Comparison of streaming media systems

This is a comparison of streaming media systems. A more complete list of streaming media systems is also available.

General

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of streaming media systems both audio and video. Please see the individual systems' linked articles for further information.

Name	Creator	First Public Release (yyyy-MM-dd)	Latest Stable Version (Release Date)	Latest Release Date	Cost (USD)	license	Media
atmosph3re	Guillaume Carrier	2005-08-15	3.0.7 (2015-10-31)	2015-10-31	00030$30 perpetual license	proprietary	Audio
Cameleon	Yatko	2014-04-01	1.0.7 (2016-11-11)	2016-11-11	00000Free	proprietary	Audio/Video
Darwin Streaming Server	Apple Inc.	1999-03-16	6.0.3 (2007-05-10)	2007-05-10	00000Free	APSL	Audio/Video
Feng	LSCube^[1]	2007-05-31	2009-10-14	2009-10-04	00000Free	GPL	Audio/Video
Firefly	Ron Pedde	?	0.2.4.2 (2008-04-19)	2008-04-19	00000Free	GPL	Audio
Adobe Flash Media Server	Macromedia/Adobe Systems	2002-07-9	5.0.10 (2015-11-19)	2015-11-19	04500$4,500	proprietary	Video
FreeCast	Alban Peignier	2004-09-14	2006-06-29	2006-06-29	00000Free	GPL	Audio/Video
Helix DNA Server	RealNetworks	2003-01-22	11.1 (2006-06-10)	2006-06-10	00000Free	RCSL/RPSL	Audio/Video
Helix Universal Server	RealNetworks	1994-01-01	15.2.1 (2014-09-16)	2014-09-16	05500Free for 12 months (Basic) and $1,000-$10,000	proprietary	Audio/Video
Icecast	Xiph.Org Foundation	1998-12	2.4.2 (2015-06-27)	2015-06-27	00000Free	GPL	Audio
IIS Media Services	Microsoft	2008-11-07	4.1 (2011-11-09)	2011-11-09	00000Free	proprietary	Audio/Video/Data
Logitech Media Server	Logitech	?	7.7.5 (2014-11-28)	2014-11-28	00000Free	GPLv2	Audio
Nimble Streamer	WMSPanel	2013	2.15.1-3 (2016-03-21)	2016-03-21	00000Free	proprietary	Audio/Video
OpenBroadcaster	OpenBroadcaster	2003	4.1.1 (2015-01-07)	2015-01-07	00000Free	AGPLv3	Audio/Video
Open Broadcaster Software	OBS Project	2012-9-01	0.657 (2015-11-24)	2015-11-24	00000Free	GPL v2	Audio/Video
PeerCast	Giles	?	0.1218 (2007-12-17)	2007-12-17	00000Free	GPL	Audio/Video
Plex_(software)	Plex Media Server	?	1.0.3.2461-35f0caa (2016-07-28)	2016-07-28	00000Free	GPL	Audio/Video
Red5 (open source)	Infrared5/community	2003-09-22	1.0.6 (2015-09-08)	2015-09-08	00000Free	Apache License v2	Audio/Video/Data
SHOUTcast	Nullsoft	1998-12	2.4.7 (Build 256) (2015-03-31)	2015-03-31	00000Free	proprietary	Audio
Unified Streaming Platform	Unified Streaming	2012	1.7.18 (2016-04-11)	2016-04-11	00995Free Trial license; Perpetual License; Amazon EC2 with embedded license; Microsoft Azure	proprietary	Audio/Video
Unreal Media Server	Unreal Streaming Technologies	2003-09-15	12.0 (2017-04-03)	2017-04-03	00795$995 perpetual license	proprietary	Audio/Video
VLC media player	VideoLAN	?	2.2.4 (2016-06-05)	2016-06-05	00000Free	GPL v2	Audio/Video
Windows Media Services	Microsoft	1996-12-10	9.6 (2010-04-05)	2010-04-05	00000Free	proprietary	Audio/Video
Wowza Streaming Engine	Wowza Media Systems	2007-02-17	4.5.0 build 18676 (2016-06-23)^[2]	2016-06-23	00995Free Developer and Trial licenses; Subscription Licenses at $65/month; Perpetual Pro License at $1995; Amazon EC2 with embedded license starting at $0.15/hour	proprietary	Audio/Video/Data

Operating system support

Name	Windows	OS X	Linux	Unix
atmosph3re	Yes	No	No	No
Cameleon	Yes	Yes	No	No
Darwin Streaming Server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Firefly	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Flash Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
FreeCast	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Helix DNA Server	Yes	?	Yes	Yes
Helix Universal Server	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Icecast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IIS Media Services	Yes	No	No	No
Logitech Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nimble Streamer	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
OpenBroadcaster	No	No	Yes	?
Open Broadcaster Software	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
PeerCast	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Red5 (open source)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SHOUTcast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unified Streaming Platform	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unreal Media Server	Yes	No	No	No
VLC media player	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Media Services	Yes	No	No	No
Wowza Streaming Engine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Container format support

Information about what digital container formats are supported.

Name	3GP	AVI	ASF	QuickTime	Ogg	OGM	Matroska	MP4	MPEG-TS	FLV	ABR	WebM
atmosph3re	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Darwin Streaming Server	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	?
Firefly	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flash Media Server	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?
FreeCast	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Helix DNA Server	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	?
Helix Universal Server	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Icecast	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	No	No	Yes
IIS Media Services	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Nimble Streamer	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
OpenBroadcaster	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	?	?
PeerCast	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Red5 (open source)	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
SHOUTcast	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	No	No	?
Unified Streaming Platform	No	?	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Unreal Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
VLC media player	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?
Windows Media Services	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	No	?
Wowza Streaming Engine	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?

Protocol support

Information about which internet protocols are supported for broadcasting streaming media content.

Name	HTTP	MPEG DASH	WebRTC	RTSP	MMS	RTP	RTCP	UDP	TCP	RTMP	MPEG TS	Real Data Transport	Web sockets	HLS	SRTP
atmosph3re	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cameleon	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	?
Darwin Streaming Server	No	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Firefly	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flash Media Server	Yes (HTTP Live Streaming,HTTP Dynamic Streaming)	?	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	No	?
FreeCast	Yes	?	?	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Helix DNA Server	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes
Helix Universal Server	Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, MPEG-DASH, HTTP Progressive Streaming)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Icecast	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
IIS Media Services	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nimble Streamer	Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
OpenBroadcaster	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes
PeerCast	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Red5 (open source)^[3]	Yes	No	In Development	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes (RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPTE, RTMPT, RTMPS, RTMP Dynamic Streaming)	No	Yes	Yes	?	No
SHOUTcast	Yes	?	?	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
Unified Streaming Platform	Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, MPEG-DASH, Smooth Streaming, HTTP Dynamic Streaming, Progressive)	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Unreal Media Server	Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming)	No	No	Yes (receiving RTSP streams)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (RTMP, RTMPT, Dynamic RTMP)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
VLC media player	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Windows Media Services	Yes (WM-HTTP)	?	No	Yes (WM-RTSP)	Yes, for WMS 9.0 and earlier; removed in WMS 2008 (9.5)^[4]	Yes (WM-RTSP)	No	Yes (WM-RTSP/U and MS-MSB)	Yes (WM-RTSP/T and WM-HTTP)	No	No	No
Wowza Streaming Engine	Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming, HTTP Dynamic Streaming)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPTE, RTMPT, RTMPS, RTMP Dynamic Streaming)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Name	HTTP	MPEG DASH	WebRTC	RTSP	MMS	RTP	RTCP	UDP	TCP	RTMP	MPEG TS	Real Data Transport	Web sockets	HLS	SRTP

Features

Name	Client Playback Synchronization	Web Interface	Graphical User Interface	iOS SDK	Android SDK	Javascript SDK
Logitech Media Server	Yes	Yes	No
Red5 (open source)	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
VLC media player	Yes	Yes	Yes

References

↑ "index : feng". LSCube.
↑ https://www.wowza.com/forums/content.php?200-Wowza-Streaming-Engine-Software-Updates
↑ "Red5". GitHub. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
↑ David Nelson (10 December 2009). "Windows Media protocol reference". Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

External links

See the container and protocol of VLC Media Player from here:

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