MediaCMS
Modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS, written in Python/Django/React, featuring a REST API.
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Still maintained? Yes: 26 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v9.4.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo and Loom.
At a glance
MediaCMS quick facts
- Health score
- 90/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 5,175
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v9.4.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to MediaCMS
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured open source video and media CMS. It is developed to meet the needs of modern web platforms for viewing and sharing media. It can be used to build a small to medium video and media portal within minutes."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
MediaCMS scores 90/100, #5 of 19 in Media Streaming - Video Streaming: 26 commits in the last 90 days earn 30.3 of 35 points, the latest release (v9.4.0, 4 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 5,175 stars add 14.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 5.1 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 30.3 / 35
26 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v9.4.0 released 4 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 14.9 / 20
5.2k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 26
- Last 90 days
- 101
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 19 tools in Media Streaming - Video Streaming by health , between OvenMediaEngine (#4) and Tiramisu (#6) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python, Docker |
| Latest release | v9.4.0 · 4 days ago |
| Stars | 5,175 |
| Open issues | 144 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | mediacms-io/mediacms ↗ |
MediaCMS vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with MediaCMS (Media Streaming - Video Streaming), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invidious | 98 | 26k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Kyoo | 94 | 2.6k | GPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| MediaCMS (this tool) | 90 | 5.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| ClipBucket | 89 | 182 | AAL | yesterday |
| PeerTube | 87 | 15k | AGPL-3.0 | 2 days ago |
| Owncast | 86 | 12k | MIT | 4 days ago |
MediaCMS: common questions
What does MediaCMS replace?
Repoly lists MediaCMS as an open-source alternative to YouTube, Netflix, Vimeo and Loom. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where MediaCMS stands against the others.
Is MediaCMS still maintained?
MediaCMS had 26 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v9.4.0, is from 4 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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