Alternatives to Komga

A self-hosted media server for comics, manga, BDs, magazines and ebooks with a built-in web reader. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • Komga

    A self-hosted media server for comics, manga, BDs, magazines and ebooks with a built-in web reader.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Komga.

  • Kavita

    A self-hosted reading server for ebooks, comics and manga, with readers built for each format and OPDS for everything else.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hostedWeb

    Kavita is GPL-3.0 open source with separate readers for EPUB, PDF and comics, multi-user age restrictions and OIDC login, though some metadata features need the paid Kavita+ add-on.

  • Stump

    A free and open-source self-hosted server for comics, manga and digital books with OPDS support.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Stump is an open-source self-hosted server for comics, manga and ebooks with OPDS and Docker deployment, offering a shorter documented feature list than Komga's collections and reading lists.

  • Codex

    A self-hosted comic archive server that lets you browse and read comics in a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Codex is open source and focuses entirely on comic archives read in a browser, but is a small project with a limited contributor base.

  • Ubooquity

    A free, lightweight home server for sharing and reading your comics and ebooks from any device.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    Ubooquity is a closed-source Java home server for comics and ebooks that reads Calibre and ComicRack metadata and offers per-folder user access rights, running on Windows, macOS, Linux and NAS devices.

  • BookLore

    A self-hosted, multi-user digital library for organizing and reading ebooks, PDFs and comics.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    BookLore is a self-hosted multi-user library with smart shelves, Kobo and KOReader sync, OPDS and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF and comics, with Docker, Podman and Helm examples.

  • LANraragi

    A lightweight self-hosted web application for archiving and reading manga and comic archives.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    LANraragi is a lightweight self-hosted server aimed at manga and comic archives, suited to NAS devices and offering a documented API, with less focus on ebooks than Komga.

  • Calibre-Web

    A self-hosted web app for browsing, reading and downloading ebooks stored in a Calibre database.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Calibre-Web serves books from an existing Calibre database for reading or downloading in the browser, so it depends on a Calibre library and focuses on ebooks rather than comics.

  • Calibre-Web Automated

    A self-hosted fork of Calibre-Web that automates ebook ingest, conversion and metadata handling.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    Calibre-Web Automated adds automatic ingest, conversion and metadata handling on top of Calibre-Web, with Docker and Kubernetes files, but stays tied to the Calibre library format.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Komga as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Suwayomi-Server

    A self-hosted manga reader server that rewrites Tachiyomi for the desktop and uses compatible extensions.

    FreeProprietarySelf-hosted

    Komga serves a local comic and manga collection with a built-in web reader and OPDS, instead of pulling content through Tachiyomi-compatible extensions.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.