Plex is described as 'Need something to watch? We’re on it. Plex combines free movies & TV with the best free streaming services, so there’s always more to discover' and is a leading Media Center in the video & movies category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Plex for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android apps. The best Plex alternative is Jellyfin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Plex are Emby, Kodi, Universal Media Server and Infuse.
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.
Ampache is an audio server only, which is only a small subset of what Plex does, and not even Plex's primary focus.
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 …
Plex is too commercial too many nags - also smart tv apps are variable SAMSUNG smart tv app hasn't worked for years :(
Overly complicated and conditional 'compiling' required. A very out-dated approach for today. Much as I hate Plex, this doesn't come close to its convenience, power, and simplicity in execution.
JRiver Media Center is a multimedia application that allows the user to play and organize various types of media on a computer.
LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and popular mediacentre hardware. We are an evolution of the popular OpenELEC project. LibreELEC software will be familiar to OpenELEC users.
OSMC (Open Source Media Center) is a free and open source media player based on Linux and founded in 2014 that lets you play back media from your local network, attached storage and the Internet. OSMC is the leading media center in terms of feature set and community and is based...
From the FAQ of the project: What is the difference between OSMC and Kodi?
Kodi is a media center application and OSMC is the operating system that runs Kodi and brings it to your device. OSMC is not a fork of Kodi but rather a Linux distribution that ships Kodi as the main application.
totally different piece of software
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!
Streama is very like Netflix
Astiga is a music streaming service for your own music. Easily play back the music that is stored on your cloud service, directly in your browser or on your phone.
Finamp is a Jellyfin music player. Its main feature is the ability to download songs for offline listening.
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Ampache is an audio server, while plex supports both audio and video (and it is heavily focused on video streaming)