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Best free Last.fm alternatives (open source, self-hosted) 2026
The best open-source alternative to Last.fm is Maloja, self-hosted on Railway. Scrobbles you host. Maloja is GPL-3.0 — Last.fm without the hosted charts seat.
Estimated save $1,200 a year.
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How Last.fm compares
| Last.fm | Maloja | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Hosted subscription | Open-source or fair-code license; you pay the host |
| Hosting | Vendor cloud | Self-hosted on Railway or any VPS |
| Rough monthly cost | Public list price not verified this run | Hosting only — no SaaS seat meter in this repo |
- Maloja
GPL-3.0 scrobble database and charts — the published Last.fm path
FAQ
- What is the best free open-source Last.fm alternative?
- The best open-source alternative to Last.fm is Maloja, self-hosted on Railway. Scrobbles you host. Maloja is GPL-3.0 — Last.fm without the hosted charts seat.
- Is it free?
- The Maloja licenses are open source or fair-code. You still pay hosting (Railway or any VPS) and any APIs the stack calls. There is no Last.fm seat or task bill on this path.
- Can I migrate from Last.fm?
- Yes. Start with the workflows or data you actually use, then cut over. The Maloja stack page has the agent prompt and the cost table; most teams rebuild the slice that matters and leave old Last.fm links until they expire.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open the Maloja stack, copy the agent prompt, and deploy on Railway (one service, PORT, and a volume when the app needs disk). Placeholder: Maloja plus a volume for the scrobble database as the project docs require. Bind HTTP to 0.0.0.0:$PORT. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway. A music library stays on /stacks/navidrome-music.
- What does this replace?
- Last.fm. The published small-team estimate on this stack is $1,200 a year.
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