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Compare Ant Media Server and Restream 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 1 License Per Month
Free
Ant Media Server
Star Rating
(161)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 1 License Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansRestream
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Restream offers a free entry-level price, making it accessible for small businesses and individuals looking to start streaming without upfront costs, while Ant Media Server's entry-level price of $99.00 may be a barrier for some users.
- Reviewers mention that Ant Media Server excels in quality of support, scoring 9.4 compared to Restream's 8.6, indicating that users find Ant Media's support team more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- G2 users highlight that Ant Media Server provides superior analytics features, with a score of 8.4, allowing users to gain deeper insights into their streaming performance, whereas Restream's analytics score of 7.2 is seen as less comprehensive.
- Users on G2 say that Ant Media Server's video archive feature, scoring 8.9, is particularly robust, enabling users to easily access and manage past streams, while Restream's lower score of 6.8 suggests limitations in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Restream's multi-platform streaming capabilities are strong, with a score of 8.9, allowing users to broadcast to multiple platforms simultaneously, which is a critical feature for many streamers, while Ant Media Server also performs well with a score of 9.2.
- Users report that Ant Media Server shines with its live rewind feature, scoring 8.6, which allows viewers to rewind live streams, a functionality that Restream lacks, as indicated by its lower score of 7.1 in this category.
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
Restream
Basic
Free
- Stream to multiple channels with OBS, Restream Studio, vMix and more.
- 2 channels for multistreaming
- 30+ supported platforms
Free Trial
Ant Media Server
Free Trial is available
Restream
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
122
8.8
37
Ease of Use
9.1
127
8.7
37
Ease of Setup
8.8
89
8.8
14
Ease of Admin
9.2
88
8.7
14
Quality of Support
9.4
123
8.6
34
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
83
8.3
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
112
7.7
36
Features by Category
Software Options
9.0
83
8.1
23
8.7
65
8.3
31
9.3
73
8.9
30
9.2
80
7.9
22
Audience Tools
8.5
54
7.1
18
8.1
56
8.8
24
8.5
58
8.1
16
Streamer Tools
7.9
51
7.4
15
8.8
75
6.9
24
8.5
62
7.3
28
7.5
48
6.4
14
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ant Media Server and Restream are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Ant Media Server has no unique categories
Restream 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.)
Restream
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
13.8%
Broadcast Media
11.9%
Entertainment
7.5%
Information Technology and Services
6.9%
Online Media
6.3%
Other
53.5%
Religious Institutions
14.3%
Marketing and Advertising
12.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.2%
Entertainment
8.2%
Other
44.9%
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
Are there plans to integrate voice chat through the chat service?
2 Comments
NK
No voice chat, but since you can reply to chats during live chat that is something like voice reply as well.Read more
I'm lazy!!
1 Comment
VB
Hi Enda!
You surely can stream to Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram within Restream.
At this time, Instagram does not officially support streaming outside...Read more
What platforms does Restream stream to?
1 Comment
DK
huge lot of platforms I use fb , fb pages , youtube , linkedin , twitter , rtmp streaaming . it also streams to twitch and many many more platformsRead more
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