DroppedNeedle vs MinusPod

Comparing two open source alternatives to Spotify. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

DroppedNeedle

AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted music request and discovery server that drives your own download clients, verifies every file, and shelves it in a library you own.

MIT

Self-hosted podcast server that uses AI to automatically remove ads from episodes before you hit play.

	DroppedNeedle	MinusPod
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	1,292	381
Forks	60	33
Open Issues	105	10
Last Commit	Sep 4, 2026	Sep 3, 2026
First Released	Oct 10, 2025	Nov 26, 2025
Categories	Music Discovery Music Player	Podcast Apps
Tags	#music #self hosted #music-discovery #automation #audio	#ai #audio #self hosted #podcasts

Cross-platform lossless music player with rich library management, synced lyrics, and gapless playback for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

A self-hosted, cross-platform podcast management system with a modern Rust and Python stack.

Android music app that plays YouTube Music, Gaana and Saavn plus your local files through one ad-free interface.

Self-hosted music server focused on metadata integration and UI, with music videos as first-class citizens and mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Modern, lightweight self-hosted music server compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic clients — stream your music everywhere.

Self-hosted tracker for media consumption and fitness, with imports from Trakt, Goodreads, MyAnimeList, Plex, Jellyfin and more.