Kodi Alternatives
Kodi's media library and playing functionality is second to none, with the ability to index and transcode your favorite audiovisual content with relative ease. Though 
Plex also functions as a media player alternative to Kodi, its true strength lies in its ability to act as an efficient and effective local media server, whereas Kodi excels at being both a single machine and local network-based media player. In addition, Kodi's support for Internet Protocol television (IPTV) enables its users to enjoy live TV from the comfort of the app.
Though Kodi has the ability to stream media over a local network, there are alternatives with more robust network streaming abilities to peruse in order to get the best of both worlds when needed.
- Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV! Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies. View 58 alternatives to Stremio
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Stremio vs Kodi
Kodi can access local (NAS in the same network) files. Stremio can not and therefore is no alternative.I s one the best alternative software, 1- is free, 2- give choice to watch a TV show or movie, 3- the quality of content range from media to high and 4- the speed is quite good, the only small issue with this soft, is adaptability to remote control, and l think that they can correct soon..Super easy and fast to use. Excelent! The best!Easy to use, fast and allows more content. From my experience this is what I expected of Kodi, but now I am missing a few features ;) - Plex bridges the gap between your computer and your home theater, doing so with a visually appealing user interface that provides instant access to your media. View 80 alternatives to Plex
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- Apple TV
- Daydream
- Kindle Fire
- Android TV
- Kodi
- Roku
Plex vs Kodi
I have been using plex for over a year now. It's over all the best media server/client available on the market. I have no doubt. I will be using plex the next coming years.ExquisiteDisaster It's probably the best alternative in terms of support and features but damn this program is frustrating to use and resource intensive on your system.As already mentioned, a streaming platform isn't an alternative to a media player.Even though Plex is a media server, it can still be used for the same things but not all things Kodi can do are on Plex.Kodi is a local media player, not a streaming platform.Plex is a streaming service. Kodi is an end-user media management program.Plex is just a program that relies on another OS to function. Kodi can be set up to be a base OS with a minimal Linux backend - Media Center plugin that presents your media with a simple, intuitive, and fast interface. View 32 alternatives to Emby
- Freemium • Proprietary
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- BSD
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- Self-Hosted
- Apple TV
- Kindle Fire
- Roku
- Cloudron
- Playstation
- Xbox
Emby vs Kodi
Like Plex, Emby is a server/player hybrid. Allowing you to manage users with unique watch histories and transcoding for any device. The player is robust, covering Windows, iOS, Android, Windows Phone amongst others, along with the most robust web player on the market.Kodi has addons and many extra features - 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... View 36 alternatives to OSMC
- Free • Open Source
- Apple TV
- Raspberry Pi
OSMC vs Kodi
Lura OSMC is an operating system using KODI, it's not an alternative.It is an OS, not an Apple TV app - Jellyfin is a personal media server and client. View 14 alternatives to Jellyfin
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- Online
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- Android Tablet
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- Ungoogled Chromium
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- Cloudron
- Kodi
- Fire TV
- Roku
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- 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! View 65 alternatives to Infuse
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- iPad
- Apple TV
- The smoothest Video Player you have ever seen. (Now it's 100% free without ads). View 102 alternatives to Splash
- MediaPortal transforms your PC into a complete media solution. It runs on basic hardware, connects directly to your TV and displays your TV Series, Movies, Photos and Music in a much more dynamic way. View 28 alternatives to MediaPortal
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
MediaPortal vs Kodi
rsbrux MediaPortal is a fully featured system which can install everything you need in one pass. Despite the URL "kodi.tv", Kodi does not include a TV backend and depends on the installation of a TV service like DVBviewer or MediaPortal to provide TV features, like watching or recording TV. - A personal music streaming server that works. View 48 alternatives to Koel
- Free • Open Source
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- PS3 Media Server is a DLNA compliant Upnp Media Server for the PS3, written in Java, with the purpose of streaming or transcoding. View 34 alternatives to PS3 Media Server
Discontinued
The 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.
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PS3 Media Server vs Kodi
nandhp Kodi is primarily a front-end ("10-foot interface"), PS3 Media Server is primarily a back-end.