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OvenMediaEngine vs MistServer: catalog facts
OvenMediaEngine	MistServer
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Freemium The open source edition is free; commercial licences are sold separately.
Linux, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Sub-second latency through WebRTC and LLHLS Built-in adaptive bitrate transcoding	Public domain open source edition Supports many streaming protocols including WebRTC and RIST
Setup and tuning require streaming knowledge AGPL licence has obligations when modifying and serving it	Aimed at developers and integrators rather than home users Some features tied to paid licences
Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: Unlicense
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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