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gonic vs Navidrome: catalog facts
gonic	Navidrome
Free Free software with no paid tier.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Works with the wide range of Subsonic client apps Light enough for small home servers	Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi
No bundled player app; you pick a Subsonic client Music only, no video support	Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged
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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