MediaCMS vs Owncast

Comparing two open source alternatives to YouTube. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

MediaCMS

AGPL-3.0

Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS built with Django and React for self-hosted video sharing.

MIT

Self-hosted live video streaming server with built-in chat and Fediverse integration.

	MediaCMS	Owncast
License	AGPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	5,142	11,583
Forks	967	1,184
Open Issues	149	168
Last Commit	Oct 9, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
First Released	Dec 15, 2020	May 24, 2020
Categories	Media Servers Content Management System (CMS)	Collaboration & Communication Tools
Tags	#video #video-sharing #media-server #media-streaming #cms	#self hosted #privacy #streaming #live-streaming #video

MediaCMS5,142

Owncast

Federated, decentralized video hosting platform built on ActivityPub.