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We've compiled a list of 3 free and paid alternatives to Astra. The primary competitors include Tvheadend, DVBStreamer. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Astra and DVBlast. Also you can look at other similar options here: Video and Movies Software.


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DVBStreamer
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DVBlast
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Astra Platforms

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Astra Overview

Astra is a professional software to organize Digital Broadcasting Service for TV operators and broadcasters, internet service providers, hotels, etc. Astra is an acronym for "Advanced Streaming Application".
Astra supports many protocols and standards to receive channels from different sources. Received channels prepares and transmits into the IP network. Built-in scripting language (Lua) allow to customize business logic of the application.

Receiving from:
- DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, ATSC, ASI
- RTSP
- HTTP
- HLS
- UDP, RTP
- MPEG-TS Files

Streaming to:
- HTTP, HLS
- UDP, RTP
- MPEG-TS Files
- DVB

Data processing:
- Descrambling: DVB-CI
- MPEG-TS Demultiplexing - extract single channel from the Multi Program Transport Stream
- MPEG-TS Multiplexing - combine several channels into single Multi Program Transport Stream
- DVB-T2 MI Decapsulation
- Analyzing MPEG-TS Streams
- Redundancy for incoming streams
- MPEG-TS PID Remapping and Filtering

Other features:
- Scripting language: Lua
- Web-Interface
- REST API for management
- Telemetry and monitoring
- Access Authorization
- EPG Export (XMLTV or JSON)

Astra Features

tick-square Country Blocking
tick-square Adding collaborators
tick-square Support for IPTV
tick-square Over-The-Top (OTT)

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