Comparison of UPnP AV media servers
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The following table compares the operating system support and basic features of various UPnP AV media servers.
| Name | License | Cost | Mac OS X | Linux, Unix | MS Windows | Audio | Images | Video | On-The-Fly A/V Transcoding | Web Interface | DLNA support | Implementation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Media Server | GPL | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | Java |
| BRisa | MIT | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [1] | Yes | ? | Python |
| Coherence | MIT | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [2] | Yes [1] | Yes | Python |
| Elgato Eyeconnect | Prop. | $49.95 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| Foobar2000 [3] | Prop. | Free | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? | C++ |
| FUPPES | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | C++ |
| GeeXboX uShare | GPL | Free | No | Yes[4] | No | Yes[5] | Yes[5] | Yes[5] | No | Yes | Yes | C |
| Gmediaserver | GPL | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | ? | C |
| iSedora Media Server | Prop. | $25 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| LXiMedia | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, mandatory | No | Yes | C++ |
| Majestic Media Server | Prop. | $5.99 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| MediaTomb | GPL | Free | Yes [6] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C++ |
| MiniDLNA | GPL/BSD | Free | Partial [7] | Yes | Yes [8] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial [9] | Partial [10] | Yes | C |
| Mezzmo | Prop. | $24.95 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ? |
| myiHome | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | Java |
| MythTV with uPnP | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | C++ |
| Nullriver Medialink | Prop. | $20.00 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? |
| PS3 Media Server | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [11] | Yes | Java |
| PyMedS | MIT | Free | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes [12] | No | ? | Python |
| Rygel | LGPLv2 | Free | No | Yes | No [13] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Vala |
| Rivet [14] | Prop. | Free | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| Serviio | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [15] | Yes | Java |
| SimpleCenter Premium | Prop. | $19.99 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Skifta | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Java |
| TVersity | Prop. | $29.95 [16] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| TVMOBiLi | Prop. | $30 [17] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | C++ |
| TVShare | Prop. | $14.95 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Java |
| TwonkyServer | Prop. | $19.95 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [18] | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Windows Media Connect | Prop. | Free [19] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [20] | No | ? | ? |
| Wild Media Server | Prop. | $15.00 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Delphi |
| PlayOn | Prop. | $79.97 [21] | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | C# |
| XBMC Media Center | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [22] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | C++ |
| xupnpd | GPLv2 | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | C++ |
| Yazsoft Playback | Prop. | $15.00 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
| Name | License | Cost | Mac OS X | Linux, Unix | MS Windows | Audio | Images | Video | On-The-Fly A/V Transcoding | Web Interface | DLNA support | Implementation |
[edit] See also
- List of UPnP AV media servers and clients
- Comparison of set-top boxes
- Universal Plug and Play
- Digital Living Network Alliance
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Work in progress
- ^ Audio: using gstreamer, Video: work in progress
- ^ With foo_upnp plugin
- ^ GeeXboX is provided as its own Linux distribution
- ^ a b c HomePage: GeeXboX
- ^ Mac support provided by Fink at http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/mediatomb
- ^ Patches can be found at [1]
- ^ See [2]
- ^ Patches and discussion at [3]
- ^ Web interface supported via a Webmin module, see [4]
- ^ A WIP limited web interface for the optional media library exists in the latest betas.
- ^ Uses ffmpeg for video only
- ^ Preliminary experimental support available, see http://jensge.org/2010/04/1-21-gigawatts/
- ^ Discontinued paid version as of 21 July 2011 see [5]. A free, but unsupported, version is still available.
- ^ Via 3rd party add-ons
- ^ Full featured version is $29.95. A crippled[tone] version is available for free.
- ^ Streaming first 10GByte per month is free of charge.
- ^ Transcoding supported in TMS 5.0 and later on the PC. Must download FFmpeg, VLC or other 3rd-party transcoding engines to use
- ^ Must purchase a Microsoft Windows license to use
- ^ http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/05/12/media-streaming-with-windows-7.aspx
- ^ Full featured version is $79.97 lifetime, an annual fee, or a monthly fee. A crippled version is available for free.
- ^ This feature is not in the latest stable release of XBMC but is available in the latest nightly releases.
