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How to Transfer Pandora Music to Spotify

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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on June 19, 2023

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Summary
Wanna switch to Spotify from Pandora? How do you move your playlist from Pandora to Spotify? In this article, we will not only make a comparison between Pandora music and Spotify, but also show you the guide to transfer playlists and favorites songs from Pandora to Spotify.

"How to transfer playlist from Pandora to Spotify?" Pandora and Spotify are two different streaming music services. But both of them advantages and disadvantages. Some people choose Pandora for its rich of radios and podcasts, while other prefers Spotify for its compatibility on multiple platforms. Currently, Pandora is only available in the US. If you want to stream Pandora music outside the US, you need to use a VPN to change your IP address. Compared with Pandora, Spotify provides a tailored listening experience and more convenience for users.

Therefore, more and more people plan to switch Pandora music to Spotify for a better experience. But, changing between the services is quite inconvenient, because they belong to different company. Don't worry. In this post, we will focus on how to convert, export and transfer Pandora music to Spotify.

Part 1. Pandora Music vs. Spotify Music: Which Is Best for You?

Pandora music and Spotify music are two popular streaming music services in the world. Although Pandora music and Spotify offer similar features, but it is hard to say which one is the best. As each has its unique characteristic. One of the best things about Pandora is that it creates "Stations" based off of your listening experience on songs, artists and genres. Spotify offers a "Discover Weekly" feature to helps users find new music catered to their individual preferences. Here is a simple comparison of Pandora Music and Spotify, you can take a look.

Pandora Music Spotify Music
Ads Yes, ad-supported in Free tier Yes, ad-supported in Free tier
Free Trial Offers 90-day Pandora Premium Offers 3 month free Spotify Premium
Subscription Plan ● $4.99/month for Pandora Plus;
● $9.99/month for Pandora Premium
$9.99/month for Spotify Premium
Music Catalog Over 90 million tracks Over 100 million tracks
Podcasts More than 6 million podcast titles More than 5 million podcast titles
Library 2 million songs, not fully on demand 100 million songs on demand
Music Quality ● Low: 32 kbps AAC+
● Standard: 64 kbps AAC+
● High: 192 kbps MP3 for Premium
● 256kbps on the web playerl;
●320 kbps Ogg Vorbis on desktop and mobile for Premium
Unique Features Pandora generates a "Station" for you based on your listening preference "Discover Weekly" feature
Available Country US 178 countries

Part 2. Transfer Pandora Music to Spotify via Pandora Converter

As we all known, either Pandora music or Spotify music, they come with DRM encryption. Even if you download Pandora music on your mobile device, you are unable to take any song out of the Pandora app. And, Pandora uses encoded AAC format, which is not supported by Spotify. To transfer Pandora songs to Spotify, you need to download Pandora music to MP3 using a third-party tool. Here you meet UkeySoft Pandora Music Converter.

UkeySoft Pandora Music Converter (Mac & Windows) is specially designed to download and convert any songs, playlists, albums and podcasts from Pandora without limitation. This program lets you set the audio formats, music quality and other parameters for Pandora music tracks. With no need to install any extra apps (including the Pandora app), users can easily convert and export Pandora songs as MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV, AAC, AIFF files on local computer.

Apart from this, it can handle the conversion of Pandora songs at a faster speed of 10X, saving your time! Built-in a free music manager, it allows to organize output Pandora songs by Artist or Album. Afterwards, you can easily import Pandora songs to Spotify or other music platforms/player/apps with ease.

How to Convert Pandora Music for Spotify?

Step 1. Install and Run UkeySoft Pandora Music Converter
Install and launch UkeySoft Pandora Music Converter on your Mac or Windows PC. It features a built-in Pandora Music web player, please login to your Pandora Free/Plus/Premium account.

run Pandora music downloader

Step 2. Customize the Output Settings
To access the settings window, please tap on the "Gear" icon at the upper right corner. Spotify app supports MP3 format, here you can select MP3 format for your Pandora songs.

output settings

In addition, you may also set the output quality, output folder, output file name and other settings according to your needs.

output organize

Step 3. Import Pandora Songs/Albums/Playlists
Open a playlist, artist or album or podcast, and click the red "+" icon to add them into the converting list. You can also use the Search box to locat any song title.

add pandora playlist

If you add a playlist or album, UkeySoft will select all songs by default. You can uncheck the songs you don't need.

select pandora songs

Step 4. Convert Pandora Music to MP3 for Spotify
Hit on the "Convert" button to begin to export all all selected Pandora songs as local MP3 files. It runs at 10X faster speed, just wait a few seconds.

convert pandora music to mp3

Step 5. Find Output Pandora MP3 Songs
After which, you can click the "History" icon to find the output Pandora songs. You can play these Pandora songs with the built-in music player directly.

find output pandora songs

To quickly locate the output folder, please click the "blue folder" icon next to the song. They are DRM-free MP3 files.

output pandora mp3 songs

Step 6. Import Converted Pandora Songs to Spotify
- Launch the Spotify desktop app, login with your Free or Premium account.
- Go to "Edit" at the upper left corner and select "Preferences..."

Spotify preference

- Under "Local Files" section, click "ADD A SOURCE" and import the output folder containing the converted Pandora MP3 songs.

import pandoras songs to spotify

Part 3. Transfer Pandora Playlist to Spotify via Online Tool

Don't want to install a third-party tool? Look here. To move from Pandora to Spotify, you can also use an online transfer tool. There are different free online transfer tools that can help you change between different music streaming services.

Notice that some of them come with ads and malware. If you want to skip ads, you need to pay for it. But obviously, this is not a cost-effective deal. Because, after transferring the Pandora music to Spotify, you still need to download it again with a Premium subscription. Otherwise, you'll only be able to stream ad-supported music on the Spotify app or web player.

transfer pandora to spotify

How to Transfer Pandora to Spotify with Soundiiz

Step 1. Open Soundiiz on a web browser, and click "Start Now".

Step 2. Then sign with you Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple or Spotify account.

Step 3. Click "Platform to Platform" to select the transfer tool.

Step 4. Connect your Pandora and Spotify accounts, here please set Spotify as the destination.

Step 5. Then it will link your Pandora account, select the songs or playlists you want to copy to Spotify.

Step 6. Finally, confirm your selection and start the transfer from Pandora to Spotify!

Final Verdict: Make a Selection

UkeySoft Pandora Music Converter and online transfer tool, which one should you choose? Well, online transfer tools make it easy to move playlist between music streaming services. But you can't ignore its ads, malware, or subscription fee. Even if you move to other services, you still don't own them.

With UkeySoft Pandora Music Converter, everything becomes true. It enables you to convert and save Pandora songs as local MP3, M4A, FLAC, AAC, WAV, AIFF audio files. This means you can transfer Pandora songs to Spotify, and enjoy them everywhere. Even though you don't have a Spotify Premium account, you still can enjoy them offline on Spotify app!

Transfer Pandora Music to Spotify
Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

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