MistServer
MistServer — open-source full-featured streaming media toolkit (HLS, DASH, WebRTC)
Our Verdict
Capable OSS media server with enviable protocol coverage — watch the AGPL if you ship closed-source.
Pros
- Open-source under AGPL with commercial option
- Very broad protocol support (HLS, DASH, WebRTC, SRT)
- Low resource footprint on modest hardware
- Active development and Dutch team support
- Good for academic and experimentation use
Cons
- AGPL licensing complicates commercial use
- Docs assume streaming-engineer background
- Dashboard UI utilitarian
- Smaller community than nginx-rtmp or SRS
- Support paid unless you go OSS-only
Best for: Streaming engineers wanting one server speaking every protocol on commodity hardware.
Not for: Teams unwilling to navigate AGPL or run their own infra.
When to Use MistServer
Good fit if you need
- Open-source streaming server supporting HLS, DASH, and WebRTC
- Self-hosted video distribution without CDN vendor lock-in
- Low-latency ABR streaming for enterprise video deployments
- SRT ingest and HLS output for broadcast contribution pipelines
- Free streaming server for small media teams and broadcasters
Lock-in Assessment
High 4/5
Lock-in Score 4/5
Pricing
Price wrong?MistServer Pricing
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Entry Price
- —
- Enterprise Available
- No
- Transparency Score
- —
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
1001K10K100K1M
Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
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