One credit a month plus unlimited access to a large VIP listening library.
- Price
- $14.95 / month (US)
- Free trial
- 30 days, 3 titles on most offers
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Where to listen: every audiobook service, reviewed side by side.
We paid for each of these accounts, listened through at least one full book on every one, and cancelled the ones we did not keep. Prices are the US list price at the time of testing.
Subscription services
Monthly fee, credits or unlimited listening, nothing kept unless the plan says so.
The biggest catalogue and the deepest bench of exclusive originals.
- Price
- $14.95 / month (Premium Plus, US)
- Free trial
- 30 days, 1 credit
Same credits, same catalogue — but your money supports an independent bookshop.
- Price
- $14.99 / month (US)
- Free trial
- First month, 1 credit
One fee for audiobooks, ebooks, magazines and sheet music — with soft limits.
- Price
- From $11.99 / month
- Free trial
- 30 days
A credible Amazon alternative for people already reading on a Kobo.
- Price
- $12.99 / month for 1 credit (US)
- Free trial
- 30 days
The strongest unlimited service outside English-speaking markets.
- Price
- Varies by country
- Free trial
- Typically 14–30 days
Fifteen included listening hours a month inside an app you already pay for.
- Price
- From $11.99 / month (Premium)
- Free trial
- Premium trial where available
Buy per book
No commitment. You pay once and the audiobook stays yours.
Daily discounted audiobooks with no subscription at all.
- Price
- No monthly fee; deals often $0.99–$5.99
- Free trial
- Not applicable
No subscription, no friction — just buy the book on the device you already carry.
- Price
- Per title, typically $9.99–$29.99
- Free trial
- Not applicable
DRM-free purchases and the rare option to rent an audiobook.
- Price
- $12.99 / month for 1 credit; rentals from about $5
- Free trial
- 30 days
An independent store with aggressive weekly sales and a free book on signup.
- Price
- Frequent sales; club credit around $12.99
- Free trial
- Free audiobook on signup
Free listening
No payment at all, at the cost of waiting lists and limits.
Free audiobooks through your public library — if you can wait for the hold.
- Price
- Free
- Free trial
- Not applicable