Wowza Streaming Engine (Linux BYOL)
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Reliable Streaming with Excellent Support
What do you like best about the product?
I use Wowza Streaming for our pet boarding cameras, allowing pet owners to check on their pets while they're away. The video quality is pretty good, which is important for a clear view during live streams that are available during specific hours. Also, Wowza support has been really helpful whenever we've had issues, which makes dealing with any problems much easier.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think the back end is a bit hard to navigate at first.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Wowza Streaming for livestreaming pet boarding cameras, allowing owners to watch their pets while on vacation. The video quality is pretty good, and their support is super helpful when we reach out.
Exceptional Streaming with Stellar Support
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate Wowza Streaming for its strong video streaming functionality and the amazing service they provide, from technical support to customer service. I like the stability of their solutions and the responsiveness to incidents. The team guided us well during the initial setup over 5 years ago, and everything has been working well since.
What do you dislike about the product?
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What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming provides strong video streaming functionality with great support, ensuring stability and prompt incident responses.
Flexible, Extensible, and Reliable - Great solution for a Streaming Server
What do you like best about the product?
Some of Wowza's aspects that I find crucial are flexibility, extensibility and reliability. I've been using Wowza for over a decade on many different projects, across many industries. I was always able to adjust it to suite my needs through either the wide choice of preexisting functionalities, or through writing custom modules. Whenever I faced a problem, I was able to resolve it either through the community forums or with the help of support.
What do you dislike about the product?
Wowza is very powerful and extensible, but that comes at the price of the server running "a bit heavy". But honestly, I rarely found this to be a big problem. If you want something super-optimized, without support for many features you possibly don't need, then something else might be a better choice.
The same is true for cost - if you are looking to save money, you could go for something free or cheaper, that will be less powerful or will require more work. But given what it offers - Wowza is a pretty good deal.
The same is true for cost - if you are looking to save money, you could go for something free or cheaper, that will be less powerful or will require more work. But given what it offers - Wowza is a pretty good deal.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With several projects, the plan was to replace Wowza with something else at some point, something more optimal in terms of both resources and pricing. However, Wowza has been running so smoothly, without causing any problems, that replacing it usually stays at the bottom of the priority list. It comes with wide support of streaming protocols and is usually quite advanced in adding support for new ones, that it remains a good choice for future-proofing as well. It has allowed me to make low-level changes to how video and audio packets are processed and synced, to automate my workflows, and custom security enhancements, combine benefits of different streaming protocols in a single workflow, etc.
Wowza’s Rock-Solid Reliability and High Performance Over the Years
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about Wowza is its incredible robustness. We have been using it for many years, and it has consistently delivered high performance without issues. It is a highly reliable solution that has proven its value over time, regardless of how the streaming industry has evolved.
What do you dislike about the product?
There isn't much to dislike. The only minor point is the learning curve, as it is a highly technical platform. However, once you have it configured, it works flawlessly, so we haven't encountered any significant issues in all our years of operation.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We chose Wowza because it was the best solution available when we launched our streaming services for our clients. It solved the problem of handling complex media workflows and diverse playback formats. The main benefit for us has been peace of mind: having a platform that was top-tier back then and continues to deliver consistent results for our business today.
Stable Streaming
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate that Wowza Streaming allows us the stability required for streaming, giving us the confidence that our stream reaches the right destination with great quality and all necessary settings. It just takes a lot of the worry out of our hands. The first setup of Wowza Streaming was really easy, which is something I value.
What do you dislike about the product?
The user interface is a little bit clunky and needs someone who really knows what they're doing to use it. I would love something a little bit more cleaner and user-friendly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming provides the stability we need for streaming to multiple destinations. I can rely on it to ensure our streams arrive with great quality and necessary settings, which takes a lot of the worry out of our hands.
Solid Streaming Application with Android Hiccups
What do you like best about the product?
I like Wowza Streaming's Multi Bitrate auto Bandwidth and the ability to convert codecs and create multiple resolutions. Setting up a live stream from OBS to the web was easy, and while making something broadcast-ready was more complex, it was still okay.
What do you dislike about the product?
{"HLS Playback in Android makes still problems. Solution Stream about HTTPS, but sorry Android users are 60% of the world, nice that it works for Apple but just for Apple that are less people.","RTSP RTMO Streams are not good supported on, for example, Pixel 7 Phones.","MP3 is not playing over RTSP.","If we want to configure to open direct a RTSP Stream it was not working at all.","A price that is a little bit too high for me private."}
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming solves protocol compatibility issues like RTMP. I like the multi-bitrate auto bandwidth and how it converts codecs to create multiple resolutions.
Stability and support exceed license costs
What do you like best about the product?
I find Wowza Streaming stable and well-documented. The documentation makes it easier to get acquainted with the technology, and the robust configuration ensures smooth and reliable operation. I like the customer support.
What do you dislike about the product?
The licensing costs. A more affordable license for universities would be good.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming offers stable and well-documented features. The documentation makes it easy to get acquainted with the technology, and the robust configuration ensures smooth and reliable operation. The customer support is also good.
Stable streaming with easy operation
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the stability of Wowza Streaming. Also, it's great that anyone can easily use it once it's installed. It's easy to operate with the GUI, and when you contact support, they provide accurate answers, which is reassuring. Once I installed the JDK, everything else was set up quickly, so if you're familiar with Linux, it's super easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
There are more affordable options like RED5 and AntMediaServer, aren't there? They are also evolving, so I hope they continue to advance further.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming enables stable video streaming by converting to formats like HLS using HTML5 even after the discontinuation of Flash. It is easy for anyone to use, and the support is quick and reliable.
Rock-Solid Streaming with Great Extensibility, Minor Setup Hurdles
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Streaming Server is rock solid, we usually use it in every streaming event we do mainly as as a transcoder to feed Akamai CDN.
We also use it in some customer auction projects to stream real time feeds to clients.
We really appreciate the stability and quality of service, we never ever had a technical problem during the past 8 years of use.
We also appreciate extensibility with plugins and developers API we had the chance to use in some more specific use cases and scenarios.
We also use it in some customer auction projects to stream real time feeds to clients.
We really appreciate the stability and quality of service, we never ever had a technical problem during the past 8 years of use.
We also appreciate extensibility with plugins and developers API we had the chance to use in some more specific use cases and scenarios.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some custom optimizations require direct edit of configuration text files and are not 100% user friendly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solved our needs for real time streaming services during auctions and high quality encoding and transcoding of ingested SRT or RTMP feeds coming from live events location.
Convenient Streaming, Needs User-Friendly Improvements
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate how Wowza Streaming allows me to stream to multiple platforms without manual intervention, which simplifies the broadcasting of my bible study classes significantly. The convenience of being able to stream seamlessly, including integration with my mobile app, is a standout feature for me. I also value its affordability and the compatibility it provides with the various platforms I use. These aspects make it a valuable tool for my streaming needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the user-friendliness lacking, making Wowza Streaming less intuitive to navigate. The ease of use is not satisfactory, leading to difficulties during initial setup, especially when transitioning services between different devices like desktops and laptops. Interaction and communication with customer support is not seamless, creating a barrier when assistance is needed. Furthermore, I face integration challenges, particularly when streaming through Zoom to multiple platforms, which requires additional support.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Wowza Streaming to effortlessly stream to multiple platforms, eliminating the need for manual processes. It supports my mobile app and other platforms like YouTube and Facebook, which is instrumental for my bible study classes.
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