Comparison of streaming media systems

Comparison of streaming media systems: 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 See also

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) Cost (USD) license Media Media Player

VLC media player VideoLAN ? 1.1.10 (2011-06-16) Free GPL v2 Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support.

PeerCast Giles ? 0.1217 Free GPL Audio/Video {?}

Flash Media Server Macromedia/Adobe Systems 2002-07-9 4.0 (2010-09-13) $4,500 proprietary Video Flash Player

Wowza Media Server Wowza Media Systems 2007-02-17 2.2.3 (2010-12-16) Free Developer license, $995 Perpetual, $65/mo Subscription proprietary Audio/Video/Data Any with appropriate protocol support, including Flash players, Silverlight players, QuickTime players, VLC players, Safari (HTML5), iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, 3GPP (Android, Blackberry, Symbian, etc.), IPTV set-top boxes, game consoles (Wii, PS3 and other).

Evostream Media Server Evostream Pre-release N/A $500 - $2500 proprietary Audio/Video/Data Any with appropriate protocol support, Flash, QuickTime, Silverlight, VLC, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, IPTV, game consoles, etc.

Darwin Streaming Server Apple Inc. 1999-03-16 6.0.3 (2007-05-10) Free APSL Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support.

Flumotion Streaming Server Flumotion 2004-11-30 0.9.1 (2011-09-08) Free GPL Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support.

Firefly Ron Pedde 0.2.4.1 (2007-10-21) Free GPL Audio Any with appropriate protocol support.

FreeCast Alban Peignier 2004-09-14 2006-06-29 Free GPL Audio/Video FreeCast client

Helix DNA Server RealNetworks 2003-01-22 11.1 (2006-06-10) Free RCSL/RPSL Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support.

Helix Universal Server RealNetworks 1994-01-01 14.0 (2010-04-14) Free for 12 months (Basic) and $1,000-$10,000 proprietary Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support (PC & Mobile devices).

Windows Media Services Microsoft Free proprietary Video Windows Media Player

Broadwave NCH Software 2006-07-21 1.01 Free (Personal), $136 (Commercial) proprietary Audio Any with appropriate protocol support.

Icecast Xiph.Org Foundation 1998-12 2.3.2 (2008-06-02) Free GPL Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support.

Red5 http://www.red5.org/ 2005-10 0.9.1 (2010-02-21) Free LGPL Audio/Video Flash

SHOUTcast Nullsoft 1998-12 1.9.8 (2007-02-28) Free proprietary Audio Any with appropriate protocol support.

Unreal Media Server Unreal Streaming Technologies 2003-11 8.0 (2011-04-25) Free, Commercial proprietary Audio/Video Flash, Windows Media, UMedia players

CasparCG SVT http://www.casparcg.com/ 2008-04-10 2.0 (2011-06-23) Free GPL v3 Audio/Video/Images FFmpeg, Flash Player, Windows Media, QuickTime, MPEG, FreeImage

Feng http://lscube.org/feng/ 2007-05-31 2009-10-14 Free GPL Audio/Video Any with appropriate protocol support.

Mammoth Server http://mammothserver.org/ ? ? (development seems stalled before beta release) Free LGPL Audio/Video Flash

Operating system support

Name Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix Solaris Other Unix

PeerCast Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?

Firefly Yes ? Yes Yes ? ?

Flash Media Server Yes No Yes No No No

Wowza Media Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Evostream Media Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Darwin Streaming Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Flumotion Streaming Server No Yes Yes ? ? ?

FreeCast Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Helix DNA Server Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ?

Helix Universal Server Yes No Yes No Yes No

Windows Media Services Yes No No No No No

Broadwave Yes No Yes No No No

Icecast Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

Red5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

SHOUTcast Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Unreal Media Server Yes No No No No No

CasparCG Yes No No No No No

Name Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix Solaris Other Unix

Container format support

Information about what container formats are supported.

Name AVI ASF QuickTime Ogg OGM Matroska MP4 MPEG transport stream FLV

PeerCast ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Firefly No ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Flash Media Server ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes No Yes

Wowza Media Server No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes

Evostream Media Server No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes

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

Flumotion Streaming Server ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes

FreeCast ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ?

Helix DNA Server No No No No No No No No No

Helix Universal Server No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes

Windows Media Services ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? No

Broadwave ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Icecast Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? No

Red5 ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? Yes

SHOUTcast Yes ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? No

Unreal Media Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ?

CasparCG Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Protocol support

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

Name HTTP RTSP MMS RTP RTCP UDP TCP RTMP MPEG-TS Real Data Transport

PeerCast Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Firefly ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Flash Media Server No No No No No ? ? Yes No ?

Wowza Media Server Yes
(Apple HLS, Silverlight Smooth Streaming, Adobe Dynamic Streaming) Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
(RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPTE, RTMPT, RTMPS) Yes No

Evostream Media Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

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

Flumotion Streaming Server Yes No ? No ? ? ? No ? ?

FreeCast Yes No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Helix DNA Server Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes ? ? Yes

Helix Universal Server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes

Windows Media Services Yes
(WM-HTTP, plain download&play HTTP via IIS) Yes
(WM-RTSP) Yes Yes
(WM-RTSP) No Yes
(MMSU, MMS-MCAST, MSBD and WM-RTSP) Yes
(MMST, WM-HTTP and HTTP) ? ? No

Broadwave Yes No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Icecast Yes No No No No ? ? ? ? ?

Red5 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Yes ? ?

SHOUTcast Yes No No No No ? ? ? ? ?

Unreal Media Server Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? No

Name HTTP RTSP MMS RTP RTCP UDP TCP RTMP MPEG-TS Real Data Transport

See also

Comparison table of Wowza - Fms - Red5

Community radio

Comparison of video services

Content delivery network

Digital television

Electronic commerce

Grid casting

HTTP(P2P)

Internet radio

Internet radio device

Internet television

IPTV

List of internet stations

List of music streaming services

Multicast

P2PTV

Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty

Push technology

Streaming media

Webcast

Web television

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Name	Creator	First Public Release (yyyy-MM-dd)	Latest Stable Version (Release Date)	Cost (USD)	license	Media	Media Player
VLC media player	VideoLAN	?	1.1.10 (2011-06-16)	Free	GPL v2	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support.
PeerCast	Giles	?	0.1217	Free	GPL	Audio/Video	{?}
Flash Media Server	Macromedia/Adobe Systems	2002-07-9	4.0 (2010-09-13)	$4,500	proprietary	Video	Flash Player
Wowza Media Server	Wowza Media Systems	2007-02-17	2.2.3 (2010-12-16)	Free Developer license, $995 Perpetual, $65/mo Subscription	proprietary	Audio/Video/Data	Any with appropriate protocol support, including Flash players, Silverlight players, QuickTime players, VLC players, Safari (HTML5), iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, 3GPP (Android, Blackberry, Symbian, etc.), IPTV set-top boxes, game consoles (Wii, PS3 and other).
Evostream Media Server	Evostream	Pre-release	N/A	$500 - $2500	proprietary	Audio/Video/Data	Any with appropriate protocol support, Flash, QuickTime, Silverlight, VLC, iPhone, Android, Blackberry, IPTV, game consoles, etc.
Darwin Streaming Server	Apple Inc.	1999-03-16	6.0.3 (2007-05-10)	Free	APSL	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Flumotion Streaming Server	Flumotion	2004-11-30	0.9.1 (2011-09-08)	Free	GPL	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Firefly	Ron Pedde		0.2.4.1 (2007-10-21)	Free	GPL	Audio	Any with appropriate protocol support.
FreeCast	Alban Peignier	2004-09-14	2006-06-29	Free	GPL	Audio/Video	FreeCast client
Helix DNA Server	RealNetworks	2003-01-22	11.1 (2006-06-10)	Free	RCSL/RPSL	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Helix Universal Server	RealNetworks	1994-01-01	14.0 (2010-04-14)	Free for 12 months (Basic) and $1,000-$10,000	proprietary	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support (PC & Mobile devices).
Windows Media Services	Microsoft			Free	proprietary	Video	Windows Media Player
Broadwave	NCH Software	2006-07-21	1.01	Free (Personal), $136 (Commercial)	proprietary	Audio	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Icecast	Xiph.Org Foundation	1998-12	2.3.2 (2008-06-02)	Free	GPL	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Red5	http://www.red5.org/	2005-10	0.9.1 (2010-02-21)	Free	LGPL	Audio/Video	Flash
SHOUTcast	Nullsoft	1998-12	1.9.8 (2007-02-28)	Free	proprietary	Audio	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Unreal Media Server	Unreal Streaming Technologies	2003-11	8.0 (2011-04-25)	Free, Commercial	proprietary	Audio/Video	Flash, Windows Media, UMedia players
CasparCG	SVT http://www.casparcg.com/	2008-04-10	2.0 (2011-06-23)	Free	GPL v3	Audio/Video/Images	FFmpeg, Flash Player, Windows Media, QuickTime, MPEG, FreeImage
Feng	http://lscube.org/feng/	2007-05-31	2009-10-14	Free	GPL	Audio/Video	Any with appropriate protocol support.
Mammoth Server	http://mammothserver.org/	?	? (development seems stalled before beta release)	Free	LGPL	Audio/Video	Flash

Name	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD Unix	Solaris	Other Unix
PeerCast	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
Firefly	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
Flash Media Server	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Wowza Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Evostream Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Darwin Streaming Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Flumotion Streaming Server	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?
FreeCast	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Helix DNA Server	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
Helix Universal Server	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Windows Media Services	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Broadwave	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Icecast	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Red5	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SHOUTcast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Unreal Media Server	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
CasparCG	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Name	Windows	Mac OS X	Linux	BSD Unix	Solaris	Other Unix

Name	AVI	ASF	QuickTime	Ogg	OGM	Matroska	MP4	MPEG transport stream	FLV
PeerCast	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Firefly	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Flash Media Server	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	No	Yes
Wowza Media Server	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Evostream Media Server	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Darwin Streaming Server	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	No
Flumotion Streaming Server	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
FreeCast	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Helix DNA Server	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Helix Universal Server	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Windows Media Services	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	No
Broadwave	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Icecast	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	No
Red5	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes
SHOUTcast	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	No
Unreal Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?
CasparCG	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Name	HTTP	RTSP	MMS	RTP	RTCP	UDP	TCP	RTMP	MPEG-TS	Real Data Transport
PeerCast	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Firefly	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flash Media Server	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	Yes	No	?
Wowza Media Server	Yes (Apple HLS, Silverlight Smooth Streaming, Adobe Dynamic Streaming)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPTE, RTMPT, RTMPS)	Yes	No
Evostream Media Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Darwin Streaming Server	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?
Flumotion Streaming Server	Yes	No	?	No	?	?	?	No	?	?
FreeCast	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Helix DNA Server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes
Helix Universal Server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Media Services	Yes (WM-HTTP, plain download&play HTTP via IIS)	Yes (WM-RTSP)	Yes	Yes (WM-RTSP)	No	Yes (MMSU, MMS-MCAST, MSBD and WM-RTSP)	Yes (MMST, WM-HTTP and HTTP)	?	?	No
Broadwave	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Icecast	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
Red5	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
SHOUTcast	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?
Unreal Media Server	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No
Name	HTTP	RTSP	MMS	RTP	RTCP	UDP	TCP	RTMP	MPEG-TS	Real Data Transport

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