Octopus AlternativesVideo Streaming Apps like Octopus

Octopus is described as 'The open source video transcoding and delivering platform based on Drupal. This will provide you ability to quickly set up a video platform like Youtube using self hosted Ffmpge or using Zencoder video transcoder' and is a Video Streaming app in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Octopus for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Self-Hosted and Chromecast apps. The best Octopus alternative is YouPHPTube, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Octopus are Adobe Media Server, Red5 Open-source, Nimble Streamer and Ushare uPnP media server.

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The open source video transcoding and delivering platform based on Drupal. This will provide you ability to quickly set up a video platform like Youtube using self hosted Ffmpge or using Zencoder video transcoder.

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Octopus alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. YouPHPTube icon
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    YouPHPTube

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

    91 YouPHPTube alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Chromecast

    YouPHPTube Features

    1.  Streaming
    2.  Media Streaming
    3.  Video upload
    4.  Convert YouTube videos to Mp4
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    YouPHPTube VS Octopus

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    • YouPHPTube is the most popular Android, iPhone, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Octopus.

    • YouPHPTube is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Octopus.

    • YouPHPTube is Free and Open SourceOctopus is also Free and Open Source
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    Adobe Media Server

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    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...

    18 Adobe Media Server alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Adobe Media Server Features

    1.  RTMP Live Streaming
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    Adobe Media Server VS Octopus

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    • Adobe Media Server is the most popular Windows alternative to Octopus.

    • Adobe Media Server is the most popular commercial alternative to Octopus.

    • Adobe Media Server is Paid and ProprietaryOctopus is Free and Open Source
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    Red5 Open-source

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    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

    20 Red5 Open-source alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  RTMP Live Streaming
    2.  Record videos
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    Red5 Open-source VS Octopus

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    • Red5 Open-source is the most popular Mac alternative to Octopus.

    • Red5 Open-source is Free and Open SourceOctopus is also Free and Open Source
    • Red5 Open-source is Privacy focusedOctopus is not according to our users
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    Nimble Streamer

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

    16 Nimble Streamer alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Nimble Streamer Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  Streaming
    3.  On Demand
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  7. Ushare uPnP media server icon
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    Ushare uPnP media server

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    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.

    30 Ushare uPnP media server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Ushare uPnP media server Features

    1.  Data transfer
    2.  Support for DLNA
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  8. GMediaServer

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    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.

    9 GMediaServer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Flumotion

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    Flumotion is a leader in online video and audio technology. The multiple award-winning services include an Online Video Platform and Online Radio Platform that maximize content monetization and return on investment.

    15 Flumotion alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Flumotion Features

    1.  Stream audio
    2.  On Demand
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  11. Wowza Media Server icon
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    Wowza Media Server

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    Streaming media server supporting all known streaming protocols.

    24 Wowza Media Server alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Wowza Media Server Features

    1.  Streaming
    2.  Smooth
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    Ant Media Server

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    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.

    19 Ant Media Server alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Ant Media Server Features

    1.  RTMP Live Streaming
    2.  Mobile SDK integration
    3.  Restreaming
    4.  Streaming
    5.  Game Streaming
    6.  WebRTC
    7.  Low Latency
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    Kurento

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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.

    13 Kurento alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Kurento Features

    1.  Media Streaming
    2.  Video Conferencing
    3.  Capture Video
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