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Navidrome vs Jellyfin
Pick Navidrome if the job is music and Subsonic apps (the published Spotify stack). Pick Jellyfin if the job is movies and shows (the published Plex/Netflix stack).
Facts checked 17 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Navidrome in the catalog Jellyfin in the catalogStart on Railway
How they compare
| Navidrome | Jellyfin | |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0 (catalog) source | GPL-2.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | Go (catalog) | C# (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 24,219 stars in the catalog source | 58,196 stars in the catalog source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/navidrome-music. One binary + a music volume. | Published as /stacks/jellyfin-media. Server + a large library volume. |
| Best for | Your music files and Subsonic clients. | Movies and shows you already have. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Navidrome is /stacks/navidrome-music: one Go binary plus a music volume. Jellyfin is /stacks/jellyfin-media: server, clients, and a large library volume. Hardware transcode is optional on Jellyfin. Neither is a licensed streaming catalog.
FAQ
- Can I run both?
- Yes. Do not start with both. Music first is Navidrome. Movies first is Jellyfin.
- Do I get Spotify or Netflix catalogs?
- No. These play files you already have.
- Are these free?
- Navidrome is GPL-3.0. Jellyfin is GPL-2.0. You pay disk and hosting.
- How do I deploy Navidrome?
- Open /stacks/navidrome-music. Mount the library, bind HTTP, play one album.
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