---
{"title": "Askarr vs Oscarr in 2026: Requests, Plans, Setup", "description": "Askarr and Oscarr compared for a home media library run with Plex, Radarr and Sonarr: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/askarr-vs-oscarr/", "date": "2026-10-17"}
---
Askarr and Oscarr compared for a home media library run with Plex, Radarr and Sonarr: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first.

Askarr and Oscarr compared for a home media library run with Plex, Radarr and Sonarr: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first. Oscarr's pages describe a media request tool that offers users a quality choice from SD to 4K HDR. [^1] Askarr works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^2] The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^2] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [^2] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [^2]

| Option | Price | Request limit | Works with | Also stated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscarr | not published | not published | Radarr and Sonarr [^1] | Quality selection from SD to 4K HDR [^1]; encryption at rest for stored credentials [^1]; sign-in by email, Plex, Jellyfin, Emby or Discord [^1]; alerts by Discord, Telegram or email plus web push [^1] |
| Askarr Free [^2] | $0 [^2] | 10 requests a month [^2] | Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [^2] | Request history with live status [^2] |
| Askarr Plus [^2] | $3.99 a month [^2] | 50 requests a month [^2] | Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [^2] | Request history with live status [^2] |
| Askarr Pro [^2] | $6.99 a month [^2] | No monthly limit [^2] | Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [^2] | Request history with live status [^2] |

## The short answer

Radarr and Sonarr are the apps that add movies and shows to a home media library, and this page is for people who run them. Oscarr's pages describe a media request tool that works with your Radarr and Sonarr and gives users a quality choice from SD to 4K HDR. [^1] Askarr is a hosted website where you search for a title and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^2] Oscarr encrypts stored service credentials at rest. [^1] With Askarr nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr, which is a list those apps read your requests from. [^2] On Askarr you can see your request history with live status. [^2] You can also try a throwaway demo account. [^2]

## What Oscarr is built for

Oscarr's pages say it exposes a Seerr-compatible API layer at /api/v1/*, a way for other tools to reach its requests. [^1] For the people who make requests, it offers quality selection with SD, HD, 4K, and 4K HDR choices. [^1] It also encrypts stored service credentials at rest with AES-256-GCM. [^1]

The table below lists a few more points from its pages, such as how users can sign in, which alerts it can send, and how requests pass through to your libraries. Beyond what is shown there, the sources give little detail, so check its own pages for anything else you need, such as where it runs and how it is set up.

## What Askarr is built for

Askarr is made by the team that publishes this site. It is a hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^2]

You request a movie or show on Askarr, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^2] If you already have a link, you can paste a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link to find the title. [^2]

Askarr says it never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^2] A webhook from Radarr and Sonarr reports back so the site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [^2] You can see your request history with live status. [^2]

Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. [^2] You can try the dashboard with a throwaway demo account and sample data without signing up. [^2]

## Pricing and fees

No price or paid plan appears in the facts for Oscarr, so any cost of running it is not published there. Askarr has three plans. [^2] [^2] [^2] The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^2] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [^2] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [^2] The Pro plan has no monthly request limit. [^2]

No card fee or other charge from a payment service is stated for Askarr, so that part is not published here. The facts for Oscarr state no hosting cost, so what it costs you to run is not published there.

## Setting it up with your server

For Oscarr, the facts say it works with Radarr and Sonarr and passes a Seerr-compatible request layer through an API path. [^1] [^1] The facts say nothing more about the steps, so check its own pages for how you connect it and how it talks to your libraries.

For Askarr, nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [^2] That is a list Radarr and Sonarr read your requests from, and you add it once. [^2]

A bookmark you run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. [^2] After that, you request a title on the site and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^2] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^2] The claims for Askarr do not mention how Plex fits, so check how your library works with it.

## Things to check before you choose

Ask how many people will make requests. Askarr's Free plan allows 10 requests a month, and Plus allows 50. [^2] [^2] Ask whether you have services beyond Radarr and Sonarr that you want requests to reach, and check each tool's pages for them. Ask which alerts you want and whether each tool can send them. Ask whether a demo is available before you commit. Askarr offers a demo account. [^2] Ask what a tool costs you to run, since the facts for Oscarr state no hosting price.

## How to choose

If you want a request interface for Radarr and Sonarr, Oscarr's pages say it provides that. [^1] If you want users to have quality selection with SD, HD, 4K, and 4K HDR options, Oscarr's pages say it provides that. [^1] If you want stored service credentials encrypted at rest, its pages say it does that. [^1]

If you want nothing installed, Askarr's claims say you only add a list in Radarr and Sonarr. [^2] If you want to know what the site can reach, Askarr says it never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr. [^2] If you want a request page with status that shows when a title was added and downloaded, its claims cover that. [^2]

If you want to look first without signing up, Askarr has a demo account. [^2] If you want no monthly request limit, Pro has none and costs $6.99 a month. [^2] [^2]

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Oscarr free to run?

Oscarr's pages give quality selection from SD to 4K HDR and encryption of stored service credentials, but they state no price and no paid plan. [^1] [^1] The facts give no hosting price, so what it costs you to run is not published there. Check its own pages before you plan around a total cost.

### How much does Askarr cost?

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^2] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [^2] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [^2] No card fee is stated for Askarr, so that part is not published.

### Does Askarr need anything installed?

Nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [^2] A bookmark run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. [^2] The claims do not describe any other setup step.

### Can Oscarr let each user pick a video quality?

Its pages say it offers quality selection for users with SD, HD, 4K, and 4K HDR options. [^1] The facts do not say more about how those choices are mapped, so check its own pages for the exact options before you rely on them.

### Can Askarr see your Radarr or Sonarr?

Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^2] A webhook from Radarr and Sonarr reports back so the site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [^2] Your own Radarr or Sonarr adds the title. [^2]

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^2] - [Visit Askarr](/go/start)

## Sources

[^1]: Oscarr, github.com/arediss/Oscarr, read 2026-10-13 (https://github.com/arediss/Oscarr)
[^2]: Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)