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Spotify is among the most popular music streaming services due to its multiplatform support, vast music library, and multiple tiers of service, including an ad-supported free plan. To avoid hearing ads between songs, you'll need one of Spotify's Premium plans. And if you have a household with more than two people, the most cost-effective and convenient choice is probably Spotify's Family plan.
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AdvertisementThe Spotify Family plan includes six premium accounts, enough for most large families. All the accounts are ad-free. The plan also comes with a few perks designed expressly for families, including the ability to block explicit music.
Spotify Family costs $15.99 per month. If you take advantage of all six accounts, that's about $2.70 per user, which is substantially more cost-effective than a standard Individual account, which is $9.99 per month (or even the Student membership, which is $4.99 per month).
There is no minimum time required to keep a Family plan; you can start and cancel at any time, though you will be charged for an entire month at a time. If you've never subscribed to any Spotify Premium plan before, you can get a 30-day free trial when you sign up. If the Family plan isn't for you, you can cancel without paying anything as long as you terminate the plan before the first 30 days is over.
AdvertisementTo subscribe to a Spotify Family plan, go to the Spotify plans page. Here you can directly compare each of the four plans Spotify offers: Individual, Duo, Family, and Student. (A couple without children will probably prefer the Duo Plan for $12.99 per month.)
When you're ready, click Get Started under Family. Then log into your existing Spotify account if necessary (even your free account is fine) or click Sign Up For Spotify and create an account.
If you already have a Premium account, such as a $9.99 per month Individual Plan, your plan will be automatically upgraded to Family when you complete the sign-up process.
Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.
