What is MediaMTX?
An open-source media server that accepts incoming streams via various protocols (WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, SRT, Media-over-QUIC, and others), automatically converts between them, and allows playback, recording, and forwarding to multiple destinations. It operates as a single, portable executable without external dependencies.
MediaMTX pricing
We don't have MediaMTX's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free, MIT licensed
What MediaMTX does
The capabilities that matter for live streaming, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture model
- Open source local encoder
- 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
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Self-hosted
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
MediaMTX alternatives
Other live streaming we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- CastrUnified platform for live video streaming, hosting, and distributionlow · 44%
- StreamYardWeb-based platform for producing and distributing live streams and recorded video contentlow · 37%
- vMixProfessional live video production and streaming software for Windows computerslow · 37%
- Ant Media ServerDeployable real-time video streaming infrastructure with ultra-low latency across any environmenthigh · 77%
- LightstreamA cloud-based streaming studio for adding professional graphics, overlays, and effects to live broadcastslow · 25%
- OwncastSelf-hosted livestreaming software for content creators and event broadcasterslow · 7%
Compare MediaMTX
Side by side against other live streaming, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for MediaMTX, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.08 | 6.7 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.08 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 92 | 0.05 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 81 | 0.03 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: free_open_source · Architecture model: open_source_local_encoder · Gpl or permissive oss license: Yes · Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub: Yes · Srt secure reliable transport protocol support: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Go | highsource · 2026-09-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-09-01 · 95% |