# MediaMTX vs Meelo — Fit & Features

Canonical: https://trutool.co/compare/mediamtx-vs-meelo
Author: Asmit (https://trutool.co/authors/asmit)

Compare MediaMTX and Meelo by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### MediaMTX
Ready-to-use, open source, live media router. Publish, read, proxy, forward, record and playback real-time video and audio streams with a wide variety of protocols and codecs, plus many other feature.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating video editing & production for a specific workflow.
- Core product workflow
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://mediamtx.org
- [Read MediaMTX profile](https://trutool.co/tools/mediamtx): Read MediaMTX profile

### Meelo
Self-hosted Music Server. Focused on metadata integration & UI.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating video editing & production for a specific workflow.
- Data workflows
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://github.com/pricing
- [Read Meelo profile](https://trutool.co/tools/meelo): Read Meelo profile