Is AzuraCast or Ampache cheaper?

Ampache starts at Free, which is lower than AzuraCast at Free.

Is AzuraCast open source?

Yes, AzuraCast is open source (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

Yes, Ampache is open source (CC-BY-SA-3.0).

A side-by-side comparison of AzuraCast and Ampache — pricing, license, deployment, and where each tool wins.

azuracast.com

Modern and accessible web radio management suite.

ampache.org

Web based audio/video streaming application.

Feature	AzuraCast	Ampache
Pricing	Free	Free
Model	Open-source	Open-source
License	CC-BY-SA-3.0	CC-BY-SA-3.0
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Category	Media Streaming - Audio Streaming	Media Streaming - Audio Streaming
Self-hosted	✓Yes	✓Yes
Free tier	✓Yes	✓Yes

4–16hmedium risk

Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.

Export from AzuraCast: CSV, JSON

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4–16hmedium risk

Plan a sprint — 4-16 engineering hours, run in parallel for a week.

Export from Ampache: CSV, JSON

1 things to watch