Head-to-head
Streamloop
GyreStreamloop vs Gyre
Updated August 4, 2026
Two dedicated cloud prerecorded-streaming services with different billing, storage, destination-setup, and capacity models.
| At a glance | Streamloop | Gyre |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Usage-billed cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists. | Fixed-capacity cloud servers for continuous prerecorded-video broadcasting. |
| Billing | Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live. | Fixed subscriptions at $49, $99, or $169 monthly, with discounted three-, six-, and twelve-month prepayments. |
| Practical playlist tier | Playlist modes and scheduling are available without a paid subscription-tier gate. | Start at $49 excludes playlists and scheduling; both paid features begin on Start+ at $99 monthly. |
| Independent concurrency | No public fixed account cap is documented; each active stream is a separate usage-billed job. | Start includes 1 HD stream; Start+ includes 4 HD or 1 4K stream; PRO+ includes 8 HD or 2 4K streams. |
| Quality | 720p through 4K at 24, 25, 30, or 60fps, with qualified HDR support. | Start supports Full HD at 60fps; Start+ and PRO+ add 4K capacity. |
| Destination setup | Managed YouTube through Google authorization, or a manual YouTube key; compatible custom destinations use an RTMP URL and key. | YouTube channel authorization is available. Gyre's current Twitch and Facebook guides use platform stream keys, and each platform is configured as its own stream. |
| Destinations | Managed YouTube or one compatible RTMP destination per stream. | YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud, and services that accept an RTMP stream key. |
| One-to-many fan-out | No. Several platforms require separate Streamloop streams. | No one-key fan-out is documented; Gyre says every stream has a unique key and is customized separately for each platform. |
| Storage | Uploads and storage are listed as free, with no public total quota. | 35GB on Start, 75GB on Start+, and 150GB on PRO+. |
| Playlist behavior | Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based custom order; published live edits apply at the next clip boundary. | Reusable playlists, copying, shuffling, and updates while streaming on eligible tiers. |
| Scheduling | Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or open-ended operation. | Start, stop, or both at a selected date, time, and timezone on Start+ or PRO+. |
| Trial | Eligible new accounts receive trial credits without a card; Streamloop does not guarantee a fixed public allowance. | Seven days with one HD stream, 20GB, up to 15 files, and 180 total video minutes. It auto-upgrades to Start+ at $99 unless renewal is canceled. |
Primary job
- Streamloop
- Usage-billed cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists.
- Gyre
- Fixed-capacity cloud servers for continuous prerecorded-video broadcasting.
Billing
- Streamloop
- Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live.
- Gyre
- Fixed subscriptions at $49, $99, or $169 monthly, with discounted three-, six-, and twelve-month prepayments.
Practical playlist tier
- Streamloop
- Playlist modes and scheduling are available without a paid subscription-tier gate.
- Gyre
- Start at $49 excludes playlists and scheduling; both paid features begin on Start+ at $99 monthly.
Independent concurrency
- Streamloop
- No public fixed account cap is documented; each active stream is a separate usage-billed job.
- Gyre
- Start includes 1 HD stream; Start+ includes 4 HD or 1 4K stream; PRO+ includes 8 HD or 2 4K streams.
Quality
- Streamloop
- 720p through 4K at 24, 25, 30, or 60fps, with qualified HDR support.
- Gyre
- Start supports Full HD at 60fps; Start+ and PRO+ add 4K capacity.
Destination setup
- Streamloop
- Managed YouTube through Google authorization, or a manual YouTube key; compatible custom destinations use an RTMP URL and key.
- Gyre
- YouTube channel authorization is available. Gyre's current Twitch and Facebook guides use platform stream keys, and each platform is configured as its own stream.
Destinations
- Streamloop
- Managed YouTube or one compatible RTMP destination per stream.
- Gyre
- YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud, and services that accept an RTMP stream key.
One-to-many fan-out
- Streamloop
- No. Several platforms require separate Streamloop streams.
- Gyre
- No one-key fan-out is documented; Gyre says every stream has a unique key and is customized separately for each platform.
Storage
- Streamloop
- Uploads and storage are listed as free, with no public total quota.
- Gyre
- 35GB on Start, 75GB on Start+, and 150GB on PRO+.
Playlist behavior
- Streamloop
- Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based custom order; published live edits apply at the next clip boundary.
- Gyre
- Reusable playlists, copying, shuffling, and updates while streaming on eligible tiers.
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or open-ended operation.
- Gyre
- Start, stop, or both at a selected date, time, and timezone on Start+ or PRO+.
Trial
- Streamloop
- Eligible new accounts receive trial credits without a card; Streamloop does not guarantee a fixed public allowance.
- Gyre
- Seven days with one HD stream, 20GB, up to 15 files, and 180 total video minutes. It auto-upgrades to Start+ at $99 unless renewal is canceled.
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're 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 | $8 |
| 1080pMost popular | $10 | $15 |
| 1440p (2K) | $20 | $30 |
| 4K (2160p) | $30 | $45 |
720p
- 30 fps
- $5
- 60 fps
- $8
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. Plus a one-time ~$0.005 per minute of video to encode it once. Uploads, storage, and idle loops are free.
A 1080p stream running 24/7 on Streamloop is about $10/month — and you only pay while it's live. Gyre charges a flat From $49/month whether you stream all month or not.
Full feature comparison
Streamloop vs Gyre, side by side
Every feature that matters, with standout differences flagged by a star.
| Feature | Streamloop | Gyre |
|---|---|---|
| 1Pricing & access | ||
| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans | ✕ |
| Free trial (no card) | Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration | 7 days, watermark, 1080p30, 20 GB; converts to $99 Start+ |
| Starting price | 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription | $49/mo Start; $99/mo Start+; $169/mo PRO+ |
| 720p 30-day price | $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps | $49/mo (HD tier) |
| 1080p 30-day price | $9.98 at 30fps | From $49 for a 30-day Start subscription |
| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $20.00 at 30fps | Not priced separately |
| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps | 4K starts on Start+ at $99/mo for one 4K slot |
| 2Streaming quality | ||
| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | ✓ |
| 60fps | 24, 25, 30, or 60fps | Full HD 60fps on paid plans; trial is Full HD 30fps |
| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 2160p/4K | Start+ and PRO+; published plan table does not promise 4K60 |
| Vertical / portrait streaming | Portrait and landscape output | Vertical video is advertised on all plans |
| HDR streaming publicly documented | HDR supported where destination and playback device support it | HDR output is not publicly documented |
| 3Production & design | ||
| Stream designer / layout builder | No general-purpose live scene/layout builder | ✕ |
| Image, video & logo overlays | No general-purpose overlay designer is documented | ✕ |
| Embed live websites & graphs | ✕ | ✕ |
| Interactive alerts & widgets | No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets | ✕ |
| Custom fonts in overlays | ✕ | No overlay designer |
| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio | ✕ |
| 4Sources & inputs | ||
| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts | ✓ |
| Separate audio track (music / voiceover) | Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus | ✕ |
| Import from Google Drive / Dropbox | Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports | ✕ |
| Playlists with custom ordering | Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order | Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; excluded from Start |
| Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts) | Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing | ✓ |
| Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder) | Publish playlist edits live; changes apply after the current clip | Start+/PRO+ playlists can be updated while streaming |
| 5Destinations | ||
| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | ✓ | Direct YouTube channel authorization or stream-key setup |
| Custom RTMP (any platform) | Any compatible RTMP destination | RTMP-key destinations supported |
| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud |
| Multistream to several destinations | No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations | No one-key fan-out; each destination is a separate configured stream |
| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | Direct YouTube channel authorization is supported; stream-key setup is also available |
| SRT ingest | ✕ | ✕ |
| 6Lifecycle & automation | ||
| True 24/7 continuous loop | Continuous cloud loop while active and funded | 24/7 duration and unlimited streaming hours |
| YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation | Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule | Managed YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation is not documented |
| Scheduling | Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended | Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; start, stop, or both |
| 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 | ✕ |
| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Continuous playout; subject to subscription and destination availability |
| 7Limits & inclusions | ||
| Storage included | Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota | 35 GB Start; 75 GB Start+; 150 GB PRO+; trial 20 GB |
| Concurrent streams / slots | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | 1 HD; 4 HD or 1 4K; 8 HD or 2 4K by paid tier |
| Max multistream destinations | One destination per stream | One destination per stream; total is limited by HD/4K stream slots |
| Videos per playlist | No published limit | No published limit |
| Max upload size / length | Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid | Trial: 15 files and 180 cumulative uploaded minutes; paid per-file cap not found |
| Team / multi-user access | Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit | ✕ |
| No watermark | No Streamloop output watermark documented | Paid plans are unwatermarked; trial is watermarked |
| 8Reliability & support | ||
| Automatic monitoring & recovery | Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection | ✕ |
| Backup streams | Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed | ✕ |
| Chat / email support | ✓ | |
| Uptime guarantee / compensation | No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published | No published SLA |
| In-app viewer analytics | ✓ | ✕ |
| 9Trust & account | ||
| Trustpilot rating | No profile yet | 4/5 (146) |
| YouTube-Verified encoder | ✓ | Not listed as verified encoder |
| Two-factor authentication | Passkeys | ✕ |
Pricing & access
Pay-as-you-go, no subscription
- Streamloop
- Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans
- Gyre
- ✕
Free trial (no card)
- Streamloop
- Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration
- Gyre
- 7 days, watermark, 1080p30, 20 GB; converts to $99 Start+
Starting price
- Streamloop
- 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription
- Gyre
- $49/mo Start; $99/mo Start+; $169/mo PRO+
720p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps
- Gyre
- $49/mo (HD tier)
1080p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $9.98 at 30fps
- Gyre
- From $49 for a 30-day Start subscription
1440p / 2K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $20.00 at 30fps
- Gyre
- Not priced separately
2160p / 4K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps
- Gyre
- 4K starts on Start+ at $99/mo for one 4K slot
Streaming quality
720p / 30fps
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
- ✓
1080p / Full HD
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
- ✓
60fps
- Streamloop
- 24, 25, 30, or 60fps
- Gyre
- Full HD 60fps on paid plans; trial is Full HD 30fps
Up to 4K @ 60fps
- Streamloop
- Up to 2160p/4K
- Gyre
- Start+ and PRO+; published plan table does not promise 4K60
Vertical / portrait streaming
- Streamloop
- Portrait and landscape output
- Gyre
- Vertical video is advertised on all plans
HDR streaming publicly documented
- Streamloop
- HDR supported where destination and playback device support it
- Gyre
- HDR output is not publicly documented
Production & design
Stream designer / layout builder
- Streamloop
- No general-purpose live scene/layout builder
- Gyre
- ✕
Image, video & logo overlays
- Streamloop
- No general-purpose overlay designer is documented
- Gyre
- ✕
Embed live websites & graphs
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Gyre
- ✕
Interactive alerts & widgets
- Streamloop
- No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets
- Gyre
- ✕
Custom fonts in overlays
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Gyre
- No overlay designer
Browser Live Studio (camera)
- Streamloop
- No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio
- Gyre
- ✕
Sources & inputs
MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload
- Streamloop
- Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts
- Gyre
- ✓
Separate audio track (music / voiceover)
- Streamloop
- Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus
- Gyre
- ✕
Import from Google Drive / Dropbox
- Streamloop
- Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports
- Gyre
- ✕
Playlists with custom ordering
- Streamloop
- Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order
- Gyre
- Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; excluded from Start
Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)
- Streamloop
- Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing
- Gyre
- ✓
Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)
- Streamloop
- Publish playlist edits live; changes apply after the current clip
- Gyre
- Start+/PRO+ playlists can be updated while streaming
Destinations
YouTube (one-click OAuth)
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
- Direct YouTube channel authorization or stream-key setup
Custom RTMP (any platform)
- Streamloop
- Any compatible RTMP destination
- Gyre
- RTMP-key destinations supported
Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok
- Streamloop
- Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints
- Gyre
- YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud
Multistream to several destinations
- Streamloop
- No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations
- Gyre
- No one-key fan-out; each destination is a separate configured stream
One-click YouTube (no stream key)
- Streamloop
- Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available
- Gyre
- Direct YouTube channel authorization is supported; stream-key setup is also available
SRT ingest
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Gyre
- ✕
Lifecycle & automation
True 24/7 continuous loop
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud loop while active and funded
- Gyre
- 24/7 duration and unlimited streaming hours
YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation
- Streamloop
- Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule
- Gyre
- Managed YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation is not documented
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended
- Gyre
- Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; start, stop, or both
MCP / agent integration
- Streamloop
- OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing
- Gyre
- ✕
YouTube ad cue points
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Gyre
- ✕
Edit title / description / thumbnail live
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
- ✕
Public API
- Streamloop
- Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL
- Gyre
- ✕
Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling
- Streamloop
- Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required
- Gyre
- Continuous playout; subject to subscription and destination availability
Limits & inclusions
Storage included
- Streamloop
- Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota
- Gyre
- 35 GB Start; 75 GB Start+; 150 GB PRO+; trial 20 GB
Concurrent streams / slots
- Streamloop
- Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented
- Gyre
- 1 HD; 4 HD or 1 4K; 8 HD or 2 4K by paid tier
Max multistream destinations
- Streamloop
- One destination per stream
- Gyre
- One destination per stream; total is limited by HD/4K stream slots
Videos per playlist
- Streamloop
- No published limit
- Gyre
- No published limit
Max upload size / length
- Streamloop
- Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid
- Gyre
- Trial: 15 files and 180 cumulative uploaded minutes; paid per-file cap not found
Team / multi-user access
- Streamloop
- Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit
- Gyre
- ✕
No watermark
- Streamloop
- No Streamloop output watermark documented
- Gyre
- Paid plans are unwatermarked; trial is watermarked
Reliability & support
Automatic monitoring & recovery
- Streamloop
- Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection
- Gyre
- ✕
Backup streams
- Streamloop
- Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed
- Gyre
- ✕
Chat / email support
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
Uptime guarantee / compensation
- Streamloop
- No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
- Gyre
- No published SLA
In-app viewer analytics
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
- ✕
Trust & account
Trustpilot rating
- Streamloop
- No profile yet
- Gyre
- 4/5 (146)
YouTube-Verified encoder
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Gyre
- Not listed as verified encoder
Two-factor authentication
- Streamloop
- Passkeys
- Gyre
- ✕
★ Key differentiator✓ Feature included✕ Not included– Not publicly documented
Which should you pick?
When each tool is the right call
There's no objective winner — only which tool fits your actual job.
Pick Streamloop if…
Pick Streamloop for transparent usage pricing, flexible media workflows, and a small number of independently managed channels.
- You want to pay only for live minutes instead of reserving a monthly server slot.
- One continuous 1080p30 stream at roughly $9.98 per 30 days fits better than a $99 playlist-capable subscription.
- You need separate audio tracks, server-side imports, custom playback rules, or documented REST, GraphQL, and MCP interfaces.
- Free uploads and storage are preferable to a fixed 35GB, 75GB, or 150GB allowance.
- You want playlist changes published while live at a defined clip boundary.
Published Streamloop estimates range from about $4.02 per 30 days at 720p24 to $45.01 at 4K60, plus a one-time $0.005 charge per minute of successfully converted source video.
Start with StreamloopPick Gyre if…
Pick Gyre when fixed subscriptions with clearly reserved HD or 4K stream capacity fit the operation better.
- You need several independent prerecorded streams and Gyre's 4-HD or 8-HD bundles match the workload.
- Your destinations include Gyre's named social platforms and separate platform-specific setup is acceptable.
- A bundled storage allowance and Gyre Video Converter fit your production process.
- You prefer a fixed monthly budget and can benefit from prepaid-term discounts.
- The Start+ or PRO+ playlist and scheduler features cover your programming needs.
Gyre costs $49 monthly for Start, but playlists and scheduling begin on Start+ at $99 monthly; PRO+ is $169 monthly.
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FAQ
Streamloop vs Gyre: FAQ
The questions people actually ask before picking one
Are Streamloop and Gyre direct competitors?
Yes. Both are managed cloud services for running prerecorded content without leaving a local computer or encoder online. The main differences are usage billing versus fixed subscriptions, storage, media controls, destination setup, and reserved concurrency.
Does Gyre multistream one feed to several platforms?
Gyre supports many destinations, but its official guidance says each stream has a unique key and should be configured separately for each platform. That is multiple independent streams, not one-key one-to-many fan-out. Streamloop likewise requires a separate stream for each destination.
Why is Gyre Start not the closest playlist comparison?
Start costs $49 monthly but excludes playlists and the scheduler. For an automated playlist workflow, Start+ at $99 monthly is the more relevant paid comparison tier.
Which service is cheaper for one 24/7 1080p stream?
On published prices, Streamloop is substantially lower at approximately $9.98 per 30 continuous days for 1080p30, plus a one-time source-video conversion fee. Gyre may be more attractive when its fixed multi-stream bundles and included storage are fully used.
How does Gyre connect streaming destinations?
Gyre documents YouTube channel authorization and lets users select or create a YouTube stream key. Its current Twitch and Facebook setup guides instruct users to copy the platform stream key into Gyre. Public trial documentation does not state that files or stream settings must be recreated after upgrading, so this comparison makes no such claim.
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