Jellyfin vs Kodi
Both are self-hosted media streaming - multimedia streaming projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| Jellyfin | Kodi | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 92/100 | 95/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 1952 | 3191 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 813 | 1138 |
| Stars | 58k | 21k |
| Latest release | 15 Sept 2026 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | C#, deb, Docker | C++, deb |
| Typical RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB |
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.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 89% of tracked projects; popularity more than 97%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Kodi
Multimedia/Entertainment center, formerly known as XBMC. Runs on Android, BSD, Linux, macOS, iOS and Windows.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 94% of tracked projects; popularity more than 88%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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