Prowlarr vs qBittorrent
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 Prowlarr qBittorrent Category Media Servers Media Servers License GPL-3.0-only GPL-3.0-or-later Language C# C++ Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 50 MB 50 MB Deployment bare-metal bare-metal GitHub stars ★ 6,979 ★ 39,327 First released 2023 2023 Replaces — µTorrent
Why pick each one
Choose Prowlarr if… Released under the GPL-3.0-only license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 7k GitHub stars Written in C# Prowlarr details Choose qBittorrent if… Released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license Easy to set up — beginner-friendly Mature project with 39.3k GitHub stars Written in C++ qBittorrent details
Frequently asked questions Is Prowlarr or qBittorrent better? Neither is universally better. qBittorrent has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Prowlarr and qBittorrent free and open-source? Yes. Prowlarr is licensed under GPL-3.0-only and qBittorrent under GPL-3.0-or-later. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Prowlarr and qBittorrent with Docker? Prowlarr: check the project docs for container support. qBittorrent: check the project docs for container support.