| 1Pricing & access |
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| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Prepaid usage credit; optional balance auto-refill | Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans | Prepaid credit and minute-prorated usage; no lock-in | ✕ | Pay as you go; $0 while idle | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| Free trial (no card) | NEWUSER provides one free streaming hour, not a broad trial | Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration | No general free trial found | 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: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription | $6 per separate stream per 30 days, prorated by minute | $49/mo Start; $99/mo Start+; $169/mo PRO+ | Marketed from $0.06/h plus storage; calculator quote required | 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 | $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps | $6/mo + upload fees | $49/mo (HD tier) | No defensible flat 30-day total; streaming hours and storage are billed | $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent | $24/mo yr / $30 mo | 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 | $9.98 at 30fps | $6 streaming plus HD upload charges of $0.07/GB | From $49 for a 30-day Start subscription | No defensible flat 30-day total; streaming hours and storage are billed | $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent | $24/mo yr / $30 mo | 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 | $20.00 at 30fps | $6/mo + uploads | Not priced separately | No defensible flat 30-day total; streaming hours and storage are billed | Only on upgraded plans | $63/mo yr / $70 mo | 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 | $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 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, but no defensible public 30-day total | Only on upgraded plans | $63/mo yr / $70 mo | 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, 25, 30, or 60fps | Up to 60fps | Full HD 60fps on paid plans; trial is Full HD 30fps | No public FPS limit is 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 | Start+ and PRO+; published plan table does not promise 4K60 | 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 production and output are supported |
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| HDR streaming publicly documented | 10-bit HDR is publicly documented | HDR supported where destination and playback device support it | HDR output is not publicly documented | HDR output is not publicly documented | HDR output is not publicly documented | ✕ | ✕ | HDR output is not publicly documented |
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| 3Production & design |
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| Stream designer / layout builder | ✕ | No general-purpose live scene/layout builder | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Scenes, layouts, branding, media, text, and overlays | ✓ | Preset/custom layouts, overlays, lower thirds, clips, and compositions |
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| Image, video & logo overlays | ✕ | No general-purpose overlay designer is documented | 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 | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | Channel add-on $29/mo; Business includes embed with higher viewer allowance |
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| Interactive alerts & widgets | ✕ | No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, and AI Host | ✓ | ✕ |
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| Custom fonts in overlays | No overlay designer | ✕ | ✕ | No overlay designer | No overlay designer | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No browser camera/guest production studio | No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio | 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 | Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts | MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM; H.264; AVI is not documented | ✓ | Marketing says broad format support, but no concrete current codec/container list is published | MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, MKV; AVI is not documented | ✓ | 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, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Current official pages reviewed do not verify Google Drive or Dropbox import | ✕ | YouTube URL only |
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| Playlists with custom ordering | Video or audio playlists; sequential or random order | Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order | 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) | ✓ | Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing | ✓ | ✓ | 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 live; changes apply after the current clip | New videos can be uploaded while live; broader live reordering is not clearly documented | Start+/PRO+ playlists can be updated while streaming | The content mix can be adjusted while streams operate | 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 | ✓ | ✓ | 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 | Generic RTMP support is not verified | 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 | YouTube-first; Twitch/Rumble partial; Facebook/Instagram/TikTok unsupported; Kick conflicting | YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud | YouTube and Facebook marketed; public setup is strongly YouTube-centric | 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 | No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations | Each destination requires a separate stream and key | No one-key fan-out; each destination is a separate configured stream | No clear one-feed multi-destination fan-out; separate streams are billed independently | 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 | Documented workflow begins by creating the stream in YouTube Studio | Direct YouTube integration is documented | ✓ | Native YouTube destination integration |
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| SRT ingest | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Custom plan | ✕ | ✕ |
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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 | Managed YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation is not documented | Managed YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation is not documented | Full managed YouTube lifecycle automation is not documented | 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; no recurring schedule found | 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 | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| YouTube ad cue points | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | Monetization eligible | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
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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 is documented | ✕ | No public API is documented | Limited, request-based API access priced by requirements | ✕ | ✕ |
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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; paid overage can be enabled | Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota | No monthly quota published; uploads are charged and inactive media is purged | 35 GB Start; 75 GB Start+; 150 GB PRO+; trial 20 GB | Storage is billable; no public unit rate or cap is defensible | Plan allowances from 0.5 GB to 150 GB; 24/7 includes 100 GB at base quality | 100GB | 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 creation is marketed, but support-set account limits and finite capacity apply | 1 HD; 4 HD or 1 4K; 8 HD or 2 4K by paid tier | Markets unlimited simultaneous separate streams | Standard program concurrency undisclosed; 24/7 selector offers 1–20 separately priced streams | 1 | 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 | One destination per stream | One destination per separately created stream | One destination per stream; total is limited by HD/4K stream slots | One destination per separate stream is the defensible interpretation | 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 | No published limit | 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 | Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid | 100 MB–100 GB and 20 seconds–4 days per file | Trial: 15 files and 180 cumulative uploaded minutes; paid per-file cap not found | No strict public video-length or file-size limit found | 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 separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | Workspace members and per-seat concurrent channels |
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| No watermark | ✓ | No Streamloop output watermark documented | ✓ | Paid plans are unwatermarked; trial is watermarked | ✓ | Watermark on free plan | ✓ | Paid plans are unwatermarked; Free is watermarked |
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