Owncast vs PeerTube

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

Owncast

MIT

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

AGPL-3.0

Federated, decentralized video hosting platform built on ActivityPub.

	Owncast	PeerTube
License	MIT	AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	11,576	15,345
Forks	1,185	1,856
Open Issues	171	707
Last Commit	Oct 5, 2026	Oct 6, 2026
First Released	May 24, 2020	Oct 29, 2015
Categories	Collaboration & Communication Tools	Collaboration & Communication Tools
Tags	#self hosted #privacy #streaming #live-streaming #video	#self hosted #privacy

Owncast

PeerTube15,345

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