Wowza Streaming Engine (Linux BYOL)
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Rock-Solid Streaming with Great Extensibility, Minor Setup Hurdles
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Streaming Server is rock solid, we usually use it in every streaming event we do mainly as as a transcoder to feed Akamai CDN.
We also use it in some customer auction projects to stream real time feeds to clients.
We really appreciate the stability and quality of service, we never ever had a technical problem during the past 8 years of use.
We also appreciate extensibility with plugins and developers API we had the chance to use in some more specific use cases and scenarios.
We also use it in some customer auction projects to stream real time feeds to clients.
We really appreciate the stability and quality of service, we never ever had a technical problem during the past 8 years of use.
We also appreciate extensibility with plugins and developers API we had the chance to use in some more specific use cases and scenarios.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some custom optimizations require direct edit of configuration text files and are not 100% user friendly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solved our needs for real time streaming services during auctions and high quality encoding and transcoding of ingested SRT or RTMP feeds coming from live events location.
Rock-Solid Service with Smooth Upgrades, Setup Support Makes a Difference
What do you like best about the product?
Service is rock solid and upgrades are easy and don't break production
What do you dislike about the product?
Initial setup is a bit difficult, but support is great.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allows in house video hosting.
Trusted Platform for Global Live and On-Demand Broadcasts
What do you like best about the product?
We appreciate Wowza’s reliability and stable streaming performance, even during large-scale live events. It’s a dependable platform that delivers consistent quality.
What do you dislike about the product?
The learning curve can be a bit steep at first, but performance and reliability more than make up for it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza enables us to stream large international events with stable, high-quality delivery to a global audience. It provides a reliable backbone for both live and on-demand sessions, ensuring a seamless viewer experience and reducing the technical workload for our team.
Great documentation and responsive stream
What do you like best about the product?
As a small company with limited resources we tried alternatives that could not come close to what Wowza offers. It starts with the documentation which is well written and includes very helpful details. When comparing it to other services, it outperformed by a huge margin. The response time is incredible fast and the videos have hardly any loading time until they play.
What do you dislike about the product?
The documentation had old content included which we could not use and this could be documented a bit better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Wowza internally for meetings and as a video resource for applications. Furthermore, we hold live streams on the website for tutorials and marketing.
The interface is intuitive, simple, and powerful.
What do you like best about the product?
Multichannel push flow, Multichannel push flow, Multichannel push flow
What do you dislike about the product?
System Language Add more languages, System Language Add more languages,
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Live broadcast can push multiple streams. Convenient and fast
Solid Streaming Powerhouse
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Streaming Engine has truly transformed the way we handle live streaming. It's incredibly robust and manages high-quality streams effortlessly. The low-latency performance is quite remarkable, and it integrates smoothly with various protocols, which adds to its versatility. However, I have to say, setting it up isn’t the simplest task—it definitely calls for some technical expertise. Still, if you're on the lookout for a dependable, professional-grade streaming solution, Wowza is absolutely worth the investment. Just be ready to tackle a bit of a learning curve!
What do you dislike about the product?
The pricing can be a bit high for smaller setups.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To run our VOD setup seamlessly, it's been doing an incredible job for over a year.
Live Streams
What do you like best about the product?
I use Wowza to stream multiple live Zoom feeds for client viewing and it’s been solid. The streams are reliable and smooth, which is exactly what I need for live events.
What do you dislike about the product?
My only complaint is the yearly price increases — I don’t raise my rates to clients, so it makes it tough to absorb.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
no problems at the moment.
Helpful and fast streams
What do you like best about the product?
I could not believe the fast processing and quick response times I was getting when using the API for the first time. It is snapping fast and there has been no downtime yet.
What do you dislike about the product?
The User Interface leaves something to wonder about.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In the past, using our own servers and servers hosted in the cloud for the whole processing and storage has been a real hassle. I am able to let my engineers work on the dashboard rather than managing servers with Wowza.
Wowza Streaming: A Powerful and Reliable Solution
What do you like best about the product?
"Wowza's robust support for GPU encoding is a significant advantage, as it dramatically enhances performance and efficiency, especially with high-volume media loads."
"The Video-on-Demand (VOD) functionalities operate seamlessly and stably within our environment. In particular, Wowza's compatibility and efficiency in managing Opencast videos are excellent, which is crucial for our library of approximately 60,000 videos."
"The scalability of the system has been impressive; it effortlessly handles both live streaming and VOD content, which is critical for our operations."
"Reliability and stability have been top-notch; Wowza has performed without interruption or error even under demanding usage."
"Its versatile protocol support ensures that we can deliver content to a wide audience across various devices and platforms."
"The ability to customize and integrate Wowza with our existing systems has been flexible and helped us optimize our workflows."
"The Video-on-Demand (VOD) functionalities operate seamlessly and stably within our environment. In particular, Wowza's compatibility and efficiency in managing Opencast videos are excellent, which is crucial for our library of approximately 60,000 videos."
"The scalability of the system has been impressive; it effortlessly handles both live streaming and VOD content, which is critical for our operations."
"Reliability and stability have been top-notch; Wowza has performed without interruption or error even under demanding usage."
"Its versatile protocol support ensures that we can deliver content to a wide audience across various devices and platforms."
"The ability to customize and integrate Wowza with our existing systems has been flexible and helped us optimize our workflows."
What do you dislike about the product?
"One significant drawback has been the complexity and difficulty of the Wowza Streaming Engine software update process. Updates often require considerable time and manual effort, which poses challenges for maintenance."
"The software's default operation as the 'root' user is a major security risk and causes concern within our environment. This necessitates additional steps to ensure security."
"The overall security posture could be improved and requires continuous monitoring and extra configuration to minimize risks. For example, default settings are not always optimal from a security standpoint."
"While the documentation is comprehensive, finding specific solutions or uncommon configurations can sometimes be challenging and time-consuming."
"The product's licensing and pricing model can occasionally be difficult to understand and optimize, particularly as needs evolve."
"The software's default operation as the 'root' user is a major security risk and causes concern within our environment. This necessitates additional steps to ensure security."
"The overall security posture could be improved and requires continuous monitoring and extra configuration to minimize risks. For example, default settings are not always optimal from a security standpoint."
"While the documentation is comprehensive, finding specific solutions or uncommon configurations can sometimes be challenging and time-consuming."
"The product's licensing and pricing model can occasionally be difficult to understand and optimize, particularly as needs evolve."
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza Streaming addresses several key challenges related to the efficient management and delivery of live and on-demand video content. For us, it's a critical tool, particularly in the following areas:
- Delivering Diverse Video-on-Demand (VOD) Content to Large Audiences
- Management and Scalability for Live Streaming and VOD Content
- Compatibility and Integration with Existing Systems (especially Opencast):
- Delivering Diverse Video-on-Demand (VOD) Content to Large Audiences
- Management and Scalability for Live Streaming and VOD Content
- Compatibility and Integration with Existing Systems (especially Opencast):
Streaming Engine quick and easy
What do you like best about the product?
I was firstly introduced to Wowza by a friend who told me they had integrated the Streaming Engine into their platform. This intrigued me and led me to try it out myself. After reading the documentation, which really is just a two minute read, I was able to set the correct settings and it worked first time. Honestly, Wowza came at the right time for us and we are now in the process of integrating their APIs into our platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
The UI for the mobile view overflows the screen and the user experience (UX) looks rather old for such a well working product. I suppose this might be the flair - keep the product quick and simple, so the UI should be too?
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Using their APIs, I can integrate a Live Stream much quicker and easier for the users of my platform to see.
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