Streaming Protocols Comparison

This table sums up support for the various streaming methods across devices and servers.

Devices Progressive Download RTMP/RTSP Streaming Adaptive HTTP Streaming
Adobe Flash Player MP4, FLV RTMP HLS, Zeri, Smooth
HTML5 (Safari & IE9) MP4
HTML5 (Firefox & Chrome) WebM
iOS (iPad/iPhone) MP4 HLS
Android Devices MP4, WebM RTSP HLS (as of 3.0)
CDNs (e.g. CloudFront) MP4, FLV, WebM RTMP HLS
Web Servers (e.g. S3) MP4, FLV, WebM HLS
Quicktime Player / VLC MP4, FLV, WebM, AVI, WMV, More RTSP/RTMP HLS
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