[thiht]

I use Plex because the whole experience looks and feels more polished than Jellyfin (that’s personal but even the name Jellyfin irks me, I hate jellyfish), which is something I value more than openness. Also I bought the Plex lifetime a few years ago during Covid and at that time Jellyfin was nowhere near Plex in terms of user friendliness, Plex already had a TV app, a mobile app with ability to download locally, a feature to share access to anyone with a Plex account, automatic metadata update, etc. I don’t know if Jellyfin has all that even today.

If I were to make a choice today I think my first choice would still be Plex.

[Hikikomori]

Would you pay the $700 today as well?

Jellyfin has all those features now. Sharing servers is harder as you don't have centralized account mgmt, but you can use wizarr to make it simpler.

[mvanbaak]

I probably would. Or just go for the cheaper route of paying them monthly/yearly

[thiht]

I would not pay $700 indeed.

[zeratax]

every jellyfin app nowadays not only has downloads, but unlike plex it even works relialby

[thiht]

It works reliably with Plex too, I use it every time I travel or take the train, not sure useless taunts are necessary here.

[zeratax]

it's just one of the most common complaints i see all the time from plex users and was a big reason i switched too