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Open-source alternatives to Spotify

The best open-source alternative to Spotify is Jellyfin (GPL-2.0, 58,608 GitHub stars, Docker image). Navidrome Music Server stands out for an appsgit step-by-step deploy guide, and koel stands out for a permissive MIT license.

About Spotify: A music and podcast streaming service with personalized playlists.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Jellyfin

    jellyfin/jellyfin

    Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and…

    Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026

    FeaturedMedia ServersC#Docker

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars.

  2. Rank 2:

    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 an appsgit step-by-step deploy guide.

  3. Rank 3:

    koel

    koel/koel

    Personal music streaming server that works.

    Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026

    Music StreamingPHP

    Stands out for a permissive MIT license.

At a glance

Spotify 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.

Spotify alternatives compared, data as of 2026-10-26
AppStands out forLicenseGitHub starsCommits (12 mo)Last commitDocker image
Jellyfinthe most GitHub starsGPL-2.058,6082,235Oct 25, 2026Yes
Navidrome Music Serveran appsgit step-by-step deploy guideGPL-3.024,362839Oct 26, 2026Yes
koela permissive MIT licenseMIT17,314815Oct 25, 2026No
Audiobookshelfits JavaScript codebaseGPL-3.014,795505Oct 23, 2026Yes
Ampachethe most commits in the last 12 months (3,480)AGPL-3.03,8373,480Oct 26, 2026No
gonic–GPL-3.02,630165Oct 24, 2026Yes
Lyrion Music Server–GPL-2.01,800570Oct 24, 2026Yes

Full list

All 7 Spotify alternatives

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  1. 1

    Jellyfin

    Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and…

    Stands out for the most GitHub stars. Jellyfin has 58,608 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 2,235 commits in the last year.

  2. 2

    Navidrome Music Server

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

    Stands out for an appsgit step-by-step deploy guide. 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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    Audiobookshelf

    Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.

    Stands out for its JavaScript codebase. Audiobookshelf has 14,795 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 505 commits in the last year.

  5. 5

    Ampache

    Web based audio/video streaming application.

    Stands out for the most commits in the last 12 months (3,480). Ampache has 3,837 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 3,480 commits in the last year.

  6. 6

    gonic

    Lightweight music streaming server. Subsonic compatible.

    gonic has 2,630 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 165 commits in the last year.

  7. 7

    Lyrion Music Server

    Server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox/Slim Devices audio players and compatible hardware (formerly Logitech Media Server).

    Lyrion Music Server has 1,800 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 570 commits in the last year.

FAQ

Spotify alternatives: FAQ

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Is there a free alternative to Spotify?

Yes. All 7 apps on this page are open source and free to self-host, so you can replace Spotify without per-user fees. You pay only for the server.

Can I self-host an alternative to Spotify with Docker?

Yes. 5 of the 7 apps here publish a Docker image, including Jellyfin, Navidrome Music Server and Audiobookshelf, so you can run them on a home server or VPS with Docker Compose.

Which Spotify alternative is the most actively developed?

Ampache (AGPL-3.0), with 3,480 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.