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Navidrome vs Jellyfin: catalog facts
Navidrome	Jellyfin
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…	Free Free software with no premium tier. The project states there are no strings attached, no…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Self-hosted, Web
Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi	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
Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged	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
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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