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Sonarr alternatives
The best Sonarr alternatives in developer tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Nov 2, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Sonarr? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in developer tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Sonarr shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 5.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Sonarr
Sonarr 5.0 swaps its interactive search table for cards and trims what counts as advanced.
Sonarr keeps publishing 5.0 test builds every few days. Build 2907 replaces the interactive search table with cards, marks advanced settings and moves fewer settings behind that label, and cuts duplicate requests on load. Build 2870 added TMDb import lists and a Multi-Season Pack release type. Accessibility work continues, with more context on System page and Manual Import buttons.
Velocity 5.0 · Last update 1d ago
Top 12 alternatives to Sonarr
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
INFRA · APIS
Jackett ships a daily build to keep hundreds of torrent indexers working as sites move and close.
INFRA · APIS
OctoPrint 2.0 is on its seventh release candidate, still with no final date.
INFRA · APIS
Skipper now serves zone-filtered routes only when its own ingress is balanced across zones.
INFRA · APIS
ToolJet's beta adds data source folders, database environments and git sync for workflows.
INFRA · APIS
RabbitMQ 4.4 moves to Erlang 28 and tightens OpenID Connect checks, with 4.3 still patched.
INFRA · APIS
nginx patched HTTP/3 twice in a month and is trimming old platform code on mainline.
INFRA · APIS
Strimzi 1.3 starts encrypting and authenticating Kafka's internal connections.
INFRA · APIS
Nomad 2.1's first candidate brings an experimental batch job queue.
INFRA · APIS
Icinga 2 has now shipped security releases in July, August and October.
INFRA · APIS
Huginn now waits three days before trusting a newly published gem.
INFRA · APIS
Nextflow's October was a Bitbucket token-leak cleanup across three release lines.
Sonarr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonarr (baseline) | 5.0 | 0 | media automationself-hostedaccessibility | — |
| GitHub | 10.0 | 2 | copilotmodel-routingenterprise-bundling | Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion |
| Jackett | 5.0 | 0 | torrent-indexersopen-sourcemedia-automation | — |
| OctoPrint | 5.0 | 0 | 3d-printingconnector-architecturebreaking-changes | — |
| Skipper | 5.0 | 0 | http-routerkubernetes-ingresszone-aware-routing | — |
| ToolJet | 5.0 | 0 | low-codeinternal-toolsai-app-builder | — |
| RabbitMQ | 5.0 | 0 | message-brokerquorum-queueserlang | — |
| NGINX | 5.0 | 0 | web-serverreverse-proxyhttp3 | release-1.31.5 |
| Strimzi | 5.0 | 0 | kafkakubernetes operatorinternal encryption | — |
| Nomad | 5.0 | 0 | orchestrationbatch schedulingnamespace isolation | — |
| Icinga | 5.0 | 0 | monitoringsecurity fixesapi permissions | — |
| Huginn | 5.0 | 0 | automationself-hostedsupply chain security | — |
| Nextflow | 5.0 | 0 | workflow orchestrationbioinformaticssecurity fix | — |
The 12 best Sonarr alternatives, in depth
1. GitHub · velocity 10.0
At Universe, GitHub folds Copilot into Enterprise seats and lets Copilot Fusion pick the model.
Over the last 30 days GitHub shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Sonarr's 0, most recently “Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion”. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, GitHub focuses on copilot, model routing and enterprise bundling.
Over the last 30 days GitHub has been shipping faster than Sonarr — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
2. Jackett · velocity 5.0
Jackett ships a daily build to keep hundreds of torrent indexers working as sites move and close.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Jackett focuses on torrent indexers, open source and media automation.
Jackett and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. OctoPrint · velocity 5.0
OctoPrint 2.0 is on its seventh release candidate, still with no final date.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, OctoPrint focuses on 3d printing, connector architecture and breaking changes.
OctoPrint and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
4. Skipper · velocity 5.0
Skipper now serves zone-filtered routes only when its own ingress is balanced across zones.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Skipper focuses on http router, kubernetes ingress and zone aware routing.
Skipper and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
5. ToolJet · velocity 5.0
ToolJet's beta adds data source folders, database environments and git sync for workflows.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, ToolJet focuses on low code, internal tools and ai app builder.
ToolJet and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. RabbitMQ · velocity 5.0
RabbitMQ 4.4 moves to Erlang 28 and tightens OpenID Connect checks, with 4.3 still patched.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, RabbitMQ focuses on message broker, quorum queues and erlang.
RabbitMQ and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
7. NGINX · velocity 5.0
Nginx patched HTTP/3 twice in a month and is trimming old platform code on mainline.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “release-1.31.5”.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, NGINX focuses on web server, reverse proxy and http3.
NGINX and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. Strimzi · velocity 5.0
Strimzi 1.3 starts encrypting and authenticating Kafka's internal connections.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Strimzi focuses on kafka, kubernetes operator and internal encryption.
Strimzi and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. Nomad · velocity 5.0
Nomad 2.1's first candidate brings an experimental batch job queue.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Nomad focuses on orchestration, batch scheduling and namespace isolation.
Nomad and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
10. Icinga · velocity 5.0
Icinga 2 has now shipped security releases in July, August and October.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Icinga focuses on monitoring, security fixes and api permissions.
Icinga and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Huginn · velocity 5.0
Huginn now waits three days before trusting a newly published gem.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Huginn focuses on automation, self hosted and supply chain security.
Huginn and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. Nextflow · velocity 5.0
Nextflow's October was a Bitbucket token-leak cleanup across three release lines.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where Sonarr leans on media automation, self hosted and accessibility, Nextflow focuses on workflow orchestration, bioinformatics and security fix.
Nextflow and Sonarr have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Sonarr?
The top Sonarr alternatives we currently track in developer tools are GitHub, Jackett, OctoPrint, Skipper, ToolJet, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Sonarr alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Sonarr directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Sonarr" link to a side-by-side /compare page.