Self-hosted alternatives to Jellyfin
Comparing media servers before settling on Jellyfin, or looking for something different? These 7 self-hosted apps stream your own media library.
About Jellyfin: Open-source media server for audio, video, books, comics and photos, with clients for most platforms.
| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cmyflix direct | Maintained | 195 | AGPL-3.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Kodi | Active | 21.5k | GPL-2.0 | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Kyoo | Active | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Gerbera | Active | 1.4k | GPL-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Tiramisu | Active | 156 | GPL-2.0 | ✓ | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Emby | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
| Plex | Unknown | – | ⊘ Proprietary | – | 4 GB | $20/mo |
The options in detail
1. cmyflix
Minimalist Plex/Jellyfin alternative to stream video.
Maintained Last commit 2025-12-18. 1 release in the past year. Latest release 0.27 (2025-12-18). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. Kodi
Multimedia/Entertainment center, formerly known as XBMC. Runs on Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS and Windows.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. Latest release 22.0rc1-Piers (2026-09-27). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
3. Kyoo
Innovative media browser designed for seamless streaming of anime, series and movies, offering advanced features like dynamic transcoding, auto watch history and intelligent metadata retrieval.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. Latest release v5.3.0 (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
4. Gerbera
UPnP Media Server, which allows you to stream your digital media throughout your home network and listen to/watch it on a variety of UPnP compatible devices.
Active Last commit 2026-11-09. 5 releases in the past year. Latest release v3.3.0 (2026-09-20). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
5. Tiramisu
BitTorrent engine with a FUSE virtual filesystem that streams torrents live to Plex/Jellyfin without downloading (alternative to Real-Debrid).
Active Last commit 2026-10-17. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v1.11.8 (2026-10-17). Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Emby
Home media server supporting both DLNA and DIAL (Chromecast) devices out-of-the-box.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. Plex
Centralized home media playback system with a powerful central server.
Unknown Needs roughly 4 GB RAM. How to run it →
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