Compare editions of Flash Media Server
There are four ways to purchase the Adobe® Flash® Media Server family of software. Each product edition includes different features and protocol limits as listed below.
Capacity
Flash Media Server is available in five different configurations with timed broadcast limits and concurrent connection limits for RTMFP.
| Flash Media Development Server 4.5 | Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 | Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 | Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 | Flash Media Server 4.0 on Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTMP | 10 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| HTTP streaming for Adobe Flash Player compatible and Apple iOS devices | 30 minutes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| IP multicast | 30 minutes | Not available | Unlimited | Unlimited | Not available |
| RTMFP unicast | 50 | Not available | 500 | 15,000 | 100; 1,000; 15,000 |
| RTMFP P2P introductions | 50 | Not available | 500 | 15,000 | 100; 1,000; 15,000 |
| SIP Ports | 5 (Trial) | 5 (Trial) | 5 (Trial) | 25 | Not available |
Note: "Unlimited" means there is no technical or license limit to the concurrent connection count; however, limits may be imposed by configurations, server applications, and resources (such as GPU, disk, network).
Video streaming
All configurations support high-quality adaptive bitrate video streaming using both HTTP and RTMP.
| Flash Media Development Server 4.5 | Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 | Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 | Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 | Flash Media Server 4.0 on Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multicast fusion for Flash Player compatible devices | 30 minutes | ||||
| Application-level multicast | 30 minutes | ||||
| Stream splitting | |||||
| Multicast ingest and recording |
Content protection
All configurations support protected RTMP streaming, access controls, and token authentication. Additional HTTP protection is available as follows.
| Flash Media Development Server 4.5 | Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 | Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 | Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 | Flash Media Server 4.0 on Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protected HTTP Dynamic Streaming for Flash Player compatible devices New | 30 minutes | ||||
| Protected HTTP Live Streaming for Apple iOS devices New | 30 minutes | ||||
| Adobe Flash Access® DRM readiness New | |||||
| Real-time encryption for multicast and P2P |
Communications
Flash Media Server can be configured for real-time communications with high-quality video and audio experiences across devices.
| Flash Media Development Server 4.5 | Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 | Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 | Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 | Flash Media Server 4.0 on Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-quality audio/video capture support New | One-way broadcast only | ||||
| P2P introduction forwarding for RTMFP New | |||||
| Peer-assisted networking (P2P) | 50 | ||||
| Robust server programming | |||||
| Video recording |
Server management
All configurations are a full 64-bit platform with robust server monitoring tools and rich administration APIs that can be integrated into monitoring systems that support HTTP and XML.
| Flash Media Development Server 4.5 | Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5 | Flash Media Interactive Server 4.5 | Flash Media Enterprise Server 4.5 | Flash Media Server 4.0 on Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programmable configuration | |||||
| Extensible plug-in architecture | |||||
| Edge caching for RTMP | 10 connections |
Fault-tolerant streaming
All configurations of Flash Media Server include support for advanced disk management for HTTP streaming, server redirection, and stream reconnection to reduce playback disruption.
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