# Jellyfin vs Plex on Raspberry Pi: Which Is Best?

DevFeed: [Jellyfin vs Plex on Raspberry Pi: Which Is Best?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/jellyfin-vs-plex-on-raspberry-pi-which-is-best-10802.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://raspberrytips.com/jellyfin-vs-plex/>)

Author: Thomas Dyan

Published: 2026-08-01T05:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [RaspberryTips](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/raspberrytips.md>)

Topics: [Jellyfin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jellyfin.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>)

Tags: [comparison](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/comparison.md>), [customization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customization.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [inspiration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inspiration.md>), [jellyfin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jellyfin.md>), [media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/media.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [plex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plex.md>), [raspberry-pi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/raspberry-pi.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

A comparison of Plex and Jellyfin as self-hosted media servers on a Raspberry Pi. It examines their features, user experience, performance, library management, subtitles, plugins, cost, and customization, with recommendations about which service may be preferable in different areas.

## Source excerpt

If you're planning to use your Raspberry Pi as a media server, the good news is that you have many software choices. If you're trying to decide between Plex and Jellyfin to watch movies and TV, let me compare these two for you and share my recommendations. Plex is a freemium media server with pre-configured...