Ampache
Web based audio/video streaming application.
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Still maintained? Yes: 1,260 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 8.3.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Spotify and SoundCloud.
At a glance
Ampache quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 3,842
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 8.3.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Ampache
Full rankings: Spotify alternatives, SoundCloud alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "The develop branch is Ampache8; the Ampache7 line continues on release7."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Ampache scores 84/100, #9 of 28 in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming: 1,260 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (8.3.0, 10 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 3,842 stars add 14.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
1260 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
8.3.0 released 10 days ago
- Stars 14.3 / 20
3.8k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 1260
- Last 90 days
- 3,412
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #9 of 28 tools in Media Streaming - Audio Streaming by health , between Mopidy (#8) and gonic (#10) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 8.3.0 · 10 days ago |
| Stars | 3,842 |
| Open issues | 228 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | ampache/ampache ↗ |
Ampache vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Ampache (Media Streaming - Audio Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMS | 93 | 1.7k | GPL-3.0 | 1 month ago |
| koel | 87 | 17k | MIT | today |
| Ampache (this tool) | 84 | 3.8k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| gonic | 84 | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | 3 days ago |
| LibreTime | 78 | 937 | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| Black Candy | 70 | 4.4k | MIT | 9 days ago |
Ampache: common questions
What does Ampache replace?
Repoly lists Ampache as an open-source alternative to Spotify and SoundCloud. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Ampache stands against the others.
Is Ampache still maintained?
Ampache had 1,260 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, 8.3.0, is from 10 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.