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Airsonic-Advanced vs Sonus Note - Black Candy

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted media servers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AI Airsonic-Advanced Community-driven music streaming server VS SO Sonus Note - Black Candy Self-hosted Ruby on Rails music streaming server
FeatureAirsonic-AdvancedSonus Note - Black Candy
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
LanguageJavaScriptRuby
Setup difficultyMediumEasy
Min. RAM512 MB256 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, source
GitHub stars★ 1,402★ 4,337
First released20192018
ReplacesSpotifySpotify, Apple Music

Why pick each one

Choose Airsonic-Advanced if…

  • Works with many clients
  • Mature feature set
  • Multi-user
Airsonic-Advanced details

Choose Sonus Note - Black Candy if…

  • Clean modern interface
  • Simple to deploy
Sonus Note - Black Candy details

Frequently asked questions

Is Airsonic-Advanced or Sonus Note - Black Candy better?

Sonus Note - Black Candy is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Airsonic-Advanced if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Airsonic-Advanced and Sonus Note - Black Candy free and open-source?

Yes. Airsonic-Advanced is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Sonus Note - Black Candy under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Airsonic-Advanced and Sonus Note - Black Candy with Docker?

Airsonic-Advanced: yes. Sonus Note - Black Candy: yes.

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