MeTube vs VidRivo

MeTube is a free, self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads media from YouTube and hundreds of other sites to a user's server. It handles video, audio, subtitles, and thumbnails from individual videos, playlists, or entire channels, with video quality up to 4K. Each download can use a selected quality, format, and folder; server-wide yt-dlp options and presets are also available. Channel and playlist subscriptions can queue new uploads. Output options include MP4, M4A, MP3, Opus, WAV, FLAC, SRT, TXT, VTT, TTML, SBV, SCC, DFXP, and JPG. Docker and Docker Compose quick starts are provided, with images for amd64 and arm64. Integrations include browser extensions, bookmarklets, an iOS Shortcut, Android share-menu apps, and a Raycast extension. MeTube has no authentication by design and is intended for a trusted network or placement behind an authenticating reverse proxy. Private and internal addresses are blocked by default. The default concurrency setting allows three downloads at once; others wait. The project is AGPL-3.0, and its scope ends after a download is written, leaving tagging and library organization to other tools.

VidRivo is a video and audio downloader for Windows and web browsers. It supports sources across 1,872+ platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Vimeo, Twitch, SoundCloud, Dailymotion, and Reddit. Downloads can reach 4K, with MP4, WebM, MP3, WAV, and M4A among the available formats. Playlist, subtitle, and batch downloads are supported. The Free plan costs nothing and includes a Windows app download, YouTube and TikTok downloads, and quality up to 1080p in Free mode. The listed Pro plans allow five concurrent downloads and one device per license. VidRivo Pro Monthly costs $10 a month, billed every month; VidRivo Pro Annual costs $24 a year, and the annual plan saves $96 versus monthly. A 30-day free trial is also listed, though no price is given for that plan. The Windows app supports Windows 10 and 11, and browser access is listed for the web. This gives users several formats and download modes, while the Free plan is limited to two named sources and 1080p quality.