Alternatives to Navidrome
A tiny music server for your own collection that works with dozens of existing phone apps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Navidrome
A tiny music server for your own collection that works with dozens of existing phone apps.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Navidrome.
Jellyfin
A free media server for your own films, shows and music, with no premium tier and no account.
Jellyfin is a free GPL-2.0 server that handles music alongside films, shows, live TV and photos, but it is heavier than a single small binary on a Raspberry Pi.
Plex Media Server
A polished media server for your own library, free on the home network, with a paid pass for remote streaming.
Plex adds video and its own client apps on most devices, but it is closed source, requires a Plex account and charges for streaming outside the home.
Emby Server
A personal media server for video, music, photos and live TV, with the good parts behind a subscription.
Emby Server covers music plus video, photos and live TV with its own mobile apps, but it is closed source and the mobile apps are limited until you pay.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Audiobookshelf
A self-hosted server for audiobooks and podcasts that keeps your place in a book across every device.
Strawberry Music Player
A Clementine fork aimed at collectors, with proper support for high-resolution files and CD ripping.
Music Assistant
Bring music libraries, streaming sources and players into a shared music server.
Roon
Organize a music collection and send playback to supported network audio devices.
Lidarr
Music collection manager that watches artists and fetches new albums automatically.
