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What's the Difference Between Amazon IVS and AWS MediaLive?

Compare Amazon IVS and AWS MediaLive side by side — features, pricing, and ideal use cases to help you choose the right product.

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Amazon IVS
AWS MediaLive
Category

Application Integration, Interactive Streaming

Application Integration, Live Streaming

Description

Builds engaging live stream and interactive video experiences

Encodes live video for broadcast and streaming

Best for
  • Interactive live streaming
  • E-commerce live shopping
  • Virtual events
  • Gaming streams
  • Live streaming
  • Broadcast contribution
  • Live events
  • Linear channel playout
Key features
  • Low-latency streaming
  • Chat integration
  • Player SDK
  • Timed metadata
  • Auto scaling
  • Multiple input types
  • Redundant pipelines
  • Ad marker passthrough
  • Audio encoding
  • Statmux
Pricing model

Pay per input hour + output hour viewed

Pay per input and output channel hour

Free tier

Yes

No

Expert take

“Interactive Video Service provides managed live streaming with ultra-low latency. Embed real-time video in your app with timed metadata for interactive features like polls and shopping.”
— Oleksii Bebych, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]

“MediaLive encodes live video streams for broadcast and OTT delivery. It supports redundant pipelines with automatic failover for 24/7 live channel reliability.”
— Giovanni Lauria, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]

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When to use Amazon IVS or AWS MediaLive

Use Amazon IVS when:

  • Interactive live streaming
  • E-commerce live shopping
  • Virtual events
  • Gaming streams

Learn more about Amazon IVS »

Use AWS MediaLive when:

  • Live streaming
  • Broadcast contribution
  • Live events
  • Linear channel playout

Learn more about AWS MediaLive »

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