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SickGear vs Medusa: catalog facts
SickGear	Medusa
Best for: Home media server owners who want TV shows downloaded automatically	Best for: Home media server owners who want new TV episodes added automatically
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to download and run on your own server.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Automates finding and downloading TV episodes Organises episodes into a media library All 3 strengths for SickGear Automates finding and downloading TV episodes Organises episodes into a media library Long-running Sick-Beard fork with a focus on stability	Tracks shows and fetches new episodes automatically Self-hosted, with a Dockerfile in the repository All 3 strengths for Medusa Tracks shows and fetches new episodes automatically Self-hosted, with a Dockerfile in the repository Long-running project with a large commit history
Needs separate download clients and indexers Setup assumes some self-hosting experience	Needs a server and download sources set up by you Focused on TV shows only
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account 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 Sources for SickGear github.com/SickGear/SickGear Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Medusa github.com/pymedusa/Medusa Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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