plaain

The premium Open Source alternative to Plex

🎯 Best for:Users who want to stream their media without maintaining a physical server.

What is plaain?

Replaces traditional media servers with a serverless web application for streaming from cloud storage. Decouples the media interface from the storage backend for high availability.

Tech Stack
TypeScriptHomeLab & NAS

Why plaain?

  • No hardware required
  • Stream from anywhere
  • Modern React interface

Limitations

  • Requires cloud storage
  • API limits on providers
  • No offline mode
4/10/2025
Last Update
2
Forks
44
Issues
MIT
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Plex)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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