MistServer
The facts below are what the maker publishes about MistServer, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From MistServer's own pricing page, checked 23 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | — | Free software with best-effort community support |
| Basic support | €500 a month | Most questions answered within one business day · guidance · discounted custom development · €500 / month |
| Advanced support | €1,000 a month | Includes Basic · private branch maintenance · minor custom development or integration tweaks · €1,000 / month |
| Developer support | €5,000 a month | Includes Advanced · reserved engineering time · weekly meetings or office hours · €5,000 / month |
| MistServer | Free | All versions are full-featured · no restrictions stated · support and services are separate · Free to use for any purpose, including commercial purposes |
| Open source support | Free | Best-effort answers by mail or community platforms · fixes and updates follow major releases · Free |
| Custom support | Priced on request | Bespoke SLAs · communication channels · dedicated engineering pods · Custom |
The facts
Each one read from MistServer's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- APIs
- MistServer offers APIs for clipping, access control, automation, and integrations with other systems.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud recording
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- Downloads are listed for Linux x86 and ARM, Windows 64-bit, Macintosh x86_64 and ARM64, source code, and Docker.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker lists OBS workflows, Docker, Grafana monitoring, Prometheus visibility, and integrations for ONVIF, VISCA, and Axis devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes it for developers, system integrators, OTT and broadcast teams, enterprise video, and monitoring and QA workflows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License and data
- The maker describes MistServer as public-domain open source and says its quickstart has no license keys, forced accounts, or data collection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media gateway
- MistServer captures media sources, orchestrates workflows, and delivers streams to devices through a media gateway and server.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Operations
- It provides telemetry, analyzers, monitoring statistics, load balancing, clustering, and automated failover tools.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Processing
- Features include a hardware-accelerated libav pipeline, recording, clipping, live DVR, thumbnailing, and SCTE-35 cue insertion.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- The product lists WHIP, SRT, HLS, DASH, RTMP, RTMPS, E-RTMP, and RTSP for contribution and delivery.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- MistServer is a streaming media toolkit for OTT and internet streaming, designed for developers and system integrators.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The documentation covers access control, stream keys, and securing the interface and media endpoints with HTTPS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Paid support can include direct engineer access, custom development, managed operations, training, and service-level agreements.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Unified chat
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser-based studio
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Company history
- The maker says the MistServer project began in 2009 and is maintained and supported by OptiMist Video B.V.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- The maker lists DDVTech B.V. at Amphoraweg 5, 2332 ED Leiden, The Netherlands.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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