--- {"title": "Doplarr vs Oscarr in 2026: Requests, Setup, Plans", "description": "Two ways to let people request movies and shows for a Radarr or Sonarr library, plus what Askarr offers and what each one costs.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/doplarr-vs-oscarr/", "date": "2026-10-20"} --- Two ways to let people request movies and shows for a Radarr or Sonarr library, plus what Askarr offers and what each one costs. Doplarr and Oscarr compared for people who run Plex with Radarr or Sonarr: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first. Doplarr is an *arr request bot for Discord. [^1] Oscarr's page describes it with quality selection for users across SD, HD, 4K and 4K HDR options. [^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] | Option | Price | Request limit | What it does | Also stated | |---|---|---|---|---| | Doplarr | Not published | Not published | An *arr request bot for Discord [^1] | The repository was archived by its owner and is read-only [^1] | | Oscarr | Not published | Not published | Request interface for Radarr and Sonarr [^2] | Quality selection SD/HD/4K/4K HDR [^2]; Seerr-compatible API layer [^2]; AES-256-GCM encryption at rest [^2]; authentication, routing, quality, notifications, UI in core [^2]; multi-instance Radarr & Sonarr with folder rules [^2] | | Askarr Free [^3] | $0 [^3] | 10 requests a month [^3] | A hosted website that works with 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] | A hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr [^3] | Request history with live status [^3] | | Askarr Pro [^3] | $6.99 a month [^3] | No monthly limit [^3] | A hosted website that works with 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. Doplarr is an *arr request bot for Discord. [^1] Oscarr's page describes it with quality selection for users across SD, HD, 4K and 4K HDR options. [^2] Askarr is a hosted website where you request a movie or show on Askarr, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^3] You can paste a TMDB, IMDb or TVDB link to find a title. [^3] Your request history shows live status. [^3] With Askarr nothing is installed; you add Askarr as an import list in Radarr and Sonarr. [^3] You can also try a throwaway demo account. [^3] ## What Doplarr, Oscarr is built for Doplarr is an *arr request bot for Discord. [^1] Oscarr's page describes it as a media request interface for Radarr and Sonarr. [^2] It gives users a clean way to request movies and shows without exposing the admin panels. [^2] Quality selection for users offers SD, HD, 4K and 4K HDR options mapped to profiles per service. [^2] It also exposes a Seerr-compatible API layer. [^2] Stored service credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. [^2] The table below lists more points from Oscarr's pages. Beyond what is shown there, the sources give little detail on Doplarr, so check its own pages for anything else you need. ## 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 request a movie or show on the Askarr site, 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 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 No price is stated in the facts for Doplarr, so what it costs is not published here. No price is stated in the facts for Oscarr either, so that part is not published. Check each tool's own pages for any hosting cost or paid option. 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 Doplarr, the facts say only that it is an *arr request bot for Discord. [^1] The facts say nothing about the steps, so check its own pages for how it is run and used. For Oscarr, the facts say it gives users a clean way to request movies and shows without exposing the admin panels. [^2] They say nothing more about connecting it, so check its own pages for how to set it up. 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] The claims for Askarr do not mention Plex, so check how your library fits. ## Things to check before you choose Start with where requests will be made. Doplarr's facts say it works through Discord. [^1] Oscarr's page describes a request interface, and Askarr is a hosted website. [^3] Ask which of these matches how your people ask for content. Ask how many requests your people will make. Askarr's Free plan allows 10 requests a month, and Plus allows 50. [^3] [^3] Ask whether your people need to pick a quality such as 4K; Oscarr's page says it offers quality selection. [^2] Ask how each one is run and what that costs, since no price is stated for Doplarr or Oscarr. ## How to choose If your people already use Discord and want to request from it, Doplarr's page says that is what it does. [^1] If your people need to pick a quality such as SD, HD, 4K or 4K HDR, Oscarr's page says it offers that. [^2] 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 to know what the site can reach, Askarr says it never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr. [^3] If you want to look first without signing up, Askarr has a demo account. [^3] If you want no monthly request limit, Pro has none and costs $6.99 a month. [^3] [^3] ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Doplarr still being worked on? The page describes it as an *arr request bot for Discord. [^1] A page that is read-only means the project is no longer being changed there, so check that page before you build on it. No price or hosting detail appears in the facts. ### Does Oscarr let users pick a quality? Oscarr's page says it offers quality selection for users with SD, HD, 4K and 4K HDR options mapped to profiles per service. [^2] The page also describes it as a request interface for Radarr and Sonarr that gives a clean way to request movies and shows. [^2] The facts give no price, so check its own pages for any cost. ### 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. The Pro plan has no monthly request limit. [^3] ### 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] Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^3] The claims do not describe any other setup step. ### Can Oscarr check credentials are safe? Oscarr's page says stored service credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM encryption. [^2] That is the only statement in the facts about how its data is kept. For how it stores anything else, or for Doplarr, check each tool's own pages, since the facts give no detail on those points. The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^3] - [Visit Askarr](/go/start) ## Sources [^1]: Doplarr, github.com/kiranshila/Doplarr, read 2026-10-07 (https://github.com/kiranshila/Doplarr) [^2]: Oscarr, github.com/arediss/Oscarr, read 2026-10-13 (https://github.com/arediss/Oscarr) [^3]: Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)