Navidrome vs Noctis

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

Navidrome

GPL-3.0

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

MIT

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

	Navidrome	Noctis
License	GPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	No
GitHub Stars	21,781	45
Forks	1,539	2
Open Issues	216	1
Last Commit	Jun 18, 2026	Jun 10, 2026
First Released	Feb 24, 2016	Mar 19, 2026
Categories	Collaboration & Communication Tools	Music Player
Tags	#streaming #self hosted	#audio #desktop-app #cross-platform #lyrics #lossless

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

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

A self-hosted podcast manager/downloader/archiver tool to download podcast episodes as soon as they become live with an integrated player.