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mediamtx vs tubesync
mediamtx has 20,587 GitHub stars, 2,444 forks, 188 open issues and last shipped yesterday. tubesync has 2,808 stars, 174 forks, 58 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mediamtx leads on adoption by 633% (20,587 vs 2,808 stars). mediamtx is written in Go under MIT; tubesync is written in Python under AGPL-3.0. mediamtx has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, tubesync 6%. mediamtx was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (media-server), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | tubesync | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.4K | ⑂ 174 |
| 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 tubesync if
- You want the tubesync feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and tubesync 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 tubesync
TubeSync TubeSync is a PVR (personal video recorder) for YouTube. Or, like Sonarr but for YouTube (with a built in download client). It is designed to synchronize channels and playlists from YouTube to local directories and update your media server once media is downloaded. If you want to watch YouTube videos in particular quality or settings from your local media server, then TubeSync is for you. Internally, TubeSync is a web interface wrapper on yt dlp and ffmpeg with a task scheduler. There are several other web interfaces to YouTube and yt dlp all with varying features and implementations. TubeSync's largest…
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Frequently asked questions
Is mediamtx or tubesync more popular?
mediamtx has 20,587 GitHub stars and tubesync has 2,808. mediamtx has the larger community by that measure.
Are mediamtx and tubesync free?
Both are open source. mediamtx is licensed under MIT and tubesync under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between mediamtx and tubesync?
mediamtx is written in Go and tubesync in Python. 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 tubesync?
Choose mediamtx if you want the larger community (20,587 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose tubesync if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.