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Navidrome vs Sportarr
Navidrome has 23,632 GitHub stars, 1,708 forks, 275 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Sportarr has 529 stars, 45 forks, 10 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Navidrome leads on adoption by 4,367% (23,632 vs 529 stars). Navidrome is written in Go under GPL-3.0; Sportarr is written in C# under GPL-3.0. Navidrome has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, Sportarr 9%. Navidrome was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (self-hosted), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | Sportarr | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 529 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.7K | ⑂ 45 |
| 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 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 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 Sportarr
Sportarr is a self hosted sports PVR that monitors sports leagues, searches Usenet and torrent indexers for event releases, and organizes the results into a Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby library — built for people who collect sports events the way Sonarr and Radarr handle series and films.
read the full Sportarr overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Navidrome or Sportarr more popular?
Navidrome has 23,632 GitHub stars and Sportarr has 529. Navidrome has the larger community by that measure.
Are Navidrome and Sportarr free?
Both are open source. Navidrome is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Sportarr under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Navidrome and Sportarr?
Navidrome is written in Go 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, Navidrome or Sportarr?
Choose Navidrome if you want the larger community (23,632 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Sportarr if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.