Readers comparing media management tools need to distinguish photo and video management, media serving, and photo sharing while checking whether projects are healthy and shipping. This October 2026 snapshot uses the supplied ToolVitals scores, health and shipping scores, project descriptions, openness and license labels, and GitHub-star counts.
The ranking covers open/source-visible tools in the supplied set and orders them by ToolVitals score descending; health and shipping break equal composite scores. GitHub stars are context only and are not a ranking input.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Immich | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 97 | 96 | 116156 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Jellyfin | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 97 | 96 | 58047 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | PicPeak | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 96 | 97 | 334 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | SuggestArr | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 95 | 94 | 1340 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | Navidrome | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 95 | 92 | 24150 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | Komga | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 94 | 94 | 6739 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | PhotoPrism | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 93 | 94 | 40290 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | Audiobookshelf | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 94 | 92 | 14628 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | Seerr | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 94 | 91 | 12879 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | AudioMuse AI | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 93 | 94 | 2715 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 11 | Openinary | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 92 | 92 | 412 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 12 | Wanderbound | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 91 | 92 | 6 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 13 | Kavita | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 91 | 88 | 11849 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 14 | Owncast | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 91 | 88 | 11590 | 90 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 15 | Cliply | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 79 | 90 | 254 | 83 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 16 | Hovod | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 80 | 79 | 46 | 80 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 17 | MediaCMS | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 77 | 71 | 5146 | 75 | 🟢 Good |
| 18 | Swing Music | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 65 | 50 | 2082 | 59 | 🟡 Fair |
| 19 | Piwigo | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-2.0 | 63 | 45 | 3865 | 56 | 🟡 Fair |
| 20 | OpenCut | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 61 | 47 | 94389 | 56 | 🟡 Fair |
| 21 | AI Video Transcriber | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 61 | 44 | 3341 | 54 | 🟡 Fair |
| 22 | Run and Read Audiobook | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 45 | 28 | 63 | 38 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 23 | Castopod | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 14 | 0 | 874 | 8 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 24 | Cobalt | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 8 | 0 | 44988 | 5 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 25 | Opsily | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Immich ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 97, a health score of 97, and a shipping score of 96. Its supplied description identifies it as a high performance self-hosted photo and video management solution. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS and AGPL-3.0. The supplied 116156 GitHub stars add context, but they do not determine its rank.
Jellyfin ranks second with a ToolVitals score of 96, a health score of 97, and a shipping score of 96. The supplied description positions it as The Free Software Media System - Server Backend & API. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS and GPL-2.0. Its supplied 58047 GitHub stars are context only, while the ToolVitals score and health and shipping data determine its placement.
PicPeak ranks third with a ToolVitals score of 96, a health score of 96, and a shipping score of 97. The supplied description presents it as a self-hosted photo sharing platform for photographers and events, with time-limited galleries, password protection, custom branding, and no monthly fees. It is labeled OSI-approved OSS and MIT. The supplied 334 GitHub stars provide context only and are not part of the ranking calculation.
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