Comparison
A typical *arr stack spreads media management across five or six services, each with its own database, users, scheduler, and API keys. Scryer covers the same ground as one process.
| Tool | What it does in a split stack | Where it lives in Scryer |
|---|---|---|
| Sonarr and Radarr | Track, search, grab, and import series and movies | Facets and libraries, one catalog for movies, series, and anime |
| Bazarr | Fetch and sync subtitles for Sonarr and Radarr media | Subtitle providers and sync built into import and monitoring |
| Seerr | Let users request media and approve it | Native requests, per-library request permissions, media server sign-in |
| Prowlarr | Manage indexers and sync them to each *arr | Indexer plugins configured directly in Scryer, plus a challenge solver |
| Profilarr | Sync custom formats and quality profiles into *arr apps | Bundled TRaSH data, scoring personas, and rule packs |
The remaining pages go deeper on the decision engine that replaces custom formats:
- Custom Rules Vs Custom Formats ports the custom formats people actually run.
- TRaSH Guides And Scoring Personas shows the weight tables behind each persona.
- Context-Aware Release Parsing explains why Scryer’s parser extracts more from release names.
Moving an existing setup? Start with Migrate From Sonarr/Radarr.