MediaTomb AlternativesMedia Servers and other similar apps like MediaTomb

MediaTomb is described as 'Open source (GPL) UPnP MediaServer with a nice web user interface, it allows you to stream your digital media through your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices' and is a Media Server in the video & movies category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MediaTomb for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and iPad apps. The best MediaTomb alternative is Plex, which is free. Other great apps like MediaTomb are Universal Media Server, Infuse, Serviio and Streama.

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  1. Plex icon

    Plex

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    A multimedia tool for streaming movies, TV shows, sports, and music while facilitating personal media organization with versatile libraries and metadata retrieval.

    89 Plex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Android Auto
    • Apple TV
    • Flathub
    • Daydream
    • Kindle Fire
    • Android TV
    • Amazon Alexa
    • Kodi
    • Google TV
    • Playstation
    • Docker
    • Fire TV
    • Roku
    • Chromecast
    • Xbox
    • Docker Hub
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
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    • Plex is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to MediaTomb.

    • Plex is the most popular free alternative to MediaTomb.

    • Plex is Freemium and ProprietaryMediaTomb is Free and Open Source
    • Plex is LightweightMediaTomb is not according to our users
  2. Universal Media Server icon

    Universal Media Server

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    Universal Media Server is a media server capable of serving videos, audio and images to any DLNA-capable device. It supports any device capable of DLNA and runs on all major operating systems: Windows, OS X and Linux.

    46 Universal Media Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Universal Media Server is the most popular Open Source alternative to MediaTomb.

    • Universal Media Server is Free and Open SourceMediaTomb is also Free and Open Source
    • Universal Media Server is LightweightMediaTomb is not according to our users
  4. Infuse icon

    Infuse

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    Ignite your video content with Infuse – the beautiful way to watch almost any video format on your iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. No need to convert files! Infuse is optimized for iOS 12, with powerful streaming options, trakt sync, and unmatched AirPlay & subtitle support.

    63 Infuse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple TV
    • visionOS
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  5. Serviio icon

    Serviio

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    Serviio is a free media server. It allows you to stream your media files (music, video or images) to any DLNA-certified renderer device (e.g. a TV set, Bluray player, games console) on your home network.

    49 Serviio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Streama icon

    Streama

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    Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose!

    24 Streama alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  7. MiniDLNA icon

    MiniDLNA

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    MiniDLNA (aka ReadyDLNA) is server software with the aim of being fully compliant with DLNA/UPnP-AV clients. It is developed by a NETGEAR employee …

    30 MiniDLNA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Termux
    • Terminal
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  9. PS3 Media Server icon

    PS3 Media Server

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    PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GUI
     
  10. VLC Streamer icon

    VLC Streamer

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    Sit anywhere in your house and watch movies or TV shows on your iPhone, iPod or iPad.

    68 VLC Streamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
     
  12. ArkMS icon

    ArkMS

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    OS X Media Streaming Server.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • ArkMS is the most popular commercial alternative to MediaTomb.

    • ArkMS is Paid and ProprietaryMediaTomb is Free and Open Source
  13. Ushare uPnP media server icon

    Ushare uPnP media server

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    uShare is a UPnP (TM) A/V & DLNA Media Server. It implements the server component that provides UPnP media devices with information on available multimedia files. uShare uses the built-in http server of libupnp to stream the files to clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  14. Gerbera icon

    Gerbera

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    Gerbera is a free UPnP media server forked from the now discontinued MediaTomb project. It's highly compatible and works with many devices including TVs, Playstation, Android & iOS phones and tablets.

    28 Gerbera alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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