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	5,183	11,648
Forks	982	1,196
Open Issues	120	173
Last Commit	Oct 26, 2026	Nov 8, 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

MediaCMS5,183

Owncast

Federated, decentralized video hosting platform built on ActivityPub.