# Wowza Streaming Engine Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Wowza Streaming Engine Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Video Management products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/180393/Wowza-Streaming-Engine --- # Wowza Streaming Engine Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Wowza Streaming Engine ## What is Wowza Streaming Engine? The gold standard of customizable streaming server software for building and delivering professional-grade streaming at any scale. Stream live, linear, and on-demand content to any device. Wowza accelerates your development cycle and creates innovative streaming solutions with our comprehensive suite of tools and APIs. ## What is Wowza Streaming Engine used for? [Video Management](https://www.capterra.com/video-management-software/)[Live Streaming](https://www.capterra.com/live-streaming-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 45 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 84% Neutral 9% Negative 7% Starting price $195 Other, Per Month Free trial available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Wowza Streaming Engine?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.wowza.com/&name=Wowza Streaming Engine) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Wowza Streaming Engine 4.3 (45) VS. [4.7 (172)](https://www.capterra.com/p/82313/Wistia/reviews/) Starting Price $195 Other, Per Month Starting Price $19 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.9 (45) Ease Of Use 4.7 (127) Value For Money 4.1 (41) Value For Money 4.3 (120) Customer Service 3.9 (41) Customer Service 4.6 (124) ## Wowza Streaming Engine alternatives [4.8 (92)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10004414/Riverside/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (10)](https://www.capterra.com/p/237809/Switcher-Studio/#reviews) Starting price $65.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 90% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [Uscreen](https://www.capterra.com/p/147245/Uscreen/) [4.8 (127)](https://www.capterra.com/p/147245/Uscreen/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/147245/Uscreen/) [5centsCDN](https://www.capterra.com/p/167190/Content-Delivery-Network/) [4.7 (178)](https://www.capterra.com/p/167190/Content-Delivery-Network/reviews/) Starting price $2.50 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/167190/Content-Delivery-Network/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/180393/Wowza-Streaming-Engine/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Closed Captions 3.2 (5) 40.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Process of displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display Live Streaming Production 4.8 (4) 75.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Producing & broadcasting a variety of live video content over the internet, spanning live events, presentations, webinars & interviews Reporting/Analytics 4.0 (4) 50.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Social Sharing 3.3 (4) 25.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Allows businesses to share their videos on social media. Customizable Branding 4.0 (3) 33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Real-time Broadcasting 4.7 (3) 100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Broadcast live video streams Wowza Streaming Engine 27 features Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Branding videos with company logo Upload multiple documents at once Process of displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display Centralized repository to store content and assets Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Find & retrieve relevant data or documents Live stream to multiple devices simultaneously Producing & broadcasting a variety of live video content over the internet, spanning live events, presentations, webinars & interviews Collect and maintain structured information that describes data or content Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user Supports various file formats Includes a variety of messaging formats including industry-specific (EDIFACT, HL7, X12) Allows users to secure content and data for any use. Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time Broadcast live video streams Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria Allows businesses to share their videos on social media. Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Allows the upload and storage of videos within the system Store and manage online video content Allows users to view videos without downloading media files Supports various video file formats Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks Features 4.1 (45) 4.1 Based on 45 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.1 (41) Free Trial [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/180393/Wowza-Streaming-Engine/pricing/) Basic $195.00 Other,Per Month It includes: - Up to 10 concurrent, transcoded channels - Fully customizable streaming service software One Month of Streaming $295.00 One Time It includes: - Fully customizable streaming service software - Up to 10 concurrent, transcoded channels Value for money 4.1 (41) 4.1 Based on 41 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 3.9 (41) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 3.9 (41) 3.9 Based on 41 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.3 Based on 45 reviews Filter by rating 5(27) 4(11) 3(4) 2(1) 1(2) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent PK Paresh K. Sr. Principal Engineer Consumer Electronics ### "The most versatile and cost-effective streaming video platform." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 September 20, 2023 Pros Wowza Streaming engine is easy to use, develop customized solution which helps us to develop feature on top of streaming service, frequent updates for technology , and outstanding customer support available. Cons The resource demand for transcoding is substantial. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AG Andrew G. Web Programmer and Video Streaming Services Education Management ### "Wowza Engine at GST" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 September 18, 2023 Pros Easy to use right out of the box to do Live Streaming.It has its own API for us to use in our applications. Cons The (UPGRADE) process could be a little more smoother. Reasons for choosing Wowza Streaming Engine Cost, ease of use and API to use. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AB Andrew B. Operations Manager Broadcast Media ### "Wow WOWZA!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 September 6, 2023 Very good experience when distributing one stream in to many streams out. Connects to Wowa Cloud effortlessly. Pros Very reliable and handles heavy loads well. Cons It took a little while to figure out how to manually connect Wowza Engine to different social media platforms Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Product Manager Online Media ### "The most flexible and economical streaming video platform" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 September 5, 2023 Pros Simple to use, a large community available to find more specific solutions, good frequency of updates, excellent support. Cons The documentation is sometimes too vague, to solve a simple and specific problem you have to proceed with trial and error. Alternatives considered [Kaltura Video Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/121484/Kaltura-Video-Platform/) [Brightcove](https://www.capterra.com/p/182078/Video-Marketing-Suite/) Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Gregory B. it support specialist Computer Software ### "Quality transmissions" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 May 25, 2023 When using WebRTC, Apple Low-Latency HLS or SRT, its speed is incredible, providing perfect image quality, which was previously difficult for us to achieve when streaming. Pros I like how well it works, at first I really liked their customer service where they explained everything to me in a friendly and easy way to understand the functions to put them into execution in the transmissions that have been more innovative and more stable at the time Cons I just have to say that they have provided an excellent service more than expected Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CR Clinton R. AV Systems Engineer Education Management ### "Poor customer experience with support and billing" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 1/10 June 23, 2022 Our overall experience with Wowza Streaming Engine has been a mixed bag. It has required a lot of time and work to achieve the results that we were looking for. Upgrades and patching have been difficult and the documentation is at times out of date, incorrect, or difficult to follow. Support has been difficult to deal with especially since they will reference and send you links to the documentation to "help." It's been very difficult to work with Wowza and our experience overall has been poor. The software works well enough to get the job done but offers nothing exceptional in return. Pros Wowza has been an important part of our systems over the past 7 years or so. We have built several systems around streaming video on campus for different purposes. Wowza has been a mostly stable product that has allowed us to transmux, transcode, and distribute video across campus for a decent price. Cons The configuration and management of the servers is difficult. Upgrades in our environment are difficult because named user account configurations are difficult to deal with around the Wowza Streaming Engine product. You have not made it easy to upgrade software and full version upgrades from version 3 to version 4 was incredibly difficult. Webrtc implementation took some work to get working properly. Documentation is out of date at times and hard to follow. Customer support has been the worst experience we have had here and is causing us to rethink our use of Wowza. We keep on trying to change our billing but no one will work with us on it and we keep having billing issues every year. We never receive billing notices. We get late notices without ever receiving an initial billing notice or request. We request a PO but only get told to use a card. Our customer service representative never returns our calls and has not been helpful in this matter. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Anna W. Dance I Say Music ### "Wow streeming video" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 17, 2022 Trying to make a income. Pros Easy way's to make money.Support charity. Cons Could invest in more games and funny video's Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BF Brian F. System Engineer Government Administration ### "Worst software ever" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 August 23, 2021 My experience has been horrible. I have not had a single positive interaction with the software or the support staff. I was hired at my current company and no one had administered this software that was left at the company. All but one of the active live streams all broke on the same day and I have been trying to get any of them to work again. I have submitted multiple tickets with Wowza and have been given no assistance. They send me pre bottled scripted answers to questions I did not ask then ask me for information about the topography of the internet. I will say that again, I am told by the support team that they can not assist me because I can not give detailed information on all hops and network between my wowza streaming server in our DMZ and the client computers failing to stream files from somewhere out on the internet. I have tried talking to them to get past this, but they just close the ticket on me. I have had one technician reply after the initial response email was sent out before they too closed the ticket. None of them giving me answers. I have followed the guides that they have on their website with multiple other engineers at my company and we have not been able to get a single stream to work. From what I have seen this is the worst software I have ever tried to use that was considered complete and on the market. Pros I liked the IDEA of what this software could accomplish, but it barely functions at that. Cons Everything from the interface and where things are to configure streaming to the capabilities of it streaming. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Richard L. Production Director Information Technology and Services ### "Support is really long and troublesome" 2.0 Overall Rating 2.0 2.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 2/10 August 11, 2021 I've used Wowza for ten years and tbh my recent experience of support is poor. Its always been slow and not great but recently we've been trying to implement a server for nearly 3 months with out of the box features not working properly. Support is slow, they don't respond fully, they will only deal with one issue at a time and they miss the point a lot. It's not a great experience and all Wowza say about it is spend £2k with us and we will do it for you - well that misses the point that the support is just not up to standard at the moment and hasn't been for quite some time now (months). Pros Some features if you can get them working Cons Difficult to setup, lots of things are very different in implementation than on help articles Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SW Sean W. Software Developer E-Learning ### "Wowza Streaming from a 2nd-generation admin" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 August 11, 2021 Having inherited the administrative duties and development/implementation of the Wowza Streaming Engine from my predecessor, it's been an interesting experience. The interface came across as a little daunting, with terminology I didn't recognize, at first, however; after quite a bit of homework, I feel quite comfortable with the system now. I went through the process of installing, configuring, and updating a secondary trial version on one of our internal testing servers to learn more about the system. Overall, the experience of working with the Wowza Streaming Engine has pleasant. Pros Most of the features of the Wowza streaming engine are extremely easy to use; Streamlock, creating/updating VOD applications, and configuring server setting (e.g. media cache) to name a few. The analytics tools are also extremely useful for reading usage over time, as well as identifying moments in time when the server(s) started experiencing issues, making any necessary debugging less time-consuming. Cons Sometimes the bugs are extremely difficult to debug. We had a recurring issue where the server would suddenly become unresponsive. There was never really any clear indication why it was hanging, nor was there any sense of cause. It seemingly occurred at random points of the day without any clear cause. Restarting would quickly fix it, but it was still a frustrating system-interruption. Customer Service made this issue easier to manage.\[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] were all extremely helpful. After updating to a newer version the issue appears to have been alleviated (though it did still occur once last month). Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/180393/Wowza-Streaming-Engine/reviews/) Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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