Owncast
Self-hosted livestreaming software for content creators and event broadcasters
- Also known as
- owncast
What is 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.
Owncast pricing
We don't have Owncast'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 and open source with no subscriptions or viewer limits.
What Owncast 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
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- Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub
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- Remote guest browser invites for interviews webrtc
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- Custom lower thirds graphics and brand overlays
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- ISO track recording for isolated guest audio video
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- Hardware encoding acceleration nvenc quicksync
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- Srt secure reliable transport protocol support
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- Multi network unified aggregated chat feed
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- Chroma key green screen and virtual backgrounds
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- Ndi network device interface feed ingestion
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- SOC2 type ii
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- Gpl or permissive oss license
- ✓
- Pricing model
- Free open source
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (2)
Independently observed- Mastodon⇄•
- ActivityPub⇄•
Owncast 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%
- MediaMTXlow · 27%
- Ant Media ServerDeployable real-time video streaming infrastructure with ultra-low latency across any environmenthigh · 77%
- MelonBroadcast and record video content directly from your web browser without installationlow · 37%
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 Owncast, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 29 | 0.08 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.07 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| Stars | 0 | 0.03 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Development activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 5 | 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.