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Navidrome vs Subsonic: catalog facts
Navidrome	Subsonic
Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…	Freemium The official site does not specify pricing terms.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi	Streams a personal music and movie library Supports DLNA and an open REST API
Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged	Requires installing the server app where you keep your media
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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