Plex AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Media Servers for Mac
There are many alternatives to Plex for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac Media Server alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Plex and 16 are Media Servers available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac Media Server alternatives to Plex are Emby, Universal Media Server, Serviio and Infuse.
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Plex alternatives are mainly Media Servers but may also be Audio Players or Media Centers. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Plex.- Media Server
- Freemium • Proprietary
- 267 likes43 Jellyfin alternatives
Jellyfin is a Free Software Media System that puts you in control of managing and streaming your media. It is an alternative to the proprietary Emby and Plex, to provide media from a dedicated server to end-user devices via multiple apps. Jellyfin is descended from Emby's 3.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- Tizen OS
- F-Droid
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Docker
- Fire TV
- Roku
Jellyfin VS Plex
Is Jellyfin a good alternative to Plex? - 168 likes49 Emby alternatives
Emby, formerly Media Browser, is a media aggregator plugin for Media Center that takes your recorded, digital, or ripped media and presents it in a simple, easy to use interface. Emby prides itself on delivering a fast, intuitive, media rich experience for the whole family.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- BSD
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire
- Cloudron
- Playstation
- Xbox
Top Emby Features
Emby VS Plex
Is Emby a good alternative to Plex?Comments about Emby as an Alternative to Plex
HoraciogarroIs the exact alternative to Plex.+ web server!
5dzevel5Plex is horrible at consumer privacy! Emby just a perfect solution especially for NAS.
While Plex logging and collecting data, Emby won’t and then device can go into sleep mode perfect.
-1A superb alternative to plex, much faster streaming start of the video over internet.
-1 - 134 likes46 Universal Media Server alternatives
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.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Universal Media Server VS Plex
Is this a good alternative to Plex?Comments about Universal Media Server as an Alternative to Plex
Jonathan BrickmanExtremely easy install. Completely seamless connection to Roku Media Player. Very lightweight, but fully functional.
3No faffing about and less intrusive and no personal data shared like plex does.
4Works fine with Chromecast.
0 - 54 likes48 Serviio alternatives
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.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Serviio Features
Serviio VS Plex
Is Serviio a good alternative to Plex? - 48 likes70 Infuse alternatives
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.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple TV
Infuse Features
Infuse VS Plex
Is Infuse a good alternative to Plex?Comments about Infuse as an Alternative to Plex
This is equivalent to other media players (like VLC etc.) not to streaming media servers like Plex.
4 - 70 likes36 PS3 Media Server alternatives
PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding.
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- Free • Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
PS3 Media Server Features
DiscontinuedThe project seems to be no longer developed, but last version, 1.90.1, released in August 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
PS3 Media Server VS Plex
Is PS3 Media Server a good alternative to Plex? - 28 likes33 MediaTomb alternatives
MediaTomb is an 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.
DiscontinuedShut down per notice on homepage, but has been forked via
Gerbera http://mediatomb.cc/
MediaTomb VS Plex
Is MediaTomb a good alternative to Plex?
Comments about Jellyfin as an Alternative to Plex
It's FOSS and they don't spy on you. No paywalls and 'Premium' packages. It's completely free.
It would be ok except it's impossible to disable transcoding and have decent subtitles. It's slow, but it's FOSS and it's not trying to upsell you at all times.
Certainly a viable free, open-source alternative, but be advised that getting it working with a Roku, for example, can be a lot more challenging for less tech savvy users.