Navidrome vs podgrab

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.

GPL-3.0

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

	Navidrome	podgrab
License	GPL-3.0	GPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	23,536	1,991
Forks	1,696	132
Open Issues	271	148
Last Commit	Sep 14, 2026	Jul 16, 2026
First Released	Feb 24, 2016	Oct 6, 2020
Categories	Collaboration & Communication Tools	Podcast Apps
Tags	#streaming #self hosted	#self hosted #podcasts #audio

Navidrome23,536

podgrab

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.

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

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