Funkwhale
Open-source · self-hostable · replaces 1 SaaS tool on os-alt
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License: AGPL-3.0
Good fit for Communities that want a federated music-sharing space — labels, podcast collectives, friend groups.
Weak at Heavy stack for a single user; mobile clients are thinner than Subsonic-ecosystem tools.
In a terminal? npx -y github:SolvoHQ/os-alt-cli spotify prints
the Spotify comparison table including Funkwhale.
how the CLI works →
Replaces these SaaS
- Spotify · Music streaming
Deploy via the official compose template from docs.funkwhale.audio. Funkwhale federates over ActivityPub — your library can be private or shared with other Funkwhale instances. Spotify playlist migration is manual: export via Exportify, then use the Funkwhale CLI (`funkwhale-manage import_files`) to ingest local audio and recreate playlists.
README badges for the SaaS this replaces
Maintainers and forks: drop a badge in your README to link readers from the SaaS-comparison page back to your repo.
FAQ
Is Funkwhale actively maintained?
Repository has not had a commit in unknown — counted as dead (over 1 year).
What does Funkwhale cost to self-host?
Funkwhale is free and open source under AGPL-3.0. Typical self-host VPS cost: $10 VPS for the app stack; storage separately.
Which SaaS does Funkwhale replace?
Funkwhale is listed as an open-source self-host alternative to: Spotify.