home-screensvsNavidrome Music Server
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| home-screens | Navidrome Music Server | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Home Automation | #2 of 54 in Media Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 93 | 24 414 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +24 | +639 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 15 |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v0.64.2 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Navidrome Music Server scores 79/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.
Navidrome Music Server ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for home-screens.
If you want the quickest setup, Navidrome Music Server is easier to run; home-screens needs more configuration.
Navidrome Music Server is growing faster right now (+639 stars in 30 days).
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