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What is SRT?

SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is an open-source video transport protocol that optimizes streaming performance across unpredictable networks. It enables secure, reliable, low-latency video streaming over the public internet. It's commonly used for live video contribution, distribution, and streaming applications, ensuring high-quality video delivery even with packet loss, jitter, and fluctuating bandwidth.

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What other technologies are related to SRT?

SRT Competitor Technologies

RIST

Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) is another protocol designed for low-latency, reliable video transport over unreliable networks, similar to SRT, making them competitors.

mentioned alongside SRT in 96% (206) of relevant job posts

Zixi

Zixi is a proprietary protocol and platform for live video transport over IP networks, offering similar features to SRT, thus competing with it.

mentioned alongside SRT in 80% (242) of relevant job posts

RTMP

Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is an older protocol for streaming, often used for ingest. While still used, it lacks the error correction and robustness of SRT, making SRT a competitor in many scenarios. However, RTMP is less directly competing now, as newer protocols like SRT have surpassed it.

mentioned alongside SRT in 31% (505) of relevant job posts

NDI

NDI (Network Device Interface) is a protocol for video transmission over local networks, often used in production environments. While primarily LAN-based, it overlaps with SRT in some use cases, making them competitors. NDI is typically for internal network video transport, while SRT is for internet transport.

mentioned alongside SRT in 17% (254) of relevant job posts

HLS

HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) is an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol, commonly used for delivery to end-users. While SRT focuses on contribution and distribution, HLS is primarily for consumption. Still, they can be considered competitors when considering overall video workflow solutions.

mentioned alongside SRT in 8% (449) of relevant job posts

MPEG-DASH

MPEG-DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) is an adaptive bitrate streaming protocol for delivery to end-users. While SRT focuses on contribution and distribution, MPEG-DASH is for consumption. They are alternatives for end-to-end workflows.

mentioned alongside SRT in 8% (91) of relevant job posts

CMAF

Common Media Application Format (CMAF) is a container format designed for adaptive bitrate streaming. Like HLS and MPEG-DASH, it is used for delivery to end users, so can be considered a competitor for the entire workflow compared to SRT.

mentioned alongside SRT in 12% (51) of relevant job posts

RTSP

Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. While often used with RTP, it offers less robustness compared to SRT so in some use cases they compete.

mentioned alongside SRT in 5% (104) of relevant job posts

SRT Complementary Technologies

JPEG-XS

JPEG XS is a low-latency, lightweight video codec. It could be used as the compression within an SRT stream, making it a complementary technology.

mentioned alongside SRT in 51% (107) of relevant job posts

MPEG-TS

MPEG Transport Stream (MPEG-TS) is a container format commonly used in broadcast. SRT can transport MPEG-TS streams. It can also be a competitor because other protocols have surpassed its use and MPEG-TS streams need a reliable protocol for transport.

mentioned alongside SRT in 38% (123) of relevant job posts

HDR/SDR

High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) refer to the color and brightness range of video. SRT can transport both HDR and SDR video content, making them complementary.

mentioned alongside SRT in 87% (52) of relevant job posts