Comparison Of UPn P AV Media Servers
The following table compares the operating system support and basic features of various UPnP AV media servers.
| Name | License | Cost | OS X | Unix-like | Windows | Audio | Images | Video | Transcoding | Web Interface | DLNA support | Multilingual | Implementation | Subtitles | Still Supported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Media Server | GPL | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Java | ? | |
| aVia Media Player | Prop. | Free | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Java | ? | Yes |
| BRisa | MIT | Free | Partial | Partial | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Python | ? | |
| Coherence | MIT | Free | Partial | Partial | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Python | ? | |
| DivX | Prop. | Free | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
| Elgato Eyeconnect | Prop. | $49.95 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | |
| Foobar2000 | Prop. | Free | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | ? | C++ | ? | Yes |
| FUPPES | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | ? | C++ | ? | No |
| GeeXboX uShare | GPL | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | C | ? | |
| Gmediaserver | GPL | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | C | ? | |
| iSedora Media Server | Prop. | $25 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
| JRiver Media Center | Prop. | $49.98 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes |
| KooRaRoo Media | Prop. | $39.95 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | C++ | Yes | Yes |
| LXiMedia | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, mandatory | No | Yes | ? | C++ | Yes | |
| Majestic Media Server | Prop. | $5.99 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| MediaTomb | GPL | Free | Partial | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | C++ | ? | |
| MiniDLNA | GPL/BSD | Free | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Partial | Yes | ? | C | Yes | |
| Mezzmo | Prop. | $24.95 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | C++ | Yes | |
| myiHome | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Java | ? | |
| MythTV with uPnP | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | C++ | ? | |
| Nullriver Medialink | Prop. | $20 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | |
| PlayOn | Prop. | $69.99 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C# | Partial | |
| Plex | Prop. | $74.99 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C++ / Python | Yes | |
| PS3 Media Server | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Java | Yes | |
| PyMedS | MIT | Free | Partial | Partial | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | Python | ? | |
| Rygel | LGPLv2 | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Vala | ? | |
| Rivet | Prop. | Free | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Serviio | Prop. | $25 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java | Partial | |
| SimpleCenter Premium | Prop. | $19.99 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Skifta | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | Java | ? | |
| Songbird | GPLv2 | Free | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | C++ | No | |
| TVble | Prop. | $TBD | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | C#/C++ | ? | Yes |
| TVersity | Prop. | $29.95 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | |
| TVMOBiLi | Prop. | $30 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | C++ | ? | |
| TVShare | Prop. | $14.95 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Java | ? | |
| TwonkyServer | Prop. | $19.95 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | |
| Universal Media Server | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Java | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Media Connect | Prop. | Free | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes |
| Wild Media Server | Prop. | $15 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Delphi | Yes | Yes |
| XBMC Media Center | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | C++ | ? | |
| xupnpd | GPLv2 | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | C++ | ? | |
| Yazsoft Playback | Prop. | $15 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Name | License | Cost | OS X | Unix-like | Windows | Audio | Images | Video | Transcoding | Web Interface | DLNA support | Multilingual | Implementation | Subtitles | Still Supported |
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