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LibreTime vs AzuraCast: catalog facts
LibreTime	AzuraCast
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Best for: Community and internet radio stations running their own automation	Best for: Running your own internet radio station or several of them
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source; donations are accepted.
Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Automatic scheduling of shows and podcasts Playout to a transmitter or as an internet stream All 4 strengths for LibreTime Automatic scheduling of shows and podcasts Playout to a transmitter or as an internet stream Library management for music and station audio Separate admin, user and developer manuals	All-in-one install through Docker Multiple stations with role-based permissions All 3 strengths for AzuraCast All-in-one install through Docker Multiple stations with role-based permissions Embeddable public player pages and an API
Requires running and maintaining your own server	Requires a server that runs Docker More than needed for simple personal music streaming
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for LibreTime libretime.org Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for AzuraCast azuracast.com Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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