| 1Pricing & access |
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| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Prepaid usage credit; optional balance auto-refill | Top up by card or crypto and pay as you go; a monthly plan is optional | Prepaid credit and minute-prorated usage; no lock-in | ✕ | Pay as you go; $0 while idle | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| Trial | NEWUSER provides one free streaming hour, not a broad trial | $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel | No free trial; you add credit before your first stream | 7 days, watermark, 1080p30, 20 GB; converts to $99 Start+ | Bonus credits for about 10+ hours; no card | Permanent Free plan, not a time-limited trial | Free, 24h/mo | Permanent Free plan, not a trial; 5-hour watermarked sessions |
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| Starting price | $0.0273/h at ≤1080p; $0.0546/h at ≥1440p | 720p24: $4 per 30 live days; billed by the minute, monthly plan optional | $6 per separate stream per month, prorated by minute | $49/mo Start; $99/mo Start+; $169/mo PRO+ | From $0.06 per streaming hour, plus storage; use SubSub's calculator for a quote | Free; Small $19.99/mo; dedicated 24/7 $39.99/mo | From $24/mo yr / $30 mo | Free; Creator $29/mo; Channel automation $49/mo |
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| 720p 30-day price | $19.66 for 720 hours; about $19.94 per average calendar month | $4 at 24fps; $5 at 30fps | $6/mo + upload fees | $49/mo (HD tier) | No flat 30-day price; streaming hours and storage are billed separately | $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent | 30fps: $24/mo yearly, $30 monthly. 60fps: $36/mo yearly, $40 monthly | Persistent channels from Creator at $29/mo or $19/mo annually |
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| 1080p 30-day price | $19.66 for 720 hours; about $19.94 per average calendar month | $10 at 30fps | $6 streaming plus HD upload charges of $0.07/GB | From $49 for a 30-day Start subscription | No flat 30-day price; streaming hours and storage are billed separately | $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent | 30fps: $24/mo yearly, $30 monthly. 60fps: $36/mo yearly, $40 monthly | Persistent channels from Creator at $29/mo or $19/mo annually |
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| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $39.31 for 720 hours; about $39.88 per average calendar month | $20 at 30fps | $6/mo + uploads | Not priced separately | No flat 30-day price; streaming hours and storage are billed separately | No 1440p tier; the next step above 1080p is 4K at 2x the price | No 1440p option; 4K at 30fps is $63/mo yearly, $70 monthly | 1080p30 is the documented base; no separate 1440p tier |
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| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $39.31 for 720 hours; about $39.88 per average calendar month | $30 at 30fps; $45 at 60fps | $6 streaming plus 4K upload charges of $0.50/GB | 4K starts on Start+ at $99/mo for one 4K slot | Up to 4K, with no flat 30-day price published | Only on upgraded plans | 30fps: $63/mo yearly, $70 monthly. 60fps: $108/mo yearly, $120 monthly | Business $149/mo plus a $40/mo 4K add-on |
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| 2Streaming quality |
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| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| 60fps | Up to 60fps | 24, 30 or 60 fps | Up to 60fps | Full HD 60fps on paid plans; trial is Full HD 30fps | Frame rate is not stated | Paid 1.5× option on Small+ and 24/7; 4K60 is 3× | ✓ | Channel or Business plus $10/mo; 4K60 requires both add-ons |
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| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 4K | Up to 2160p/4K | Up to 4K | 4K on Start+ and PRO+; the plan table does not list a 4K frame rate | Original quality up to 4K | Paid 2× quality option on Medium+, Enterprise, and 24/7 | ✓ | Business plus $40/mo 4K add-on |
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| Vertical / portrait streaming | Vertical uploads are supported | Portrait and landscape output | Horizontal and vertical output | Vertical video is advertised on all plans | Horizontal and vertical content | Portrait, square or landscape output | ✓ | Portrait production and output are supported |
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| HDR streaming publicly documented | 10-bit HDR is publicly documented | HDR to YouTube only | HDR is not mentioned | HDR is not mentioned | HDR is not mentioned | ✕ | ✕ | HDR output is not publicly documented |
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| 3Production & design |
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| Stream designer / layout builder | ✕ | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: a layered scene editor with an AI assistant. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Scenes, layouts, branding, media, text, and overlays | ✓ | Preset/custom layouts, overlays, lower thirds, clips, and compositions |
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| Image, video & logo overlays | ✕ | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: image, logo, text, clock, countdown and video layers. | Overlays are not supported | ✕ | ✕ | Images, video, text, comments, branding, and interactive layers | ✓ | Overlay templates can be assigned to calendar blocks |
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| Embed live websites & graphs | ✕ | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: any web page can be a layer. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | Channel add-on $29/mo; Business includes embed with higher viewer allowance |
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| Interactive alerts & widgets | ✕ | No native alerts or polls. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, can show a third-party chat or alert page. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, and AI Host | ✓ | ✕ |
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| Custom fonts in overlays | No overlay designer | Partly. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, uses the Google Fonts catalog; no font upload. | ✕ | No overlay designer | No overlay designer | Font choice for text layers; uploading your own font is not documented | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No browser camera/guest production studio | No browser studio, webcam or guests. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs, takes OBS, vMix or IP camera feeds up to 1080p60. | No browser production studio | ✕ | No browser camera/guest production studio | Full browser studio with guests, cameras, screens, scenes, and layouts | ✓ | WebRTC guests, cameras, screen share, layouts, recording, and channel takeover |
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| 4Sources & inputs |
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| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | MP4 video and MP3 audio only | MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MPEG and MXF | MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM; no AVI | ✓ | SubSub says any format works; it lists no specific file types | MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, FLV and 4 more formats; encoded on upload | ✓ | Cloud media uploads supported; current pricing sources do not publish one definitive format list |
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| Separate audio track (music / voiceover) | MP3 audio playlists are supported; broader audio mixing is not documented | Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Studio music/audio is supported; a separate prerecorded replacement-audio workflow is not clearly documented | ✓ | Studio mixer |
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| Import from Google Drive / Dropbox | Google Drive and Dropbox import are not documented | Google Drive, Yandex Disk, YouTube, other video sites and direct file links. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Google Drive, Dropbox and YouTube import on paid plans | ✕ | YouTube URL only |
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| Playlists with custom ordering | Video or audio playlists; sequential or random order | Drag to reorder; play in order, shuffle without repeats, or describe a custom order in plain words | Bulk-uploaded queue can loop and shuffle | Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; excluded from Start | Loop, shuffle, or sequential playback with order and timing | Loop, rerun, and scheduled prerecorded playlists | ✓ | Loop, shuffle, inline swaps, fallback, and autonomous progression |
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| Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts) | ✓ | In order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; no loop counts | ✓ | ✓ | Loop/shuffle/sequence | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder) | Files can be reordered or replaced while streaming | Publish playlist edits while live; they start at the next item. No skip button. | You can upload more videos while live; reordering a live queue is not described | Start+/PRO+ playlists can be updated while streaming | SubSub says you can adjust the mix at any time | Studio projects and live content can be edited while broadcasting | ✓ | Playlist swaps and future schedule transitions can be edited live |
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| 5Destinations |
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| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | YouTube via stream key | ✓ | YouTube via stream key | Direct YouTube channel authorization or stream-key setup | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Custom RTMP (any platform) | No generic RTMP destination support | Any compatible RTMP destination | Alternate RTMP/RTMPS URLs accepted; query-string URLs rejected | RTMP-key destinations supported | Custom RTMP is not mentioned | Custom RTMP supported; interactive comments/games and metadata controls are limited there | ✓ | Custom RTMP/RTMPS output begins on Creator |
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| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | YouTube only | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | Built for YouTube; Twitch and Rumble partly supported; no Facebook, Instagram or TikTok; Kick unclear | YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud | YouTube only on SubSub's current pages; other platforms are not mentioned | YouTube, Facebook, Twitch direct; other platforms through custom RTMP | ✓ | 25+ supported platforms including major native integrations |
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| Multistream to several destinations | No cross-platform fan-out; each YouTube stream is separate | Up to 5 destinations per stream. Each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live. | Each destination requires a separate stream and key | No one-key fan-out; each destination is a separate configured stream | No; each stream is separate and billed on its own | Simultaneous destination distribution is plan-limited | ✓ | One channel can send to several destinations |
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| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Uses a YouTube stream key; no direct account access required | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | Users create a YouTube event and stream key separately | Direct YouTube channel authorization is supported; stream-key setup is also available | No; you start by creating the stream in YouTube Studio | Direct YouTube integration is documented | ✓ | Native YouTube destination integration |
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| SRT ingest | ✕ | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs: SRT, RTMP, RTSP and HLS. Plain loops take uploaded files only. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | SRT output on a custom plan only; SRT input not documented | ✕ | ✕ |
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| 6Lifecycle & automation |
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| True 24/7 continuous loop | Continuous cloud playout while credit remains | Continuous cloud loop while active and funded | Queues can loop continuously | 24/7 duration and unlimited streaming hours | Automated continuous streaming is supported | Persistent operation is a separate 24/7 product | ✓ | Persistent channels begin on Creator; Free stops after 5 hours |
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| YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation | YouTube event guidance is provided, but managed account lifecycle automation is not | Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule | No; you create each YouTube event yourself | YouTube API creates, syncs and stops broadcasts after channel authorization | No; you create the stream in YouTube Studio yourself | Native destination and scheduling are documented; full lifecycle ownership is not established | ✓ | Destination connection and scheduling are documented; complete lifecycle ownership is not |
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| Scheduling | Future activation and deactivation can be queued | Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended | One-time future start; recurring schedules are not described | Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; start, stop, or both | Order and timing scheduler included | Basic on Small+; repeat/multi-date Medium+; four-week horizon and 3-minute gaps | ✓ | Free/Creator can build calendars; Channel+ executes one-time and recurring automation |
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| MCP / agent integration | ✕ | OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | MCP server included with every paid plan | MCP server on every plan | ✕ |
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| YouTube ad cue points | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Monetization eligible | YouTube ad slots on Medium and up; SCTE-35 on a custom plan | ✓ | ✕ |
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| Edit title / description / thumbnail live | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| Public API | No public API is documented | Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL | No public API listed | ✕ | No public API listed | REST API included with every paid plan | Live Streaming API on every plan | ✕ |
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| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Playlist loops continuously until stopped or credit is exhausted | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Continuous queue loop; inactive streams are purged after two months | Continuous playout; subject to subscription and destination availability | 24/7 supported, but SubSub recommends restarting every 72 hours | Dedicated 24/7 plan has unlimited duration | ✓ | Paid Live Channels have no session cap |
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| 7Limits & inclusions |
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| Storage included | 100 GB per stream; extra storage is paid and billed only while live | Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live. | Unlimited storage advertised; each upload has a one-time fee, and inactive streams with videos are deleted after 2 months | 35 GB Start; 75 GB Start+; 150 GB PRO+; trial 20 GB | Storage is billed, with no public rate or cap | Plan allowances from 0.5 GB to 150 GB; 24/7 includes 100 GB at base quality | 100GB on the free plan | 10 GB Free; 100 GB Creator; 150 GB Channel; 250 GB Business |
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| Concurrent streams / slots | No published hard account cap; every active stream is separately billed | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | Unlimited streams advertised, but support sets account limits and a start can wait for a free server | 1 HD; 4 HD or 1 4K; 8 HD or 2 4K by paid tier | Unlimited simultaneous streams advertised | Paid plans: unlimited streams at once. 24/7 plan: 1 to 20 streams at checkout, up to 1,000 on request | 1 on the free plan; paid plans priced per concurrent stream | One concurrently live channel per seat; buy additional seats for more |
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| Max multistream destinations | One YouTube key/destination per separate stream | 5 per stream, with at most one connected YouTube channel | One destination per separately created stream | One destination per stream; total is limited by HD/4K stream slots | Not stated; each stream seems to go to one destination | 1 Free; 3 Small; 6 Medium; 10 Large; 20 Enterprise; 5 on 24/7 | 10 | 2 Free; 5 Creator; 8 Channel; 10 Business |
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| Videos per playlist | No published limit | 1000 items per playlist | No published limit (bulk-upload as many videos as you like) | No published limit | No published limit | No published limit | No published limit | No published limit |
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| Max upload size / length | 100 GB included per stream; no public per-file maximum found | 15 GiB per file | 100 MB to 100 GB and 20 seconds to 4 days per file | Trial: 20 GB and up to 15 files; no per-file limit listed for paid plans | No file-size or length limit is listed | 24/7: 10 GB/file and 100 GB storage at base quality; standard limits vary by plan | ✕ | 1 h Free; 4 h Creator; 8 h Channel; 12 h Business |
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| Team / multi-user access | ✕ | Shared workspaces with email invites and owner, admin and member roles | ✓ | ✕ | Organization access with a shared balance | ✕ | ✓ | Workspace members and per-seat concurrent channels |
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| No watermark | ✓ | No watermark on any plan | ✓ | Paid plans are unwatermarked; trial is watermarked | Watermarks are not mentioned | Watermark on free plan | ✓ | Paid plans are unwatermarked; Free is watermarked |
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| 8Reliability & support |
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| Automatic monitoring & recovery | ✕ | Automatic monitoring, restart and reconnection | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | Fallback content and automatic recovery are documented |
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| Backup streams | ✕ | No. You do not set up a backup stream. A failed stream restarts automatically. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | Fallback programming and auto-recovery; redundant backup ingest is not generally documented |
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| Chat / email support | ✓ | Email only, with replies typically within 24 hours | ✓ | Email | Email | Chat / email | ✓ | Chat / email |
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| Uptime guarantee / compensation | No published SLA | No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published | ✓ | 99.9% yearly uptime target in its Terms; no compensation stated | No published SLA | No published SLA | ✓ | No public compensation-backed uptime SLA found |
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| In-app viewer analytics | ✕ | YouTube concurrent viewers only | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | YouTube views, watch time and revenue per stream on paid plans | ✕ | ✕ |
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| 9Trust & account |
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| Trustpilot rating | No Trustpilot profile found | Only one review so far, so no useful rating yet | 4.5 (14 reviews) | 4.4/5 (47) | No Trustpilot reviews (0 on its subsub.cc profile) | 4.2 (7) | 4.5 (243) | Profile claimed, no reviews yet |
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| YouTube-Verified encoder | Not listed as verified encoder | ✕ | Not listed as verified encoder | Listed as a YouTube Live verified encoder | Not on YouTube's list, though SubSub says it is | Not listed as verified encoder | ✓ | Not listed as verified encoder |
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| Two-factor authentication | ✕ | No. You sign in with Google, an email link or a passkey, with no extra second step. | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
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