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Compare Ant Media Server and Dacast 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (75.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 1 License Per Month
$39/month 1 License
Ant Media Server
Star Rating
(163)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 1 License Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansDacast
Star Rating
(30)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$39/month 1 License
Browse all 3 pricing plansAnt Media Server vs Dacast
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Ant Media Server easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that Dacast is easier to set up. Both products were equally easy to administer.
- Reviewers felt that Ant Media Server meets the needs of their business better than Dacast.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ant Media Server is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ant Media Server over Dacast.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ant Media Server
Monthly License
$109.00
1 License Per Month
- 0.5 seconds End-to-End Latency
- Cluster Support for Scaling
- Adaptive Bitrate
Dacast
STARTER
$39/month
1 License
Bandwidth: 1.2 TB / year | Storage: 50GB
- White-label & Branding Control
- Ad-free streaming
- 24/7 Customer Support
Free Trial
Ant Media Server
Free Trial is available
Dacast
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
124
8.8
20
Ease of Use
9.1
129
8.8
18
Ease of Setup
8.8
91
9.3
12
Ease of Admin
9.2
90
9.2
11
Quality of Support
9.4
125
8.2
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
85
8.9
11
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
114
7.4
18
Features by Category
Software Options
9.0
84
8.3
6
8.7
65
Not enough data
9.3
73
8.3
5
9.2
80
8.5
8
Audience Tools
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.1
56
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Streamer Tools
7.9
51
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.5
62
6.0
7
7.5
48
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Hosting
Not enough data
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Management
Not enough data
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Marketing
Not enough data
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Insights
Not enough data
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Generative AI
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Platform
Not enough data
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Security
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Video Hosting
Not enough data
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Content Type
Not enough data
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CDN Type
Not enough data
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Monetization
Not enough data
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Content Delivery
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - OTT Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engagement
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Integration
Not enough data
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Live selling
Not enough data
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Analytics
Not enough data
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Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ant Media Server and Dacast are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Ant Media Server has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ant Media Server
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Dacast
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
14.3%
Broadcast Media
11.8%
Entertainment
7.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Online Media
6.2%
Other
53.4%
Religious Institutions
13.8%
Media Production
10.3%
Entertainment
10.3%
Marketing and Advertising
6.9%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.9%
Other
51.7%
Discussions
What is the use of Ant Media Server?
2 Comments
HD
Ant Media Server can be used in almost any streaming scenario.
Let me share some use cases.
Meeting software
Live event...Read more
How does ant Media work?
1 Comment
EB
Ant Media works very well for our needs. Buffering, streaming, monitoring is convinient and scaling is very easy -at least on Aws. Using Ant Media reduced...Read more
What is a Media Server WebRTC?
1 Comment
HD
A server that provides the functionality required for the proper connection of WebRTC sessions in the cloud or self-hosting in order to make your WebRTC...Read more
owner
1 Comment
DT
Hi David, Thank you for your message. We would love to help you with your project! I invite you to test for free our platform so you can experiment with how...Read more
What is the function of broadcast software?
1 Comment
SR
User end broadcast software is software that takes a video signal from a camera or other input device and encodes it into a stream sent over the internet to...Read more
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