Parados vs Stash

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

Parados

ISC

A simple, lightweight home media server for UNIX systems.

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Stash

AGPL-3.0

Self-hosted media organizer and server that tags, scrapes metadata for, and streams your video and image collection, including NSFW content.

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Side-by-side comparison

	Parados	Stash
License	ISC	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	106	13,357
Forks	7	1,228
Open Issues	1	757
Last Commit	Oct 26, 2026	Nov 3, 2026
First Released	Sep 30, 2025	Jun 4, 2018
Categories	Media Servers	Media Servers Photo Management
Tags	#streaming #media-streaming #self hosted	#self-hostable #docker #media-server #tagging #metadata

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