Hound vs Jellyfin

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

Hound

AGPL-3.0

A self-hosted media server for watching, tracking, and managing movies and TV shows with P2P streaming support.

GPL-2.0

Free and open-source media server for movies, TV shows, music, and photos — a fully self-hosted alternative to Plex.

	Hound	Jellyfin
License	AGPL-3.0	GPL-2.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	475	58,659
Forks	11	5,720
Open Issues	3	832
Last Commit	Oct 26, 2026	Oct 26, 2026
First Released	Apr 1, 2023	Dec 9, 2018
Categories	Media Servers	Media Servers
Tags	#self hosted #media-server #media-streaming #p2p #docker	#streaming #video-sharing #self hosted

Hound

Jellyfin58,659

A simple, lightweight home media server for UNIX systems.