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Ant Media Server Community Edition vs SRS

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted media servers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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AN Ant Media Server Community Edition Open-source low-latency streaming server VS SR SRS A simple, high efficiency and real-time video server, supports RTMP,
FeatureAnt Media Server Community EditionSRS
CategoryMedia ServersMedia Servers
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageJavaC++
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM1,024 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, binarydocker
GitHub stars★ 4,715★ 29,105
First released20172025
ReplacesWowza, Twitch—

Why pick each one

Choose Ant Media Server Community Edition if…

  • Mature streaming platform
  • Good documentation
Ant Media Server Community Edition details

Choose SRS if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 29.1k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++
SRS details

Frequently asked questions

Is Ant Media Server Community Edition or SRS better?

Neither is universally better. SRS has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Ant Media Server Community Edition and SRS free and open-source?

Yes. Ant Media Server Community Edition is licensed under Apache-2.0 and SRS under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Ant Media Server Community Edition and SRS with Docker?

Ant Media Server Community Edition: yes. SRS: yes.

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