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Mopidy vs Streama

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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MO Mopidy Extensible music server that plays from many sources VS ST Streama Self-hosted streaming media server with a clean web interface
FeatureMopidyStreama
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguagePythonJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM256 MB1,024 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metaldocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 8,553★ 9,821
First released20102015
ReplacesSpotifyNetflix, Plex

Why pick each one

Choose Mopidy if…

  • Highly extensible
  • Great for Raspberry Pi projects
Mopidy details

Choose Streama if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 9.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript
Streama details

Frequently asked questions

Is Mopidy or Streama better?

Neither is universally better. Streama has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Mopidy and Streama free and open-source?

Yes. Mopidy is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Streama under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Mopidy and Streama with Docker?

Mopidy: yes. Streama: yes.

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