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MediaCMS vs Tube: catalog facts
MediaCMS	Tube
Free The software is free to self-host; professional support and development are sold…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Adaptive streaming with captions and chapters Role-based permissions and private or unlisted media	Automatic transcoding to MP4 with H.265 and AAC Multiple collections and an RSS feed
Requires running and maintaining your own server Aimed more at publishing platforms than personal home libraries	Few features compared with full video platforms Small project with a small community
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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 2, 2026

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