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Streamloop vs Gyre

Updated October 16, 2026

Two cloud services that loop prerecorded video 24/7, with different billing, storage, destination setup and stream limits.

Primary job

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists, billed by the minute.
Gyre logoGyre
Cloud servers with a fixed number of stream slots, for nonstop prerecorded video.

Billing

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live.
Gyre logoGyre
Subscriptions from $49 to $169 a month, cheaper when you pay 3, 6 or 12 months ahead.

Practical playlist tier

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Playlists and scheduling are included on every stream.
Gyre logoGyre
Start ($49) has no playlists or scheduling; both start on Start+ ($99 a month).

Independent concurrency

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Run as many streams as your balance covers; each one is billed on its own.
Gyre logoGyre
Start includes 1 HD stream; Start+ includes 4 HD or 1 4K stream; PRO+ includes 8 HD or 2 4K streams.

Quality

Streamloop logoStreamloop
720p to 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; HDR to YouTube only.
Gyre logoGyre
Start supports Full HD at 60fps; Start+ and PRO+ add 4K capacity.

Destination setup

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Connect YouTube by signing in with Google, or paste a YouTube stream key; other platforms use an RTMP URL and key.
Gyre logoGyre
Connect YouTube by signing in. For Twitch and Facebook you paste the platform's stream key, and each platform is set up as its own stream.

Destinations

Streamloop logoStreamloop
YouTube by sign-in plus any compatible RTMP destination, up to 5 per stream.
Gyre logoGyre
YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, X, Kick, MixCloud, and services that accept an RTMP stream key.

One-to-many fan-out

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Yes. Up to 5 destinations per stream; each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
Gyre logoGyre
No. Gyre says each platform's stream is set up and runs separately.

Storage

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live.
Gyre logoGyre
35GB on Start, 75GB on Start+, and 150GB on PRO+.

Playlist behavior

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Play in order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; edits made while live start after the current clip.
Gyre logoGyre
Reusable playlists, loop or auto-stop playback, and updates while streaming on the plans that include playlists.

Scheduling

Streamloop logoStreamloop
Start now or later, run for a set time or until an end time, or keep running with no end.
Gyre logoGyre
Start, stop, or both at a selected date, time, and timezone on Start+ or PRO+.

Trial

Streamloop logoStreamloop
$1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel.
Gyre logoGyre
Seven days with one HD stream, 20 GB and up to 15 files. If you do not cancel by day 7, it becomes Start+ at $99.
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.

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, Gyre lists: From $49/month.

Full feature comparison

Streamloop vs Gyre, side by side

Every feature that matters, with standout differences flagged by a star.

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
Gyre
✕
Trial
Streamloop
$1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel
Gyre
7 days, watermark, 1080p30, 20 GB; converts to $99 Start+
Starting price
Streamloop
720p24: $4 per 30 live days; billed by the minute, monthly plan optional
Gyre
$49/mo Start; $99/mo Start+; $169/mo PRO+
720p 30-day price
Streamloop
$4 at 24fps; $5 at 30fps
Gyre
$49/mo (HD tier)
1080p 30-day price
Streamloop
$10 at 30fps
Gyre
From $49 for a 30-day Start subscription
1440p / 2K 30-day price
Streamloop
$20 at 30fps
Gyre
Not priced separately
2160p / 4K 30-day price
Streamloop
$30 at 30fps; $45 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, 30 or 60 fps
Gyre
Full HD 60fps on paid plans; trial is Full HD 30fps
Up to 4K @ 60fps
Streamloop
Up to 2160p/4K
Gyre
4K on Start+ and PRO+; the plan table does not list a 4K frame rate
Vertical / portrait streaming
Streamloop
Portrait and landscape output
Gyre
Vertical video is advertised on all plans
HDR streaming publicly documented
Streamloop
HDR to YouTube only
Gyre
HDR is not mentioned

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.
Gyre
✕
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.
Gyre
✕
Embed live websites & graphs
Streamloop
Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: any web page can be a layer.
Gyre
✕
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.
Gyre
✕
Custom fonts in overlays
Streamloop
Partly. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, uses the Google Fonts catalog; no font upload.
Gyre
No overlay designer
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.
Gyre
✕

Sources & inputs

MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload
Streamloop
MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MPEG and MXF
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, Yandex Disk, YouTube, other video sites and direct file links.
Gyre
✕
Playlists with custom ordering
Streamloop
Drag to reorder; play in order, shuffle without repeats, or describe a custom order in plain words
Gyre
Included in trial, Start+, and PRO+; excluded from Start
Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)
Streamloop
In order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; no loop counts
Gyre
✓
Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)
Streamloop
Publish playlist edits while live; they start at the next item. No skip button.
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
Up to 5 destinations per stream. Each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
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
Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs: SRT, RTMP, RTSP and HLS. Plain loops take uploaded files only.
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
YouTube API creates, syncs and stops broadcasts after channel authorization
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 are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live.
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
5 per stream, with at most one connected YouTube channel
Gyre
One destination per stream; total is limited by HD/4K stream slots
Videos per playlist
Streamloop
1000 items per playlist
Gyre
No published limit
Max upload size / length
Streamloop
15 GiB per file
Gyre
Trial: 20 GB and up to 15 files; no per-file limit listed for paid plans
Team / multi-user access
Streamloop
Shared workspaces with email invites and owner, admin and member roles
Gyre
✕
No watermark
Streamloop
No watermark on any plan
Gyre
Paid plans are unwatermarked; trial is watermarked

Reliability & support

Automatic monitoring & recovery
Streamloop
Automatic monitoring, restart and reconnection
Gyre
✕
Backup streams
Streamloop
No. You do not set up a backup stream. A failed stream restarts automatically.
Gyre
✕
Chat / email support
Streamloop
Email only, with replies typically within 24 hours
Gyre
Email
Uptime guarantee / compensation
Streamloop
No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
Gyre
99.9% yearly uptime target in its Terms; no compensation stated
In-app viewer analytics
Streamloop
YouTube concurrent viewers only
Gyre
✕

Trust & account

Trustpilot rating
Streamloop
Only one review so far, so no useful rating yet
Gyre
4.4/5 (47)
YouTube-Verified encoder
Streamloop
✕
Gyre
Listed as a YouTube Live verified encoder
Two-factor authentication
Streamloop
No. You sign in with Google, an email link or a passkey, with no extra second step.
Gyre
✕
★ 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… logo

Pick Streamloop if…

Pick Streamloop if you want to pay by the minute, need flexible media options, and run a few channels on their own.

  • You want to pay only for live minutes instead of reserving a monthly server slot.
  • You run one 1080p stream and would rather pay by the minute than buy Start+ to get playlists.
  • You want separate audio tracks, imports from Google Drive or a link, custom play orders, or an API and MCP to control your streams.
  • Free uploads and 30 GiB of free large-playlist storage are preferable to a fixed 35GB, 75GB, or 150GB allowance.
  • You want playlist edits made while live to start cleanly at the next clip.

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 trial
Pick Gyre if… logo

Pick Gyre if…

Pick Gyre if a fixed subscription with a set number of HD or 4K stream slots suits you better.

  • You need several independent prerecorded streams and Gyre's 4-HD or 8-HD bundles match the workload.
  • You stream to platforms Gyre names, such as Instagram, X or MixCloud, and setting up each one separately is fine.
  • 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 that run prerecorded content without a computer or encoder left on at home. The main differences are how you pay (by the minute or a fixed subscription), storage, media controls, destination setup and how many streams you can run at once.

Does Gyre multistream one feed to several platforms?

Not as one feed. Gyre supports many platforms, but its guides say each platform's stream is set up and managed separately, so each one is its own stream. One Streamloop stream can send to up to 5 destinations.

Why is Gyre Start not the closest playlist comparison?

Start costs $49 a month but has no playlists or scheduler. If you want a playlist that runs on its own, the plan to compare is Start+ at $99 a month.

Which service is cheaper for one 24/7 1080p stream?

Streamloop is cheaper for one stream. One 1080p stream at 30 fps costs about $10 per 30 days, plus a small one-time charge only for files that need encoding. Gyre's Start plan is $49 a month. Gyre's larger plans can make sense when you use all their stream slots and included storage.

How does Gyre connect streaming destinations?

For YouTube, you sign in to your channel, then pick or create a stream key. For Twitch and Facebook, Gyre's guides have you copy the platform's stream key into Gyre. Also note: when the trial turns into a paid plan, Gyre gives you a new server, so you upload your videos and create your streams again.

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