Open Source Self-Hosted Plex Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Jellyfin

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   A free, open-source media system alternative to proprietary options like Emby and Plex, with Chromecast support, 4K streaming, plugin extensions, focusing on privacy without premium features, managing media from dedicated servers to multiple devices via various apps.

   96 Jellyfin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Server
   • Media Center

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Flathub
   • Tizen OS
   • F-Droid
   • Android TV
   • Cloudron
   • Kodi
   • Docker
   • Fire TV
   • Roku
   • Kindle Fire
   • Chrome OS
   • Flatpak
   • AppImage
   • Apple TV
   • Xbox

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Jellyfin vs Plex Comments

   Top Positive Comment by seczamotu · Oct 5, 2019

   It's FOSS and they don't spy on you. No paywalls and 'Premium' packages. It's completely free.

   Comment by obradk · Feb 12, 2024

   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.

   Positive comment by intp · Dec 23, 2023

   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.

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   • Jellyfin is Free and Open SourcePlex is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Jellyfin is a Media Server Plex is a Media Center
   • Jellyfin is Privacy focused and DecentralizedPlex is not according to our users
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   Meelo

    17 likes

   A versatile self-hosted music server offering music video access, B-Side and rare track identification, extensive format support via transcoding, and detailed metadata parsing. Additional features include automatic 'featuring' detection, song version browsing, and genre retrieval through platforms like MusicBrainz.

   60 Meelo alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Media Server

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Self-Hosted
   • Docker
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   

   

   

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4. 

   

   Music Assistant

    16 likes

   Turn your Home Assistant instance into a jukebox, hassle free streaming of your favorite media to Home Assistant media players.

   11 Music Assistant alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Audio Player
   • Music Streaming

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Docker
   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux

   • Switzerland

   

   

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   Ampache

    62 likes

   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.

   121 Ampache alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted
   • PHP
   • Cloudron

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Feb 25, 2018

   Ampache is an audio server, while plex supports both audio and video (and it is heavily focused on video streaming)

   Negative comment by Guest · Aug 7, 2021

   Ampache is an audio server only, which is only a small subset of what Plex does, and not even Plex's primary focus.

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   • Ampache is Free and Open SourcePlex is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Ampache is a Music Streaming Plex is a Media Center
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   Streama

    15 likes

   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!

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Media Server
   • Movie Streaming

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Streama vs Plex Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Apr 25, 2018

   Streama is very like Netflix

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   • Streama is Free and Open SourcePlex is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Streama is a Media Server Plex is a Media Center
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   Madsonic

    21 likes

   Madsonic is a web-based media streamer and jukebox fork of Subsonic Based on Java technology, Madsonic runs on most platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, OSX, and Unix variants.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Music Streaming
   • Audio Player

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • iPhone
   • BSD
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Kindle Fire

   

   

   

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   Olaris

    2 likes

   Olaris is an open-source, community driven, media manager and transcoding server.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Video Streaming

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

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    Oblecto

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    Oblecto is a media server, similar to Plex, Emby, Netflix and others. It runs in the background on a home server to index your media such as movies and TV shows to make them searchable and streamable through a REST based interface.

    53 Oblecto alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Media Center
    • Media Player

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

    

    

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    mStream

     4 likes

    mStream is a suite of open source software that lets you sync and stream your music between all your devices.

    15 mStream alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Music Streaming

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

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    Kyoo

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    Welcome to Kyoo, the next-generation open-source media browser that redefines your streaming experience. Designed from the ground up, Kyoo stands out as a powerful alternative to Plex and Jellyfin. Unleash the full potential of your media library with cutting-edge features and a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    

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    Polaris

     1 like

    Polaris is a music streaming application, designed to let you enjoy your music collection from any computer or mobile device.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

    

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    TRITON

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    TRITON is a media pipeline that aims to go one step further than services like Jellyfin and Plex provide. Media is fetched from a magnitude of supported protocols (HTTP, S3-compatible, Usenet, etc), converted into multiple different quality levels, and then uploaded to a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Media Server

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

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