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x264 VS Wowza

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x264 logo x264

x264 is a free software library for encoding video streams into the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC format.

Wowza logo Wowza

Streaming media server supporting all known streaming protocols.
  • x264 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-05-30
  • Wowza Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-11

x264 videos

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Wowza videos

WMSPanel daily statistics for Wowza Media Server

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to x264 and Wowza)
Video
26 26%
74% 74
Media Player
100 100%
0% 0
Live Streaming
0 0%
100% 100
Video Converter
100 100%
0% 0

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Wowza is a streaming engine that is easy to set up. It supports various formats of live stream, linear and on-demand content to any device.

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When comparing x264 and Wowza, you can also consider the following products

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FLAC - A free, open source codec for lossless audio compression and decompression

Nimble Streamer - Light-weight media server that is freemium, pay for control panel if you need it.