Meelo vs MinusPod

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

Meelo

GPL-3.0

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

MIT

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

	Meelo	MinusPod
License	GPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	1,436	462
Forks	42	45
Open Issues	61	2
Last Commit	Oct 1, 2026	Oct 1, 2026
First Released	May 5, 2022	Nov 26, 2025
Categories	Music Player	Podcast Apps
Tags	#audio #media-server #mobile	#ai #audio #self hosted #podcasts

Meelo1,436

MinusPod

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.

A free, open-source cross-platform music player for Navidrome, Jellyfin, Plex and other Subsonic-compatible servers.

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.