In the early 2000s, music on the computer was synonymous with illegal pirating. The new generation of music listeners began to move away from traditional stores with CDs and started to download their music from sketchy websites for free. Music companies quickly noticed and adapted to build their services available online. Today, dozens of music services are available, but one unquestionably rules them all: Spotify.

Deciding what service to pay for can be annoyingly complicated, especially if they all cost the same amount. Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music all cost $9.99 for an individual premium plan. Every one of them shares the same basic features: offline listening, advertisement-free listening and unlimited skips.

What sets Spotify apart from its competition though is its amazing artificial intelligence. The app learns through your music habits and builds “Discover Weekly” and “Release Radar” playlists. These playlists help you find new artists that you will enjoy because the app has the ability to learn your taste better than you. No other streaming service offers anything similar.

Best of all, Spotify even provides a free streaming option for fans that can’t afford to dish out a monthly payment. Without ever touching your credit card, Spotify can provide you with all the music in the world along with the same smart playlist-making features. Although free users have to endure advertisements, don’t have unlimited skips nor have the capability to download the music for offline use, Spotify users at least have the ability to listen to music for free.

Other services like Apple Music and Amazon Music force the user to provide their credit card information to even access the app. On the other hand, even though YouTube Music provides free listening with advertisements, the user isn’t allowed to leave the app or turn off their phone. To enjoy free music, the user must keep their phone on, unlike Spotify which allows for free users to listen when the app is in the background.

If you want the best music service, you want Spotify. With industry-leading artificial intelligence features, Spotify makes it easy for users to decide their music. They even provide the most equipped free music service. Spotify is running a different race in the music streaming industry with no intention of slowing down.