Sardius

Spec sheet

What it does

Sardius provides live streaming, on-demand video, event broadcasting, TV/mobile apps, encoding, storage and AI features for broadcasters and mission-driven organizations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Product

Sardius combines live streaming, on-demand video, events, TV and mobile apps, encoders, and AI in one broadcast platform.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Audience

Sardius says it serves mission-driven organizations, including broadcasters, churches, and ministries.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Support

The company advertises 24/7 human support, proactive monitoring, emergency response and dedicated account specialists.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Headquarters

Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Founded

LinkedIn and SignalHire both list Sardius Media as founded in 2014.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

AI and discovery

AI tools can generate transcriptions, keywords, summaries, and searchable content, and the platform offers live subtitles and translations.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

AI metadata

AI can generate transcriptions, keywords, summaries and searchable content metadata.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

AI partnership news

A 2026 LinkedIn update says Sardius was building an AI product suite with TwelveLabs for archive search, metadata hydration and AI-powered mobile content discovery.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Analytics and API

Sardius advertises real-time analytics dashboards covering viewer behavior, engagement, asset performance and geographic data, with API access.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

API and analytics

Analytics dashboards cover viewer behavior, engagement, asset performance, and geographic data, with API access.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Apps

Sardius offers native viewing applications for Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, iOS and Android.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

AWS infrastructure case study

A Base2Services case study reports that Sardius used AWS-focused cloud services to speed live-video streaming and let the company focus on its core business.Read 15 Oct 2026 · base2services.com

Broadcast workflows

The platform supports recurring live broadcasts, automated archiving, content distribution, and simulated live streaming of prerecorded content.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Company history

Sardius says it has helped mission-driven organizations for more than a decade; the page does not state a founding year.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Company location

Sardius says it is based in Kansas City, with team members across North and South America.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Company size and ownership

LinkedIn lists Sardius Media as privately held with 11–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Control panel

The Sardius Control Panel manages live-event channels, registration, assets, feeds, outputs, schedules, audiences, metadata and analytics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.sardius.media

Documentation

The public knowledge base lists 351 articles in 13 categories, including onboarding, streaming, hardware, release notes, integrations and troubleshooting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.sardius.media

Encoder integrations

The platform integrates with AWS Elemental MediaLive Anywhere and Haivision encoders.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Encoding

Sardius supports multi-codec encoding including AV1 and HEVC, with per-title optimization and 4K workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Encoding integrations

Sardius identifies AWS Elemental Anywhere and Haivision as encoder integrations, and supports SRT, RTMP, and HLS ingest protocols.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Engagement

Event features include moderated chat, Q&A, live polls, clickable video overlays, voice notes, and networking.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Google Play app

Sardius Playback is a free Android tool for monitoring RTMP, RTMPS and SRT streams, with real-time quality checks and diagnostics.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Google Play data statement

The Sardius Playback listing says no data is collected and no data is shared with third parties.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Independent company profile

SignalHire describes Sardius Media as an independent online-media company specializing in live streaming and video on demand, with 10–50 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signalhire.com

Interactive engagement

Event workflows include moderated chat, Q&A, polls, clickable overlays, voice notes and networking tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Legal name and headquarters

The Google Play developer listing identifies the maker as Sardius Media LLC at 14205 Hadley St, Overland Park, Kansas 66223-2558, United States.Read 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Limit: complexity and design

A G2 reviewer says features suited to conferences can be overly complicated for church services and that the design needs improvement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Live streaming

The platform supports live broadcast workflows with scheduling, distribution and archiving.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Live translation

The platform offers AI-powered live subtitles and translation with localized interfaces and multitrack interpretation audio.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

On-demand video

Sardius provides searchable on-demand libraries with metadata, series, categories and speaker biographies.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Platform integrations

Sardius says it integrates with CHOP and Resi and can distribute content to YouTube and Facebook.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Praise: customization

G2 reviewers praise advanced video workflows, a highly customizable system, custom development work and support for complicated workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: support

A G2 reviewer describes the Sardius team as extremely friendly and willing to work individually with customers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Pricing availability

TrustRadius lists no Sardius pricing plans and says the product has no free version or trial.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Protocols

Documented ingest and output protocols include SRT, RTMP, RTMPS and HLS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.sardius.media

Rating on G2

4.5 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Security controls

Sardius says customers can restrict access, protect donor content and implement viewer authentication at scale.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Simulated live

Users can schedule prerecorded content to stream as if it were live.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Social distribution

Broadcasts can be distributed to YouTube, Facebook and other broadcast destinations simultaneously.Read 15 Oct 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Storage architecture news

A June 2, 2026 Qencode report says Sardius uses a request-racing system across multiple S3-compatible storage origins for large-scale broadcasts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · blog.qencode.com

TV and mobile

Sardius offers native applications for Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, iOS, and Android, with resume playback and favorites.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Viewer access controls

Sardius describes viewer authentication and access controls for restricting access to sensitive or donor content.Read 30 Sep 2026 · sardiusmedia.com

Plans and prices

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