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Deezer and Tidal are two of the best music streaming services. They have some similarities. Both Deezer and Tidal offers a lossless CD-quality audio listening experience with its subscription plan, streaming at 1,411 kbps (16-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC). While there is another big selling point for Tidal which supports Hi-Res FLAC audio up to 24-bit/192 kHz, along with immersive Dolby Atmos tracks where available. And this will allows audiophiles to listen to music without buying an expensive DAC. Anyhow, what is the strength if you choose Deezer instead?

In this article, we will list some brief features and differences if you want to choose between Tidal and Deezer. And for people with different purposes, they can pick up the right one for them. Still, we will introduce a workable way to download streaming music to computer to you, enabling people to listen to the music offline.

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Part 1. Detailed Comparison Between Tidal Music and Deezer Music

💡 1. Free Trial

✅ Tidal offers a 30-day free trial for new subscribers. During the trial, you get full access to all premium features, including hi-res audio, offline listening, and exclusive content, all without ads or interruptions. After the trial, you will be charged monthly.

✅ Deezer Free offers personalized Flow recommendations, unlimited mixes, and full access to over 120 million tracks, all supported by ads. The main limitations are that mobile playback is restricted to shuffle mode, offline downloads are not available, and audio quality is capped at standard bitrate.

💡 2. Subscription Plan

✅ Tidal now offers a single all-inclusive subscription plan (HiFi and HiFi Plus merged since April 2024). The new pricing is:

• Individual: $11.99/month
• Family (up to 6 accounts): $19.99/month
• Student: $6.99/month
• The Tidal DJ add-on is available for Individual and Student plans for an additional $8/month.

If you want to cut down the cost, you can refer to this article How to Get Student Discount from Tidal Music?

✅ The budget at Deezer premium is $11.99/month, and Deezer Family (up to 6 accounts) costs $19.99/month. All paid Deezer plans now include lossless HiFi (FLAC) audio as standard. Deezer also offers a Student plan at $5.99/month and an annual Premium plan at $107.91/year (≈$8.99/month).

It is important to note that both Tidal and Deezer paying plans offers subscribers the beneftis to stream their whole libraries, play music in HiFi and download music for offline listening.

💡 3. Audio Sound Quality

✅ Tidal now offers three streaming quality options. The Low setting delivers compressed AAC audio at up to 320 kbps. The High setting provides CD-quality lossless audio at 16-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC. The Max setting unlocks the highest level of audio fidelity, supporting HiRes FLAC up to 24-bit / 192 kHz, along with immersive Dolby Atmos tracks where available.

✅ Likewise, Deezer has a CD-quality HiFi setting as well, although Deezer free plan allows 128kbps MP3 streaming. Deezer premium users are entitled to streaming quality options based on their network connection, including 128kbps MP3, 320kbps MP3, and 1,411kbps FLAC

💡 4. Music Library

✅ Tidal currently has a vast music collection over 110 million songs with over 70 million tunes in Hi-Res. Additionally, you can watch artist shows, interviews, and music videos on the mobile and the desktop, as well as view lyrics for singing aloud.

✅ Deezer Music, on the other hand, offers a large music library over 120 million tracks. If you are just to listen to music, Deezer is more suitable for you. Still, you can play songs with lyrics in Deezer.

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Part 2. How to Download Tidal Hi-Res Music?

Both Tidal HiFi and HiFi Plus plans let you download tracks to your devices for offline listening. But if you want to download the music to computer, you will need a converter to help out.

Tidabie Tidal Music Converter is to download Tidal Music to some common audio file formats like MP3/AAC/WAV/FLAC/AIFF/ALAC. All the downloaded Tidal Music is saving to computer, keeping original sound quality up to 24-bit/192kHz. The great thing about Tidabie Tidal Music Converter is that it helps to downloaded Tidal Music to computer for permanently free enjoying, even if you cancel the Tidal subscription in the future.

STEP 1 Run Tidabie and Select an Audio Source

After running Tidabie on your Windows PC or Mac, you need to select an audio source. Tidabie supports the TIDAL app and the Tidal web player. If you choose to download music from the TIDAL app, you should have the app on your computer; when you select the Tidal web player, Tidabie works by accessing the built-in web player. Both of them can download Tidal HiFi music, but if you want Tidal Hi-Res music, the app source is suggested.

STEP 2 Add Tidal HiFi/Hi-Res Music to Tidabie

When you use the TIDAL app, browse your wanted music on its library, then drag and drop your wanted HiFi or HiRes music right into Tidabie. You can also open a song, playlist, or an album, click on the three dots, and select "Share > Copy link". Next, paste the link to Tidabie and hit on Enter.

If you use the Tidal web player, after logging in, open your target playlist or album, and click on the "+" icon in the bottom right.

Whichever you use, Tidabie will the parse the songs and load them on a pop-up window. You can check your wanted items and add them to the task list by the "Add" button.

STEP 3 Modify Output Parameters for Tidal Music

If you want to get customized Tidal music files, this step is the one you can't miss. Go to the lower left corner of Tidabie and select "Settings". You will see lots of settings options there. Pick an output format, output quality, and output folder for Tidal music, name the output files, and sort them into folders. If you want to download HiFi or HiRes music, select "Record Mode", and "Recommended" or "FLAC" output format. Check the box if you want to save Tidal lyrics.

STEP 4 Download Tidal HiFi/HiRes Music to Local Folder

With all the preparation done, click on "Convert" under the Home tab to start downloading Tidal music to your local computer. Once complete, the output folder will pop up automatically, and you will see the downloaded Tidal music. Finally, you can offline play Tidal music anytime you want, and even transfer the files to other device like USB drive.

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Part 3. How to Download Lossless Deezer Music?

But if you have become a Deezer subscriber, you can co-work with TunePat Music One to download the Deezer Music to offline listening. The best part of this tool is the widely supported feature to multiple music platforms, covering Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Line, Deezer, YouTube, Pandora and etc.

STEP 1 Run TunePat and Choose the Deezer Entrance

After running TunePat Music One, you will see music platform options in the main interface. Choose Deezer and the Deezer web player will occur. Follow the tips to log into your Deezer premium account.

STEP 2 Add Deezer Music to TunePat

Browse Deezer library and open your target music. Click on the "+" icon floating in the bottom right. This will let TunePat parse Deezer music and display them on a smaller window. Next, pick your wanted items and confirm with the "Add" button.

STEP 3 Customize Output Settings for Deezer Music

Go to the "Settings" module in the left bar and change the output settings as you like. If you want to download Deezer HiFi music, select "Record Mode" and "Recommended" output format. When you want to save Deezer lyrics, do not forget to check the box.

STEP 4 Download Deezer HiFi Music to Computer

Go to the Home tab and click on "Convert" to start converting Deezer's music. Once complete, you can find Deezer music files on your designated output folder. And then you can enjoy Deezer music offline anytime you want.

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Summary

There are more features awaiting to explore when you deep into one streaming service. Here we list you a set of considerations when you want to try on Tidal and Deezer. Price could be your top consideration when choosing for the service. However, the increase in sound quality was more than offset by higher pay costs. These 2 streaming platforms bring music listeners excellent music experience. And you can try some music converters like Tidabie Tidal Music Converter or TunePat Music One to download the music offline, keeping sound quality as original. And all the downloaded music can be permanently playable even you cancel the subscription in one day.