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Funkwhale vs Navidrome: catalog facts
Funkwhale	Navidrome
Free Free software built by the community.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Federation between independent servers Works with Subsonic clients and podcast apps	Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi
Running your own pod requires server administration Federation and moderation add complexity for a personal library	Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged
Web application, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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