Flussonic vs Wowza (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Wowza grades higher than Flussonic: 1.4 against 1.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Flussonic grades higher on value for money and features. Wowza grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Wowza
Streaming server software you run yourself, plus a cloud platform
Which one is for you
Pick Flussonic if
- Fits if you run an IPTV or CCTV service on your own servers
- Works for teams with Linux admins
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want published prices, as you must request a demo or quote
- Not for you if you want a webinar tool, since there is no registration or chat
- Watch out: the vendor steers most buyers to Watcher, Catena, Mcaster or Agora
- Too heavy for non-technical users, as it runs only on Linux
Pick Wowza if
- Fits if your team builds its own streaming service
- Makes sense if you need a server you can run in your own setup
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you stream occasionally: $195 a month, or $295 for a single month
- Not for you if you want webinars with registration and polls
- Watch out: extra transcoded channels cost $25 each beyond the 10 per instance, and extra instances cost $195 each
- Watch out: Wowza Video, the managed cloud, is priced separately, and Perpetual and Enterprise licenses are quoted by sales
How we grade them
| 1.2GPAFlussonicWeak | 1.4GPAWowzaWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the page points to a quote and mentions a developer license from $100. | D$195 a month for Streaming Engine, right at the dearest tenth of the category ($195 and up). One month costs $295. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pages read, only a sales call or quote. | DA free trial is offered but its length is not stated, and there is no free plan. |
| Features | CIngest, transcoding, archive and DVR, access protection and clustering. It delivers video only, with no registration or attendee chat. | DIt is infrastructure: it streams and transcodes video, but gives no registration, polls or attendee chat, so you build the rest. |
| Ease of use | DA server you install and configure on Linux. | DA server product that needs setup and configuration, with no rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | DLinux only, with cloud, Kubernetes and Docker deployment. | BWeb platform listed, with RTMP, SRT, HLS, WebRTC, Docker and an API. |
| Best for | IPTV, CCTV and corporate video servers | self-run streaming server software |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Flussonic and Wowza. How we grade
Where they differ
- Flussonic also covers video calls and webinars.
At a glance
| Flussonic | Wowza | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $195 per month for Streaming Engine, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial for Streaming Engine and for Wowza Video; the page does not state its length |
| Web | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Flussonic | Wowza Media Systems, LLC |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | wowza.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Flussonic
- Prices are not published: the page points to a demo and quote request and mentions a developer license 'from $100' sold at my.flussonic.com.
- It has no registration pages, attendee chat or webinar scheduling; it delivers the video only.
- The vendor steers most buyers to its specialized products (Watcher, Catena, Mcaster, Agora) instead of the bare media server.
Wowza
- It is infrastructure, not a webinar tool: there is no registration page, polls or attendee chat out of the box.
- Additional transcoded channels cost $25 each beyond the 10 included per instance.
- Wowza Video, the managed cloud product, is priced separately; this listing records the Streaming Engine plans shown on the pricing page.
- Perpetual and Enterprise licenses are quoted by sales, with no published price.
Key features
Flussonic
- Ingest and delivery
- Takes in IP cameras, SDI, RTMP, SRT and more, and delivers over HLS, LL-HLS, DASH, WebRTC, SRT and MPEG-TS.
- Transcoding
- Multi-bitrate output with H.264, H.265 and AV1, and hardware acceleration on NVIDIA and Intel QuickSync.
- Archive and DVR
- Built-in recording with timeshift and storage on local disks, NAS or S3, with no stated limit on archive depth.
- Access protection
- DRM, token-based authentication and geo-based access control are listed for protecting streams.
- Clustering and deployment
- Runs on Ubuntu Linux, Docker, Kubernetes or AWS, GCP and Azure, and the page cites up to 30,000 simultaneous viewers per server.
Wowza
- Self-hosted streaming server
- Wowza Streaming Engine runs on premises, in a private or public cloud, behind a firewall or fully offline, and can be deployed as a Docker container.
- Many protocols
- It ingests and delivers WebRTC, SRT, RTMP, RTSP and HLS, and supports low-latency HLS and DASH.
- APIs and SDKs
- A REST API and a Java SDK let developers script the server and add custom modules.
- Transcoding
- Each paid Streaming Engine instance includes 10 concurrent transcoded channels; extra channels are $25 each.
- Security options
- DRM, watermarking and encryption are offered, and the company says it holds a SOC 2 Type II report.
- Managed cloud option
- Wowza Video is a separate cloud platform that handles ingest, transcoding, delivery, analytics and a player without running servers.
Plans
Flussonic
Pricing could not be confirmed. See flussonic.com.
Wowza
One Month of Streaming$295
one-time purchase for one month, first instance included
Streaming Engine for occasional events: up to 10 concurrent transcoded channels on the first instance, extra instances $295 each.
Basic Monthly$195
per month, billed monthly, first instance included
Streaming Engine for steady use: up to 10 concurrent transcoded channels on the first instance, extra instances $195 each per month.
EnterpriseCustom
Annual plans and discounted rates, hybrid cloud services (CDN, Flowplayer, analytics), offline keys and professional services.
PerpetualCustom
A license with no expiration for containerized, air-gapped or self-hosted deployments, scoped and quoted by Wowza.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Flussonic or Wowza?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Flussonic has no price we could confirm, and Wowza starts at $195 per month for Streaming Engine, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Flussonic or Wowza?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Flussonic nor Wowza has a free plan. Wowza has a free trial.
Which platforms do Flussonic and Wowza run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Flussonic lists a Linux app and only Wowza lists a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.