Alternatives and competitors

Sites like iHeart

The 20 closest internet radio and podcasts alternatives to iHeart, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 13 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to iHeart? The closest matches are SiriusXM, Audiomack and Tidal. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About iHeart

iHeart iheart.com

Listen to the Best Podcasts & Shows Online, Free | iHeart

Listen to the latest episodes from top podcasts. Get news, sports & lifestyle info from your favorite personalities for free!

Wikidata: Internet radio platform

Top 10K · #2,533 English 13 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit iHeart

Summary by Claude

Free streaming service for live AM/FM radio stations, podcasts and music, operated by iHeartMedia, with ad-supported listening and some premium subscription content.

Who it’s for
General audio listeners, mainly in the US
Business model
Advertising and subscriptions

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to iHeart’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

Pluto TVSpotifySoundCloudMixcloudJioSaavnSpreakerTuneInTidalAudiomackSiriusXM

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to iHeart

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to iHeart, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Only in English
  1. 01
    SiriusXM siriusxm.com Top 10K English

    SiriusXM: Music, Sports, Talk & Podcasts, Live & On Demand

    Whether it’s new hip-hop and classic comedy or ‘90s jams and sports podcasts, everything you want to hear lives here at SiriusXM.

  2. 02
    Audiomack audiomack.com Top 10K English

    Audiomack - Music platform empowering artists & fans | Audiomack

    Audiomack is a youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform that allows creators to share unlimited music and podcast content for free.

  3. 03
    Tidal tidal.com Top 10K English

    tidal.com

    subscription-based music streaming service

  4. 04
    TuneIn tunein.com Top 10K English

    TuneIn | Free Internet Radio | Live News, Sports, Music, Audiobooks, and Podcasts

    Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, audiobooks, and podcasts. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MS NOW. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk.

  5. 05
    Spreaker spreaker.com Top 10K English

    Spreaker

    Discover a world of captivating podcasts and immersive audio experiences on Spreaker. Dive in and elevate your listening journey today!

  6. 06
    JioSaavn jiosaavn.com Top 10K English

    Online Songs on JioSaavn: Download & Play Latest Music for Free

    Listen to Latest and Trending Bollywood Hindi songs online for free with JioSaavn anytime, anywhere. Download or listen to unlimited new & old Hindi songs online. Search from most trending, weekly top 15, Hindi movie songs, etc on JioSaavn.

  7. 07
    Mixcloud mixcloud.com Top 10K English

    Mixcloud - This is Audio Culture

    Join a global community where creators craft a deeper listening experience.

  8. 08
    SoundCloud soundcloud.com Top 1K English

    Stream and listen to music online for free with SoundCloud

    Discover and play over 320 million music tracks. Join the world’s largest online community of artists, bands, DJs, and audio creators.

  9. 09
    Spotify spotify.com Top 100 English

    Spotify - Web Player: Listen to Music, Podcasts, and Audiobooks Online

    Spotify is a digital music service that gives you access to millions of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks. Listen to your favorites online now.

  10. 10
    Pluto TV pluto.tv Top 10K English

    Pluto TV: Watch Free Movies, TV Shows & Live TV Online

    Watch your choice of free hit movies, free binge-worthy TV shows & live TV online, anytime. Stream Now. Pay Never.

  11. 11
    Deezer deezer.com Top 10K English

    Deezer | 1 Month Free | Music Streaming app online

    Try Deezer at 0EUR! 120+ million tracks & podcasts in high resolution audio quality, ad-free, offline unlimited music and playlists. Plans from 11,99 €/month.

  12. 12
    BBC bbc.co.uk Top 1K English

    BBC - Home

    The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

  13. 13
    iVoox ivoox.com Top 10K English

    The leading podcast platform in Spanish - iVoox

    Enjoy thousands of podcasts, audiobooks and radio stations in the biggest audio catalog in Spanish. Listen for free wherever and whenever you want on iVoox!

  14. 14
    Tubi tubitv.com Top 10K English

    Tubi is the largest free movie and TV streaming service in the US. We are not available in Europe due to changes in EU laws.

    American streaming video service

  15. 15
    HBO Max hbomax.com Top 10K English

    HBO Max | Stream Series and Movies

    Stream must-see series, hit movies, exclusive originals, family favorites, and live sports.

  16. 16
    YouTube youtube.com Top 100 English

    YouTube

    Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

  17. 17
    Billboard billboard.com Top 10K English

    Billboard – Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

    Music Charts, News, Photos & Video

  18. 18
    Rolling Stone rollingstone.com Top 10K English

    Rolling Stone – Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage

    Get the latest Rolling Stone news with exclusive stories and pictures from Rolling Stone.

  19. 19
    Envato® envato.com Top 10K English

    Envato® | AI Tools and Unlimited Creative Assets

    Create and customize content with AI tools and unlimited creative assets for professional and commercial use.

  20. 20
    Collider collider.com Top 10K English

    New Movie News, Movie Trailers & Upcoming Movie Reviews | Collider

    Stay up to date with new movie news, watch the latest movie trailers & get trusted reviews of upcoming movies & more from the team at Collider.

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to iheart.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones iHeart uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What iHeart is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

Built with

Marketing automation
  • Braze page source: sdk.iad-01.braze.com
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 ip4:207.230.136.140/29 ip4:207.230.157.126/29 mx a a:out-smtp.…
Monitoring
CDN
  • Fastly header x-served-by: cache-ber1080030-BER, cache-ber1080048-BER
Languages & backends
  • Express header x-powered-by: Express
Email hosting
Email delivery
  • Mailchimp Transactional TXT v=spf1 ip4:207.230.136.140/29 ip4:207.230.157.126/29 mx a a:out-smtp.…
  • SendGrid TXT v=spf1 ip4:207.230.136.140/29 ip4:207.230.157.126/29 mx a a:out-smtp.…
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Adobe TXT adobe-idp-site-verification=b7417ed1-3e0b-4349-aaea-1d2ce50df8a1
  • GlobalSign TXT _globalsign-domain-verification=PNHrw0HP0dyqhb9jKVYye4MR49sVKcZt2vcZG…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=33v6HJw2o8cs7B7RhtG0i3eYrd_nU9-bsnewExsHyls
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=3e1i2n9vfc1x2rwk3g4ufvc9t9qk69

Stack changes

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