Scryer vs. Seerr
Seerr (Overseerr, Jellyseerr) is a request portal. Users sign in with Plex or Jellyfin, browse, and request; Seerr then calls Sonarr or Radarr to add the title. Scryer folds the portal into the manager.
Side By Side
Section titled “Side By Side”| Scryer | Seerr | |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Part of Scryer | Separate app with its own database and users |
| Sign-in | Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby through media server connections, local accounts, passkeys, and MFA | Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, or local accounts |
| User provisioning | Auto-add verified media server users with default permissions and library grants | Import users from the media server |
| Request scope | Per library: request and autoApproveRequests permissions, requestable profiles per library | Per user, with 4K as a separate server |
| Approval | Scryer queue; approver picks final profile and monitor type | Seerr queue, then pushed to *arr |
| Status tracking | Requests live in the same catalog as the media, so status is immediate | Seerr polls *arr for availability |
| Discovery | Discovery pages with request actions | Trending and recommendations |
What Changes In Practice
Section titled “What Changes In Practice”Libraries replace server pairs. In Seerr, offering 1080p and 4K means two Radarr servers and per-user 4K permission. In Scryer, a “Movies 4K” library with its own roots, profiles, and request grants does the same job.
One permission model. The person who can request in a library is defined in the same place as the person who can manage it. Media server users inherit a connection’s default grants, so onboarding a household is a single switch.
No sync lag. Seerr must poll to learn a request was fulfilled. Scryer’s request and the imported file are the same record, so requesters see progress as it happens.
What Seerr Still Does That Scryer Does Not
Section titled “What Seerr Still Does That Scryer Does Not”- Seerr runs in front of any Sonarr or Radarr. Scryer requests only target Scryer libraries.
- Seerr has issue reporting and per-user request quotas. Scryer approvals are manual or auto-approved per library, without quotas.
Related
Section titled “Related”- Media Requests is the full guide.
- Media Servers covers sign-in and user auto-add.