Best Self Hosted Alternatives to Radarr

MediaManager is a modern self-hosted media management system for TV and movie libraries. It combines discovery, organization, and automation workflows in a single web interface, aiming to replace a fragmented setup typically built from multiple “Arr” tools.

Key Features

• Unified management for TV shows and movies in one interface
• Discovery and metadata integration with TVDB and TMDB
• OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication support
• Designed for Docker-based deployment with a provided Docker Compose setup
• Tools and workflows to import and manage existing media libraries

Use Cases

• Replace or consolidate parts of a Sonarr/Radarr/Seerr-style stack into one UI
• Organize and maintain a home media library with centralized metadata
• Automate common collection management tasks for TV and movie libraries

Limitations and Considerations

• Best suited to TV and movie libraries; it is not a general-purpose media server for playback
• Some advanced workflows may require careful configuration depending on your existing library and integrations

MediaManager is a strong fit for homelab users who want a single, modern interface for managing TV and movie collections. It focuses on simplifying the operational side of a media library while keeping deployment straightforward.

Agregarr is a Plex Collections manager that keeps your Home and Recommended screens fresh by regularly syncing curated collections from external lists and server activity. It can also help fill gaps by sending missing items to your existing media acquisition workflow.

Key Features

• Import public lists and charts from sources such as Trakt, IMDb, TMDB, Letterboxd, MDBList, FlixPatrol, AniList, and MyAnimeList
• Generate collections from Tautulli statistics (for example, most popular content)
• Create collections from Overseerr requests (per-user or global)
• Add missing items via Radarr/Sonarr or by creating requests in Overseerr, with filtering options (year, genre, country, list position, and more)
• Independently reorder collections across Plex Home/Recommended and Library tabs, including optional randomized rotation
• Schedule collection visibility with time restrictions and per-collection sync options
• Manage existing Plex collections and default hubs alongside Agregarr-managed collections
• Poster templates and overlays, including “coming soon” style collections based on monitored/anticipated releases

Use Cases

• Keep Plex home hubs curated and automatically updated from trusted movie/TV/anime lists
• Highlight trending or most-watched content from your server activity
• Bridge discovery to acquisition by turning list items into Radarr/Sonarr additions or Overseerr requests

Agregarr is well-suited for Plex users who want continuously refreshed, configurable collections without manually maintaining hubs and posters. It integrates cleanly with common media-server tooling to automate both curation and follow-up downloads.

Cinephage is a self-hosted media management application that centralizes discovery, downloading, library management, streaming integration, subtitles, and live TV into a single interface backed by one database. It aims to replace multi-app *arr-style stacks by offering indexers, download clients, streaming providers and monitoring from one place.

Key Features

• Unified single-database media library for movies and TV with TMDB integration and scanning/file-watching.
• Built-in indexers (7 built-in) plus Newznab support for Usenet indexers.
• Subtitle support across multiple providers (8 providers, 80+ languages) with auto-download.
• Streaming integration with multiple providers and circuit-breaker style failover (10 streaming providers listed in project).
• Download client integrations: qBittorrent, SABnzbd, NZBGet (configurable download clients).
• Live TV / IPTV Stalker portal support (discovery or bring-your-own account) and EPG handling (marked experimental).
• Smart lists and automated monitoring tasks for searches, upgrades and new-episode detection (monitoring features flagged experimental).
• Docker-first deployment with docker-compose examples, example .env and a provided Dockerfile for containerized installs.

Use Cases

• Consolidating separate media tools into a single self-hosted app to simplify management and reduce cross-app configuration.
• Automated discovery and acquisition pipeline for new episodes or movie releases using built-in indexers and download clients.
• Providing .strm-based streaming proxies to integrate discovered streams into media players and media servers.

Limitations and Considerations

• Project is in active development (alpha/early stage): features may be incomplete, APIs can change, and bugs are expected.
• Several features are explicitly marked experimental (monitoring automation, Live TV/IPTV); they may be unstable or change behavior.
• Some integrations and feature gaps (e.g., certain debrid services and provider coverage) are noted as backlog items; expect ongoing additions and changes.

Cinephage is positioned as an all-in-one, developer-focused alternative to multi-service media stacks. It is suitable for users who want a single, evolving application for media discovery, acquisition and streaming, and who are comfortable running software that is actively developed and may change between releases.

Boxarr is an automated box office tracking application that monitors weekly theatrical charts and integrates with Radarr to check, add, and manage trending movies in your media library. It provides a clean web dashboard showing current box office rankings and the status of titles in your Radarr instance.

Key Features

• Weekly box office tracking of top releases and automatic identification of trending movies
• Deep Radarr integration: checks existing library entries, adds movies, and can set quality profiles
• Auto-add rules with advanced filters (genre, rating, release year, etc.) to control which box office hits are added
• Genre-based root folder organization to place movies in appropriate folders
• Scheduled updates (weekly) and automation settings to run on a configurable schedule
• Responsive web UI for configuration, status, and manual management
• Lightweight REST API for integration and automation
• Docker and Docker Compose friendly; can run on Python 3.10+ environments
• Reverse proxy support and URL base configuration for running behind nginx/Traefik/Caddy

Use Cases

• Keep a home media server stocked with mainstream, high-demand theatrical releases without manual intervention
• Automatically add and organize newly popular films into Radarr using custom filters and quality profiles
• Complement request-based systems by focusing on commercially successful releases and historical box office tracking

Limitations and Considerations

• Relies on external box office data sources; outages or scraping changes may break updates
• Requires Radarr v3+ and network access between Boxarr and the Radarr instance
• Focuses on mainstream box office hits and may not track niche or indie releases
• Minimal user account management; designed for single-instance automation rather than multi-tenant deployments

Boxarr is a focused automation tool for media server maintainers who want to ensure their Radarr library includes current box office hits. It emphasizes simplicity, scheduled automation, and seamless Radarr integration to reduce manual upkeep.

RadaRec is a lightweight web GUI for discovering movies related to items already managed in a Radarr instance. It queries TMDB to find similar titles for selected Radarr movies and can optionally add chosen recommendations back into Radarr for download and management.

Key Features

• Integrates with Radarr via its API to read the existing movie library and add new titles
• Uses The Movie Database (TMDB) to fetch similar-movie recommendations and metadata
• Configurable filters: minimum rating, minimum vote count, language, quality/profile settings
• Can run as a containerized service and configured via environment variables
• Option to auto-start scans, set API timeouts, and perform dry-run additions to Radarr
• Simple web-based UI for selecting source movies and reviewing recommended titles

Use Cases

• Discover movies similar to entries already in a Radarr-managed collection
• Curate and bulk-add recommended movies into Radarr with configurable quality and metadata profiles
• Build a watchlist of suggested titles filtered by rating, votes, and language

Limitations and Considerations

• Recommendation quality depends on TMDB matching and may require manual review when TMDB returns ambiguous results
• Requires a working Radarr instance and valid TMDB API key for full functionality
• Not designed as a standalone media server; it operates as a companion tool to Radarr

RadaRec is aimed at users who maintain a Radarr library and want an easy way to explore and import similar movies using TMDB metadata. It emphasizes simple configuration and containerized deployment for home or small server environments.