Frequently Asked Questions
Red5 Open Source vs. Red5 Pro Feature Comparison
QUESTION:
What are the differences between Red5 Pro and Red5 open-source?
ANSWER:
There are many differences between the Red5 open-source project and Red5 Pro. The table below highlights some of the biggest similarities and differences.
| Features | Red5 open-source | Red5 Pro |
| Live Streaming | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming Audio | ✓ | ✓ |
| Streaming Video | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recording Streams | ✓ | ✓ |
| Websockets | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile Playback (HLS) | ✓ | |
| Adobe Flash Support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Second Screen | ✓ | |
| Autoscaling | ✓ | |
| Clustering | ✓ | |
| Mixer Support | ✓ | |
| Interstitial Media Insertion | ✓ | |
| Cauldron | ✓ | |
| Authentication | ✓ | |
| Restreamer | ✓ | |
| Social Media Stream Pusher | ✓ | |
| VOD via Cloudstorage | ✓ | |
| Stream Name Aliasing | ✓ | |
| Transcoding and Adaptive Bitrate | ✓ | |
| Webhooks | ✓ | |
| Mobile SDK | ✓ | |
| Extended Documentation |
✓ |
|
| Customer Support* | Community Support* | Full Support* |
| Protocols | RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPS, and RTMPE |
WebRTC, RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPS, RTMPE, RTSP, RTP, HLS, SRT, and MPEG-TS |
This chart was last updated January 2023.
For the most up-to-date information about Red5 open-source, including supported protocols and community support information, visit the open-source Red5 server github page.
*Customer Support:
Red5 open-source has community support: https://groups.google.com/g/red5interest
Red5 Pro has many support options. Full support includes email support as well as public and private Slack channels. For more information on choosing the right Red5 Pro plan for your project, see the license plan comparison, and contact Sales.
For some examples of Red5Pro in use please follow the links below.
iOS Example:
https://github.com/red5pro/streaming-ios
Android Example:
https://github.com/red5pro/streaming-android
HTML5 and HLS Example:
https://github.com/red5pro/red5pro-html5-hls