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Navidrome vs BookWyrm
Navidrome has 23,632 GitHub stars, 1,708 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped yesterday. BookWyrm has 2,779 stars, 336 forks, 418 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Navidrome leads on adoption by 750% (23,632 vs 2,779 stars). Navidrome is written in Go under GPL-3.0; BookWyrm is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence. Navidrome has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, BookWyrm 12%. BookWyrm 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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| Navidrome | BookWyrm | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Go | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 336 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Navidrome if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick BookWyrm if
- You want the BookWyrm feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and BookWyrm fits your workflow better
About Navidrome
Navidrome is an open source, web based music collection server and streamer written in Go and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It lives in the self hosted media server ecosystem and is intended for users who want to listen to a personal music collection from a browser or mobile device.
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About BookWyrm
BookWyrm is a social reading network for tracking books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. It lives in the ActivityPub ecosystem, so users can interact with other BookWyrm instances and with ActivityPub services such as Mastodon and Pleroma. The project is a Python web application using Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, and ActivityPub.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Navidrome or BookWyrm more popular?
Navidrome has 23,632 GitHub stars and BookWyrm has 2,779. Navidrome has the larger community by that measure.
Are Navidrome and BookWyrm free?
Both are open source. Navidrome is licensed under GPL-3.0, and BookWyrm has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Navidrome and BookWyrm?
Navidrome is written in Go and BookWyrm in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Navidrome or BookWyrm?
Choose Navidrome if you want the larger community (23,632 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose BookWyrm if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.