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mediamtx vs Piwigo
mediamtx has 20,587 GitHub stars, 2,444 forks, 188 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Piwigo has 3,879 stars, 487 forks, 751 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mediamtx leads on adoption by 431% (20,587 vs 3,879 stars). mediamtx is written in Go under MIT; Piwigo is written in PHP under GPL-2.0. mediamtx has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, Piwigo 13%. mediamtx was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| mediamtx | Piwigo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 3.9K |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | Go | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 487 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick mediamtx if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Piwigo if
- You want the Piwigo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and Piwigo fits your workflow better
About mediamtx
MediaMTX is a ready to use and zero dependency live media server and media proxy that allows to publish, read, proxy, record and playback real time video and audio streams. It has been conceived as a "media router" that routes media streams from one end to the other, with a focus on efficiency and portability. Features Publish streams to the server with Media over QUIC, SRT, WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG TS, RTP, using FFmpeg, GStreamer, OBS Studio, Python , Golang, Unity, Web browsers, Raspberry Pi Cameras and more. Read streams from the server with Media over QUIC, SRT, WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, HLS, using FFmpeg…
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About Piwigo
Manage your photo library. Piwigo is open source photo gallery software for the web. Designed for organisations, teams and individuals. The piwigo.org website introduces you to Piwigo. You'll find listing of features, demos, forums, documentation, news, tesimonials, examples... Requirements A webserver (Apache or nginx recommended) PHP 7.4+. Piwigo can run with PHP 7.0+ but these end of life versions are no longer maintained and may expose your site to security vulnerabilities. MySQL 5 or greater or MariaDB equivalent ImageMagick (recommended) or PHP GD Quick start install If you do not have your own server…
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Frequently asked questions
Is mediamtx or Piwigo more popular?
mediamtx has 20,587 GitHub stars and Piwigo has 3,879. mediamtx has the larger community by that measure.
Are mediamtx and Piwigo free?
Both are open source. mediamtx is licensed under MIT and Piwigo under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mediamtx and Piwigo?
mediamtx is written in Go and Piwigo in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, mediamtx or Piwigo?
Choose mediamtx if you want the larger community (20,587 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Piwigo if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.