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Polaris vs Supysonic: catalog facts
Polaris	Supysonic
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Written in Rust Web client plus an API for other clients	Works with Subsonic-compatible clients Transcoding for various audio formats
Music only, no video support Requires running your own server	No bundled player app Smaller community than Navidrome or Airsonic
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: AGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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