Headphones vs Jackett
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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Feature Headphones Jackett Category Media Servers Media Servers License GPL-3.0-or-later GPL-2.0 Language Python C# Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 50 MB 200 MB Deployment bare-metal bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 3,751 ★ 15,854 First released 2023 2023 Replaces — —
Why pick each one
Choose Headphones if… Released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Active community (3.8k GitHub stars) Written in Python Headphones details Choose Jackett if… Released under the GPL-2.0 license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 15.9k GitHub stars Written in C# Jackett details
Frequently asked questions Is Headphones or Jackett better? Neither is universally better. Jackett has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Headphones and Jackett free and open-source? Yes. Headphones is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later and Jackett under GPL-2.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Headphones and Jackett with Docker? Headphones: check the project docs for container support. Jackett: check the project docs for container support.