| 1Pricing & access |
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| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| Free trial (no card) | Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration | Free forever | Permanent Free plan: 20 hours/mo, 200 MB, no 24/7 | Permanent Free plan, not a trial | Permanent Free plan, not a time-limited trial | Free trial available; Trial TV Playout is branded |
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| Starting price | 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription | Free; from ~$10/mo | Free; Pro $15/mo; continuous 24/7 from Creators $39/mo | Free core; paid core $19/mo; Upload & Stream $39/mo; looping $79/mo | Free; Small $19.99/mo; dedicated 24/7 $39.99/mo | Core $19.99/mo; infinite Pre-Recorded Live loop from Premium $199.99/mo |
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| 720p 30-day price | $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps | ~$10/mo + $30 add-on | Persistent 24/7 starts on Creators at $39/mo or $33/mo annually | $39/mo yr (looping tier) | $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent | TV Playout starts at $19.99/mo but Starter cannot loop indefinitely |
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| 1080p 30-day price | $9.98 at 30fps | ~$10/mo + $30 add-on | Persistent 24/7 starts on Creators at $39/mo or $33/mo annually | No 30-day prerecorded tier; 1080p looping starts at $79/mo and stops by 40 h | $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent | TV Playout 1080p starts on Ultra $349.99/mo; max 30-day loop |
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| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $20.00 at 30fps | ✕ | 4K-class persistent playout begins on Creators at $39/mo or $33/mo annually | $39/mo yr (looping tier) | Only on upgraded plans | $17/mo yr / $20 mo |
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| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps | ✕ | 4K persistent playout begins on Creators at $39/mo or $33/mo annually | 4K requires $239/mo Media but still cannot run 30 days continuously | Only on upgraded plans | No current 4K guarantee for cloud prerecorded playout |
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| 2Streaming quality |
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| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | TV Playout 1080p on Ultra/Events; lower plans are fixed 720p30 |
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| 60fps | 24, 25, 30, or 60fps | ✕ | Higher-frame-rate support is marketed, but current plan-table gates are not consistently stated | Official prerecorded requirements recommend 30 or 60fps | Paid 1.5× option on Small+ and 24/7; 4K60 is 3× | TV Playout 50/60fps on Ultra and Events |
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| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 2160p/4K | ✕ | 4K begins on Creators | 4K requires the $239/mo Media Upload & Stream tier | Paid 2× quality option on Medium+, Enterprise, and 24/7 | 4K cloud prerecorded output is not established by current official sources |
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| Vertical / portrait streaming | Portrait and landscape output | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
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| HDR streaming publicly documented | HDR supported where destination and playback device support it | 1080p ceiling, no HDR | ✕ | HDR prerecorded 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 | ✓ | Official comparisons recommend an external producer for scenes and guests | Scenes, custom layouts, portrait/landscape, branding, and media | Scenes, layouts, branding, media, text, and overlays | Cloud Production supports positioning, scaling, transitions, and slates |
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| Image, video & logo overlays | No general-purpose overlay designer is documented | ✓ | Chat overlays | Logos, overlays, lower thirds, captions, tickers, QR codes, and backgrounds | Images, video, text, comments, branding, and interactive layers | Images, tickers, lower thirds, alerts, and external URL overlays |
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| Embed live websites & graphs | ✕ | Embed player only, not web sources in-stream | ✕ | Embed player only | ✕ | Hosted HTML5 player and video hosting |
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| Interactive alerts & widgets | No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets | Unified chat | No native games, polls, or guest-studio widgets documented | Unified chat and on-screen cross-platform comments | Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, and AI Host | External URL widgets are supported; built-in interactive show tools are limited |
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| Custom fonts in overlays | ✕ | ✕ | No overlay designer | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio | Up to 4 cameras | Basic direct webcam input only; no full multi-guest scene studio | Full browser Studio with up to 10 on-screen participants | Full browser studio with guests, cameras, screens, scenes, and layouts | 720p Cloud Production switcher; not a full multi-guest studio |
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| 4Sources & inputs |
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| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts | MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM | Cloud prerecorded uploads supported; current public plan table does not give a definitive format list | MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV with H.264/AAC; AVI is not documented | MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, MKV; AVI is not documented | Pre-Recorded Live documents MP4 only |
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| Separate audio track (music / voiceover) | Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus | ✕ | ✕ | Separate Studio recording tracks do not provide a separate prerecorded audio playlist | Studio music/audio is supported; a separate prerecorded replacement-audio workflow is not clearly documented | ✕ |
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| Import from Google Drive / Dropbox | Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports | Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive/Box/S3 | ✕ | Current Upload & Stream pages reviewed do not verify Drive or Dropbox import | Current official pages reviewed do not verify Google Drive or Dropbox import | ✓ |
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| Playlists with custom ordering | Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order | ✓ | Cloud playlists and continuous looping | Marathon/Media; 40 videos, 24 hours, no playlist looping | Loop, rerun, and scheduled prerecorded playlists | Ordered playlists with per-item enable/disable controls |
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| Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts) | Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
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| Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder) | Publish playlist edits live; changes apply after the current clip | ✓ | Official surfaces conflict on plan gating; active playlists can be changed | Playlist items cannot be added, removed, or reordered after playback starts | Studio projects and live content can be edited while broadcasting | Items can be managed, but the playing TV item should not be moved or replaced live |
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| 5Destinations |
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| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Custom RTMP (any platform) | Any compatible RTMP destination | ✓ | Custom RTMP destinations supported | Paid core plan required; no Restream chat, analytics, or title control | Custom RTMP supported; interactive comments/games and metadata controls are limited there | Custom RTMP and SRT endpoints consume destination allowance |
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| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | ✓ | YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, Kick, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Rumble, and more | 30 integrated destinations plus custom RTMP/SRT/HLS/WHIP options | YouTube, Facebook, Twitch direct; other platforms through custom RTMP | 30+ platform catalog with native and custom endpoints |
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| Multistream to several destinations | No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations | ✓ | One RTMP/SRT ingest can be relayed to many destinations | One live source can distribute to several enabled channels | Simultaneous destination distribution is plan-limited | One source can distribute to several account-wide destinations |
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| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | Connect account, no stream key | ✕ | Native YouTube integration | Direct YouTube integration is documented | Native YouTube destination integration |
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| SRT ingest | ✕ | ✕ | RTMP and SRT ingest | ✓ | Custom plan | ✓ |
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| 6Lifecycle & automation |
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| True 24/7 continuous loop | Continuous cloud loop while active and funded | YouTube only, Enterprise/add-on | Continuous looping begins on Creators | Maximum 10 loops and 40 hours per video event | Persistent operation is a separate 24/7 product | Infinite Pre-Recorded Live looping on Premium+; TV Playout loops are time-limited |
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| YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation | Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule | Scheduling up to 60 days ahead | ✕ | Scheduled event creation/attachment and advance posts; not full lifecycle ownership | Native destination and scheduling are documented; full lifecycle ownership is not established | Native YouTube destination and scheduling; complete lifecycle automation not established |
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| Scheduling | Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended | Up to 60 days | Scheduled starts and recurring broadcasts | Scheduled prerecorded events and playlists | Basic on Small+; repeat/multi-date Medium+; four-week horizon and 3-minute gaps | One-time prerecorded schedules and TV-style timetables |
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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 | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
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| Edit title / description / thumbnail live | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
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| Public API | Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited, request-based API access priced by requirements | API access begins on Premium |
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| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Enterprise/add-on | Creators and higher include continuous 24/7 playback | No perpetual prerecorded loop; playlists cannot loop | Dedicated 24/7 plan has unlimited duration | Yes for Premium+ Pre-Recorded Live; no for TV Playout |
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| 7Limits & inclusions |
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| Storage included | Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota | 1 GB (Free) to 150 GB (Enterprise); +10 GB for $10/mo | 200 MB Free; 8 GB Pro; 20 GB Creators; 100 GB Business | Upload & Stream publishes 2-, 4-, and 12-hour libraries rather than GB quotas | Plan allowances from 0.5 GB to 150 GB; 24/7 includes 100 GB at base quality | Pre-recorded: 4/4/10/20/20 GB; hosted VOD storage is separate |
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| Concurrent streams / slots | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | 3 on Enterprise; add-on ($30/mo each) on lower plans | Current official surfaces conflict: cards show 1/2/3/12, while the comparison table shows 1/3/5/custom | Published numbers are active destination channels, not independent program jobs | Standard program concurrency undisclosed; 24/7 selector offers 1–20 separately priced streams | Created workflows, including inactive ones, count; prerecorded streams are 1/1/2/3/3 |
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| Max multistream destinations | One destination per stream | 45+ | Official cards, table, FAQ, and help pages conflict; use three on Free conservatively | 2 Free; 3 Standard; 5 Professional; 8 Business; Enterprise custom | 1 Free; 3 Small; 6 Medium; 10 Large; 20 Enterprise; 5 on 24/7 | 6 Starter; 10 Standard; 20 Premium; 30 Ultra/Events, account-wide |
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| Videos per playlist | No published limit | No published limit | No published limit | 40 videos per playlist | No published limit | Pre-recorded: 2/2/10/15/15; TV Playout: 5/10/30/30/50 files |
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| Max upload size / length | Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid | 15 min (Free) to 20 hrs (Enterprise) per stream | 20 min Free; 4 h Pro; unlimited event duration Creators+ | 2/4/12-hour libraries; playlists max 40 items and 24 hours | 24/7: 10 GB/file and 100 GB storage at base quality; standard limits vary by plan | Pre-recorded max 240 min/file Premium+; TV caps range 500 MB–10 GB and 30–240 min |
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| Team / multi-user access | Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit | 1 seat (Free) to 10 (Enterprise) | Published seat allowances increase by plan | ✓ | ✕ | 3 members (Premium), 5 (Ultra) |
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| No watermark | No Streamloop output watermark documented | ✓ | ✓ | Free carries Restream branding; paid plans remove it | Watermark on free plan | Trial, Starter, and Standard TV Playout output is branded |
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| 8Reliability & support |
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| Automatic monitoring & recovery | Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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| Backup streams | Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed | ✕ | ✕ | Disconnect protection on Business; true backup encoder ingest on Enterprise | ✕ | Failover ingest begins on Ultra and Events |
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| Chat / email support | ✓ | Chat + email, 4.7/5 on Trustpilot | Chat / email | ✓ | Chat / email | ✓ |
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| Uptime guarantee / compensation | No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published | No published SLA | Enterprise advertises SLA options; standard plans do not | No public compensation-backed uptime SLA found | No published SLA | No standard public compensation-backed SLA found |
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| In-app viewer analytics | ✓ | Stream insights included | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
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