Spotify's Family plan costs $21.99 per month, making the Spotify family plan cost a straightforward $21.99 for up to six individual Premium accounts. This single subscription covers everyone in your household, each with their own ad-free listening experience, and if you ever need help managing those accounts you can contact Spotify directly.
How much does the Spotify family plan cost?
The Spotify Premium Family plan is priced at $21.99 per month. This flat rate covers up to six individual Premium accounts for family members living at the same address.
What is a Spotify Family plan?
A Spotify Family plan is one subscription that provides up to six people at the same address with their own separate Premium accounts. Each member gets ad-free listening, personalized music recommendations, offline playback, and the ability to save their own playlists and songs. Unlike sharing a single account, everyone's listening history, saved music, and recommendations remain completely private and tailored to their individual tastes.
Who is eligible for the Spotify Family plan?
The core eligibility requirement is that all members, including the plan manager, must reside at the same physical address. Spotify may periodically verify the home address of plan members to confirm eligibility, using Spotify family address verification checks that can request location data from each member's device. This means you cannot add friends, extended family who live elsewhere, or roommates who have moved out. The plan is designed strictly for people who share a home.
How to set up a Spotify Family plan
- The plan manager signs up for the Premium Family plan on the Spotify website or app. This person will be the only one who pays the monthly bill and manages the plan.
- After signing up, the plan manager goes to their account page and navigates to the "Premium for Family" section.
- The manager selects an empty slot and can invite a family member either by sending a link or by entering the person's email address.
- Each invited member must log in to their own Spotify account (or create a new one) and confirm their full address to join the plan.
- Once all members have accepted and confirmed their address, everyone can start using their individual Premium accounts immediately.
Existing Spotify Premium users can upgrade to a Family plan and retain all their saved music, playlists, and recommendations. The plan can be canceled at any time.
Family plan features and parental controls
Beyond standard Premium benefits, the Family plan includes several features designed for households. The plan manager gets 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month from Spotify's subscriber catalog, perfect for long drives or family storytime. For households with young listeners, managed accounts can be created for children under 13, giving them music-only Premium accounts with parental control over videos, explicit content, and specific artists or songs. The plan manager can also set explicit content filters for any family member's account, ensuring age-appropriate listening for everyone.
Important rules and limitations
Several key rules apply to the Spotify Family plan. Plan members can only switch plans once every 12 months, so you cannot move in and out of the Family plan frequently. Spotify gift cards and closed-loop prepaid cards cannot be used as a valid payment method for the Premium Family subscription; you'll need a standard credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. Additionally, the plan manager's unused audiobook listening hours expire at the end of each month and do not carry over, so use them or lose them.
