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streama vs tubesync
streama has 9,820 GitHub stars, 977 forks, 352 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. tubesync has 2,808 stars, 174 forks, 58 open issues and last shipped yesterday. streama leads on adoption by 250% (9,820 vs 2,808 stars). streama is written in JavaScript under MIT; tubesync is written in Python under AGPL-3.0. streama has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, tubesync 6%. tubesync was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (media-server), 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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| streama | tubesync | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.8K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-10-26 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 977 | ⑂ 174 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick streama if
- You weight community size — 9.8K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick tubesync if
- You want the tubesync feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and tubesync fits your workflow better
About streama
STREAMA Docs: Ever had a huge bookshelf full of shows and movies? Ever wanted to digitalize them, but didn't have a good way of organizing the files? Worry no more! Streama is your own personal Netflix for just such a purpose! Live Demo credentials: username: demoUser password: demoUser Feel free to play around there as much as you like (everything is reset at night) We will keep this demo updated with our newest releases as they come, so that you can check out new features there first before deciding to deploy them in your own environments. Donate If you want to donate to the developer via bitcoin use…
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About tubesync
TubeSync TubeSync is a PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube. Or, like Sonarr but for YouTube (with a built in download client). It is designed to synchronize channels and playlists from YouTube to local directories and update your media server once media is downloaded. If you want to watch YouTube videos in particular quality or settings from your local media server, then TubeSync is for you. Internally, TubeSync is a web interface wrapper on yt dlp and ffmpeg with a task scheduler. There are several other web interfaces to YouTube and yt dlp all with varying features and implementations. TubeSync's largest…
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Frequently asked questions
Is streama or tubesync more popular?
streama has 9,820 GitHub stars and tubesync has 2,808. streama has the larger community by that measure.
Are streama and tubesync free?
Both are open source. streama is licensed under MIT and tubesync under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between streama and tubesync?
streama is written in JavaScript and tubesync 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, streama or tubesync?
Choose streama if you want the larger community (9,820 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose tubesync if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.