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Cinegration vs Seerr in 2026

Cinegration and Seerr compared for Plex media owners, plus the Askarr request plan and what to check before choosing.

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Cinegration and Seerr compared for people who run a home media library with Radarr or Sonarr: what each one does, what each costs, and what to check first.

OptionPriceRequest limitWorks withAlso stated
CinegrationNot publishedNot publishedClimate control, energy management, security cameras, door locks, and alarm systems [1]Address 6425 W 52nd Ave Suite 1 Arvada, CO 80002 [1]; open Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4pm [1]; Experience Center by appointment only [1]; an email address shown on its page [1]
SeerrFree [2]Not publishedJellyfin, Plex, and Emby [2]More than 25 languages [2]; PostgreSQL and SQLite support [2]; more than 10,300 GitHub stars [2]; more than 190 contributors [2]
Askarr Free [3]$0 [3]10 requests a month [3]Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [3]Request history with live status [3]
Askarr Plus [3]$3.99 a month [3]50 requests a month [3]Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [3]Request history with live status [3]
Askarr Pro [3]$6.99 a month [3]No monthly limit [3]Your existing Radarr and Sonarr [3]Request history with live status [3]

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. Cinegration is a company based in Arvada, Colorado that connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks, and alarm systems. [1] Seerr works with Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers. [2] Askarr is a hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. [3] The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [3] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [3]

What Cinegration, Seerr is built for

Cinegration's address on its page reads 6425 W 52nd Ave Suite 1 Arvada, CO 80002. [1] It is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm. [1] From climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks, and alarm systems, everything is connected. [1]

Seerr works with Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby in one unified application. [2] It is built with TypeScript and modern best practices. [2] More than 190 contributors work on it. [2]

The table below lists more points from the pages of both, such as location, hours, languages and database options. Beyond what is shown there, the sources give little detail, so check their own pages for anything else you need, such as how either one is hosted.

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. [3]

You search for a movie or show on the Askarr site and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [3] If you already have a link, you can paste a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link to find the title. [3]

Askarr says it never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [3] A webhook from Radarr and Sonarr reports back so the site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [3] You can see your request history with live status. [3]

Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. [3] You can try the dashboard with a throwaway demo account and sample data without signing up. [3]

Pricing and fees

Cinegration's cited facts state no price, so what it costs is not published here. Seerr's price appears in the fee table below from its own page; the facts cited on this page give no other cost for it.

Askarr has three plans. [3] [3] [3] The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [3] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [3] The Pro plan has no monthly request limit. [3]

No card fee or other charge from a payment service is stated for Askarr, so that part is not published here.

Setting it up with your server

For Cinegration, the facts say it connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks, and alarm systems. [1] The facts say nothing about a media library, so check its own pages for how it would fit with your home.

For Seerr, the facts say it works with Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers. [2] The cited facts give no setup steps, so check its own pages for how to connect it to Radarr or Sonarr.

For Askarr, nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [3] That is a list Radarr and Sonarr read your requests from, and you add it once. [3] A bookmark you run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. [3] After that, you request a title on the site and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Start with what you want to control. Cinegration's facts describe a connected home, and Seerr's describe a media library, so ask which matches what you are building. Ask where each one runs and what that costs, since neither price is published here.

Ask how many people will make requests. Askarr's Free plan allows 10 requests a month, and Plus allows 50. [3] [3] Ask whether a demo is available before you commit; Askarr offers a demo account. [3]

How to choose

If you want climate control and energy management tied to security cameras, door locks, and alarm systems, Cinegration's facts say it does that. [1]

If you want a tool that uses one application for Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby servers, Seerr's facts say it does that. [2] For languages and database options, see the table.

If you want nothing installed, Askarr's claims say you only add a list in Radarr and Sonarr. [3] If you want a request page with status that shows when a title was added and downloaded, its claims cover that. [3] If you want no monthly request limit, Pro has none and costs $6.99 a month. [3] [3]

Frequently asked questions

Does Cinegration work with your media library?

Cinegration's page says it connects climate control and energy management to security cameras, door locks, and alarm systems. [1] Its address on the page reads 6425 W 52nd Ave Suite 1 Arvada, CO 80002, and it is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4pm. [1] [1] The cited facts say nothing about a media library, so check its own pages before you plan around it.

Does Seerr connect to your media apps?

Seerr's page says it works with Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby in one unified application. [2] It is built with TypeScript and modern best practices. [2] The cited facts name more than 190 contributors. [2] The facts give no setup steps for connecting it to Radarr or Sonarr, so check its own pages for those.

How much does Askarr cost?

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3] Plus costs $3.99 a month for 50 requests a month. [3] Pro costs $6.99 a month for unlimited requests. [3] 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. [3] A bookmark run on your Radarr or Sonarr page saves the list and webhook there for you. [3] The claims do not describe any other setup step.

Can Askarr see your Radarr or Sonarr?

Askarr says it never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [3] A webhook from Radarr and Sonarr reports back so the site shows when a title was added and downloaded. [3] Your own Radarr or Sonarr adds the title. [3] Each friend who signs up through your link adds 10 requests a month to your limit. [3]

The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [3]

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Sources

  1. Cinegration, cinegration.com, read 2026-10-15
  2. Seerr, seerr.dev, read 2026-10-10
  3. Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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