for streaming music in hires lossless up to 24-bit 192 khz and dolby atmos, offline listening to a personal library, casting lossless audio to supported hi-fi hardware over tidal connect. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Tidal are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Music
Too few music tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidal (this page) | $10.99/month | subscription | - | |
| rekordbox | Free | Per user per year | - | vs Tidal |
| DistroKid | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Tidal |
| Pro Tools | Free | Per user per year | - | vs Tidal |
| Serato DJ | Free | Per user per month | - | vs Tidal |
| GarageBand | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Tidal |
| Traktor Pro | Free | One-time purchase | - | vs Tidal |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Tidal badges page.
Before you pay for Tidal
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $10.99/month and $19.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Tidal against the tools that do have one before committing.
Tidal runs on web, ios, android, desktop, and is published by Block Inc of New York, NY. The full record is on the Tidal review, and the rest of the category is under best music tools.
Tidal pricing questions
- How much does Tidal cost?
- Tidal publishes 2 tiers, from $10.99/month for HiFi up to $19.99/month for HiFi Plus. The cheapest paid tier is $10.99/month.
- Does Tidal have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Tidal is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between HiFi and HiFi Plus on Tidal?
- HiFi Plus costs $19.99/month against $10.99/month, and adds master quality, direct artist payouts.
- Is the HiFi Plus plan on Tidal worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is master quality, direct artist payouts. It costs $19.99/month against $10.99/month for HiFi. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which music tools can I use without paying?
- 7 of the 8 music tools listed alongside Tidal have a free tier: rekordbox, Pro Tools, Serato DJ, GarageBand, Traktor Pro.
- What am I actually paying for with Tidal?
- The record lists 12 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for streaming music in hires lossless up to 24-bit 192 khz and dolby atmos, offline listening to a personal library, casting lossless audio to supported hi-fi hardware over tidal connect.
- Does Tidal charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Tidal prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Tidal against before paying?
- The closest music tools in this directory are rekordbox, DistroKid, Pro Tools, Serato DJ. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Tidal covering price, platforms and features.