Wowza Streaming Engine
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Plans and prices
From Wowza Streaming Engine's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Monthly | $195 a month | 1 instance included · up to 10 concurrent transcoded channels · additional instances $195 per month · additional transcoded channels $25 per channel · per month, billed monthly |
| One Month of Streaming | $295, paid once | 1 instance included · up to 10 concurrent transcoded channels · additional instances $295 per month · additional transcoded channels $25 per channel · one-time purchase |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Custom plans · annual plans and discounted rates available · offline keys available · professional services for customized deployments · Contact Us |
The facts
Each one read from Wowza Streaming Engine's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and customization
- The REST API can configure, manage, and monitor the media server, while the Java API can extend it with custom Java classes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- It can run on your own server hardware, on a major cloud provider using a preconfigured virtual machine, or fully offline and air-gapped.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integration options
- Wowza lists REST API calls, generated client SDKs, webhooks, custom Java modules, HTTP providers, and an MCP server as integration paths.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Paid from
- 195checked 20 Sep 2026
- Protocols
- Supported streaming protocols include HLS, MPEG-DASH, CMAF, WebRTC, RTSP/RTP, and RTMP.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Wowza Streaming Engine is customizable server software for live and on-demand video and audio streaming to devices.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Recording
- The software can record live streams to VOD files and supports recording while viewers play, pause, resume, or rewind a live stream.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Security options include source and playback authentication, IP address controls, SSL/TLS, DRM integrations, and SecureToken playback protection.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support resources
- Wowza provides video tutorials, a Help Center, developer documentation and code samples, and professional services.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Transcoding
- The Transcoder performs real-time video transcoding and transrating, and can create multiple outputs with synchronized keyframes from one input stream.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Webhook events
- Webhooks can notify external endpoints about events such as application startup or shutdown and live stream start or stop.checked 8 Oct 2026
- WebRTC security limit
- SecureToken is not supported by the current Wowza Streaming Engine 4.11 WebRTC implementation; the documentation recommends basic authentication in the meantime.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Wowza describes itself as a Colorado-based company and says its Denver team works from its Belmar office.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Plan limits
- The listed monthly plans include up to 10 concurrent transcoded channels per instance, with additional channels priced at $25 per channel.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform support
- The current technical specifications list supported Windows and Linux operating systems; the download page offers Windows and Linux installers.checked 8 Oct 2026
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