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Polaris vs Navidrome: catalog facts
Polaris	Navidrome
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL 3.0. PikaPods offers an officially supported paid…
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Written in Rust Web client plus an API for other clients	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 support 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
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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