Flussonic

Spec sheet

What it does

Flussonic Media Server captures, processes, records, protects and delivers live, VOD and surveillance video.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Product

Flussonic Media Server is video streaming software for capturing, processing, recording, protecting, and delivering video.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Intended users

The page identifies broadcasters, OTT services, corporate communications, education, CDNs, live events, sports platforms, and digital signage as use cases.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Deployment

Official deployment options include Ubuntu Linux, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud environments such as AWS, GCP and Azure.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Free plan

NoRead 21 Sep 2026 · flussonic.com

Trial

The license documentation says users can request a trial license through the website; it does not state the trial duration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

API

Flussonic provides management and monitoring through an HTTP API, real-time HTTP events, and OpenAPI.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Integrations

The product page lists AWS, OpenStack, Amazon S3, Swift, NVIDIA, Intel QuickSync, and DRM providers among supported technologies and integrations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Support

The documentation gives [email protected] and +1 (778) 716-2080 as support contact details.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Access security

The security manual describes read-only and full-access credentials, hashed password storage, and IP or port restrictions for the administration UI.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

API authentication

API access can use view_auth and edit_auth credentials with HTTP Basic or Bearer authorization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

API style

The HTTP API is REST and JSON based, uses OpenAPI 3.x schemas, and supports idempotent operations and complex nested objects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Capture inputs

Supported capture sources include DVB-S, IP cameras, VOD, mobile apps, SDI, Polycom, RTMP and SRT.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Changelog direction

The September 4, 2026 release says active development of the legacy Media Server has ended, with support and minimal security updates continuing while development moves to newer products.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Company founder

Crunchbase identifies Max Lapshin as Flussonic founder and CTO and lists the company as private in Port Coquitlam, Canada.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Company profile

LinkedIn describes Flussonic as a privately held software company founded in 2011 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Content protection

The product lists token authentication, GEO-based access control, and DRM including Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Custom RTMP destinations

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · flussonic.com

Documentation depth

The documentation site provides product manuals plus detailed ingest, DVR, DRM, clustering, protocol, authorization, API and deployment sections.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

DRM and access control

Protection features include DRM, token authentication, geo-based access control, session statistics and multiroom controls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

DVR

Its DVR features include archive recording, timeshift, multi-protocol archive access, and local, NAS, or S3 storage.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Independent aggregate

ProvenExpert aggregates 19 reviews from G2, Google Maps and Trustpilot into a 4.37 out of 5 score.Read 15 Oct 2026 · provenexpert.com

Installation support

The installer supports Ubuntu LTS 24.04 and 22.04 on amd64 and arm64; RPM distributions receive limited support and are discouraged for smaller license holders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Kubernetes operator

The media-server operator deploys multiple instances, stores license data, configures monitoring and provides playback balancing through Kubernetes CRDs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

License model

Flussonic Media Server is commercially licensed and not presented as open-source software; the product page sells a developer limited license.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Licensing behavior

Online licenses require outbound HTTP/HTTPS access for verification; offline USB activation is available for closed networks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Limit: Android app reliability

A Google Play reviewer reports crashes, non-working features and failure after an update.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: iOS app issues

Apple reviewers report black screens, broken live playback, timeline problems and periods when the app stopped working.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: Windows support

A Trustpilot reviewer gave one star and complained that Flussonic does not support Windows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Multistreaming

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · flussonic.com

Praise: G2 support

The sole G2 reviewer praises the software and describes support as friendly and willing to help.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: Trustpilot value

Trustpilot reviewers describe the software as excellent and cite quality and good pricing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Pre-recorded streams

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · flussonic.com

Protocols

It supports delivery over HLS, DASH, WebRTC, MPEG-TS, and other listed protocols.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Public API references

Published references cover Media Server, Streaming, Central, authorization backend, config_external, Watcher client/admin and custom layout APIs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Rating on Apple App Store

3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on G2

5.0 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

4.3 out of 5 from 3 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Google Play

4.8 out of 5 from 951 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Rating on Trustpilot

3.4 out of 5 from 4 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Recording and timeshift

The built-in DVR provides archive, catch-up, timeshift, replication and storage on local, NAS, S3 or Swift systems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Scale

The product page describes deployments from one stream to 3,000 streams per server and up to 30,000 simultaneous viewers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Scale claim

Flussonic states that one server can handle up to 3,000 streams and 30,000 simultaneous viewers, with horizontal and vertical clustering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

SDKs and extensibility

The Flussonic GitHub organization publishes a Go SDK connector, an Android Watcher SDK repository and Kubernetes operators.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security controls

Administrators can restrict UI and API listeners by IP or port, hash passwords, use HTTPS certificates and lock configuration files against web edits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Streaming protocols

Delivery supports HLS, DASH, WebRTC, MPEG-TS, SRT and low-latency variants.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Support availability

TrustRadius lists phone, email, forum, FAQ, knowledgebase and social support for free and paid tiers, with ticket support only on paid service.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

System requirement

The system requirements page lists Ubuntu Linux as the operating system and recommends distributing high-volume traffic across multiple servers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

System requirements

The documented minimum table ranges from 128 MB RAM for 10 connections to 16 GB for 5,000-plus connections, with Ubuntu Linux listed as the operating system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

Transcoding

The transcoder supports multibitrate output, HEVC, NVIDIA and Intel QuickSync acceleration, clustering and low latency.Read 15 Oct 2026 · flussonic.com

TrustRadius pricing

TrustRadius lists no public plans, identifies on-premise deployment and says a free trial is available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Plans and prices

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