Ant Media Server
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Ant Media Server, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Ant Media Server's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free | Free with limited functions. · Limited functions |
| Hourly License | $0.24 a month | Enterprise Edition; $1 sign-up fee. · No connection limit · Charging server uptime only |
| Monthly License | $109 a month | Enterprise Edition; best for always-on streaming. · No connection limit · Monthly subscription |
| Annual License | $89 a year | Enterprise Edition with annual subscription. · No connection limit · Annual subscription |
| Perpetual License | $2,799, paid once | Lifetime usage; first-year standard support/upgrade is $449/year. · No connection limit · Standard support/upgrade costs $449/year after the first year |
| AWS Cloud License | $0.33 a month | Community and Enterprise Editions · Launch through AWS · Hourly/annual subscription options |
| Azure Cloud License | $0.44 a month | Community and Enterprise Editions · Launch through Azure · Hourly/annual subscription options |
| Google Cloud License | $0.56 a month | Enterprise Edition · Launch through Google Cloud · Hourly subscription |
| AWS Cloud | $0.33 a month | 7-day free trial; infrastructure credits offered separately. · Starting from $0.33/hr |
| Azure Cloud | $0.44 a month | 5-day free trial. · Starting from $0.44/hr |
| Google Cloud | $0.56 a month | 5-day free trial. · Starting from $0.56/hr |
The facts
Each one read from Ant Media Server's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- 24/7 looping
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- APIs and SDKs
- Provides REST APIs and SDKs for iOS, Android, Unity, React Native, Flutter and JavaScript.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Connection limits
- Licensing does not impose fixed limits on connections, viewers or broadcasters.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Custom RTMP destinations
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- DVR functionality
- Ant Media Server can be used for DVR functionality.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Multistreaming
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline licensing
- Offline licenses can be attached to the server MAC address for closed environments.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 89checked 20 Sep 2026
- Pre-recorded streams
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Recording storage
- Video sessions can be recorded as MP4, WebM or HLS to local, remote or AWS S3 storage.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Refund policy
- No refund policy details are stated in the supplied page text.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Scaling modes
- Supports horizontal and vertical scaling, Kubernetes and autoscale configurations.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Security features
- Provides enterprise-grade security protocols and IP camera monitoring.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Standard support
- All license owners receive free standard support; paid upgrades offer priority or dedicated assistance.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Supported protocols
- Supports WebRTC, CMAF, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, SRT, DASH, Zixi, WHIP and WHEP.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Ultra-low latency
- Real-time streaming can deliver around 300ms latency; WebRTC supports 0.5 seconds.checked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser-based studio
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Deployment platforms
- Can run on-premise, in private or public clouds, air-gapped networks and offline-license environments.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Mobile platforms
- SDKs are available for Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter and Unity.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company reach
- More than 2,000 companies trust Ant Media and it reports billions of streaming hours.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, New York, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free tier limits
- Community Edition is free but has limited functions.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Trial terms
- The site offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required and cancellation anytime.checked 28 Sep 2026
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