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Jellyfin vs Navidrome: catalog facts
Jellyfin	Navidrome
Free Free software with no premium tier. The project states there are no strings attached, no…	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
No premium tier: every feature is available to everyone, with no licence to buy Movies, shows, music, live TV and DVR, books and photos in one library	Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi
You run the server, so updates, storage and remote access are yours to manage Client apps on TV platforms vary in quality compared with commercial services	Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged
Self-hosted, Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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