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MistServer vs OvenMediaEngine: catalog facts
MistServer	OvenMediaEngine
Freemium The open source edition is free; commercial licences are sold separately.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Public domain open source edition Supports many streaming protocols including WebRTC and RIST	Sub-second latency through WebRTC and LLHLS Built-in adaptive bitrate transcoding
Aimed at developers and integrators rather than home users Some features tied to paid licences	Setup and tuning require streaming knowledge AGPL licence has obligations when modifying and serving it
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Unlicense	License: AGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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