Head-to-head
Streamloop
CastrStreamloop vs Castr
Updated October 16, 2026
Focused prerecorded cloud playout compared with a broader multistreaming, hosting, production, and OTT platform.
| At a glance | Streamloop | Castr |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Continuous cloud playout of prerecorded video or audio, with up to 5 destinations per stream. | Broad live-video infrastructure spanning multistreaming, hosting, monetization, cloud production, APIs, OTT, and prerecorded playout. |
| Category overlap | Directly serves unattended prerecorded playlist streaming. | They overlap in Pre-Recorded Live and TV Playout; most of Castr's platform does other jobs. |
| Indefinite prerecorded looping | Yes. A published playlist can run indefinitely while credits remain available. | Yes in Pre-Recorded Live on Premium and above. TV Playout looping is unavailable below Premium and is capped at 15 days on Premium or 30 days on Ultra and Events. |
| One-to-many multistreaming | Yes, up to 5 destinations per stream; each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live. | Yes. One ingest can be relayed to 6, 10, 20, or 30 account-wide destinations, depending on plan. |
| Destination setup | Managed YouTube through Google authorization, or a manual YouTube stream key; custom destinations use an RTMP URL and key. | Native social-platform integrations plus custom RTMP or SRT destinations. Direct and custom endpoints both count toward the account-wide destination allowance. |
| Browser production | No browser studio, webcam or guests. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs, has a scene editor and takes OBS, vMix or IP camera feeds. | Cloud Production provides browser switching, flows, overlays, media sources, and transitions. Output goes up to 1080p60, configured by the Castr team during access setup, and contributors connect as streams, not through a guest room. |
| Hosted video and OTT | Not a video-hosting or OTT platform. | Player, analytics, recording, paywall, and hosting features span the plans. Events adds a branded web app, CMS, SVOD, and TVOD; native TV and mobile apps are separately scoped. |
| Cloud prerecorded quality | Up to 4K60; HDR to YouTube only. | TV Playout is 720p30 through Premium and can reach 1080p60 on Ultra or Events. Castr does not list 4K for its prerecorded modes. |
| Playlist limits | Up to 1,000 items per playlist. | Pre-Recorded Live allows 2 to 15 files per stream by plan; TV Playout allows 5 to 50 files. |
| Storage model | Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live. | Hosted-video storage and dedicated prerecorded-video allocations are separate, plan-capped allowances. |
| Pricing model | Billed by the minute while live, from prepaid credit or an optional monthly plan, plus a one-time encoding charge for files that need it. | Fixed monthly or annual subscriptions with plan gates and account-wide allowances. |
| Comparable always-on price | About $10 per 30 days at 1080p and 30 fps, plus a small one-time charge for files that need encoding. | Infinite Pre-Recorded Live looping starts on Premium at $199.99 monthly or $1,999.99 annually. |
Primary job
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud playout of prerecorded video or audio, with up to 5 destinations per stream.
- Castr
- Broad live-video infrastructure spanning multistreaming, hosting, monetization, cloud production, APIs, OTT, and prerecorded playout.
Category overlap
- Streamloop
- Directly serves unattended prerecorded playlist streaming.
- Castr
- They overlap in Pre-Recorded Live and TV Playout; most of Castr's platform does other jobs.
Indefinite prerecorded looping
- Streamloop
- Yes. A published playlist can run indefinitely while credits remain available.
- Castr
- Yes in Pre-Recorded Live on Premium and above. TV Playout looping is unavailable below Premium and is capped at 15 days on Premium or 30 days on Ultra and Events.
One-to-many multistreaming
- Streamloop
- Yes, up to 5 destinations per stream; each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
- Castr
- Yes. One ingest can be relayed to 6, 10, 20, or 30 account-wide destinations, depending on plan.
Destination setup
- Streamloop
- Managed YouTube through Google authorization, or a manual YouTube stream key; custom destinations use an RTMP URL and key.
- Castr
- Native social-platform integrations plus custom RTMP or SRT destinations. Direct and custom endpoints both count toward the account-wide destination allowance.
Browser production
- Streamloop
- No browser studio, webcam or guests. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs, has a scene editor and takes OBS, vMix or IP camera feeds.
- Castr
- Cloud Production provides browser switching, flows, overlays, media sources, and transitions. Output goes up to 1080p60, configured by the Castr team during access setup, and contributors connect as streams, not through a guest room.
Hosted video and OTT
- Streamloop
- Not a video-hosting or OTT platform.
- Castr
- Player, analytics, recording, paywall, and hosting features span the plans. Events adds a branded web app, CMS, SVOD, and TVOD; native TV and mobile apps are separately scoped.
Cloud prerecorded quality
- Streamloop
- Up to 4K60; HDR to YouTube only.
- Castr
- TV Playout is 720p30 through Premium and can reach 1080p60 on Ultra or Events. Castr does not list 4K for its prerecorded modes.
Playlist limits
- Streamloop
- Up to 1,000 items per playlist.
- Castr
- Pre-Recorded Live allows 2 to 15 files per stream by plan; TV Playout allows 5 to 50 files.
Storage model
- Streamloop
- Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live.
- Castr
- Hosted-video storage and dedicated prerecorded-video allocations are separate, plan-capped allowances.
Pricing model
- Streamloop
- Billed by the minute while live, from prepaid credit or an optional monthly plan, plus a one-time encoding charge for files that need it.
- Castr
- Fixed monthly or annual subscriptions with plan gates and account-wide allowances.
Comparable always-on price
- Streamloop
- About $10 per 30 days at 1080p and 30 fps, plus a small one-time charge for files that need encoding.
- Castr
- Infinite Pre-Recorded Live looping starts on Premium at $199.99 monthly or $1,999.99 annually.
Real cost
What a 24/7 stream actually costs, by quality
Streamloop bills by the minute. Pick a resolution and frame rate, and pay only while you are live. Optional monthly credit plans are also available. Below is the cost of a stream running nonstop for a full 30 days.
| Quality | 30 fps / mo | 60 fps / mo |
|---|---|---|
| 720p | $5 | $7.50 |
| 1080pMost popular | $10 | $15 |
| 1440p (2K) | $20 | $30 |
| 4K (2160p) | $30 | $45 |
720p
- 30 fps
- $5
- 60 fps
- $7.50
1080p
Most popular
- 30 fps
- $10
- 60 fps
- $15
1440p (2K)
- 30 fps
- $20
- 60 fps
- $30
4K (2160p)
- 30 fps
- $30
- 60 fps
- $45
Metered by the minute, so a week of streaming costs about a quarter of these figures, and a day about a thirtieth. Files that need encoding add a one-time ~$0.005 per minute of encode time; files that are ready to stream skip it. Uploads and idle loops are free, and so is the first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage.
A 1080p stream running 24/7 on Streamloop is about $10/month, and you only pay while it is live. For comparison, Castr lists: Core plans from $19.99/month; infinite looping from $199.99/month.
Full feature comparison
Streamloop vs Castr, side by side
Every feature that matters, with standout differences flagged by a star.
| Feature | Streamloop | Castr |
|---|---|---|
| 1Pricing & access | ||
| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Top up by card or crypto and pay as you go; a monthly plan is optional | ✕ |
| Trial | $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel | Free trial available; Trial TV Playout is branded |
| Starting price | 720p24: $4 per 30 live days; billed by the minute, monthly plan optional | Core $19.99/mo; infinite Pre-Recorded Live loop from Premium $199.99/mo |
| 720p 30-day price | $4 at 24fps; $5 at 30fps | TV Playout starts at $19.99/mo but Starter cannot loop indefinitely |
| 1080p 30-day price | $10 at 30fps | TV Playout 1080p starts on Ultra $349.99/mo; max 30-day loop |
| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $20 at 30fps | No 1440p option; TV Playout outputs 720p or 1080p |
| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $30 at 30fps; $45 at 60fps | 4K is not listed for prerecorded playout |
| 2Streaming quality | ||
| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | TV Playout 1080p on Ultra/Events; lower plans are fixed 720p30 |
| 60fps | 24, 30 or 60 fps | TV Playout 50/60fps on Ultra and Events |
| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 2160p/4K | 4K is not listed for prerecorded streaming |
| Vertical / portrait streaming | Portrait and landscape output | ✓ |
| HDR streaming publicly documented | HDR to YouTube only | ✕ |
| 3Production & design | ||
| Stream designer / layout builder | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: a layered scene editor with an AI assistant. | Cloud Production supports positioning, scaling, transitions, and slates |
| Image, video & logo overlays | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: image, logo, text, clock, countdown and video layers. | Images, tickers, lower thirds, alerts, and external URL overlays |
| Embed live websites & graphs | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: any web page can be a layer. | Hosted HTML5 player and video hosting |
| 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. | External URL widgets are supported; built-in interactive show tools are limited |
| Custom fonts in overlays | Partly. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, uses the Google Fonts catalog; no font upload. | ✕ |
| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No browser studio, webcam or guests. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs, takes OBS, vMix or IP camera feeds up to 1080p60. | Cloud Production switcher up to 1080p60; not a full multi-guest studio |
| 4Sources & inputs | ||
| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MPEG and MXF | Pre-Recorded Live documents MP4 only |
| Separate audio track (music / voiceover) | Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus | ✕ |
| Import from Google Drive / Dropbox | Google Drive, Yandex Disk, YouTube, other video sites and direct file links. | ✓ |
| Playlists with custom ordering | Drag to reorder; play in order, shuffle without repeats, or describe a custom order in plain words | Ordered playlists with per-item enable/disable controls |
| Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts) | In order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; no loop counts | ✕ |
| Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder) | Publish playlist edits while live; they start at the next item. No skip button. | Items can be managed, but the playing TV item should not be moved or replaced live |
| 5Destinations | ||
| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom RTMP (any platform) | Any compatible RTMP destination | Custom RTMP and SRT endpoints consume destination allowance |
| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | 30+ platform catalog with native and custom endpoints |
| Multistream to several destinations | Up to 5 destinations per stream. Each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live. | One source can distribute to several account-wide destinations |
| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | Native YouTube destination integration |
| SRT ingest | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs: SRT, RTMP, RTSP and HLS. Plain loops take uploaded files only. | ✓ |
| 6Lifecycle & automation | ||
| True 24/7 continuous loop | Continuous cloud loop while active and funded | Infinite Pre-Recorded Live looping on Premium+; TV Playout loops are time-limited |
| YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation | Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule | Native YouTube destination and scheduling; full broadcast automation is not described |
| Scheduling | Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended | One-time prerecorded schedules and TV-style timetables |
| MCP / agent integration | OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing | ✕ |
| YouTube ad cue points | ✕ | ✕ |
| Edit title / description / thumbnail live | ✓ | ✕ |
| Public API | Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL | API access begins on Premium |
| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Yes for Premium+ Pre-Recorded Live; no for TV Playout |
| 7Limits & inclusions | ||
| Storage included | Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live. | Pre-recorded: 4/4/10/20/20 GB; hosted VOD storage is separate |
| Concurrent streams / slots | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | Created workflows, including inactive ones, count; prerecorded streams are 1/1/2/3/3 |
| Max multistream destinations | 5 per stream, with at most one connected YouTube channel | 6 Starter; 10 Standard; 20 Premium; 30 Ultra/Events, account-wide |
| Videos per playlist | 1000 items per playlist | Pre-recorded: 2/2/10/15/15; TV Playout: 5/10/30/30/50 files |
| Max upload size / length | 15 GiB per file | Pre-recorded max 240 min/file Premium+; TV caps range 500 MB to 10 GB and 30 to 240 min |
| Team / multi-user access | Shared workspaces with email invites and owner, admin and member roles | 3 members (Premium), 5 (Ultra) |
| No watermark | No watermark on any plan | Trial, Starter, and Standard TV Playout output is branded |
| 8Reliability & support | ||
| Automatic monitoring & recovery | Automatic monitoring, restart and reconnection | ✓ |
| Backup streams | No. You do not set up a backup stream. A failed stream restarts automatically. | Failover ingest begins on Ultra and Events |
| Chat / email support | Email only, with replies typically within 24 hours | ✓ |
| Uptime guarantee / compensation | No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published | 99.9% uptime SLA on every plan |
| In-app viewer analytics | YouTube concurrent viewers only | ✓ |
| 9Trust & account | ||
| Trustpilot rating | Only one review so far, so no useful rating yet | ~4.0 (54) |
| YouTube-Verified encoder | ✕ | Not listed as verified encoder |
| Two-factor authentication | No. You sign in with Google, an email link or a passkey, with no extra second step. | ✓ |
Pricing & access
Pay-as-you-go, no subscription
- Streamloop
- Top up by card or crypto and pay as you go; a monthly plan is optional
- Castr
- ✕
Trial
- Streamloop
- $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel
- Castr
- Free trial available; Trial TV Playout is branded
Starting price
- Streamloop
- 720p24: $4 per 30 live days; billed by the minute, monthly plan optional
- Castr
- Core $19.99/mo; infinite Pre-Recorded Live loop from Premium $199.99/mo
720p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $4 at 24fps; $5 at 30fps
- Castr
- TV Playout starts at $19.99/mo but Starter cannot loop indefinitely
1080p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $10 at 30fps
- Castr
- TV Playout 1080p starts on Ultra $349.99/mo; max 30-day loop
1440p / 2K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $20 at 30fps
- Castr
- No 1440p option; TV Playout outputs 720p or 1080p
2160p / 4K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $30 at 30fps; $45 at 60fps
- Castr
- 4K is not listed for prerecorded playout
Streaming quality
720p / 30fps
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Castr
- ✓
1080p / Full HD
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Castr
- TV Playout 1080p on Ultra/Events; lower plans are fixed 720p30
60fps
- Streamloop
- 24, 30 or 60 fps
- Castr
- TV Playout 50/60fps on Ultra and Events
Up to 4K @ 60fps
- Streamloop
- Up to 2160p/4K
- Castr
- 4K is not listed for prerecorded streaming
Vertical / portrait streaming
- Streamloop
- Portrait and landscape output
- Castr
- ✓
HDR streaming publicly documented
- Streamloop
- HDR to YouTube only
- Castr
- ✕
Production & design
Stream designer / layout builder
- Streamloop
- Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: a layered scene editor with an AI assistant.
- Castr
- Cloud Production supports positioning, scaling, transitions, and slates
Image, video & logo overlays
- Streamloop
- Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: image, logo, text, clock, countdown and video layers.
- Castr
- Images, tickers, lower thirds, alerts, and external URL overlays
Embed live websites & graphs
- Streamloop
- Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: any web page can be a layer.
- Castr
- Hosted HTML5 player and video hosting
Interactive alerts & widgets
- Streamloop
- No native alerts or polls. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, can show a third-party chat or alert page.
- Castr
- External URL widgets are supported; built-in interactive show tools are limited
Custom fonts in overlays
- Streamloop
- Partly. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, uses the Google Fonts catalog; no font upload.
- Castr
- ✕
Browser Live Studio (camera)
- Streamloop
- No browser studio, webcam or guests. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs, takes OBS, vMix or IP camera feeds up to 1080p60.
- Castr
- Cloud Production switcher up to 1080p60; not a full multi-guest studio
Sources & inputs
MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload
- Streamloop
- MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MPEG and MXF
- Castr
- Pre-Recorded Live documents MP4 only
Separate audio track (music / voiceover)
- Streamloop
- Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus
- Castr
- ✕
Import from Google Drive / Dropbox
- Streamloop
- Google Drive, Yandex Disk, YouTube, other video sites and direct file links.
- Castr
- ✓
Playlists with custom ordering
- Streamloop
- Drag to reorder; play in order, shuffle without repeats, or describe a custom order in plain words
- Castr
- Ordered playlists with per-item enable/disable controls
Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)
- Streamloop
- In order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; no loop counts
- Castr
- ✕
Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)
- Streamloop
- Publish playlist edits while live; they start at the next item. No skip button.
- Castr
- Items can be managed, but the playing TV item should not be moved or replaced live
Destinations
YouTube (one-click OAuth)
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Castr
- ✓
Custom RTMP (any platform)
- Streamloop
- Any compatible RTMP destination
- Castr
- Custom RTMP and SRT endpoints consume destination allowance
Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok
- Streamloop
- Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints
- Castr
- 30+ platform catalog with native and custom endpoints
Multistream to several destinations
- Streamloop
- Up to 5 destinations per stream. Each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
- Castr
- One source can distribute to several account-wide destinations
One-click YouTube (no stream key)
- Streamloop
- Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available
- Castr
- Native YouTube destination integration
SRT ingest
- Streamloop
- Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs: SRT, RTMP, RTSP and HLS. Plain loops take uploaded files only.
- Castr
- ✓
Lifecycle & automation
True 24/7 continuous loop
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud loop while active and funded
- Castr
- Infinite Pre-Recorded Live looping on Premium+; TV Playout loops are time-limited
YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation
- Streamloop
- Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule
- Castr
- Native YouTube destination and scheduling; full broadcast automation is not described
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended
- Castr
- One-time prerecorded schedules and TV-style timetables
MCP / agent integration
- Streamloop
- OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing
- Castr
- ✕
YouTube ad cue points
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Castr
- ✕
Edit title / description / thumbnail live
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Castr
- ✕
Public API
- Streamloop
- Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL
- Castr
- API access begins on Premium
Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling
- Streamloop
- Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required
- Castr
- Yes for Premium+ Pre-Recorded Live; no for TV Playout
Limits & inclusions
Storage included
- Streamloop
- Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live.
- Castr
- Pre-recorded: 4/4/10/20/20 GB; hosted VOD storage is separate
Concurrent streams / slots
- Streamloop
- Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented
- Castr
- Created workflows, including inactive ones, count; prerecorded streams are 1/1/2/3/3
Max multistream destinations
- Streamloop
- 5 per stream, with at most one connected YouTube channel
- Castr
- 6 Starter; 10 Standard; 20 Premium; 30 Ultra/Events, account-wide
Videos per playlist
- Streamloop
- 1000 items per playlist
- Castr
- Pre-recorded: 2/2/10/15/15; TV Playout: 5/10/30/30/50 files
Max upload size / length
- Streamloop
- 15 GiB per file
- Castr
- Pre-recorded max 240 min/file Premium+; TV caps range 500 MB to 10 GB and 30 to 240 min
Team / multi-user access
- Streamloop
- Shared workspaces with email invites and owner, admin and member roles
- Castr
- 3 members (Premium), 5 (Ultra)
No watermark
- Streamloop
- No watermark on any plan
- Castr
- Trial, Starter, and Standard TV Playout output is branded
Reliability & support
Automatic monitoring & recovery
- Streamloop
- Automatic monitoring, restart and reconnection
- Castr
- ✓
Backup streams
- Streamloop
- No. You do not set up a backup stream. A failed stream restarts automatically.
- Castr
- Failover ingest begins on Ultra and Events
Chat / email support
- Streamloop
- Email only, with replies typically within 24 hours
- Castr
- ✓
Uptime guarantee / compensation
- Streamloop
- No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
- Castr
- 99.9% uptime SLA on every plan
In-app viewer analytics
- Streamloop
- YouTube concurrent viewers only
- Castr
- ✓
Trust & account
Trustpilot rating
- Streamloop
- Only one review so far, so no useful rating yet
- Castr
- ~4.0 (54)
YouTube-Verified encoder
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Castr
- Not listed as verified encoder
Two-factor authentication
- Streamloop
- No. You sign in with Google, an email link or a passkey, with no extra second step.
- Castr
- ✓
★ Key differentiator✓ Feature included✕ Not included- Not publicly documented
Which should you pick?
When each tool is the right call
There is no objective winner, only which tool fits your actual job.
Pick Streamloop if…
Pick Streamloop when the real job is an affordable, unattended prerecorded playlist rather than a complete video platform.
- You need continuous prerecorded video or audio playout to a managed YouTube channel or compatible RTMP destinations, up to 5 per stream.
- You would rather pay by the minute than a high fixed plan, for one always-on channel or for streams that run only some of the time.
- You want playback in order, shuffled without repeats, or in a custom order described in plain words, with playlist edits that start at the next clip.
- You want free uploads, imports from Google Drive or a link, separate audio playlists, or control through an API or MCP.
Streaming is billed by the minute, only while live: one 24/7 stream at 1080p is about $10 per 30 days. Start with a $1 trial week, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel, or top up and pay as you go.
Start the $1 trialPick Castr if…
Pick Castr when prerecorded playout is one part of a professional distribution, hosting, monetization, production, or OTT stack.
- One contribution feed must reach several destinations without creating a separate playout job for each endpoint.
- You need hosted VOD, an embeddable player, viewer analytics, paywalls, advertising, or OTT workflows.
- Operators need cloud switching, recording, stream-health monitoring, SRT or WHIP ingest, or pull-link support.
- Castr's plan limits and the price of Premium or higher are fine for everything else you get.
- Your linear channel needs scheduled breaks, EPG data, or other Castr livestreams as playout sources.
Castr plans start at $19.99 a month, but nonstop looping of prerecorded video starts on Premium at $199.99 a month.
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FAQ
Streamloop vs Castr: FAQ
The questions people actually ask before picking one
Is Castr a direct Streamloop alternative?
Partly. Castr's Pre-Recorded Live and TV Playout do the same job as Streamloop. Its multistreaming, video hosting, monetization, cloud production and OTT tools go further, and Streamloop does not try to replace them.
Which is better for multistreaming to several platforms?
Castr is the better choice when one live feed must reach many destinations. Streamloop sends a stream to up to 5 destinations, and each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
Can Castr Starter loop prerecorded content forever?
No. Starter and Standard can stream prerecorded video, but endless looping starts on Premium. TV Playout loop mode also starts on Premium, and a loop runs for up to 15 days on Premium or 30 days on Ultra and Events before you need to set a new end date.
Which is less expensive for one continuous prerecorded channel?
Streamloop is cheaper for one nonstop channel. A 1080p stream at 30 fps running nonstop is about $10 per 30 days, plus a small one-time encoding charge for files that need it. Castr's endless looping starts on Premium at $199.99 a month, but that plan includes a much broader platform.
Does Streamloop replace Castr video hosting or OTT features?
No. Choose Castr when hosted playback, VOD libraries, monetization, audience analytics, cloud production, or OTT operations are central requirements. Choose Streamloop when those features would be overhead and the primary need is unattended prerecorded playlist playout.
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