Plex
2 recommend 3 criticize 2 moved to it 3 moved away
Why hackers recommend it
“Once I made the move over because my new Smart TV had the Plex app I was sold.”reprodev, 2026-07-24original comment ↗
“I switched from Spotify to Plex”patchorang, 2026-02-17original comment ↗
What hackers criticize
“I recently switched from Plex's pretty terrible native players to Plezy (on iOS, iPadOS and tvOS).”lode, 2026-09-08original 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 ↗
“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 ↗
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Hackers moved from Plex to
- Plex → Jellyfin (2 hackers)
- Plex → Plezy (1 hacker)
Hackers moved to Plex from
- Kodi → Plex (1 hacker)
- Spotify → Plex (1 hacker)
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