Octopus AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Video Streaming Apps

The best Video Streaming alternative to Octopus is YouPHPTube, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Octopus and six of them are Video Streaming Apps so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Video Streaming App alternatives to Octopus are Nimble Streamer, GMediaServer, Flumotion and Ant 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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    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 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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    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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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Nimble Streamer Features

    1.  HTTP server
    2.  Streaming
    3.  On Demand
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  4. 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

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    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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    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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    • 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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