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MediaMTXvsnfsen-ng

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

MediaMTXnfsen-ng
Score79/10047/100
Rank in category#3 of 118 in Media Server#31 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars20 549285
Stars, last 30 days+297+0
Stable releases, 12 months180
Latest releasev1.21.3 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageGoPHP

Which one should you pick?

MediaMTX scores 79/100 against 47/100 for nfsen-ng, so it is the safer default.

MediaMTX ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for nfsen-ng.

If you want the quickest setup, MediaMTX is easier to run; nfsen-ng needs more configuration.

MediaMTX is growing faster right now (+297 stars in 30 days).

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