mimoLive vs Shed
mimoLive
mimolive.comShed
muxshed.comSide by side
| Figure | mimoLive | Shed |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $70/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Live TV streaming services | 9.4 (#1) | 8.2 (#54) |
| Spec score · Live Streaming Software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.1 (#55) |
| Spec score · Live streaming software | 9.4 (#1) | 8.1 (#54) |
| Spec score · Game Streaming Software | 9.1 (#1) | 7.9 (#25) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The maker lists destinations including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, LinkedIn, Zoom, RTMP services, and others on its homepage. | Muxshed lists Stream Deck and Bitfocus Companion as ways to control the production switcher. |
| Support | The pricing page lists community support for Free, professional support for Studio, and priority support for Broadcast. | Support packages offer email support, with Slack and video support varying by package; package pricing is custom. |
Plans
In their own words
mimoLive
mimoLive is a live video production application built around a many-in, many-out engine. It combines switching, graphics, DVR playback, ISO recording, streaming, transcoding, scaling, keying, multiview, and audio and video routing. Its graphics engine uses customizable layers that can be rearranged and saved as sets and variants. The software can stream and record to separate destinations and record independent tracks from input sources. It supports real-time chroma keying for green, blue, or other backgrounds, and multistreaming to as many as six destinations. Listed destinations include YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, LinkedIn, Zoom, and RTMP services. Zoom participants can be sources, and mimoLive output can be sent to Zoom through a virtual camera. NDI input, output, and source conversion are also supported. Version 6.18 requires an Intel or Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 13.0 or higher; it is not a browser-based studio. The Free plan costs nothing and includes the full feature set, with a watermark.
Shed
Shed, also called Muxshed, is a self-hosted live production studio that receives RTMP, SRT, or WebRTC video, mixes it in a browser, and sends the program to multiple destinations. It can stream simultaneously to YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Facebook, and custom RTMP or RTMPS endpoints. The browser switcher supports scenes, layered compositions, cuts, and frame-accurate stinger transitions. Guests can join through a browser invite link over WebRTC without an app or account. The compositor supports image overlays and lower thirds, while scheduled premieres, back-to-back playlists, and 24/7 loops cover programmed broadcasts. Each instance can provide an unlisted HLS watch page with custom branding and an optional viewer password. Stream Deck and Bitfocus Companion can control the switcher. Shed is an AGPL-3.0 Rust binary that runs with ffmpeg on Docker, Podman, Unraid, Proxmox, or Linux. Self-hosting costs nothing, with unlimited destinations and no per-channel fees. Source builds specify Rust 1.88+ and Node.js 20+.