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Plex Media Server vs Navidrome: catalog facts
Plex Media Server	Navidrome
Freemium Adding media and streaming it on your home network is free. Streaming your library from…	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Automatic matching of films, shows and music with artwork and metadata Client apps on more devices than any comparable server, including most smart TVs	Subsonic API support, so dozens of existing phone apps work with it A single small binary that runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi
Streaming from outside the home needs a paid Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass Closed source, and sign-in goes through a Plex account on the company’s servers	Music only; no video, photos or live TV Quality depends on how well your files are already tagged
Self-hosted, Downloadable app, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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