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OvenMediaEngine vs SRS (Simple Realtime Server): catalog facts
OvenMediaEngine	SRS (Simple Realtime Server)
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Self-hosted	macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Sub-second latency through WebRTC and LLHLS Built-in adaptive bitrate transcoding	Supports a wide range of streaming protocols and codecs Works directly with OBS and FFmpeg
Setup and tuning require streaming knowledge AGPL licence has obligations when modifying and serving it	No Windows build Configuration assumes familiarity with streaming protocols
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
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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