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MediaCMS vs Fireshare: catalog facts
MediaCMS	Fireshare
Free The software is free to self-host; professional support and development are sold…	Free Free to use; the source code is published on GitHub.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Adaptive streaming with captions and chapters Role-based permissions and private or unlisted media	Shareable unique links for each clip Videos stay on your own server
Requires running and maintaining your own server Aimed more at publishing platforms than personal home libraries	Needs a publicly reachable server to share outside your network Focused on sharing rather than full library management
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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