--- {"title": "Notifiarr vs Oscarr in 2026: Requests, Alerts, Setup", "description": "Notifiarr and Oscarr compared for people who run Plex with Radarr or Sonarr: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first.", "url": "https://vlcleanplayer.com/notifiarr-vs-oscarr/", "date": "2026-10-21"} --- Notifiarr and Oscarr compared for people who run Plex with Radarr or Sonarr: what each does, what each costs, and what to check first. Oscarr is a lightweight, plugin-first media request interface for Radarr and Sonarr. [^1] Notifiarr monitors services on your network and notifies you when they go down or become unreachable. [^2] Askarr is a hosted website that works with your existing Radarr and Sonarr. [^3] | Option | Price | Main job | Notifications | Also stated | |---|---|---|---|---| | Notifiarr [^2] | Not published on this page [^2] | Watches services and sends notices [^2] | Push, SMS, email, Slack, Telegram and Mattermost are on its roadmap [^2] | Works with a list of applications [^2] | | Oscarr [^1] | Not published on this page [^1] | Request page for Radarr and Sonarr [^1] | Discord, Telegram, Email, web push [^1] | Multi-instance Radarr and Sonarr [^1] | | Askarr Free [^3] | $0 [^3] | Hosted request site for Radarr and Sonarr [^3] | Webhook status on the site [^3] | Request history with live status [^3] | | Askarr Plus [^3] | $3.99 a month [^3] | Hosted request site for Radarr and Sonarr [^3] | Webhook status on the site [^3] | Request history with live status [^3] | | Askarr Pro [^3] | $6.99 a month [^3] | Hosted request site for Radarr and Sonarr [^3] | Webhook status on the site [^3] | No monthly request limit [^3] | ## The short answer Oscarr compares itself as a media request and management platform, and its pages say it gives your users a way to request movies and shows without exposing the Radarr or Sonarr admin panels. [^1] [^1] Notifiarr's pages say it watches services on a network and sends a notice when one goes down or becomes unreachable. [^2] Askarr is a hosted website where you search for a title and request it, and your own Radarr or Sonarr adds it. [^3] If you want a request page for people who use your library, Oscarr's pages say it provides that. [^1] If you want to know when a service on your network fails, Notifiarr's pages say it does that. [^2] If you want a request page that needs nothing installed, Askarr's claims say it works from the web. [^3] [^3] ## What Oscarr is built for The pages for Oscarr describe it as media request and management software. [^1] They say it gives users a way to request movies and shows without exposing the Radarr or Sonarr admin panels. [^1] For notifications, its pages list Discord, Telegram and Email per event type, plus web push. [^1] For libraries that run more than one instance, its pages say it supports multi-instance Radarr and Sonarr with rules based on things like genre, language and user role. [^1] The table below lists a few more points from Oscarr's pages, such as sign-in options and quality choices. Beyond what is shown there, the sources give little detail, so check its own pages for anything else you need, such as its price and how it runs. ## 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 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 in. [^3] ## Pricing and fees No price for Notifiarr appears in the facts on this page. One fact says a refund policy: it states that all payments are final because they are for digital services. [^2] No plan price is published here, so check Notifiarr's own pages for its current cost. No price for Oscarr appears in the facts either, so any cost of running it is not published here. Check its own pages before you plan around a budget. 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 Oscarr, its pages say Radarr and Sonarr are the source of truth and that Oscarr is the interface on top. [^1] The facts say nothing more about the setup steps, so check its own pages for how to connect it to Plex, Radarr or Sonarr. For Notifiarr, its pages name nothing about Radarr or Sonarr on this page, and the facts here say it watches services on a network and sends notices when they fail. [^2] How it fits with a media library is not stated, so check its own pages for what to connect it to. 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 what each tool is for. Oscarr's pages describe request handling, Notifiarr's pages describe service watching, and Askarr is a request site. Match the tool to the job before you match the price. Ask whether a tool needs to run on your own machine and what that costs in time and money. The facts on this page do not state that for either rival, so check each one's own pages. Ask how many people make requests and whether a tool can cap them. None of the facts here covers that for Oscarr or Notifiarr, so ask it of both. Askarr's Free plan allows 10 requests a month, and Plus allows 50. [^3] [^3] Ask which alerts you want and whether each tool supports them. Ask whether you can try a tool before you pay. Askarr offers a demo account. [^3] ## How to choose If you want a request page between your users and your Radarr and Sonarr, Oscarr's sources say it provides that. [^1] If you run more than one instance and want rules that sort requests, its sources say it offers that. [^1] If you want to know when a service on your network stops working, Notifiarr's sources say it sends that notice. [^2] If you want nothing installed, Askarr's claims say you only add a list in Radarr and Sonarr. [^3] If you want to know what the site can reach, Askarr never connects to your Radarr or Sonarr and never receives their API keys. [^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 look first without committing, 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 ### How much does Oscarr cost? The facts for Oscarr do not publish a price, so no price is stated on this page. [^1] The facts say nothing about a fee, so check its own pages. The facts for Notifiarr state a refund policy but not a price. [^2] [^2] Askarr has paid plans with published prices. [^3] [^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] The claims do not describe any other setup step. ### Is Oscarr free? Oscarr's page describes it as a media request and management platform. [^1] The facts give no hosting price, so what it costs to run it is not published. Check its own pages before you plan around a total cost. ### Can Askarr see your Radarr or Sonarr? 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] Your own Radarr or Sonarr adds the title. [^3] ### Does Notifiarr watch Plex and send alerts? Notifiarr's pages say it can watch a network and send a notice when a service fails, and that text notifications are on its list of planned features. [^2] [^2] The pages do not say whether that covers a media server such as Plex, so check Notifiarr's own pages before you rely on it. The Free plan costs $0 and allows 10 requests a month. [^3] - [Visit Askarr](/go/start) ## Sources [^1]: Oscarr, github.com/arediss/Oscarr, read 2026-10-13 (https://github.com/arediss/Oscarr) [^2]: Notifiarr, notifiarr.com, read 2026-10-09 (https://notifiarr.com) [^3]: Askarr's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher) (/go/start)