Orb AlternativesMusic Streaming Services and other similar apps like Orb

Orb is described as 'With Orb, you can MyCast. MyCasting means you are free to create, enjoy and share all your favorite media at anytime and anyplace and on virtually any Internet-connected media player with streaming capabilities (mobile phone, PDA, laptop or other PC)' and is a Music Streaming service in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Orb for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Self-Hosted and Web-based apps. The best Orb alternative is HFS 2 (HTTP File Server), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Orb are Subsonic, Ampache, Laragon and Audiobox.

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Orb alternatives page was last updated Mar 17, 2020
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  1. HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) icon

    HFS 2 (HTTP File Server)

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    You can use HFS (HTTP File Server) to send and receive files. Its different from classic file sharing because it uses web technology to be more compatible with todays Internet. It also differs from classic web servers because its very easy to use and runs "right out-of-the.

    48 HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Wine
    Main window for backend

    HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Portable
    3.  Virtual filesystem

    HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) VS Orb

     

    • HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is the most popular Windows alternative to Orb.

    • HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Orb.

    • HFS 2 (HTTP File Server) is Free and Open SourceOrb is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Subsonic

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    Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music and video. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen...

    87 Subsonic alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
    Main Application Window

    Subsonic Features

    1.  Subsonic API
    2.  Local server
    3.  Media Streaming
    4.  Play local content
    5.  Music collection
    6.  Music Library
    7.  Streaming your own media

    Subsonic VS Orb

     

    • Subsonic is the most popular Web-based, Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Orb.

    • Subsonic is Freemium and ProprietaryOrb is also Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Ampache icon

    Ampache

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    Ampache is a web based audio streaming application and file manager allowing you to access your music from anywhere, using almost any internet enabled device.

    98 Ampache alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    Ampache screenshot 1

    Ampache Features

    1.  Subsonic API
    2.  Self-hosted music
    3.  Streaming
    4.  Support for MPD
    5.  WebDAV Support
    6.  Web-Based
    7.  Based on Laravel

    Ampache VS Orb

     
  5. Laragon icon

    Laragon

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    A lightweight, fast and convenient modern LAMP Server with Redis and Memcached, extremely high performance. Laragon'll turn your computer into a powerful server in a minute so you can host Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Drupal, and Prestashop quickly and effortlessly.

    49 Laragon alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • VN flagVietnam

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Home page with menu deployed

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Auto Virtual Host
    2.  LAMP
    3.  Portable
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  PhpMyAdmin
    8. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    9.  Memcached
    10.  Django

    Laragon VS Orb

     

    • Laragon is the most popular commercial alternative to Orb.

    • Laragon is Paid and ProprietaryOrb is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Laragon is LightweightOrb is not according to our users
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    Audiobox

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    Your music collection is now truly portable! Stream from anywhere, it doesn't matter where your files are stored. Upload and stream from the cloud, directly from your desktop or from the most popular cloud services.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Audiobox screenshot 1

    Audiobox Features

    1.  Sync with iCloud
    2.  Cloud based
    3. iCloud icon  ICloud Integration
    4.  Streaming
    5.  Media library

    Audiobox VS Orb

     
  7. FuguHub icon

    FuguHub

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    FuguHub lets you set up and operate your own secure file-sharing site, even if you're not a techie. FuguHub is an easy-to-use server that runs either on your own computer/device or on your own private online cloud/VPS server.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi

    FuguHub Features

    1.  WebDAV Support

    FuguHub VS Orb

     
  9. Gigatribe icon

    Gigatribe

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    Gigatribe allows you to share all your documents, movies, pictures, directly from your hard drive with your friends over the Internet.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Gigatribe screenshot 1

    Gigatribe Features

    1.  Peer-To-Peer

    Gigatribe VS Orb

     
  10. Zenound Music icon

    Zenound Music

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    Zenound is a music service that will change the way you experience music. Our goal is to create a service that can be easily adopted and make listening, discovering and sharing music easier to do (and also more enjoyable).

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    Zenound Music Features

    1.  Music Library

    Zenound Music VS Orb

     
  11. netjukebox icon

    netjukebox

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    netjukebox is a web-based media jukebox for MPD, VideoLAN and Winamp/httpQ. It features real-time MP3 streaming from different audio formats. Download single tracks or a whole album in one zip file. It is also possible to batch transcode the whole music collection to another...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    Login

    netjukebox Features

    1.  Streaming
    2.  Web-Based

    netjukebox VS Orb

     
  12. Sockso icon

    Sockso

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    Sockso is a free, open-source, personal music server for everyone! Its designed to be as simple as possible so that anyone with a mouse and some mp3s can get their friends listening to their music across the internet in seconds!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Sockso screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last commit 4 years ago, lot of issues on their github.

    Sockso VS Orb

     
  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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Ushare uPnP media server Features

    1.  Data transfer
    2.  Support for DLNA

    Ushare uPnP media server VS Orb

     
  14. Jinzora Media Server icon

    Jinzora Media Server

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    Jinzora Media Server is a web based media streaming and management system, allowing you to stream your music and videos to any device with a web browser.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    Jinzora Media Server screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last update in 2013...https://sourceforge.net/projects/jinzora/

    Jinzora Media Server Features

    1.  Media Streaming
    2.  Web-Based

    Jinzora Media Server VS Orb

     
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