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AVideo vs PeerTube
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | AVideo | PeerTube |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 2.1k | 15k |
| Latest | v29.3.0 | v8.3.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 6 days between releases | about 15 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 4+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 46+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Twitch. Alternatives to Twitch →
PartialAVideoLive streams with chat through its live plugin and RTMP server, alongside uploaded videos.
PartialPeerTubeLive streams on a channel with replays, and chat only through a plugin.
Both replace Vimeo. Alternatives to Vimeo →
PartialAVideoHosted videos with an embeddable player and private or unlisted videos, on your own server.
Full replacementPeerTubePublic, unlisted, private and password-protected videos with an embeddable player.
Both replace YouTube. Alternatives to YouTube →
PartialAVideoA video site with uploads, channels, playlists, comments and embeds on your own server.
Full replacementPeerTubeChannels, playlists, comments and live streams on your own instance, federated with other instances over ActivityPub.
AVideo
- v29.3.02026-10-05EncoderAlert: implement email alerts for encoder monitoring and add related tests (02f5aba)
- v29.2.02026-09-28add support for Companion subtitles, including scheduling and manual copy functionality (f1627ea)
- v29.1.12026-09-23The admin Update page has a new version overview. It compares the installed Git commit with the latest stable GitHub re…
- v29.1.02026-09-23Security hardening: commit messages in this range reference 121 GitHub security advisories (GHSA). Changes include CSRF…
- 29.02026-04-07
PeerTube
- v8.3.12026-09-28This release addresses vulnerabilities ranging from medium to critical severity affecting PeerTube. In a week, this cha…
- v8.3.02026-09-15If your instance has many videos (local or federated) in the database, automatic migrations at next startup can take se…
- v8.3.0-rc.12026-08-25If your instance has many videos (local or federated) in the database, automatic migrations at next startup can take se…pre-release
- v8.2.42026-08-04This release addresses vulnerabilities ranging from medium to high severity affecting PeerTube <= 8.2.3. Security harde…
- v8.2.32026-07-20Fix P2P segment validator to correctly reject invalid chunks
AVideo
✓ signed The latest release, v29.3.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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PeerTube
✓ signed The latest release, v8.3.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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