General
The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of streaming media systems both audio and video. Please see the individual systems' linked articles for further information.
| Name | Creator | First Public Release (yyyy-MM-dd) | Latest Stable Version (Release Date) | Cost (USD) | license | Media | Media Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLC media player | VideoLAN | ? | 2.0 (2012-02-18) | Free | GPL v2 | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
| PeerCast | Giles | ? | 0.1218 (2007-12-17) | Free | GPL | Audio/Video | {?} |
| Unreal Media Server | Unreal Streaming Technologies | 2003-09-15 | 9.0 (2012-05-05) | $695 perpetual license | proprietary | Audio/Video | Flash, Silverlight, iOS, Set-Top boxes, Unreal Player |
| Flash Media Server | Macromedia/Adobe Systems | 2002-07-9 | 4.5 (2011-09-09) | $4,500 | proprietary | Video | Flash Player |
| Mistserver | DDVTECH | 2012-10-01 | 1.0.1 (2012-10-02) | Open-source, €299 for Long Term Support (3yrs) | AGPLv3 | Video/Audio/Data | Any with appropriate protocol support |
| Wowza Media Server | Wowza Media Systems | 2007-02-17 | 3.5.0 (2012-11-08) | Free Developer and Trial licenses; Subscription Licenses at $5/day or $55/month; Perpetual License at $995; Amazon EC2 with embedded license starting at $0.15/hour | proprietary | Audio/Video/Data | Any with appropriate protocol support, including Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight (in-browser, out-of-browser, Windows Phone), VLC, Apple QuickTime, Apple Safari (HTML5), iPhone/iPad/iPod touch, 3GPP (Android, Blackberry, Symbian, etc.), IPTV set-top boxes, game consoles (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360), and others. |
| Darwin Streaming Server | Apple Inc. | 1999-03-16 | 6.0.3 (2007-05-10) | Free | APSL | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
| Flumotion Streaming Server | Flumotion | 2004-11-30 | 0.9.1 (2011-09-08) | Free | LGPL | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
| Firefly | Ron Pedde | 0.2.4.1 (2007-10-21) | Free | GPL | Audio | Any with appropriate protocol support. | |
| FreeCast | Alban Peignier | 2004-09-14 | 2006-06-29 | Free | GPL | Audio/Video | FreeCast client |
| Helix Universal Server | RealNetworks | 1994-01-01 | V15 (2012-11-08) | Free for 12 months (Basic) and $1,000-$10,000 | proprietary | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support for PC (MPEG-DASH, Flash player, QuickTime, MS-Silverlight, Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, VLC, Mplayer, HTML5), Tablet & Mobile (Android (MPEG-DASH / HLS / RTSP), Blackberry, iOS, Symbian, HTML5) and OTT (HLS or MPEG-DASH) IPTV STBs devices. |
| Helix DNA Server | RealNetworks | 2003-01-22 | 11.1 (2006-06-10) | Free | RCSL/RPSL | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
| Windows Media Services | Microsoft | 1996-12-10 | 9.6 (2010-04-05) | Free | proprietary | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support, including Windows Media Player and Microsoft Silverlight |
| IIS Media Services | Microsoft | 2008-11-07 | 4.1 (2011-11-09) | Free | proprietary | Audio/Video/Data | Any with appropriate streaming protocol or HTTP progressive download support, including Windows Media Player, Microsoft Silverlight (in-browser, out-of-browser, Windows Phone), Adobe Flash, VLC, Apple QuickTime, Apple Safari, iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Android, IPTV set-top boxes, Xbox 360, and others. |
| Icecast | Xiph.Org Foundation | 1998-12 | 2.3.3 (2012-06-11) | Free | GPL | Audio | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
| SHOUTcast | Nullsoft | 1998-12 | 1.9.8 (2007-02-28) | Free | proprietary | Audio | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
| Feng | http://lscube.org/feng/ | 2007-05-31 | 2009-10-14 | Free | GPL | Audio/Video | Any with appropriate protocol support. |
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