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Compare Ant Media Server and StreamYard 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (81.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (89.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 1 License Per Month
$0
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 plansStreamYard
Star Rating
(296)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0
Browse all 4 pricing plansAnt Media Server vs StreamYard
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found StreamYard easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Ant Media Server overall.
- Reviewers felt that Ant Media Server meets the needs of their business better than StreamYard.
- 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 StreamYard.
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
StreamYard
Free
$0
Free forever, unlimited usage
- Screen sharing
- Banners
- On-screen comments
Free Trial
Ant Media Server
Free Trial is available
StreamYard
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
124
9.0
184
Ease of Use
9.1
129
9.7
184
Ease of Setup
8.8
91
9.6
100
Ease of Admin
9.2
90
9.6
92
Quality of Support
9.4
125
9.0
163
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
85
9.3
88
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
114
9.0
155
Features by Category
Host Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Attendee Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post-Event Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Webinar
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Options
9.0
84
8.8
96
8.7
65
9.3
139
9.3
73
9.3
138
9.2
80
9.0
87
Audience Tools
8.5
54
Feature Not Available
8.1
56
9.1
132
8.5
58
7.1
7
Streamer Tools
7.9
51
8.4
77
8.8
75
9.1
117
8.5
62
7.5
78
7.5
48
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Recording & Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Live Collaboration & Direction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Post & Editing Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI & Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ant Media Server and StreamYard are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Ant Media Server has no unique categories
StreamYard is categorized as Virtual Recording Studio and Webinar
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ant Media Server
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
StreamYard
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%
Entertainment
15.5%
Religious Institutions
7.4%
Marketing and Advertising
7.4%
Broadcast Media
6.7%
Professional Training & Coaching
4.9%
Other
58.1%
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
Is there any way to add a second camera?
3 Comments
AP
you can add as many cams as your device allows and simply select the cams from the audio/video settings and adjust accordingly if you want 2 angles at once.Read more
Is there a possibly that Streamyard will have a connection option for Instagram or Tik Tok?
2 Comments
GD
I so wish they would add both. My understanding is, that it is IG and Tik Tok, who block anyone from adding them. I'm not aware of any 3rd party platform...Read more
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