Comparison

SRS vs XSplit Broadcaster

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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★SRS48

XSplit Broadcaster41

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	SRSLeader	XSplit Broadcaster
vioscaleAI score	48 / 100medium · 60%	41 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	3
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6.2	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	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	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	29,216	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	22	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	30	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	C++	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	3 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

SRS48 / 100medium · 60%

XSplit Broadcaster41 / 100medium · 59%

Pricing

Free tier

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster✓

Model

SRSfree

XSplit Broadcasterfreemium

Price level

SRSfree

XSplit Broadcasterlow

Transparent

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster–

Integrations

Count

SRS–

XSplit Broadcaster3

Security

Scorecard

SRS6.2

XSplit Broadcaster–

Vulnerabilities

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

XSplit Broadcaster–

Adoption

Dependent repos

SRS0

XSplit Broadcaster–

Github stars

SRS29,216

XSplit Broadcaster–

Activity

Commits last 30d

SRS22

XSplit Broadcaster–

Release

Cadence days

SRS30

XSplit Broadcaster–

History

SRS20 items

XSplit Broadcaster–

License

Spdx

SRSMIT

XSplit Broadcaster–

Language

Primary

SRSC++

XSplit Broadcaster–

Market

Availability

SRS–

XSplit BroadcasterAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

SRS5 items

XSplit Broadcaster3 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Live Streaming
Capability	SRS	XSplit Broadcaster
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	-

Capabilities

Architecture model

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Remote guest browser invites for interviews webrtc

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Custom lower thirds graphics and brand overlays

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

ISO track recording for isolated guest audio video

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Hardware encoding acceleration nvenc quicksync

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Srt secure reliable transport protocol support

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster-

Multi network unified aggregated chat feed

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Chroma key green screen and virtual backgrounds

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Ndi network device interface feed ingestion

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

SOC2 type ii

SRS-

XSplit Broadcaster-

Gpl or permissive oss license

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster-

Pricing model

SRSFree open source

XSplit Broadcaster-

What each one is

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

SRS

Leader

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

Independently observed

XSplit Broadcaster

A professional production platform that combines live streaming, recording, and scene composition capabilities in a single workspace for managing multiple video sources and outputs

Independently observed

Pricing

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

SRS

Leader

FreeFree tier

Free and open-source

as of 2026-09-01verify ↗

XSplit Broadcaster

Free tier

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	SRS	XSplit Broadcaster
macOSPlatforms	✓	-
LinuxPlatforms	✓	-
CLIPlatforms	✓	-
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	-
On-premiseDeployment	✓	-

Platforms

macOS

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster–

Linux

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster–

CLI

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster–

Deployment

Self-hosted

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster–

On-premise

SRS✓

XSplit Broadcaster–

Integrations

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

SRS

Leader

Not documented yet.

XSplit Broadcaster

3 total

YouTube
Facebook
Discord

Independently observed

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SRS or XSplit Broadcaster: which one depends on you

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