▮ Restream alternative
The self-hosted, open-source Restream alternative
Restream is a hosted service that fans your stream out to multiple platforms from the cloud, on a monthly subscription. Muxshed does the same multistreaming on hardware you own, as free and open-source software, with no destination caps and no recurring bill.
Muxshed vs Restream
Restream is a cloud multistreaming service. Restream is cloud-only and closed-source, billed as a monthly subscription with feature and destination limits that scale by plan.
Why teams move from Restream to Muxshed
No monthly bill
Self-host the open-source core for free. Fan out to as many destinations as you like with no per-channel pricing.
Your infrastructure, your data
Ingest, mix and restream all run on your box. Recordings stay local. Nothing is sent to a third party.
A real production switcher
Scenes, a multi-layer compositor, stinger transitions, overlays and browser guests, not just a fan-out relay.
Your own watch page
Broadcast to a self-hosted, branded watch page with an optional password, no external platform required.
- ▸ Monthly cost that grows as you add destinations and features
- ▸ Your stream and recordings live on someone else’s servers
- ▸ No way to run it on your own hardware or fully offline
- ▸ Price increases have pushed people to look for alternatives
How to switch from Restream
- 01 Install Muxshed on any Linux box, Docker, Podman or Unraid.
- 02 Add your destinations (YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Facebook or any RTMP/RTMPS URL and key) under Destinations.
- 03 Point OBS or your encoder at your instance over RTMP or SRT, or invite guests over WebRTC.
- 04 Hit Go Live. The program fans out to every destination at once, plus your own watch page.
Restream alternative FAQ
Is there a free Restream alternative? +
Yes. Muxshed is free and open source under AGPL-3.0 and self-hosted, so multistreaming to unlimited destinations costs nothing beyond the hardware you already run.
Can I multistream to unlimited destinations? +
Yes. Muxshed fans your program out to as many RTMP/RTMPS destinations as you add, with no per-channel fee. Streams are forwarded, not re-encoded, so the load stays low.
Does Muxshed re-encode my stream for each platform? +
No. RTMP destinations are forwarded from a single feed, which keeps CPU and bandwidth low. The public watch page is the one output that is transcoded, to HLS.
Is Muxshed really free? +
Yes. The self-hosted core is free and open source under AGPL-3.0, with no per-channel fees and no destination limits. A managed hosting option is coming for people who would rather not run a box.
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Run your own studio instead
One binary plus ffmpeg on your own hardware. Ingest, mix, multistream to every platform, and serve your own watch page, with no subscription and no destination limits.