Comparison

Owncast vs SRS

On the evidence we track, SRS leads this comparison with a composite score of 48/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Owncast35

★SRS48

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Owncast	SRSLeader
vioscaleAI score	35 / 100high · 78%	48 / 100medium · 60%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	-
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	4.8	6.2
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://owncast.online/security	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fowncast%2Fowncast&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fossrs%2Fsrs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	11,515	29,216
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	64	22
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	105	30
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Go	C++
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Owncast35 / 100high · 78%

SRS48 / 100medium · 60%

Pricing

Free tier

Owncast✓

SRS✓

Model

Owncastcommercial

SRSfree

Price level

Owncastfree

SRSfree

Transparent

Owncast–

SRS✓

Integrations

Count

Owncast2

SRS–

Security

Disclosure policy

Owncast✓

SRS–

Scorecard

Owncast4.8

SRS6.2

Trust center

Owncasthttps://owncast.online/security

SRS–

Vulnerabilities

OwncastCount: 5 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fowncast%2Fowncast&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: CRITICAL

SRSCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fossrs%2Fsrs&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Owncast1

SRS0

Github stars

Owncast11,515

SRS29,216

Activity

Commits last 30d

Owncast64

SRS22

Release

Cadence days

Owncast105

SRS30

History

Owncast20 items

SRS20 items

License

Spdx

OwncastMIT

SRSMIT

Language

Primary

OwncastGo

SRSC++

Content

Faq

Owncast5 items

SRS5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for live streaming. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Live Streaming
Capability	Owncast	SRS
Capabilities
Architecture model	-	-
Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub	-	-
Remote guest browser invites for interviews webrtc	-	-
Custom lower thirds graphics and brand overlays	-	-
ISO track recording for isolated guest audio video	-	-
Hardware encoding acceleration nvenc quicksync	-	-
Srt secure reliable transport protocol support	-	✓
Multi network unified aggregated chat feed	-	-
Chroma key green screen and virtual backgrounds	-	-
Ndi network device interface feed ingestion	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
Gpl or permissive oss license	✓	✓
Pricing model	Free open source	Free open source

Capabilities

Architecture model

Owncast-

SRS-

Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub

Owncast-

SRS-

Remote guest browser invites for interviews webrtc

Owncast-

SRS-

Custom lower thirds graphics and brand overlays

Owncast-

SRS-

ISO track recording for isolated guest audio video

Owncast-

SRS-

Hardware encoding acceleration nvenc quicksync

Owncast-

SRS-

Srt secure reliable transport protocol support

Owncast-

SRS✓

Multi network unified aggregated chat feed

Owncast-

SRS-

Chroma key green screen and virtual backgrounds

Owncast-

SRS-

Ndi network device interface feed ingestion

Owncast-

SRS-

SOC2 type ii

Owncast-

SRS-

Gpl or permissive oss license

Owncast✓

SRS✓

Pricing model

OwncastFree open source

SRSFree open source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Owncast

An open source streaming server that runs on your infrastructure using standard protocols, featuring built-in chat, moderation, custom branding, and no subscription fees or viewer limits.

Independently observed

SRS

Leader

A high-performance server that handles multiple streaming protocols and codec formats, supporting Linux and macOS across various processor architectures.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Owncast

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source with no subscriptions or viewer limits.

as of 2026-09-01verify ↗

SRS

Leader

FreeFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-09-01verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Owncast	SRS
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Owncast✓

SRS✗

macOS

Owncast✗

SRS✓

Linux

Owncast✗

SRS✓

CLI

Owncast✓

SRS✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Owncast✓

SRS✗

Self-hosted

Owncast✓

SRS✓

On-premise

Owncast✗

SRS✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Owncast

2 total

Mastodon
ActivityPub

Independently observed

SRS

Leader

Not documented yet.

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Owncast or SRS: which one depends on you

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