Hound vs Parados

Comparing two open source alternatives to Plex and Jellyfin . 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.

ISC

A simple, lightweight home media server for UNIX systems.

	Hound	Parados
License	AGPL-3.0	ISC
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	397	82
Forks	7	5
Open Issues	4	—
Last Commit	May 10, 2026	May 5, 2026
First Released	Apr 1, 2023	Sep 30, 2025
Categories	Media Servers	Media Servers
Tags	#self hosted #media-server #media-streaming #p2p #docker	#streaming #media-streaming #self hosted

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