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Jellyfin alternatives
The best Jellyfin alternatives in team collaboration tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 2, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Jellyfin? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in team collaboration tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Jellyfin shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 2.5 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Jellyfin
Jellyfin drops the 10. prefix and puts 12.0 through a three-candidate preview.
The project is running a 12.0 release candidate series alongside a 10.11.x stable line that has thinned to single-fix releases. The RC notes carry one substantive announcement: versioning drops the leading 10., so 10.11.x becomes 12.x, on the reasoning that the hard API break the old scheme anticipated is no longer planned. The stable line's last two releases were three GHSA security fixes and a UserManager lock helper.
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Top 12 alternatives to Jellyfin
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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AI Proofing gets its manual controls back while Hive builds out creative review and resourcing.
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File Browser is shutting down — the repo archives on 2026-09-01 and no security fixes follow.
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Paperless-ngx shipped its 3.0 rewrite, then spent a week putting out the fires.
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AFFiNE ships twice a day on two trains, and it is all storage plumbing and window polish.
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Notion is turning Custom Agents into event-driven workers with their own runtime and billing.
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Slack is shipping its developer platform to coding agents, not only to developers.
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All the substance lands in rc.0 — this cycle it's phishing-resistant MFA
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KACE's real news lands in two numbered releases a quarter; the rest of the feed is fix notices
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Tana is building a meeting layer into its graph, and the AI now acts instead of asking.
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A bookkeeping platform absorbing one accounting task a week into its chat agent.
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Avoma's meeting data is now reachable over MCP, buried in a monthly roundup between SEO posts.
Jellyfin vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellyfin (baseline) | 2.5 | 0 | media-serverself-hostedrelease-candidate | — |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 2 | copilotcode-reviewenterprise-governance | GitHub Models is now retired |
| Hive | 10.0 | 0 | creative-proofingai-proofinghuman-in-the-loop | — |
| File Browser | 6.3 | 1 | end-of-lifeself-hostedfile-manager | Final release: project winds down, repo archives 2026-09-01 |
| Paperless-ngx | 6.3 | 1 | document-managementself-hostedpaperless-ai | Paperless-ngx v3.0.0 |
| AFFiNE | 6.3 | 0 | self-hostingstoragedurability | — |
| Notion | 6.3 | 1 | custom-agentsworkersautomation-triggers | AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents |
| Slack | 6.3 | 1 | mcpdeveloper-platformsdk-modernization | Announcing the Slack MCP and Skills Plugin |
| Rocket.Chat | 6.3 | 1 | team-chatself-hostedauthentication | Rocket.Chat 8.7 adds phishing-resistant MFA and caller-session flagging |
| KACE | 6.3 | 1 | endpoint managementon-prem appliancemdm | SMA 15.1 adds Windows ARM64 agent and enforces HTTPS-only access |
| Tana | 6.3 | 1 | meetingsai agentsvoice | A pre-meeting hub |
| Double | 6.3 | 1 | accountingbookkeepingai-agents | Connections: Ask Double reaches Slack, Notion, and HubSpot |
| Avoma | 6.3 | 1 | mcpmeeting-intelligenceask-avoma | Avoma opens meeting data to agents over MCP |
The 12 best Jellyfin alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
GitHub killed its model-hosting product and shipped stacked PRs in the same week.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “GitHub Models is now retired”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, GitHub focuses on copilot, code review and enterprise governance.
Over the last 30 days GitHub has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
2. Hive · velocity 10.0
AI Proofing gets its manual controls back while Hive builds out creative review and resourcing.
Its velocity score of 10.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Hive focuses on creative proofing, ai proofing and human in the loop.
Hive and Jellyfin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. File Browser · velocity 6.3
File Browser is shutting down — the repo archives on 2026-09-01 and no security fixes follow.
Over the last 30 days File Browser shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “Final release: project winds down, repo archives 2026-09-01”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, File Browser focuses on end of life, self hosted and file manager.
Over the last 30 days File Browser has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full File Browser trajectory → · Compare Jellyfin vs File Browser →
4. Paperless-ngx · velocity 6.3
Paperless-ngx shipped its 3.0 rewrite, then spent a week putting out the fires.
Over the last 30 days Paperless-ngx shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “Paperless-ngx v3.0.0”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Paperless-ngx focuses on document management, self hosted and paperless ai.
Over the last 30 days Paperless-ngx has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Paperless-ngx trajectory → · Compare Jellyfin vs Paperless-ngx →
5. AFFiNE · velocity 6.3
AFFiNE ships twice a day on two trains, and it is all storage plumbing and window polish.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, AFFiNE focuses on self hosting, storage and durability.
AFFiNE and Jellyfin have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. Notion · velocity 6.3
Notion is turning Custom Agents into event-driven workers with their own runtime and billing.
Over the last 30 days Notion shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Notion focuses on custom agents, workers and automation triggers.
Over the last 30 days Notion has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
7. Slack · velocity 6.3
Slack is shipping its developer platform to coding agents, not only to developers.
Over the last 30 days Slack shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “Announcing the Slack MCP and Skills Plugin”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Slack focuses on mcp, developer platform and sdk modernization.
Over the last 30 days Slack has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
8. Rocket.Chat · velocity 6.3
All the substance lands in rc.0 — this cycle it's phishing-resistant MFA.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “Rocket.Chat 8.7 adds phishing-resistant MFA and caller-session flagging”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Rocket.Chat focuses on team chat, self hosted and authentication.
Over the last 30 days Rocket.Chat has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Rocket.Chat trajectory → · Compare Jellyfin vs Rocket.Chat →
9. KACE · velocity 6.3
KACE's real news lands in two numbered releases a quarter; the rest of the feed is fix notices.
Over the last 30 days KACE shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “SMA 15.1 adds Windows ARM64 agent and enforces HTTPS-only access”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, KACE focuses on endpoint management, on prem appliance and mdm.
Over the last 30 days KACE has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
10. Tana · velocity 6.3
Tana is building a meeting layer into its graph, and the AI now acts instead of asking.
Over the last 30 days Tana shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “A pre-meeting hub”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Tana focuses on meetings, ai agents and voice.
Over the last 30 days Tana has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
11. Double · velocity 6.3
A bookkeeping platform absorbing one accounting task a week into its chat agent.
Over the last 30 days Double shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “Connections: Ask Double reaches Slack, Notion, and HubSpot”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Double focuses on accounting, bookkeeping and ai agents.
Over the last 30 days Double has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
12. Avoma · velocity 6.3
Avoma's meeting data is now reachable over MCP, buried in a monthly roundup between SEO posts.
Over the last 30 days Avoma shipped 1 meaningful update vs Jellyfin's 0, most recently “Avoma opens meeting data to agents over MCP”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Jellyfin leans on media server, self hosted and release candidate, Avoma focuses on mcp, meeting intelligence and ask avoma.
Over the last 30 days Avoma has been shipping faster than Jellyfin — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Jellyfin?
The top Jellyfin alternatives we currently track in team collaboration tools are GitHub, Hive, File Browser, Paperless-ngx, AFFiNE, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Jellyfin alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Jellyfin directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Jellyfin" link to a side-by-side /compare page.