Navidrome vs PinePods

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

	Navidrome	PinePods
License	GPL-3.0	GPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	24,082	1,013
Forks	1,749	74
Open Issues	300	155
Last Commit	Oct 10, 2026	Sep 9, 2026
First Released	Feb 24, 2016	Sep 3, 2022
Categories	Collaboration & Communication Tools	Content Publishing Podcasting
Tags	#streaming #self hosted	#podcast #self hosted #audio #cross-platform

Navidrome

PinePods1,013

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

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.

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.