Comparison of streaming media systems
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This is a comparison of streaming media systems. A more complete list of streaming media systems is also available.
Contents
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atmosph3re | Guillaume Carrier | 2005-08-15 | 3.0.7 (2015-10-31) | $30 perpetual license | proprietary | Audio |
| Darwin Streaming Server | Apple Inc. | 1999-03-16 | 6.0.3 (2007-05-10) | Free | APSL | Audio/Video |
| Feng | LSCube[1] | 2007-05-31 | 2009-10-14 | Free | GPL | Audio/Video |
| Firefly | Ron Pedde | ? | 0.2.4.1 (2007-10-21) | Free | GPL | Audio |
| Flash Media Server | Macromedia/Adobe Systems | 2002-07-9 | 5.0.7 (2014-11-19) | $4,500 | proprietary | Video |
| Flumotion Streaming Server | Flumotion | 2004-11-30 | 0.10.1 (2012-07-06) | Free | LGPL | Audio/Video |
| FreeCast | Alban Peignier | 2004-09-14 | 2006-06-29 | Free | GPL | Audio/Video |
| Helix DNA Server | RealNetworks | 2003-01-22 | 11.1 (2006-06-10) | Free | RCSL/RPSL | Audio/Video |
| Helix Universal Server | RealNetworks | 1994-01-01 | V15 (2012-11-08) | 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) | Free | GPL | Audio |
| IIS Media Services | Microsoft | 2008-11-07 | 4.1 (2011-11-09) | Free | proprietary | Audio/Video/Data |
| Logitech Media Server | Logitech | ? | 7.7.4 (2014-11-12) | Free | GPLv2 | Audio |
| Nimble Streamer | WMSPanel | 2013 | 1.0.0-1 (2013-10-21) | Free | proprietary | Audio/Video |
| PeerCast | Giles | ? | 0.1218 (2007-12-17) | Free | GPL | Audio/Video |
| Red5 (open source) | Infrared5/community | 2003-09-22 | 1.0.6 (2015-09-08) | Free | Apache License v2 | Audio/Video/Data |
| SHOUTcast | Nullsoft | 1998-12 | 2.4.2 (2014-10-30) | Free | proprietary | Audio |
| Subsonic | Sindre Mehus | ? | 5.2.1 (2015-03-04) | Free | GPL | Audio/Video |
| Unified Streaming Platform | Unified Streaming | 2012 | 1.6.9 (2014-10-29) | Free Trial license; Perpetual License; Amazon EC2 with embedded license | proprietary | Audio/Video |
| Unreal Media Server | Unreal Streaming Technologies | 2003-09-15 | 11.0 (2015-04-20) | $795 perpetual license | proprietary | Audio/Video |
| VLC media player | VideoLAN | ? | 2.1.5 (2014-07-26) | Free | GPL v2 | Audio/Video |
| Windows Media Services | Microsoft | 1996-12-10 | 9.6 (2010-04-05) | Free | proprietary | Audio/Video |
| Wowza Streaming Engine | Wowza Media Systems | 2007-02-17 | 4.2.0 (2014-08-04)[2] | 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 | Mac OS X | Linux | Unix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| atmosph3re | Yes | No | No | No |
| Darwin Streaming Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Firefly | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Media Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Flumotion Streaming Server | No | Yes | Yes | ? |
| FreeCast | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Helix DNA Server | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| Helix Universal Server | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Icecast | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| IIS Media Services | Yes | No | No | No |
| Logitech Media Server | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nimble Streamer | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| 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
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| Name | 3GP | AVI | ASF | QuickTime | Ogg | OGM | Matroska | MP4 | MPEG-TS | FLV | ABR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atmosph3re | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Darwin Streaming Server | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | No |
| Firefly | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Flash Media Server | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Icecast | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No |
| 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 |
| 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
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| Name | HTTP | MPEG DASH | WebRTC | RTSP | MMS | RTP | RTCP | UDP | TCP | RTMP | MPEG TS | Real Data Transport | WebM | Web sockets | HLS | SRTP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atmosph3re | 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 | ? | ? | |||
| Flumotion Streaming Server | Yes | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | 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 | No | |||
| Nimble Streamer | Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||
| 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 | No | Yes | ? | No |
| SHOUTcast | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Unified Streaming Platform | Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming, HTTP Dynamic Streaming) | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | |||
| Unreal Media Server | Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming) |
? | No | Yes (receiving RTSP streams) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (RTMP, RTMPT, Dynamic RTMP) |
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 | No | |||
| Wowza Streaming Engine | Yes (HTTP Live Streaming, Smooth Streaming, HTTP Dynamic Streaming) |
Yes |
No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (RTMP, RTMPE, RTMPTE, RTMPT, RTMPS, RTMP Dynamic Streaming) |
Yes | No | ? (Previewed at IBC & the NAB Show) |
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| Name | HTTP | MPEG DASH | WebRTC | RTSP | MMS | RTP | RTCP | UDP | TCP | RTMP | MPEG TS | Real Data Transport | WebM | Web sockets | HLS | SRTP |
Features
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| 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
External links
- See the container and protocol of VLC Media Player from here: [2]
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