--- title: In the rush from Plex to Jellyfin, everyone forgot the... description: Emby, often overlooked in the Plex vs Jellyfin debate, offers several underappreciated features worth considering. Its free parental controls include PINs,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/in-the-rush-from-plex-to-jellyfin-everyone-forgot-the-media-server-that-sits-right-in-the-middle-er14hoaxe twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: In the rush from Plex to Jellyfin, everyone forgot the media server that sits right in the middle | daily.dev og:description: Emby, often overlooked in the Plex vs Jellyfin debate, offers several underappreciated features worth considering. Its free parental controls include PINs,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/in-the-rush-from-plex-to-jellyfin-everyone-forgot-the-media-server-that-sits-right-in-the-middle-er14hoaxe og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/er14hoAxE.png og:image:alt: In the rush from Plex to Jellyfin, everyone forgot the media server that sits right in the middle og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # In the rush from Plex to Jellyfin, everyone forgot the media server that sits right in the middle **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Emby, often overlooked in the Plex vs Jellyfin debate, offers several underappreciated features worth considering. Its free parental controls include PINs, rating limits, and per-user library visibility without a subscription. It handles photos and home videos as a separate library type with EXIF metadata support. A free Kodi add-on lets Emby act as a backend for Kodi frontends, syncing libraries and watch state. Emby Premiere ($4.99/month or $119 lifetime) unlocks official backup/restore and folder sync for transcoded media copies. Downsides include no native group-watch feature like Jellyfin's SyncPlay and noticeable delays in watch-state sync across devices. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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