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streama vs tubesync
streama has 9,820 GitHub stars, 978 forks, 352 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. tubesync has 2,794 stars, 171 forks, 58 open issues and last shipped yesterday. streama leads on adoption by 251% (9,820 vs 2,794 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 | 2026-08-09 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 978 | ⑂ 171 |
| 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 is a self hosted streaming media server, written in JavaScript and released under the MIT licence, that gives someone with a large personal collection of films and shows a private Netflix style library they run and control themselves.
read the full streama overview →
About tubesync
TubeSync is a self hosted personal video recorder for YouTube. It synchronizes YouTube channels and playlists into local directories, then updates a connected media server after downloads complete. The project lives in the self hosted media server ecosystem, where users keep downloaded video and audio files available through services such as Jellyfin or Plex.
read the full tubesync overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is streama or tubesync more popular?
streama has 9,820 GitHub stars and tubesync has 2,794. 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.