Self-Hosted Subsonic Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Subsonic as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Funkwhale, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Subsonic and many of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to Subsonic are Navidrome, Ampache, Koel and Madsonic.

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  1. Funkwhale icon

    Funkwhale

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    Self-hosted platform for streaming, uploading, and sharing music or podcasts, browsable by artist, album, genre, or playlist. Accessible on Android, iOS, web browsers. Offers privacy-focused, ad-free experience, decentralized content sharing, and community moderation features.

    89 Funkwhale alternatives

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    • Online
    • Android
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    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Kodi
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    Funkwhale vs Subsonic Comments
    Dave
    Positive
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    Best UI, Subsonic compatible API

    • Funkwhale is Free and Open SourceSubsonic is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Funkwhale is Decentralized, Lightweight and Privacy focusedSubsonic is not according to our users
  2. Navidrome icon

    Navidrome

     50 likes

    Open source music server offering seamless self-hosting, Subsonic client compatibility, efficient handling of large libraries, multi-user profiles, device-agnostic web access, live metadata updates, theme customization, per-user transcoding, extensive audio format streaming, and remote access features.

    53 Navidrome alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Cloudron
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    Navidrome vs Subsonic Comments
    Guest
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    Lightweight, handles compilations/album artists, modern UI

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Navidrome is Free and Open SourceSubsonic is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Navidrome is LightweightSubsonic is not according to our users
  4. Ampache icon

    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.

    102 Ampache alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Ampache vs Subsonic Comments
    Guest
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    open source nad more powerfull

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Truly free ; all features included. The subsonic API is everywhere; so mobile support is easy to come by.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Ampache is Free and Open SourceSubsonic is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Koel icon

    Koel

     27 likes

    A personal music streaming server that works.

    If you want to use the mobile apps, you have to pay for it.

    78 Koel alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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    Koel vs Subsonic Comments
    Guest
    Positive
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    Excellent... your own spotify hosted by yourself.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Koel is Freemium and Open SourceSubsonic is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Madsonic icon

    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.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kindle Fire
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    Madsonic vs Subsonic Comments
    Errepunto
    Positive
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    Madsonic is a fork of Subsonic, adding new capabilities

    • Madsonic is Freemium and Open SourceSubsonic is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Castopod icon

    Castopod

     9 likes

    Open-source self-hosted platform for managing and distributing podcasts with direct audience engagement through Fediverse, decentralized social features, GDPR-compliant analytics, RSS distribution, promotion tools, monetization options, and Podcasting 2.0 standards.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  9. Euterpe icon

    Euterpe

     4 likes

    Euterpe is a music streaming software you can run yourself. It will give you access to your music everywhere you go. Either via its built-in web UI or via any of its clients. You could run it on your home computer, laptop or on a deticated server.

    46 Euterpe alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Web UI dark theme.
     
  10. Gonic icon

    Gonic

     5 likes

    Gonic provide a backend compatible with the Subsonic API for all your music clients.

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    Streama

     14 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)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. mStream icon

    mStream

     4 likes

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

    13 mStream alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. Lyrion Media Server icon

    Lyrion Media Server

     17 likes

    Lyrion Music Server (formerly Logitech Media Server, and often abbreviated as "LMS" ) is open-source software which can control and serve (stream) music to a wide range of physical and virtual audio players called Squeezeboxes.

    16 Lyrion Media Server alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
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  14. Airsonic Advanced icon

    Airsonic Advanced

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    A more modern implementation of the Airsonic fork with several key performance and feature enhancements. It adds and supersedes several features in Airsonic.

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