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MediaMTXvsTracardi

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

MediaMTXTracardi
Score79/10054/100
Rank in category#3 of 118 in Media Server#3 of 3 in Customer Data Platform
GitHub stars20 540658
Stars, last 30 days+288+2
Stable releases, 12 months181
Latest releasev1.21.3 · 25 Oct 20261.1.25 · 10 Mar 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

MediaMTX scores 79/100 against 54/100 for Tracardi, so it is the safer default.

MediaMTX ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Tracardi.

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

MediaMTX is growing faster right now (+288 stars in 30 days).

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