Readers comparing media management tools need to match the workflow to the media: Jellyfin focuses on a media server backend and API, Immich on self-hosted photo and video management, and PicPeak on photo sharing for photographers and events. This September 2026 snapshot uses the supplied ToolVitals records, including scores, project health, shipping activity, openness labels, and licenses.
The list covers open/source-visible tools and orders them by ToolVitals score descending; equal scores are ordered by health and then shipping. GitHub stars provide context only and are not a ranking input.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jellyfin | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 97 | 97 | 57423 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Immich | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 97 | 96 | 114892 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | PicPeak | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 95 | 97 | 323 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Audiobookshelf | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 96 | 93 | 14418 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | Navidrome | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 96 | 93 | 23758 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | PhotoPrism | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 95 | 95 | 40233 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | SuggestArr | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 95 | 94 | 1319 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | Seerr | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 95 | 92 | 12662 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | Komga | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 94 | 95 | 6685 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | AudioMuse AI | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 93 | 95 | 2629 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 11 | Owncast | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 91 | 89 | 11552 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 12 | Wanderbound | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 88 | 91 | 4 | 89 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 13 | Kavita | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 90 | 86 | 11728 | 88 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 14 | Cliply | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 85 | 88 | 251 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 15 | Openinary | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 78 | 63 | 405 | 72 | 🟢 Good |
| 16 | MediaCMS | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 72 | 60 | 5123 | 68 | 🟢 Good |
| 17 | Hovod | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 62 | 52 | 37 | 58 | 🟡 Fair |
| 18 | Piwigo | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 60 | 42 | 3862 | 53 | 🟡 Fair |
| 19 | AI Video Transcriber | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 57 | 39 | 3298 | 50 | 🟡 Fair |
| 20 | Swing Music | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 51 | 33 | 2070 | 43 | 🟡 Fair |
| 21 | OpenCut | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 50 | 33 | 90547 | 43 | 🟡 Fair |
| 22 | Run and Read Audiobook | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 48 | 28 | 63 | 40 | 🟡 Fair |
| 23 | Castopod | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 16 | 0 | 872 | 9 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 24 | Cobalt | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 10 | 0 | 43778 | 6 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 25 | Opsily | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Jellyfin ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 97, health score of 97, and shipping score of 97. Its supplied description identifies it as the Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API. Jellyfin is labeled OSI-approved OSS and GPL-2.0. Among the two tools with a ToolVitals score of 97, its higher shipping score places it ahead of Immich under the stated ordering. Its 57,423 GitHub stars are context only.
Immich ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 97, health score of 97, and shipping score of 96. It is described as a high performance self-hosted photo and video management solution, making it a focused choice for personal media libraries. Immich is labeled OSI-approved OSS and AGPL-3.0. Its 114,892 GitHub stars indicate substantial project attention, but stars do not determine its ranking.
PicPeak ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 96, health score of 95, and shipping score of 97. Its supplied description targets self-hosted photo sharing for photographers and events, with time-limited galleries, password protection, custom branding, and no monthly fees. PicPeak is labeled OSI-approved OSS and MIT. Its 323 GitHub stars are context only; its position comes from the ToolVitals score and the supplied health and shipping measures.
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