Invidious
Social NetworksAlternative front-end to YouTube
Replaces YouTube
9 self-hosted YouTube alternatives
YouTube is Google's video-sharing platform — the world's largest hosted video service. These open-source apps let you replace YouTube with software you host and control yourself.
Best self-hosted YouTube alternatives
PeerTube
Media ServersDecentralized federated video hosting with P2P streaming
Replaces YouTube, Vimeo
Piped
Social NetworksAlternative front-end for YouTube
Replaces YouTube
Tube Archivist
Media ServersSelf-hosted YouTube media server with metadata and search
Replaces YouTube
Pinchflat
Media ServersSelf-hosted YouTube media archiving for media servers
Replaces YouTube
MediaCMS
Media ServersModern video-sharing and content management platform
Replaces YouTube, Vimeo
Damselfly Web
Photo ManagementServer-based digital asset manager for large photo libraries
Replaces Flickr, YouTube
Loops
Social NetworksFederated short video sharing platform
Replaces Instagram, TikTok
Tube
Media ServersYoutube-like, video Sharing App
Replaces Dailymotion, Vimeo
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Compare YouTube alternatives
- Damselfly Web vs Invidious
- Damselfly Web vs Loops
- Damselfly Web vs MediaCMS
- Damselfly Web vs PeerTube
- Damselfly Web vs Pinchflat
- Damselfly Web vs Piped
- Damselfly Web vs Tube
- Damselfly Web vs Tube Archivist
- Invidious vs Loops
- Invidious vs MediaCMS
- Invidious vs PeerTube
- Invidious vs Pinchflat
- Invidious vs Piped
- Invidious vs Tube
- Invidious vs Tube Archivist
- Loops vs MediaCMS
- Loops vs PeerTube
- Loops vs Pinchflat
- Loops vs Piped
- Loops vs Tube
- Loops vs Tube Archivist
- MediaCMS vs PeerTube
- MediaCMS vs Pinchflat
- MediaCMS vs Piped
- MediaCMS vs Tube
- MediaCMS vs Tube Archivist
- PeerTube vs Pinchflat
- PeerTube vs Piped
- PeerTube vs Tube
- PeerTube vs Tube Archivist
- Pinchflat vs Piped
- Pinchflat vs Tube
- Pinchflat vs Tube Archivist
- Piped vs Tube
- Piped vs Tube Archivist
- Tube vs Tube Archivist
Switching from YouTube
Moving off YouTube means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.