OvenMediaEngine
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OvenMediaEngine, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OvenMediaEngine's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $100 a month | No channel limits · Billed monthly |
| Annual | $1,000 a year | No channel limits · Annual plan; page states approximately $83.3 per month |
| Perpetual | $2,500 a month | No channel limits · Basic support renewal: $500 per year |
| OvenMediaEngine Open-Source | Free | AGPLv3 · Deploy anywhere · Free and open-source |
| OvenMediaEngine Enterprise Monthly | $100 a month | Per instance · No channel limits · Complete Enterprise feature set · Basic-tier support · Billed monthly |
| OvenMediaEngine Enterprise Annual | $1,000 a year | Per instance · No channel limits · Complete Enterprise feature set · Basic-tier support · Annual; ≈ $83.3 per month |
| OvenMediaEngine Enterprise Perpetual | $2,500, paid once | Per instance · No channel limits · Lifetime license access · 1-year updates and support · One-time purchase; Basic Support Renewal: $500 per year |
The facts
Each one read from OvenMediaEngine's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Custom RTMP destinations
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Enterprise security
- Enterprise features include DRM integration, RTMP authentication, and SHA-256 encryption.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Features
- Listed features include adaptive bitrate streaming, recording, DVR, thumbnails, push publishing, REST API, clustering, and monitoring.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Ingest
- It accepts WebRTC, WHIP, SRT, RTMP, E-RTMP, MPEG-2 TS, and RTSP inputs, along with scheduled and multiplex channels.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The guide names OvenLiveKit, OBS, and XSplit as possible sources, and offers OvenPlayer as an open-source JavaScript player for WebRTC and LL-HLS playback.checked 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The open-source edition is AGPL-3.0-only, and the maker says service providers must disclose source code under its AGPLv3 compliance notice.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limits and pricing
- Enterprise pricing is per instance with no per-viewer fees and no channel limits; the page also states bulk-purchase and long-term-contract discounts are available.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 100checked 20 Sep 2026
- Pre-recorded streams
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- OvenMediaEngine is a self-hosted live streaming server for delivering high-definition video to large audiences with sub-second latency.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The open-source guide lists access control through AdmissionWebhooks and SignedPolicy, and DRM support for Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Streaming
- It supports WebRTC, LL-HLS, HLS, and SRT delivery, with the page stating under one-second latency for WebRTC and SRT and under three seconds for LL-HLS.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Enterprise customers receive Basic email support with a maximum three-business-day response; higher support tiers are offered for additional fees.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Transcoding
- The embedded transcoder supports VP8, H.264, H.265 on hardware, AV1, Opus, AAC, and pass-through.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Deployment platforms
- The guide lists Docker, Ubuntu 18+, Rocky Linux 8+, AlmaLinux 8+, and Fedora 28+ as tested platforms.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Seoul, South Koreachecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- OvenMedia Labs says it has been behind OvenMediaEngine since 2010 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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