Compare / PeerTube vs MediaCMS
PeerTube vs MediaCMS
Pick PeerTube if you want the published Vimeo / Wistia / Brightcove stack (AGPL-3.0 federated library). Pick MediaCMS if you want that AGPL-3.0 library without federation.
Facts checked 26 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
PeerTube in the catalog MediaCMS in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| PeerTube | MediaCMS | |
|---|---|---|
| License | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (catalog) source | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | Python (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 15,363 stars in the catalog source | 5,167 stars in the catalog; last push 26 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/peertube-video. Federated VOD. Transcoding needs CPU. | A library and embeds without ActivityPub. |
| Best for | The published Vimeo / Brightcove replacement. | A private library if federation is not the job. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
PeerTube is the published lander — /stacks/peertube-video. PeerTube is Chocobozzz/PeerTube. MediaCMS is mediacms-io/mediacms. Owncast is live, not this pair — /compare/owncast-vs-peertube. You still pay bandwidth. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Brightcove or Vimeo?
- Same published library — /replace/brightcove and /replace/vimeo.
- Where is Owncast?
- Live, not a library — /compare/owncast-vs-peertube.
- Are these free?
- Both are AGPL-3.0. You pay hosting, disk, and bandwidth.
- How do I deploy PeerTube?
- Open /stacks/peertube-video. Persist storage. Upload one video.
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