# Owncast vs Tube — Fit & Features

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

Compare Owncast and Tube 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

### Tube
tube - 📺 tube is a Youtube-like (without censorship and features you don't need!) Video Sharing App written in Go which also supports automatic transcoding to MP4 H.265 AAC, multiple collections and RSS feed.
Best fit: People and teams evaluating video editing & production for a specific workflow.
- Workflow automation
Before you choose: Test a representative task, inspect outputs, and confirm integrations, permissions, data handling, licensing, and current costs.
Pricing: https://git.mills.io/prologic/tube
- [Read Tube profile](https://trutool.co/tools/tube): Read Tube profile