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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202616 facts
ZLMediaKit
Plans and prices
Open-source ZLMediaKit
Free
MIT-licensed project code; third-party dependency licenses may differ
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
ZLMediaKit Pro
Priced on request
Feature combinations are configurable; lower channel counts or shorter authorization periods can reduce price; orders under 5000 do not include technical support
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Custom RTMP destinations
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Deployment limitation
- The Pro repository describes separate binary builds and dependencies for Linux, Linux ARM, Windows, macOS, Docker, and specialized AI inference configurations.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- It exposes a C API, RESTful API, and web hooks, and the repository lists related Java, C#, Spring Boot, and Prometheus exporter projects.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Latency
- The project states latency can be under 500 milliseconds and as low as 100 milliseconds.docs.zlmediakit.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project says its own code uses the MIT license, while some third-party code has separate licenses that commercial users should review.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- ZLMediaKit is a C++11 streaming media server and client framework for mobile, embedded, and commercial server use.docs.zlmediakit.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Professional edition
- The closed-source Pro edition adds features including transcoding, JT1078, IPTV, S3/MinIO cloud storage, WebRTC clustering, and AI inference.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Professional licensing
- Pro requires authorization to enable professional features, and expired or failed authorization leaves the software operating like the open-source edition.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports RTSP, RTMP, HLS, HTTP-FLV, WebSocket-FLV, GB28181, HTTP-TS, WebSocket-TS, HTTP-fMP4, WebSocket-fMP4, MP4, and WebRTC, including protocol conversion.docs.zlmediakit.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Scale
- The project states a single machine can support 100,000-level players and 100 Gb/s-level I/O bandwidth.docs.zlmediakit.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project documents Basic and Digest authentication for RTSP server and client, HTTP file access authentication, and SSL certificate hot loading.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The repository provides Docker run instructions for prebuilt ZLMediaKit images and says images can also be built from its Dockerfile.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Streaming features
- The open-source feature list includes clustering, on-demand protocol conversion and stream pulling, playback before publishing, and reconnecting publishing after disconnection.docs.zlmediakit.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs questions to GitHub issues and says paid technical support is available through its knowledge community; the Pro pricing page says contracts under 5000 do not include technical support.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Pro software starts a network-activated trial with 15 days of full features and quota by default on each machine; trial activation requires a non-Docker environment and is normally available once per machine.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
