Wowza Streaming Engine (Linux PAID)
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Reliable Platform for No/Low-Latency Video Streaming
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Streaming is an excellent platform for seamless integration with web applications. We have successfully used it to enable live video streaming from medical devices to the cloud in real-time. This has allowed medical practitioners to view live videos from anywhere, ensuring accessibility and convenience. The platform delivers on its promise of low or no latency, which is critical for real-time applications, especially in the medical field. Overall, it is a reliable and robust platform for live video streaming.
What do you dislike about the product?
While the platform performs exceptionally well, the integration documentation could be improved. Clearer and more detailed documentation would make the setup process smoother and reduce the learning curve for developers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza addresses the challenge of delivering real-time video streams with minimal latency. This is especially critical for applications like medical device video streaming, where delays can impact decision-making and outcomes.
Good to start wowza for all
What do you like best about the product?
The most helpful feature is distributing the streaming engines to use and envolve how we can manage the media load according to the situation. Meanwhile i also use wowza as it having good streamline with encryption keys and java managable that its security and privacy.
What do you dislike about the product?
as one of the major factor its user interface , gui complexity and old design to reform the analysis of streaming also installation and configurations are advance.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
is its high slowness and poor streaming media functionality and its workflow to work and utilize the media buffering and live tv channels
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.
We have been utilizing Wowza video for several years
What do you like best about the product?
Intuitive user interface and consistent up time.
What do you dislike about the product?
Inability to integrate Google Analytics using Wowza Video without Wowza Stream Engine. The currently available analytics baked in are limited.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reaching a wide audience through streaming. Provides lots of flexibility.
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.
Reliable service
What do you like best about the product?
Reliability... no downtime. Customer service is good.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's a little expensive to have peace of mind.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Wowza to stream our multiple Live Web Cams on our websites.
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.
Empowering Developers with Seamless Video Delivery
What do you like best about the product?
I’ve worked with a variety of streaming platforms, and Wowza Streaming stands out for its exceptional performance and reliability. Whether you're deploying Wowza Streaming Engine on-premises or leveraging Wowza Streaming Cloud, the experience is consistently seamless.
Wowza empowers teams to deliver high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere in the world. Its flexibility across deployment models and robust support for low-latency streaming make it an ideal solution for both live broadcasts and on-demand content. The platform’s scalability and integration capabilities, especially with cloud services and AI workflows, make it a powerful asset for any organization looking to elevate its streaming strategy.
Wowza empowers teams to deliver high-quality video and audio to any device, anywhere in the world. Its flexibility across deployment models and robust support for low-latency streaming make it an ideal solution for both live broadcasts and on-demand content. The platform’s scalability and integration capabilities, especially with cloud services and AI workflows, make it a powerful asset for any organization looking to elevate its streaming strategy.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial configuration of Wowza Streaming can be complex, especially for beginners. This involves setting up protocols, encoding settings, and server configurations with many choices that can be confusing on the outset. But once you get it working, it pretty much just works.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I've utilized Wowza for testing live streaming, particularly during development of AI Vision solutions and found that it was extremely reliable. On the start of any project, I typically head over to the Big Buck Bunny stream and start working with that to test my client code, then begin my buildout of the real solution.
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