Comparison of UPnP AV media servers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Media Server | GPL | Free | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| BRisa | MIT | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [1] | Yes |
| Coherence | MIT | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [2] | Yes [1] |
| 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 |
| FUPPES | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| GeeXboX | GPL | Free | No | Yes[4] | No | Yes[5] | Yes[5] | Yes[5] | No | Yes |
| Gmediaserver | GPL | Free | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| iSedora Media Server | Prop. | $25 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Majestic | Prop. | Free | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| MediaTomb | GPL | Free | Yes [6] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mezzmo | Prop. | $24.95 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| myiHome | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| MythTV with uPnP | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PS3 Media Server | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [7] |
| PyMedS | MIT | Free | Yes | Yes | No | ?? | ?? | ?? | Yes [8] | No |
| Serviio | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| SimpleCenter Premium | Prop. | $19.99 | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TVersity | Prop. | $29.95 [9] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TwonkyMedia Server | Prop. | $29.95 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes [10] | Yes |
| Vuze | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | ?? | ?? | ?? | No | No |
| Windows Media Connect | Prop. | Free [11] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| XBMC Media Center | GPL | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No [12] | Yes | No | Yes |
| Yazsoft Playback | Prop. | $15.00 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Rivet | Prop. | $18.95 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Nullriver Medialink | Prop. | $20.00 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| TVMOBiLi | Prop. | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
External links
- upnp-database.info Community based approach to build a database of UPnP devices' capabilities
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
- ^ A WIP limited web interface for the optional media library exists in the latest betas.
- ^ Uses ffmpeg for video only
- ^ Full featured version is $29.95. A crippled version is available for free.
- ^ 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
- ^ This feature has been removed from the latest release for an unknown reason.