PeerTube
by PeerTube · Self-hosted, federated video platform software
39.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
PeerTube is free software from the French non-profit Framasoft for creating your own video platform. Each platform is built, managed and moderated by its owner, and platforms connect to one another, forming a network of 1,600 platforms hosting 1,000,000 videos. It runs without advertising or tracking, and a mobile app covers browsing, offline viewing and publishing.
- Best for
- Groups and communities that want to run their own video platform under their own moderation rules.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; the pages describe PeerTube as free, open-source software funded by donations to Framasoft.
- Runs on
- iOSAndroid
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free software you can inspect and modify yourself
- Federates with other platforms: 1,600 platforms, 1,000,000 videos
- No advertising and no tracking
- Mobile app supports offline viewing and publishing
Trade-offs
- No hosted or paid option shown; you run the platform yourself
- Moderation varies by platform, as each owner sets its own policy
- Stated as created for non-commercial purposes
- Development depends on donations to a non-profit, Framasoft
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 80 out of 100
- API quality
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 80 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 35 out of 100
- Changelog
- 0 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 45 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 25 out of 100
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