Comparison of UPnP AV media servers

The following table compares the operating system support and basic features of various UPnP AV media servers.

Name	License	Cost	OS X	Unix-like	Windows	Audio	Images	Video	Transcoding	Web Interface	DLNA support	Multilingual[1]	Implementation	Subtitles[2]	Still Supported	Misc.
360 Media Server	GPL	Free	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Java	Unknown	No
ALLMediaServer[3]	GPL	Trialware	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Delphi/Python	Yes	Yes
ArkMS	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	C++	Yes	Yes
aVia Media Player	Prop.	Free	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Java	Unknown	Yes
BRisa	MIT	Free	Partial[4]	Partial[4]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[5]	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Python	Unknown	Unknown
Coherence	MIT	Free	Partial[4]	Partial[4]	Partial[4]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[6]	Yes[5]	Yes	Unknown	Python	Unknown	No
DivX	Prop.	Free	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	C++	Unknown	Yes
Elgato Eyeconnect	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Unknown	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	No
Foobar2000[7]	Prop.	Free	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	C++	Unknown	Yes
FUPPES	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Unknown	C++	Unknown	No
GeeXboX uShare	GPL	Free	No	Yes[8]	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	C	Unknown	No
Gmediaserver	GPL	Free	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	C	Unknown	No
Home Media Center[9]	GPLv2	Free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	.NET 4	Yes	Yes
iSedora Media Server	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Objective C / C++ / JavaScript	Unknown	Yes
Jamcast	Prop.	Free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	C++ / C# / Java	Unknown	Yes
JRiver Media Center	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C++	Yes	Yes
Kodi (formerly XBMC)	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes [10]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	C++	Yes	Yes
KooRaRoo Media	Prop.	Non-free[11]	Yes[12]	Yes[13]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C++	Yes[14]	Yes
LimboMedia	Prop.	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Java	Yes	Yes
LXiMedia	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, mandatory	Yes	Yes	Unknown	C++	Yes	No
Majestic Media Server	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
MediaMonkey	Prop.	Non-free	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Delphi	Yes	Yes
MediaTomb	GPL	Free	Partial[15]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	C++	Unknown	No
Gerbera[16]	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	C++	Unknown	Yes	Based on MediaTomb
ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA)[17]	GPL/BSD	Free	Partial[18]	Yes	Yes[19]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial[20]	Partial[21]	Yes	Unknown	C	Yes	Yes
Mezzmo	Prop.	Free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C++	Yes	Yes
myiHome	Prop.	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Java	Unknown	Unknown
MythTV with uPnP	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	C++	Unknown	Unknown
Nullriver Medialink	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Unknown
PlayOn	Prop.	Non-free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C#	Partial[22]	Unknown
Plex	Prop.	Non-free[23]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	C++ / Python	Yes	Yes
PS3 Media Server	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[24]	Yes	Yes	Java	Yes	No
PyMedS	MIT	Free	Partial[4]	Partial[4]	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Yes[25]	No	Unknown	Unknown	Python	Unknown	No
Rygel[26]	LGPLv2	Free	No	Yes	No [27]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Vala	Unknown	Yes
Rivet[28]	Prop.	Free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No[28]
Serviio	Prop.	Non-free[29]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes[30]	Yes	Yes	Java	Partial[31]	Unknown
SimpleCenter Premium	Prop.	Non-free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Skifta	Prop.	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Unknown	Java	Unknown	Unknown
Songbird	GPLv2	Free	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	C++	No	No[32]
TVble	Prop.	Free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	C#/C++	Unknown	Yes
TVersity	Prop.	Non-free[33]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes	Yes
TVMOBiLi	Prop.	[34]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	C++	Yes	No
TVShare	Prop.	Non-free	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unknown	Unknown	Java	Unknown	Unknown
TwonkyMedia server	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial[35]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Universal Media Server	GPL	Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Java	Yes	Yes	Based on PS3 Media Server
Windows Media Connect	Prop.	Free [36]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes [37]	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	Unknown	Yes
Wild Media Server	Prop.	Trialware	Yes[38]	Yes[39]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Delphi	Yes	Yes
xupnpd	GPLv2	Free	No	Yes	No	Yes	Unknown	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unknown	C++	Unknown	Unknown
Yazsoft Playback	Prop.	Non-free	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No
Name	License	Cost	OS X	Unix-like	Windows	Audio	Images	Video	Transcoding	Web Interface	DLNA support	Multilingual[1]	Implementation	Subtitles[2]	Still Supported

See also

• List of UPnP AV media servers and clients
• Comparison of set-top boxes
• Universal Plug and Play
• Digital Living Network Alliance

Notes

1. For example, multilingual isn't supported if char 'Й' isn't displayed correctly on movie filename on the client device.
2. For example, subtitles are not supported if they only work with few renderers.
3. ALLMediaServer site
4. Python or external packages are required.
5. Work in progress
6. Audio: using gstreamer, Video: work in progress
7. With foo_upnp plugin
8. GeeXboX is provided as its own Linux distribution
9. Home Media Center site
10. This feature is not in the latest stable release of XBMC but is available in the latest nightly releases.
11. Free version available with fewer features.
12. Run on MAC OS X using WineBottler
13. Run on *nix systems using Wine
14. Supports streaming external subtitles (SRT, SMI, SUB), embedded subtitles and burning-in subtitles (including DVD graphical subtitles) on devices that don't support external subtitles.
15. Mac support provided by Fink at http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/mediatomb
16. Gerbera site
17. ReadyMedia site
18. Patches can be found at
19. See
20. Patches and discussion at , and branched version to handle transcoding at
21. Web interface supported via a Webmin module, see
22. Only on selected renderers, both embedded subtitles and external SRT
23. Free version available with fewer features
24. A WIP limited web interface for the optional media library exists in the latest betas.
25. Uses ffmpeg for video only
26. Rygel site
27. Preliminary experimental support available, see http://jensge.org/2010/04/1-21-gigawatts/
28. Discontinued paid version as of 21 July 2011 see . A free, but unsupported, version is still available.
29. Free version available with fewer features
30. Via 3rd party add-ons
31. Only on selected renderers, and never for embedded subtitles (external SRT only) http://www.serviio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33
32. Development discontinued in June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921202235/http://blog.songbirdnest.com/
33. Free version available with fewer features
34. Streaming first 10GByte per month is free of charge.
35. Transcoding supported in TMS 5.0 and later on the PC. Must download FFmpeg, VLC or other 3rd-party transcoding engines to use
36. Must purchase a Microsoft Windows license to use
37. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/05/12/media-streaming-with-windows-7.aspx
38. MAC OS X using WineBottler
39. UNIX-like systems by using Wine