SongKong or Jaikoz

When considering SongKong or Jaikoz they have some key differences.

SongKong Advantages

  • Also has a web interface so can be used on headless linux and nas devices
  • Only requires memory for the folders it is actually processing so does not use more memory for larger libraries and can therefore be used for libraries of any size
  • Has an Persistent Undo feature that can be used after files have been saved
  • Is simple to use with only a few main (but configurable) tasks
  • Detailed reporting kept for every task run
  • New features usually come to SongKong before Jaikoz

Jaikoz Advantages

  • Familiarity, more like other tag editors you may have used
  • More flexible when matching with extra tasks such as Match Album by Barcode and Match Album by Catalog No
  • Better manual editing than SongKong and allows import of metadata from spreadsheet
  • Jaikoz lets you check the results before saving

The most important feature that they both have in common is that you can point Fix Songs/Autocorrect to your music collection and it will identify the songs and the correct albums whereas most other taggers applications only let you do this one album at a time.

In summary SongKong is better for fully automated matching and can be used on more platforms, Jaikoz allows more customization, control and manual editing.

Possibly the best solution is to use SongKong most of the time, but use Jaikoz when needed for situations that SongKong cannot resolve. Many customers have both applications.

Below we compare support for key features

Feature SongKong 10.0 Jaikoz 11.7
Platforms
MacOS
Windows
Linux Desktop
Linux Headless
Melco Digital Library
Docker
Qnap
Synology
Gui
Desktop
Web
Command Line
Dark Mode
Song Matching
MusicBrainz
Discogs
Discogs One Album
Discogs Specified Album
Match Album by Barcode
Match Album by Catalog No
MusicBrainz One Album
MusicBrainz Specified Album
MusicBrainz Semi Automated Match
AcoustId
AcoustId Albums
Naim Wav Metadata
Artwork
Cover Art Archive
FanArt.tv
Discogs
Artist Artwork
Composer, Performer and Label Artwork
Back Cover Artwork
Metadata
Modify over 100 fields
Support for Roon fields
Support for AcousticBrainz fields
Automatic Classical Music Album Identification
Classical Music options
Genre options
Identify HD Releases
Custom Album Title Options
Use Standard Artist name option
Conversion of Artist names to Latin/English version
Use Standard Album name option
File Renaming
Scriptable flexible File Renaming
File Rename mask can be saved
Delete Duplicates
Delete by Metadata
Delete by MusicBrainz Ids
Delete by Discogs Ids
Delete by AcoustIds
Advanced Deletion Criteria
Check duplicates within single audio format
Performance
Multiple Cpu Support
Unlimited no of Files processed
Compatability
iTunes Integration
Apple Music Integration
Roon Integration
MinimServer Integration
Audio Format Support
Flac
Aif
Wav
Dsf
Ogg
Mp3
M4a
Mp4
Wma
Save/Undo
Undo facility after Save
Review before Save
Automation
Auto Monitor Folder
Import Metadata from Spreadsheet
Manual Editing of fields
Local Autocorrect
Swap Columns
Remove Whitespace
Remove Widespace
Capitalizer
Paste to Start/End
Prepend to Left/Right
Reporting
Status Report
Spreadsheet Report
Detailed Task Report
Missing Songs Report
Technical Support
User Forum
Public Bug Tracker
Send Logs
Send Reports
Text Fields that can be autoadded
AcoustId Fingerprint
AcoustId Id
Album
Album Artist
Album Artist Sort
Album Artists
Album Artists Sort
Album Version
Album Year
Arranger
Arranger Sort
Artist
Artist Sort
Artists
Artists_Sort
ASIN
Barcode
BPM
Catalog Number
Choir
Choir Sort
Classical Catalog
Classical Nickname
Composer
Composer Sort
Conductor
Conductor Sort
Country
Disc Number
Disc Subtitle
Discogs Artist Site URL
Discogs Release Site URL
DJ Mixer
DJ Mixer Sort
Engineer
Engineer Sort
Ensemble
Ensemble Sort
Genre
Grouping
Instrument
Involved People
ISRC
Is Classical
Is Compilation
Is Greatest Hits
Is Live
Is Soundtrack
Key
Label
Language
Lyricist
Media
Mixer
Mixer Sort
Mood
Mood Aggressive
Mood Relaxed
Mood Sad
Mood Happy
Mood Party
Mood Danceability
Mood Acoustic
Mood Electronic
Mood Instrumental
Movement
Movement No
Movement Total
MusicBrainz Artist Id
MusicBrainz Disc Id
MusicBrainz Original Release Id
MusicBrainz Release Artist Id
MusicBrainz Release Group Id
MusicBrainz Release Id
MusicBrainz Track Id
MusicBrainz Work Id
MusicBrainz Work Composition
MusicBrainz Work Composition Id
MusicBrainz Work Part LevelN N
MusicBrainz Work Part LevelN Type N Type
MusicBrainz Work Part LevelN Id
MusicBrainz Work
Official Artist Site URL
Opus
Orchestra
Orchestra Sort
Official Release Site URL
Original Album
Original Album Year
Original Artist
Original Lyricist
Original Year
Overall Work
Part Number
Part Type
Performer
Performer Name
Performer Name Sort
Producer
Producer Sort
Recording Start Date
Recording End Date
Recording Location
Release Country
Release Status
Release Type
Remixer
Script
Section
Single Disc Track No
Subtitle
Tags
Title
Tonality
Total Discs
Total Tracks
Track Number
Wikipedia Artist Site URL
Wikipedia Release Site URL
Work
Work Type