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Open-source alternatives to Last.fm

The best open-source alternative to Last.fm is Navidrome Music Server (GPL-3.0, 24,362 GitHub stars, Docker image). koel stands out for a permissive MIT license, and Your Spotify stands out for a published Docker image.

About Last.fm: A music scrobbling and discovery service.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Navidrome Music Server

    navidrome/navidrome

    Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic.

    Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026

    Music StreamingGoDocker

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars.

  2. Rank 2:

    koel

    koel/koel

    Personal music streaming server that works.

    Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026

    Music StreamingPHP

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license.

  3. Rank 3:

    Your Spotify

    Yooooomi/your_spotify

    Allows you to record your Spotify listening activity and have statistics about them served through a Web application.

    Maintained · last commit Jul 10, 2026

    Personal DashboardsTypeScriptDocker

    Stands out for a published Docker image.

At a glance

Last.fm alternatives compared

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.

Last.fm alternatives compared, data as of 2026-10-26
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsCommits (12 mo)Last commitDocker image
Navidrome Music Serverthe most GitHub starsGPL-3.024,362839Oct 26, 2026Yes
koela permissive MIT licenseMIT17,314815Oct 25, 2026No
Your Spotifya published Docker imageGPL-3.04,61566Jul 10, 2026Yes
multi-scrobblerthe most commits in the last 12 months (1,985)MIT1,2841,985Oct 24, 2026Yes

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All 4 Last.fm alternatives

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  1. 1

    Navidrome Music Server

    Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic.

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Navidrome Music Server has 24,362 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 839 commits in the last year.

  2. 2

    koel

    Personal music streaming server that works.

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license. koel has 17,314 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 815 commits in the last year.

  3. 3

    Your Spotify

    Allows you to record your Spotify listening activity and have statistics about them served through a Web application.

    Stands out for a published Docker image. Your Spotify has 4,615 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 66 commits in the last year.

  4. 4

    multi-scrobbler

    Scrobble plays from multiple sources to multiple scrobbling services.

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (1,985). multi-scrobbler has 1,284 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 1,985 commits in the last year.

FAQ

Last.fm alternatives: FAQ

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Is there a free alternative to Last.fm?

Yes. All 4 apps on this page are open source and free to self-host, so you can replace Last.fm without per-user fees. You pay only for the server.

Can I self-host an alternative to Last.fm with Docker?

Yes. 3 of the 4 apps here publish a Docker image, including Navidrome Music Server, Your Spotify and multi-scrobbler, so you can run them on a home server or VPS with Docker Compose.

Which Last.fm alternative is the most actively developed?

multi-scrobbler (MIT), with 1,985 commits in the last 12 months. Activity is a good sign that bugs and security issues get fixed.

How is this list ranked?

Open-source apps come first, then source-available ones and apps whose license appsgit could not verify; within each group, projects with at least 12 commits in the last 12 months come before less active or archived ones, then by GitHub stars.