Octopus AlternativesVideo Converters & Video Streaming Apps like Octopus

Apps similar to Octopus include AVideo, which is free and open source. Other options are Adobe Media Server, Red5 Open-source, Ushare uPnP media server and GMediaServer. You can choose from more than 10 Media Servers like Octopus for Linux, Windows, Mac, self-hosting and the web.

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  1. AVideo icon
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    It is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. It's written in PHP and you can create your own video sharing site and stream Live videos for free.

    91 AVideo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
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  2. Adobe Media Server software helps premium content publishers deliver their HD quality video to the largest audience possible across any Internet-connected device, with a streamlined workflow. The Adobe Media Server family revolutionizes media delivery with support for...

    19 Adobe Media Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Red5 open-source is a free live streaming solution developed by Infrared5, also known as the developer of Red5 Pro and Red5 Cloud. Red5 open-source solution is written in Java and supports

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. uShare is a UPnP (TM) A/V & DLNA Media Server. It implements the server component that provides UPnP media devices with information on available multimedia files. uShare uses the built-in http server of libupnp to stream the files to clients.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5.  3 likes

    GMediaServer serves audio and video files to certain network connected media players. Most hardware media players only play music and/or video—they don't provide the media themselves. Those media files have to come from a device on the network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Streaming media server supporting all known streaming protocols.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Kurento icon
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    Kurento is an open source software development framework providing a media server written in C/C++, which embeds and externs GStreamer capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. Ant Media Server is a streaming engine software that provides adaptive, ultra-low latency streaming by using WebRTC technology with 0.5 seconds latency. Ant Media Server is highly scalable both horizontally and vertically.

    21 Ant Media Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. Light-weight media server that is freemium, pay for control panel if you need it.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Vajra Cast is a self-hosted streaming gateway built for broadcast teams running 24/7 live operations. It handles video ingest, protocol conversion, and multi-destination distribution with automatic failover under 50ms.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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