Ant Media vs VNS3 comparison

The compared Ant Media and Cohesive Networks solutions aren't in the same category. Ant Media is ranked #1 in LSP , with an average rating of 9.2, and holds a 13.2% mindshare in the category. Cohesive Networks is ranked #46 in AWSM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Ant Media users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Cohesive Networks users who would recommend it.

Ant Media

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100% willing to recommend

VNS3

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100% willing to recommend

Ant Media

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Ant Media

Average Rating

9.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Live Streaming Platforms (1st)

VNS3

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AWS Marketplace (46th)

Mindshare comparison

Ant Media and VNS3 aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Ant Media is designed for Live Streaming Platforms and holds a mindshare of 13.2%, down 30.8% compared to last year.
VNS3, on the other hand, focuses on AWS Marketplace, holds 0.2% mindshare, down 0.3% since last year.

Live Streaming Platforms Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Ant Media	13.2%
Kaltura	12.6%
Brightcove	12.6%
Other	61.6%

Live Streaming Platforms

AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
VNS3	0.2%
HZWTech Device Studio	0.5%
WaitTime Gate Queue	0.5%
Other	98.8%

AWS Marketplace

Featured Reviews

reviewer2799663

CEO at a consultancy with 51-200 employees

Secure video workflows have transformed remote financial inspections and digital verifications

Ultra-low latency WebRTC is essential for the real-time interaction nature of our products. The flexibility and integration of Ant Media were impressive, as it integrated smoothly with our existing services. The AWS Marketplace deployment option removed the heavy lifting of infrastructure setup and maintenance, allowing our team to focus on product development.

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Shivam Dhang

IT Infrastructure & Cloud Manager at Softcell Technologies Limited

Secure multi-cloud connectivity has simplified VPN deployment and unified firewall control

The top three features that VNS3 offers are encrypted overlay networking, centralized firewall plus routing policies across clouds, and multi-cloud connectivity without native peering complexity, along with VPN orchestration and key management via controller APIs. Additional valuable features in VNS3 include containerized deployment capabilities, cloud infrastructure and DevOps tooling integration, and fine-grained traffic steering without route controls. VNS3 improved secure connectivity across multi-cloud and on-premises environments without complex native peering. It reduced VPN setup time, standardized firewall and routing policies, and provided clear encrypted traffic paths for compliance and MSP tenant isolation. Using VNS3, I saw forty to sixty percent faster VPN deployment versus native cloud plus firewall configurations, a thirty percent reduction in network change tickets due to centralized policy control, and lower infrastructure costs by avoiding dedicated hardware VPN appliances per customer.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

40%

Comms Service Provider

14%

Transportation Company

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

35%

Comms Service Provider

12%

Healthcare Company

Insurance Company

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ant Media?

Ant Media Enterprise Server gives value for money.

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What needs improvement with Ant Media?

For the auto-managed service on AWS, it would be an improvement if it auto-scaled and the launch from the marketplace function actually added to the currently running instance in a scaled manner in...

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What is your primary use case for Ant Media?

I am creating a streaming service for a customer-facing product I am developing.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VNS3?

The pricing or licensing is predictable. It is instance-based plus bandwidth tiers but can rise with heavy throughput or many endpoints.

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What needs improvement with VNS3?

The areas where VNS3 could be improved include native integration with cloud providers such as SD-WAN or transit services, deeper telemetry and analytics, and simpler GUI workflows for large multi-...

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What is your primary use case for VNS3?

My main use case for VNS3 is secure multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity, using VNS3 as an overlay VPN controller. I use it for IPsec site-to-site tunnels, encrypted mesh between cloud VPCs, and cen...

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Overview

Real-time streaming engine delivers content to millions in 0.5 seconds latency. Ant Media Server supports WebRTC, CMAF, HLS, RTMP, RTSP, SRT and more for your critical business streaming needs.
It provides quick integration with RESTful API and Open Source SDKs.

Ant Media

With the VNS3 Network Platform you get the right-sized solution for your needs. From streamlined, function-specific cloud controllers providing NAT, Firewall, IPsec VPN, etc. to full blown multicloud networks, each providing better pricing, better support and better visibility than the alternatives.

Cohesive Networks

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