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




Contents





  • 1 General


  • 2 Operating system support


  • 3 Container format support


  • 4 Protocol support


  • 5 Features


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




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

Adobe Media Server

Macromedia/Adobe Systems
2002-07-9
5.0.10 (2015-11-19)
2015-11-19

$4,500

proprietary
Video

atmosph3re
Guillaume Carrier
2005-08-15
3.0.7 (2015-10-31)
2015-10-31

$30 perpetual license

proprietary
Audio

Cameleon
Yatko
2014-04-01
1.0.7 (2016-11-11)
2016-11-11

Free

proprietary
Audio/Video

Darwin Streaming Server

Apple Inc.
1999-03-16
6.0.3 (2007-05-10)
2007-05-10

Free

APSL
Audio/Video

Feng
LSCube[1]2007-05-31
2009-10-14
2009-10-04

Free

GPL
Audio/Video

Firefly
Ron Pedde
?
0.2.4.2 (2008-04-19)
2008-04-19

Free

GPL
Audio

Helix DNA Server

RealNetworks
2003-01-22
11.1 (2006-06-10)
2006-06-10

Free

RCSL/RPSL
Audio/Video

Helix Universal Server

RealNetworks
1994-01-01
15.2.1 (2014-09-16)
2014-09-16

Free 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

Free

GPL
Audio

IIS Media Services

Microsoft
2008-11-07
4.1 (2011-11-09)
2011-11-09

Free

proprietary
Audio/Video/Data

Logitech Media Server

Logitech
?
7.7.5 (2014-11-28)
2014-11-28

Free

GPLv2
Audio

Nimble Streamer
Softvelum
2013
3.5.4-3 (2018-12-21)
2018-12-21

Free

proprietary
Audio/Video

OpenBroadcaster
OpenBroadcaster
2003
5.0.0 (2018-01-27)
2018-01-27

Free

AGPLv3
Audio/Video

Open Broadcaster Software
OBS Project
2012-9-01
0.657 (2015-11-24)
2015-11-24

Free

GPL v2
Audio/Video

Plex (software)
Plex Media Server
2008-07-08
1.13.3.5223-cd1e0da1b (2018-06-27)
2018-06-27

Free

GPL
Audio/Video

Red5 (open source)
Infrared5/community
2003-09-22
1.0.9 (2017-06-11)
2018-12-13

Free

Apache License v2
Audio/Video/Data

SHOUTcast

Nullsoft
1998-12
2.4.7 (Build 256) (2015-03-31)
2015-03-31

Free

proprietary
Audio
Unified Streaming Platform
Unified Streaming
2012
1.7.18 (2016-04-11)
2016-04-11

Free Trial license; Perpetual License; Amazon EC2 with embedded license; Microsoft Azure

proprietary
Audio/Video

Unreal Media Server
Unreal Streaming Technologies
2003-09-15
13.0 (2018-05-12)
2018-05-12

$995 perpetual license

proprietary
Audio/Video

VLC media player

VideoLAN
?
2.2.4 (2016-06-05)
2016-06-05

Free

GPL v2
Audio/Video

Windows Media Services

Microsoft
1996-12-10
9.6 (2010-04-05)
2010-04-05

Free

proprietary
Audio/Video

Wowza Streaming Engine
Wowza Media Systems
2007-02-17
4.7.6 Build 20180731190812 (2018-08-01)[2]2018-08-01

Free 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

Adobe Media Server
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

atmosph3re
Yes
No
No
No

Cameleon
Yes
Yes
No
No

Darwin Streaming Server
Yes
Yes
No
Yes

Firefly
Yes
?
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
?

Plex (software)
Yes
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

Adobe Media Server
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
?

atmosph3re
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
Yes
?
?
?
?

Darwin Streaming Server
Yes
?
?
Yes
?
?
?
Yes
No
No
No
?

Firefly
?
No
?
?
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
?
?

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
DASH
SRTP


Adobe Media Server
Yes
(HTTP Live Streaming, HTTP Dynamic Streaming)
?
No
No
No
No
No
?
?
Yes
No
?





atmosph3re
Yes
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?





Cameleon
Yes
?
?
?
?
?
?
Yes
?
Yes
?
?





Darwin Streaming Server
No
?
?
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
?
?
?
?
?





Firefly
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?





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





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
Yes
Yes (receiving RTSP streams)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
(RTMP, RTMPT, Dynamic RTMP)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

Yes

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
DASH
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




See also




  • Community radio

  • Comparison of video services

  • Content delivery network

  • Digital television

  • Electronic commerce

  • Internet radio

  • Internet radio device

  • Internet television

  • IPTV

  • List of Internet radio stations

  • List of music streaming services

  • Multicast

  • P2PTV

  • Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty

  • Push technology

  • Streaming media

  • Ustream

  • Webcast

  • Web television



References




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  3. ^ "Red5". GitHub. Retrieved 2015-11-05.


  4. ^ 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: [1]

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