Why hackers moved from Plex to Jellyfin
2 hackers described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from Plex a year or so ago. Jellyfin has been great for sharing with friends, and having them share with me.”dbg31415, 2026-09-24original comment ↗
“I moved from plex to jellyfin and got 10% of the way through organising the films the jellyfin style”potatoicecoffee, 2026-09-08original comment ↗
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Plex vs Jellyfin
| Plex | Jellyfin | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 2 | 3 |
| Hackers who criticize | 3 | 3 |
| Moved away from it | 3 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 2 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Plex
“I recently switched from Plex's pretty terrible native players to Plezy (on iOS, iPadOS and tvOS).”lode, 2026-09-08original comment ↗
“I found the Xbox Plex app has not been updated to the terrible new redesign so it was a double win.”gdulli, 2026-06-15original comment ↗
Praise for Jellyfin
“Jellyfin hits that sweet spot of being what Plex was but I hope they manage to weather the storm of losing a lot of their core team”reprodev, 2026-07-24original comment ↗
Other moves from Plex
- Plex → Plezy (1)