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LMS (Lightweight Music Server) vs Navidrome: catalog facts
LMS (Lightweight Music Server)	Navidrome
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Subsonic API works with many existing client apps Web interface for listening in a browser	Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi
Music only, no video Requires running your own server	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
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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