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Koel vs Navidrome: catalog facts
Koel	Navidrome
Freemium The open-source server is free; Koel Plus is a paid edition with extra features.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Android, iOS, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Multi-user support with smart playlists and favourites Metadata editing and uploads from the web interface	Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi
Some features are reserved for the paid Koel Plus edition Requires running and maintaining your own server	Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged
Downloadable app, 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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