5 Best OneStream Live Alternatives in 2026 (Free & Paid)
The right OneStream Live alternative depends on why you are leaving. For a 24/7 channel on more platforms than YouTube, pick a tool that loops with no time limit. For live shows with guests, pick another browser studio, or stay on OneStream.
This page is for OneStream users and buyers who need a 24/7 channel, a live show on several platforms, or a smaller bill.
Streamloop turns pre-recorded videos into a 24/7 live stream from the cloud, with no OBS and your computer off. It suits lofi and music channels, sermon replays, podcasts and study streams. A live stream stays live, so new viewers can find it at any hour. It runs the always-on job that OneStream sells as an add-on, and not only on YouTube.
Which OneStream Live alternative fits your channel?
The order follows how well each tool covers the two common reasons to leave: a 24/7 channel and live multistreaming. We read each vendor's pricing and help pages, but did not buy plans or run test streams.
Streamloop
Start the $1 trialOne playlist streams nonstop to up to 5 platforms, with no time limit and no add-on. To set the order, just ask Smart order in plain words, for example "play the cartoons in the morning and the films at night".
For a live OBS or camera feed, Live Scenes adds graphics that an AI assistant builds from your description, at up to 1080p60. Choose Scene when you create a stream.
From: about $10 per 30 days of 24/7 streaming at 1080p30; no yearly plan.
Best for: 24/7 prerecorded channels, and live OBS shows with graphics, on up to 5 platforms.
Not a fit if: you need guests on screen (no guest cameras), more than 5 platforms, or a camera in the browser.
Livepush
Livepush relays a live feed to many platforms and runs a 24/7 schedule channel from its Creators plan. Its pricing page describes that plan as a 24/7 channel in up to 4K.
From: free, 20 hours a month; Creators, with the 24/7 channel, $39 a month or $32.50 billed yearly
Best for: a 24/7 channel on more than 5 platforms, plus OBS relays.
Not a fit if: you host guests, because Livepush works with streaming software and has no browser studio.
Restream
Restream sends one live show to many platforms, with one chat for all of them. Its browser studio takes up to 10 participants.
From: free for 2 platforms; Standard $19 a month, or $16 billed yearly
Best for: live shows with guests on up to 8 platforms.
Not a fit if: you need a 24/7 loop, because looped videos stop after 10 loops or 40 hours.
LiveReacting
LiveReacting is a browser studio with guests, audience games and polls. A separate 24/7 plan runs one channel at 1080p30 with no time limit.
From: free; 24/7 plan $39.99 a month, or $33 billed yearly; until October 31, 2026, new customers pay $21.99 a month for 5 months
Best for: shows with games and polls, and one 24/7 channel.
Not a fit if: your 24/7 channel needs more than 5 platforms.
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Castr
Castr is a video hosting and delivery platform with many input protocols. It loops prerecorded video from Premium, for up to 15 days on Premium and 30 on Ultra.
From: 7-day trial; Starter $19.99 a month, or $16.67 billed yearly; loops from Premium, $199.99, or $166.67 billed yearly
Best for: video hosting, a player with a paywall, and TV playout.
Not a fit if: you host guests, because contributors join as streams, not in a call room.
Stay on OneStream Live
OneStream Live wins at its own job. It sends one stream to 45+ platforms, and its studio takes up to 16 guests and 4 cameras. It imports from Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, pCloud and Zoom. Enterprise includes three 24/7 YouTube streams. Trustpilot shows 4.7 from 1,079 reviews.
From: free; Basic $15 a month, or $12 billed yearly
Best for: live shows with guests, and scheduled prerecorded events.
Not a fit if: you need a 24/7 channel outside YouTube.
Why do people look for a OneStream Live alternative?
Most leave because of the 24/7 rules, the quality ceiling or the time cap on each stream. These are the limits on OneStream's own pages.
| Limit | What OneStream Live's pages say |
|---|---|
| 24/7 streaming | YouTube only, up to 30 days per run |
| Who may run 24/7 | Pricing page: a $30 a month add-on on Basic, Standard and Professional, and 3 streams included on Enterprise. Help center: Enterprise only |
| Highest quality | 720p on Free and Basic; 1080p from Standard; no 4K |
| Prerecorded stream length | 15 minutes on Free, 1 hour on Basic, 3 hours on Standard, 8 hours on Professional, 20 hours on Enterprise |
| Playlists | Professional and Enterprise only |
| Video storage | 1 GB to 150 GB by plan; files are kept for 30 to 180 days |
| How you pay | A monthly or yearly plan; yearly saves 16% to 20% |
OneStream's pricing page and its help center disagree on who may buy 24/7 streaming. The pricing page sells it as an add-on, and the help center says it requires Enterprise. This page shows both prices.
The help center says 24/7 needs Enterprise. Source: OneStream Live help center, read October 16, 2026.
The pricing page sells the same 24/7 stream as a $30 add-on. Source: OneStream Live pricing page, read October 16, 2026.
Which one should you choose?
| If you need | Choose | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A 24/7 prerecorded channel on YouTube, Twitch and Kick | Streamloop | It loops with no time limit to up to 5 platforms and bills only while live |
| A 24/7 channel on more than 5 platforms | Livepush Creators | The 24/7 channel and 25 destinations come in one plan |
| A live OBS show with graphics built for you | Streamloop Live Scenes | The assistant builds the scene from your description, at up to 1080p60 |
| A live show with guests and one chat | Restream, or stay on OneStream Live | Both have a browser studio with guests |
| Games and polls for viewers | LiveReacting | Its studio has audience games and polls |
| Hosting, a paywall or TV playout | Castr | It combines hosting, a player and playout |
Not sure? Compare the 24/7 costs.
What does a 24/7 channel cost on each tool?
The table shows one 1080p30 channel streaming nonstop for 30 days. At full price, Streamloop costs the least on 1 and on 3 platforms, even against the yearly prices of the others.
| Tool | YouTube, billed monthly | YouTube, billed yearly | 3 platforms, billed monthly | 3 platforms, billed yearly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streamloop | $10 | No yearly plan | $22 ($10 + 2 x $6) | No yearly plan |
| OneStream Live, pricing page | $69 (Standard $39 + $30 add-on) | $62 ($32 + $30) | Not offered: 24/7 is YouTube only | Not offered |
| OneStream Live, help center | $99 (Enterprise) | $83 (Enterprise) | Not offered | Not offered |
| Livepush Creators | $39 | $32.50 | $39 | $32.50 |
| LiveReacting 24/7 | $39.99 | $33 | $39.99 | $33 |
| Castr Ultra | $349.99 | $291.67 | $349.99 | $291.67 |
| Restream | Not possible: loops stop after 40 hours | Not possible | Not possible | Not possible |
OneStream does not say whether the $30 add-on costs less on yearly billing, so the yearly figure adds the full $30. It also does not say what quality its 24-hour stream runs at. Every other tool with a yearly price costs less billed yearly, but none costs less than Streamloop. New LiveReacting customers can pay $21.99 a month for the first 5 months with a coupon, on the 1080p30 24/7 plan (offer ends October 31, 2026), then $39.99. For those 5 months that is about the same as Streamloop on 3 platforms. Castr outputs 1080p playout on Ultra only. Premium, $199.99 a month or $166.67 billed yearly, outputs 720p30 and loops for up to 15 days at a time.
Streamloop prices are per 30 days of streaming. Streamloop has a few other costs. Encoding is $0.005 per minute of encode time, only for files that need it. Playlists above 30 GiB of storage add $0.35 per GiB-month while live. The minimum top-up is $5. A card top-up can add a fee of up to 5%, at least $0.50, depending on the payment method. The top-up window shows the fee before you pay.
One Streamloop loop sends the same stream to up to 5 platforms.
How does OneStream Live compare with the five alternatives?
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| Feature | OneStream Live | Streamloop | Livepush | Restream | LiveReacting | Castr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always-on and prerecorded | ||||||
| 24/7 loop | YouTube only, up to 30 days per run | Any platform, no time limit | From Creators | No: loops stop after 10 loops or 40 hours | On the 24/7 plan, no time limit | From Premium; 15 loop days, 30 on Ultra |
| Prerecorded length | 15 minutes to 20 hours per stream, by plan | No length limit | 20 minutes on Free, 4 hours on Pro, no limit from Creators | Library of 2, 4 or 12 hours, by plan | 30 minutes on Free to 24 hours; no limit on the 24/7 plan | Files of 60 to 240 minutes, by plan |
| Playlists | Professional and Enterprise | Every stream, up to 1,000 items | Queue and loop from Creators | Up to 40 videos; playlists do not loop | On paid plans | 2 to 15 files per stream, by plan |
| Live streaming | ||||||
| Live inputs | RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, WHIP | Live Scenes: RTMP, RTMPS, SRT; RTSP and HLS pull | RTMP, SRT, webcam, pull URLs | RTMP and RTMPS; SRT on Enterprise | Browser camera and screen | RTMP, SRT, RTSP, HLS, MPEG-TS |
| Platforms per stream | 2 to 50 by plan; 5 more for $10 a month | Up to 5 | 3, 15, 25 or 45 by plan on its cards | 2, 3, 5 or 8 by plan | 1 to 20 by plan; 5 on the 24/7 plan | 6 to 30 per account |
| Highest quality | 720p on Free and Basic; 1080p from Standard | Loops up to 4K60; Live Scenes up to 1080p60 | 4K and 60 fps from Creators | Studio 1080p from Professional; 4K uploads on Media | 1080p30 on the 24/7 plan | TV Playout 720p30; 1080p on Ultra |
| Guests in a browser studio | Yes, 4 to 16 by plan | No guest cameras | No guest studio | Yes, up to 10 participants | Yes | No guest room |
| Graphics | Studio branding, colors and fonts | An AI assistant builds scenes, tickers, clocks and data tables | Logo on the player from Creators | Studio overlays | Studio overlays, games and polls | Player branding |
| Getting started | ||||||
| Free plan or trial | Free plan: 2 platforms, 720p | No free plan; $1 trial week | Free plan, 20 hours a month | Free plan, 2 platforms | Free plan, 30-minute streams | No free plan; 7-day trial |
Where a vendor's own pages disagree, the cell follows its pricing page. Livepush's pricing table lists more destinations than its cards.
How did we pick and check these tools?
We picked tools that replace OneStream for one of its main jobs: a 24/7 channel, live multistreaming or a studio with guests. Each one runs in the cloud, so your computer can be off.
We read every price on the vendor's own pricing page, with monthly and yearly billing, and the limits in its help center. Streamloop publishes this page, and Streamloop facts come from its dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best OneStream Live alternative?
It depends on why you leave. For a 24/7 prerecorded channel on several platforms, Streamloop fits. It loops with no time limit to up to 5 platforms and bills only while live. For a live OBS show with graphics, Streamloop Live Scenes builds the scene from your description. For live shows with guests, Restream is the closest match. We make Streamloop, so weigh our ranking against the facts in the list.
Is there a free OneStream Live alternative?
Yes, for short streams, but no free plan runs a 24/7 channel. Livepush Free gives 20 streaming hours a month, Restream Free sends to 2 platforms with its branding, and LiveReacting Free allows 30-minute streams. Streamloop has no free plan; its $1 trial week becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel. OneStream's own free plan allows 15-minute prerecorded streams at 720p.
Which OneStream Live alternative is cheapest for a 24/7 stream?
Streamloop, at full price and for up to 5 platforms. One 1080p30 channel that streams nonstop costs about $10 per 30 days, billed by the minute while live. On OneStream, the same channel costs $69 a month, Standard plus the $30 add-on, or $62 a month billed yearly. See the cost table.
Can one tool do both multistreaming and 24/7 looping?
Yes. Livepush Creators runs a 24/7 channel and multistreams to many platforms. Streamloop does both on a smaller scale. One loop reaches up to 5 platforms, and each platform after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p. OneStream Live also does both, but its 24/7 option sends to YouTube only.
Sources
OneStream Live: its pricing page, with monthly and yearly billing, and its help center articles on 24/7 streaming, add-ons and the free plan.
Livepush, Restream, LiveReacting and Castr: their pricing and help pages, read October 14 to 16, 2026.
Streamloop: the Streamloop dashboard and its live prices.
Questions or a correction? Contact us
Changes
October 16, 2026: rebuilt with current OneStream prices and 24/7 rules, Live Scenes, and a cost table for 1 and 3 platforms.
August 4, 2026: first version.
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