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MediaMTX vs StreamRove

Both stand on live tv streaming services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

MediaMTX

Free plan APILinuxMac+3

MediaMTX provides broad protocol support, conversion, and disk-based recording in a free server. Users should plan for their own recording storage, since cloud recording is not available.

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Choose StreamRove if you want to route one feed to several destinations and use its browser Studio or scheduled playback. The Sandbox plan has strict output and destination limits, and users who need Clips publishing elsewhere should account for its Instagram Reels-only direct publishing.

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The facts

	MediaMTX	StreamRove
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	API, Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Web, Windows	API, Web
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Relay: $14.50 a month
Plans published	1	5
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	mediamtx.org	streamrove.com
On live tv streaming services	#23 of 169	#27 of 169

MediaMTX: what it does well

Automatically converts between supported protocols.
Records and plays back fMP4 or MPEG-TS files.
Offers a Control API and Prometheus-compatible metrics.
Free, MIT-licensed repository code.

What to know first

Cloud recording is not available.
Recording storage is customer-managed.
No paid plans or usage limits are stated on the pages reviewed.

StreamRove: what it does well

Supports RTMP, RTMPS, and SRT input.
Lists more than 30 streaming platforms.
Browser Studio includes guests, screen sharing, overlays, and scene switching.
Scheduled rundowns can contain up to 200 items.
Personal API keys are available in beta.

What to know first

Sandbox is limited to two destinations and five output hours monthly.
The free plan adds a StreamRove watermark.
Clips publish directly only to Instagram Reels.
SRT through StreamRove's relay is not encrypted.

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