Flussonic

Name: Flussonic
Price: 100 USD

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What Flussonic is

Flussonic Media Server is paid software for capturing, processing, recording, protecting and delivering video. It supports multistreaming, prerecorded streams and custom RTMP destinations, with delivery through HLS, DASH, WebRTC, MPEG-TS and other protocols. Multi-bitrate streaming can use NVIDIA or Intel QuickSync acceleration and H.264, H.265 or AV1 codecs. DVR tools provide archive recording, timeshift, multi-protocol archive access and storage on local systems, NAS or S3. Protection options include token authentication, geographic access controls and DRM for Widevine, FairPlay and PlayReady. Management and monitoring are available through an HTTP API, real-time HTTP events and OpenAPI. Deployments can use Ubuntu Linux, Docker, Kubernetes or cloud environments on AWS, GCP or Azure. The product page describes one stream to 3,000 streams per server and up to 30,000 simultaneous viewers. Security controls include read-only and full-access credentials, hashed passwords and IP or port restrictions for the administration interface. A trial licence can be requested. Pricing starts at $100.

Who it suits

It suits broadcasters, OTT services, corporate communications, education, CDNs, live events, sports platforms and digital-signage operators. Teams needing self-hosted or cloud video delivery with recording and protection controls may consider it.

What it does well

Supports HLS, DASH and WebRTC
Hardware-accelerated multi-bitrate streaming
DVR with local, NAS or S3 storage
HTTP API and OpenAPI management
DRM and geographic access controls

What to know first

No free plan
Ubuntu Linux listed as system requirement
High-volume traffic may need multiple servers

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Flussonic Media Server developer limited license	Developer limited license; from $100	$100, paid once
Developer limited license	limited license · immediate purchase via my.flussonic.com	$100, paid once

As flussonic.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

Flussonic covers encoding, delivery, recording, protection and operational control across self-hosted and cloud deployments. Its paid licensing, Linux requirement and scaling guidance should be reviewed before deployment.

Facts from Flussonic's own pages

Access security: The security manual describes read-only and full-access credentials, hashed password storage, and IP or port restrictions for the administration UI. · flussonic.com, 11 Oct 2026
API: Flussonic provides management and monitoring through an HTTP API, real-time HTTP events, and OpenAPI. · flussonic.com, 11 Oct 2026
API authentication: API access can use view_auth and edit_auth credentials with HTTP Basic or Bearer authorization. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
API style: The HTTP API is REST and JSON based, uses OpenAPI 3.x schemas, and supports idempotent operations and complex nested objects. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Capture inputs: Supported capture sources include DVB-S, IP cameras, VOD, mobile apps, SDI, Polycom, RTMP and SRT. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Changelog direction: The September 4, 2026 release says active development of the legacy Media Server has ended, with support and minimal security updates continuing while development moves to newer products. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company founder: Crunchbase identifies Max Lapshin as Flussonic founder and CTO and lists the company as private in Port Coquitlam, Canada. · crunchbase.com, 15 Oct 2026
Company profile: LinkedIn describes Flussonic as a privately held software company founded in 2011 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
Content protection: The product lists token authentication, GEO-based access control, and DRM including Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady. · flussonic.com, 11 Oct 2026
Custom RTMP destinations: Yes · flussonic.com, 21 Sept 2026
Deployment: Official deployment options include Ubuntu Linux, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud environments such as AWS, GCP and Azure. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Documentation depth: The documentation site provides product manuals plus detailed ingest, DVR, DRM, clustering, protocol, authorization, API and deployment sections. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
DRM and access control: Protection features include DRM, token authentication, geo-based access control, session statistics and multiroom controls. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
DVR: Its DVR features include archive recording, timeshift, multi-protocol archive access, and local, NAS, or S3 storage. · flussonic.com, 11 Oct 2026
Free plan: No · flussonic.com, 21 Sept 2026
Independent aggregate: ProvenExpert aggregates 19 reviews from G2, Google Maps and Trustpilot into a 4.37 out of 5 score. · provenexpert.com, 15 Oct 2026
Installation support: The installer supports Ubuntu LTS 24.04 and 22.04 on amd64 and arm64; RPM distributions receive limited support and are discouraged for smaller license holders. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Integrations: The product page lists AWS, OpenStack, Amazon S3, Swift, NVIDIA, Intel QuickSync, and DRM providers among supported technologies and integrations. · flussonic.com, 11 Oct 2026
Intended users: The page identifies broadcasters, OTT services, corporate communications, education, CDNs, live events, sports platforms, and digital signage as use cases. · flussonic.com, 11 Oct 2026
Kubernetes operator: The media-server operator deploys multiple instances, stores license data, configures monitoring and provides playback balancing through Kubernetes CRDs. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
License model: Flussonic Media Server is commercially licensed and not presented as open-source software; the product page sells a developer limited license. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Licensing behavior: Online licenses require outbound HTTP/HTTPS access for verification; offline USB activation is available for closed networks. · flussonic.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: Android app reliability: A Google Play reviewer reports crashes, non-working features and failure after an update. · play.google.com, 15 Oct 2026
Limit: iOS app issues: Apple reviewers report black screens, broken live playback, timeline problems and periods when the app stopped working. · apps.apple.com, 15 Oct 2026