Jellyfin
Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and Kodi.
Jellyfin vs MediaMTX
Two self-hosted Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming apps, compared on the facts we track: GitHub popularity and activity, license, language, Docker images and a rough hosting estimate.
Side by side
| Jellyfin | MediaMTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Media server for audio, video, books, comics, and photos with a sleek interface and robust transcoding capabilities. Almost all modern platforms have clients, including Roku, Android TV, iOS, and Kodi. | Ready-to-use, zero-dependency real-time media server and proxy to publish, read, record, playback and route video/audio streams over SRT, WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-TS, RTP. |
| GitHub stars | 59,022 | 20,610 |
| Forks | 5.8k | – |
| Open issues (incl. PRs) | 863 | – |
| Commits (12 months) | 2k | 727 |
| Last activity | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-04 |
| Latest release | v12.4 (2026-10-26) | v1.21.3 (2026-10-25) |
| Maintenance health | Active | Active |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Language / platform | C#, deb, Docker | Go, Docker |
| Docker Hub image | – | bluenviron/mediamtx |
| Docker pulls | – | 6595.5k |
| Est. server size | ~2 GB, 1 vCPU | ~4 GB, 2 vCPU |
| Est. hosting from | $10/mo | $20/mo |
| Categories | Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming | Media Streaming - Multimedia Streaming |
| Links | Website · Source | Website · Source |
What the numbers say
- Jellyfin is more popular on GitHub: 59k stars vs 20.6k for MediaMTX.
- Jellyfin had more commits in the last 12 months (2,016 vs 727).
- Jellyfin published a release more recently (v12.4 on 2026-10-26; MediaMTX's latest is v1.21.3 on 2026-10-25).
- Jellyfin is licensed under GPL-2.0, MediaMTX under MIT. MediaMTX's license is permissive; Jellyfin's is copyleft (changes you distribute must stay open).
- Jellyfin is written in C#; MediaMTX in Go.
- Deployment options listed upstream: Jellyfin: deb, Docker; MediaMTX: Docker.
- Only MediaMTX has a Docker Hub image that we detected (bluenviron/mediamtx).
- Our rough hardware estimate is lighter for Jellyfin (~2 GB server) than MediaMTX (~4 GB); this is an estimate from the stack and category, not a benchmark.
Summary: Jellyfin leads on GitHub popularity and commit activity; MediaMTX leads on Docker Hub availability. The right choice depends on the features you need — read both project descriptions and docs.
This summary is generated from GitHub, Docker Hub and awesome-selfhosted data as of 2026-11-05. It does not rate features or quality.
Get the Docker images
MediaMTX
docker pull bluenviron/mediamtxImage on Docker Hub. Ports, volumes and environment variables differ per app; follow the official docs.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jellyfin or MediaMTX more popular?
Jellyfin has more GitHub stars (59,022 vs 20,610 for MediaMTX, as of 2026-11-05). Stars measure interest, not quality.
Which is more actively maintained, Jellyfin or MediaMTX?
Jellyfin had more commits over the last 12 months (2,016 vs 727). The last recorded activity was 2026-11-05 for Jellyfin and 2026-11-04 for MediaMTX. Our health labels: Jellyfin is “Active”, MediaMTX is “Active”.
What licenses do Jellyfin and MediaMTX use?
Jellyfin: GPL-2.0. MediaMTX: MIT. MediaMTX's license is permissive; Jellyfin's is copyleft (changes you distribute must stay open).
Can I run Jellyfin and MediaMTX with Docker?
MediaMTX has a Docker Hub image (bluenviron/mediamtx). We did not find one for Jellyfin, though the upstream listing mentions Docker as a deployment option.
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MediaMTX
Ready-to-use, zero-dependency real-time media server and proxy to publish, read, record, playback and route video/audio streams over SRT, WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-TS, RTP.
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