# Owncast vs PeerTube — Fit & Features

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

Compare Owncast and PeerTube by use case, features, limitations, and evaluation questions.

## Compare fit, features, and limitations

### Owncast
Owncast is a free and open source live video and web chat server for use with existing broadcasting software. Point your live stream at a Owncast server you personally control and regain ownership over your content.
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://owncast.online
- [Read Owncast profile](https://trutool.co/tools/owncast): Read Owncast profile

### PeerTube
A free software to take back control of your videos! With more than 600,000 hosted videos, viewed more than 70 millions times and 150,000 users, PeerTube is the decentralized free software alternative to videos platforms developed by Framasoft.
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://joinpeertube.org/en
- [Read PeerTube profile](https://trutool.co/tools/peertube): Read PeerTube profile