Ant Media Server vs Castr
On the evidence we track, Castr leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for live streaming. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Ant Media Server
Ant Media Server is an open-source streaming platform that delivers real-time video at approximately 300ms latency using WebRTC, RTMP, HLS, SRT, and additional protocols. It supports deployment on your own infrastructure, in the cloud, or hybrid configurations.
Castr
LeaderCastr provides live streaming delivery with multistreaming to multiple destinations, video hosting, live-to-VOD conversion, and branded OTT platform features. All plans include a paywall, ad insertion support, and multi-CDN delivery backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Ant Media Server
Free community edition or paid enterprise edition
- CommunityFree
- EnterpriseContact sales
Castr
LeaderFrom $19.99/mo or $199.99/year. Starter includes 7-day free trial. All plans month-to-month, optional annual billing saves 2 months.
- Starter$19.99/mo or $199.99/year with 7-day free trial
- Multiple ingest protocols
- SRT support
- Embedded player
- Video analytics
- Cloud recording
- +1 more
- Simulcast$499.99/year
- SRT/RTMP pull links
- Multi-destination support
- Ad support
- Professional$199.99/mo or $1,999.99/year
- Adaptive bitrate
- Custom transcoding
- API access
- Three team members included
- Access controls
- Enterprise$3,499.99/year
- Low-latency playback
- HLS for VOD
- Dedicated support on annual billing
- Failover support
- Advanced playout
- OTT Platform$7,499.99/year
- Branded web app included
- CMS included
- SVOD support
- TVOD support
- 30+ payment gateways
- +1 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Ant Media Server
- Scribe
- Scotty
- Moderator
- Mobiotics OTT
- Visionar
- DRM Plugin
- Circle
- CamOS
- LL-HLS
- Stamp
- TunaDesk
- Ant Assist
- Zixi
- Media Push Plugin
- IP Cameras
- Embedded SDK
Castr
Leader- Wirecast
- YouTube
- Twitch
- Payment Gateways
Ant Media Server or Castr: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.