Migrate from Azure Media Services to Muvi Flex

Looking for a powerful alternative after Azure Media Services sunset? Migrate your complete AMS ecosystem to Muvi Flex with ease. We replicate your pipelines, workflows & delivery infrastructure end-to-end—with no service disruption & no data loss.

Why is Muvi Flex the Best Azure Media Services Alternative?

End-to-End Video Pipeline End-to-End Video Pipeline

Replace all AMS core services in one place. From multi-profile encoding & transcoding to on-demand streaming

Enterprise Video Hub Enterprise Video Hub

Manage all your media assets from a centralized video repository, metadata manager, searchable asset library & preview players

Streamlined Media Workflows Streamlined Media Workflows

Run encoding, security, access control, and distribution workflows without rebuilding existing AMS processes.

Full Security & Compliance Full Security & Compliance

Advance & media-dedicated security with multi-DRM, VPN detection, domain blocking, password-sharing, screen recording protection, IP/device restrictions, RBAC, watermarking & SSO

Robust Infrastructure Robust Infrastructure

Supports scalability & delivers a seamless streaming experience to your customers across all devices & geographies, powered by AWS CloudFront global CDN

Flexible Deployment & Integrations Flexible Deployment & Integrations

Works with your existing CMS, LMS, DAM or internal tools via API/SDK support, Webhooks, private endpoints & custom integrations

Transparent Pricing Transparent Pricing

No hidden Azure compute bills. A simple platform fee + usage-based overages

Complete Control Complete Control

Be it organizing, managing or sharing your content, stay in control at all times

Real-Time Co-Hosting & Guest Invites Enterprise-Grade Support

Tiered support including 24×7 critical event support with options from basic to VIP; depending on your need & urgency

Migrate from Azure Media Services to Flex

Plan a seamless transition of your video pipeline with enterprise security and full workflow continuity.

What all we migrate?

Video & Audio Assets

  • • All raw and encoded files
  • • Adaptive bitrate renditions
  • • Original source files
  • • Transcoding into multiple resolutions inside Muvi Flex
  • • Automatic structuring inside Muvi’s Media Library

Metadata & Indexing

We migrate all AMS metadata including:

  • • Titles, tags, descriptions
  • • Categories, collections
  • • Analytics tags
  • • Any Video Indexer outputs (if available)

Captions, Subtitles & Transcripts

  • • All caption formats (VTT, SRT, TTML)
  • • Multi-language subtitle files
  • • Indexed timecodes
  • • Ensuring they map correctly to each asset in Flex

Security & DRM Settings

We replicate AMS DRM configurations with Muvi Multi-DRM:

  • • Widevine
  • • PlayReady
  • • FairPlay

 

Plus features AMS did not offer:

  • • Forensic watermarking
  • • Screengrab protection
  • • VPN detection

Configurations & Integrations

Wherever AMS configurations can be mapped, we replicate them:

  • • Encoding profiles
  • • Storage structure
  • • CDN usage and delivery paths
  • • Player settings
  • • API workflows

Worried About Downtime? Migrate to Muvi Flex.

Migrating from Azure Media Services: A Step-by-Step Guide

Our AMS migration is designed to mirror Azure’s structure and ensures zero disruption.

Preparing Your Azure Media Content

Export media & metadata spreadsheets from your AMS storage container. Download subtitle & caption files while providing Azure Blob Storage folder structure.

Set Up Your Muvi Flex Account

If you haven’t already sign up, for a Muvi Flex account. Navigate through Muvi’s dashboard to get accustomed to the various tools and settings.

Azure Data Sync or Custom Script

We use direct folder sync from Azure Storage or a custom migration script for non-standard setups. All AMS media structure is recreated inside Muvi Flex.

Migrating Metadata & Captions

Upload metadata files via CSV/Excel using custom script. Auto-map to your content inside Flex and import video indexer outputs (if applicable).

Security Mapping

Secure your content with multi-DRM setup, watermarking configurations, device/IP restriction replication & more enterprise-grade security features.

Migration Testing & Troubleshooting

We perform: Unit tests File validation DRM licensing checks Playback tests Storage verification Analytics validation. On completion, your Flex environment goes live seamlessly.

Frequently asked
questions

Have more questions? Fill the migration form

Because Microsoft had announced its retirement on June 30, 2024. All encoding, streaming, DRM, and video pipeline features will stop functioning.

Yes. Muvi handles 90% of the migration. You only provide:

  • Azure storage access
  • Metadata files
  • Basic configuration details

No. Your existing viewers/users won’t face any disruption during the migration.

Yes. Flex includes encoding, DRM, streaming, analytics, and more.

Yes—documents, audio files, PDFs, images, training materials, etc.

Switch To Muvi Today!

We’ll help you migrate your data effortlessly!