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Kodi vs Sportarr
Kodi has 21,422 GitHub stars, 6,655 forks, 466 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Sportarr has 620 stars, 63 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Kodi leads on adoption by 3,355% (21,422 vs 620 stars). Kodi is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; Sportarr is written in C# under GPL-3.0. Kodi has attracted 31% as many forks as stars, Sportarr 10%. Kodi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Kodi | Sportarr | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 620 |
| License | Custom / other | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.7K | ⑂ 63 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Kodi if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Sportarr if
- You want the Sportarr feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Sportarr fits your workflow better
About Kodi
website • docs • community • add ons Welcome to Kodi Home Theater Software! Kodi is an award winning free and open source software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. Available as a native application for Android, Linux, BSD, macOS, iOS, tvOS and Windows operating systems , Kodi runs on most common processor architectures. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, Kodi is a non profit project run by the XBMC Foundation and developed by volunteers located around the world. More than 500 software developers have contributed to Kodi to date, and 100 plus translators have worked to…
About Sportarr
Sports PVR for Usenet and Torrents Like Sonarr & Radarr, but for sports events. Monitors sports leagues, searches your indexers for releases, and handles file renaming, organization, and media server integration. Support the Project What It Does Tracks events across all major sports (fighting sports, football, soccer, basketball, racing, etc.) Searches Usenet and torrent indexers automatically and upgrades quality when better releases appear Organizes files with customizable naming schemes, including multi part events for fighting sports Integrates with Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby through dedicated metadata agents…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kodi or Sportarr more popular?
Kodi has 21,422 GitHub stars and Sportarr has 620. Kodi has the larger community by that measure.
Are Kodi and Sportarr free?
Both are open source. Kodi has no licence declared in this registry, and Sportarr is licensed under GPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Kodi and Sportarr?
Kodi is written in C++ and Sportarr in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Kodi or Sportarr?
Choose Kodi if you want the larger community (21,422 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Sportarr if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.