Best Self-hosted Alternatives to Sonarr

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.