MediaCMS

Modern open-source video and media CMS with a full REST API

About MediaCMS

MediaCMS is a modern, fully featured video and media content management system written in Python, Django and React, with a REST API. It supports video, audio, image and PDF files organized into channels, playlists and categories, with adaptive streaming, captions, chapters, a built-in trimmer, comments and role-based access control. Organizations self-host it for complete control over their data, with optional professional deployment, training and managed services available.

MediaCMS website preview

Live preview of mediacms.io via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

MediaCMS: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers video, cms, media library, open source, self hosted — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 808 tools in the AI Image & Video category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

MediaCMS pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	mediacms.io

MediaCMS key facts

Category: AI Image & Video
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: video, cms, media library, open source, self hosted
Official site: mediacms.io

MediaCMS FAQ

How much does MediaCMS cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (mediacms.io).

What is MediaCMS used for?

Modern open-source video and media CMS with a full REST API Its focus areas in the AI Image & Video category: video, cms, media library, open source, self hosted.

Where can I try MediaCMS?

On its official site, mediacms.io — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

MediaCMS vs alternatives

	MediaCMS	ClyoCloud	Ampache	AzuraCast
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	video, cms, media library, open source, self hosted	media library, cloud storage, self hosted, photos, video	music streaming, self hosted, open source	radio, streaming, self hosted, docker, open source
Official site	mediacms.io	clyo.cloud	ampache.org	azuracast.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the AI Image & Video category

AI tools for generating images, videos, music, and voices from simple prompts. The AI Image & Video category on Tools Hub currently lists 808 tools. Alongside MediaCMS, it includes SRS, Damselfly, GNU MediaGoblin, PhotoPrism.

FreeAI Image & Videovideocmsmedia-libraryopen-sourceself-hosted

Alternatives to MediaCMS

Tools in the same AI Image & Video category that share focus areas with MediaCMS — worth comparing before you commit:

AI Image & Video

ClyoCloud

Database-free personal cloud for organizing image and video libraries

Freemedia-librarycloud-storageself-hostedphotos

AI Image & Video

Ampache

Web based audio and video streaming application and file manager

Freemusic-streamingself-hostedopen-source

AI Image & Video

AzuraCast

Web radio management suite that installs everything in minutes

Freeradiostreamingself-hosteddocker

AI Image & Video

ClipBucket

Open source script to start your own video sharing website

Freemiumvideo-sharingself-hostedopen-source

AI Image & Video

HomeGallery

Browse personal photos and videos with AI-powered discovery

Freephotosgalleryself-hostedopen-source

AI Image & Video

HomeTube

Ad-free video and playlist downloader for your media server

Freevideo-downloaderself-hostedplexopen-source

More in AI Image & Video

Comparing tools in the AI Image & Video category? These related listings are worth a look: SRS — Simple Realtime Server: high-efficiency live streaming server; Damselfly — Server photo management with face and object recognition; GNU MediaGoblin — Free media publishing platform for photos, video and audio.