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