# RTMP vs RTSP

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-vs-rtsp/648>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [November 21, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-vs-rtsp/648 "2011-11-21T13:36:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-vs-rtsp/648/1 "2011-11-21T13:36:24Z")

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Hi,

My encoder is RTMP and RTSP capable. Is there any performance increase by using one or the other?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/rtmp-vs-rtsp/648/2 "2011-11-21T22:38:32Z")

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I think you should use RTMP if you have a choice.

Richard