Wowza Streaming Engine (Linux BYOL)
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Solid Streaming Solution
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza is a robust streaming platform that frankly just works. It does everyting my organization has needed it to do and hase been rock solid throughout our subscription.
What do you dislike about the product?
The tracking mechanism for where the viewers are originating could be more granular.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza gives us a 24/7 linear streaming feed with minimal support needed
Used for years, always a great experience for our audience.
What do you like best about the product?
We love how simple it is to set up and monitor. It integrates with our streaming software VMix -using just a short code. And for our audience members, the quality of the streams, regardless of device, has been excellent.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only downside is they did increase the basic monthly fee to use the service a la carte. Not cost prohibitive, but as small K12 school, for what we stream to our parents/etc, it it was an unwanted fee increase.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza allows us to stream our live events to our parents and community members who cannot attend. IT's been awesome to receive feedback from grandparents in other states/even countries, to be able to see their grandchild on stage/etc.
Great and reliable streaming service for a fair price
What do you like best about the product?
I choose Wowza Video because of its fair pricing model. It works great for my monthly livestreams for years. I hade some issues before one livestream and the wowza suppot helped me solving it.
What do you dislike about the product?
Wowza had some trouble updating its video portal to the new version. But now everything works fine.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Offering livestream service for my clients
Live streaming with Wowza
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to understand and east to implement, good and responsive customer support. Easy to broadcast to different platforms. Useful for both Live streaming and Video on Demand
What do you dislike about the product?
The monitoring section could be improved
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
How we broadcast our live streams
A great media streaming software and solutions
What do you like best about the product?
I've learned and used it for more than 10 years, and introduced to my clients all the time
What do you dislike about the product?
pricing higher and higher every year. i've not got discount for a long while
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
supporting my client's service platform for a long time
I've been using Wowza for over 10 years
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza had taken the guesswork and mystery out of live streaming while also providing a very rubust and trustworthy streaming platform.
What do you dislike about the product?
At first we really wanted a platform that would provide a player page for the live streaming player. We learned to use javascript to embed the player on a page. They now offer a iFrame experiance to do it, but I would have been great to have the iFrame method 10 years ago.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were looking for a reliable high quality platform for streaming HD video. Also one that gave confidance that video was being delivered, and did not mysterously cut out or have issues that made you explaine to the client why the live stream didn't work.
Wowza is Best streaming Engine in the Market
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Streaming Engine is a versatile and robust media server that supports a wide range of streaming protocols and formats, which is one of the features I appreciate most. Its flexibility in handling both live and on-demand streaming makes it suitable for various use cases, from enterprise-level deployments to smaller, custom streaming solutions. Additionally, Wowza's support for adaptive bitrate streaming ensures a smooth experience for viewers across different devices and network conditions.
The comprehensive API and SDKs provided by Wowza also allow developers to create customized streaming workflows, making it a highly adaptable tool. Its low latency capabilities are particularly impressive, especially for applications like live sports or interactive broadcasts where real-time delivery is critical. Lastly, the detailed analytics and monitoring tools offered by Wowza are useful for optimizing and troubleshooting streaming performance
The comprehensive API and SDKs provided by Wowza also allow developers to create customized streaming workflows, making it a highly adaptable tool. Its low latency capabilities are particularly impressive, especially for applications like live sports or interactive broadcasts where real-time delivery is critical. Lastly, the detailed analytics and monitoring tools offered by Wowza are useful for optimizing and troubleshooting streaming performance
What do you dislike about the product?
I am not happy with their Pricing, IT should be less for Startup Companies.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its easy to use to I dont need big team to stream my content.
Chief Technologist
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility in configuring the platform and reliable
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost can be adjusted for customers by requiring a private pricing agr
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Supporting customers in AWS who are using Wowza Streaming solution
Review for Wowza Video
What do you like best about the product?
Wowza Video is a very easy platform for something that's very complicated quite often. The customer support is very helpful in times of need as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's no downsides to the platform, it's very easy to use and super helpful for quality purposes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Wowza has helped improve quality for Video Hosting's in general. It is very easy to work through and i'm super pleased with the platform.
A Decade and a Half with Wowza: A Testament to Excellence
What do you like best about the product?
I’ve been using Wowza Streaming Engine for over 10 years as part of my business. I sell live streaming services to clients around the world, some use it for church broadcasts, others for music events, or even 24/7 channels, and Wowza has always been the core of it all. What I really like is that it’s stable and reliable. Once it’s set up, it just runs.
That’s important when your clients depend on you and you can’t afford downtime. I also appreciate how flexible it is. I can configure it to fit different streaming setups and integrate it into my own system without being locked into some closed platform. It's not a toy, it's professional-grade, and it’s helped me make a living doing what I do.
That’s important when your clients depend on you and you can’t afford downtime. I also appreciate how flexible it is. I can configure it to fit different streaming setups and integrate it into my own system without being locked into some closed platform. It's not a toy, it's professional-grade, and it’s helped me make a living doing what I do.
What do you dislike about the product?
There’s one thing I really think needs improvement: the license system. As it stands, the license key isn’t tied to a specific IP or server, so if someone gets hold of it, like a hacker, they can use it on their own server. This actually happened to me once, and I ended up with a surprise invoice that wasn’t even from my usage. Thankfully, Wowza support helped me fix it, but still, I shouldn’t have to worry about that. It would make much more sense to allow customers to lock the license to their server IP through the dashboard, like other platforms do.
Also, for people new to streaming, Wowza can feel a bit overwhelming at first. There’s a learning curve. But once you get past that, it’s a powerhouse.
Also, for people new to streaming, Wowza can feel a bit overwhelming at first. There’s a learning curve. But once you get past that, it’s a powerhouse.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Before I started using Wowza, delivering stable and high-quality live streams to multiple clients around the world was a constant headache. Streams would drop, formats wouldn’t work, and I had to spend hours troubleshooting. Wowza solved all of that. Now I can focus on running my business instead of fighting with technical issues.
It gives me a reliable platform that can handle everything my clients throw at it, from small live events to full-time streaming channels. I don’t worry about buffering or compatibility issues anymore. My clients stream, their viewers watch, and everything works.
The result? Fewer support tickets, happier customers, and more time for me to grow the business. It’s taken a lot of the pressure off, and that's been a big benefit both financially and in terms of peace of mind.
It gives me a reliable platform that can handle everything my clients throw at it, from small live events to full-time streaming channels. I don’t worry about buffering or compatibility issues anymore. My clients stream, their viewers watch, and everything works.
The result? Fewer support tickets, happier customers, and more time for me to grow the business. It’s taken a lot of the pressure off, and that's been a big benefit both financially and in terms of peace of mind.
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