Best MuID Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from music identification apps ranked against MuID on the same published basis.
- 1MuID vs Pex Search
- 2MuID vs Audible Magic
- 3MuID vs ACRCloud
- 4MuID vs AHA Music
- 5MuID vs AirScrobble
- 6MuID vs Kooha
- 7MuID vs SoundHound
- 8MuID vs WhoSampled
- 9MuID vs Annie
- 10MuID vs Audile
- 11MuID vs Earworm
- 12MuID vs Snag
- 13MuID vs SongRec
- 14MuID vs BMAT Vericast
- 15MuID vs Gracenote MusicID
- 16MuID vs MuziFind
- 18MuID vs Shazam
- 19MuID vs Google Pixel Now Playing
- 20MuID vs Music Identifier
- 21MuID vs AudD
MuID alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pex Search | 6.9 | No | — | API, Linux, Web |
| 2 | Audible Magic | 6.8 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | ACRCloud | 6.7 | No | — | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | AHA Music | 6.0 | Free plan | $3.33/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | AirScrobble | 6.0 | Free plan | $0.62/mo | iOS |
| 6 | Kooha | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 7 | SoundHound | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 8 | WhoSampled | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | Annie | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS |
| 10 | Audile | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 11 | Earworm | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 12 | Snag | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | iOS |
| 13 | SongRec | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | BMAT Vericast | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | Gracenote MusicID | 5.4 | No | — | — |
| 16 | MuziFind | 5.4 | No | — | Android |
| 18 | Shazam | 5.2 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 19 | Google Pixel Now Playing | 5.1 | No | — | Android |
| 20 | Music Identifier | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 21 | AudD | 5.0 | No | — | — |
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Questions about MuID alternatives
What is the best alternative to MuID?
Pex Search, number 1 in music identification apps with a score of 6.9 out of 10. The others here: Audible Magic, ACRCloud, AHA Music and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MuID?
AHA Music is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.