# Open-source alternatives to Spotify

> Spotify: A music and podcast streaming service with personalized playlists. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Navidrome Music Server, koel and Ampache. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. All 7 apps here are open source.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Spotify |
| Category | Music Streaming |
| Alternatives listed | 7 |
| Top pick | Navidrome Music Server (23,986 stars, GPL-3.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/spotify |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Navidrome Music Server](https://appsgit.com/apps/navidrome-music-server): Modern Music Server and Streamer, compatible with Subsonic/Airsonic. (23,986 stars, GPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [koel](https://appsgit.com/apps/koel): Personal music streaming server that works. (17,272 stars, MIT, PHP)
- [Ampache](https://appsgit.com/apps/ampache): Web based audio/video streaming application. (3,834 stars, AGPL-3.0, PHP)
- [Jellyfin](https://appsgit.com/apps/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… (57,817 stars, GPL-2.0, C#, Docker)
- [gonic](https://appsgit.com/apps/gonic): Lightweight music streaming server. Subsonic compatible. (2,559 stars, GPL-3.0, Go, Docker)
- [Lyrion Music Server](https://appsgit.com/apps/lyrion-music-server): Server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox/Slim Devices audio players and compatible hardware (formerly Logitech Media Server). (1,786 stars, GPL-2.0, Perl, Docker)
- [Audiobookshelf](https://appsgit.com/apps/audiobookshelf): Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS. (14,555 stars, GPL-3.0, JavaScript, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [Navidrome vs Jellyfin](https://appsgit.com/compare/navidrome-music-server-vs-jellyfin)
- [Audiobookshelf vs Calibre Web](https://appsgit.com/compare/audiobookshelf-vs-calibre-web)

More in this category: [Music Streaming](https://appsgit.com/categories/music-streaming)

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