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Streamloop

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Streamloop vs LiveReacting

Updated August 4, 2026

Unattended prerecorded playout compared with an interactive browser studio and a separate dedicated 24/7 channel plan.

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At a glance	Streamloop	LiveReacting
Primary job	Autonomous prerecorded playlist playout to one destination per stream.	Interactive browser production plus bounded prerecorded events and a separate dedicated 24/7 channel product.
Persistent operation	Open-ended streams are part of the core usage-billed model.	Persistent operation requires the dedicated 24/7 Streaming plan; normal plans have per-event caps of 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, or 8 hours.
Browser live studio	No camera, guest, screen, scene, or live-show production studio.	Yes, with guests, scenes, layouts, cameras, branding, media, screen sharing, and live editing.
Interactive formats	No native polls, trivia, giveaways, comment overlays, or AI host.	Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, games, and AI Host features are central differentiators.
One-to-many distribution	No. Each stream has one destination.	Yes. The base dedicated 24/7 plan includes 5 destinations, with configurable plans supporting up to 20.
Destination setup	Managed YouTube through Google authorization, or a YouTube/custom RTMP stream key.	Users select connected Studio destinations; custom RTMP output is documented, with HLS and SRT available on custom plans. The reviewed multistream guide does not specify its authorization mechanics.
Prerecorded formats	MP4, MOV, and MKV, plus separate MP3, WAV, FLAC, and AAC audio uploads.	MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, and MKV are documented for prerecorded video.
Scheduling	Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or indefinite operation.	One-time, multi-date, and repeating events. Advanced scheduling requires Medium or higher, has a four-week horizon and three-minute spacing, and is separate from the open-ended 24/7 plan.
Live playlist control	Drafted additions, removals, and reordering are published and take effect after the current clip finishes.	During a broadcast, operators can pause, seek, resize, or replace media and update branding; the workflow is not documented as draft publishing at clip boundaries.
Quality	Up to 4K60 with qualified HDR support.	The base 24/7 plan is 1080p30; 4K and 60fps are paid configuration upgrades.
Storage	Uploads and storage are listed as free, with no public total quota.	The base 24/7 plan includes 100GB and a 10GB per-video limit; storage can vary with configuration.
Base 24/7 price	Usage-based; about $9.98 per 30 days at 1080p30.	$39.99 monthly or $396 annually for one base 1080p30 channel, with 5 destinations and 100GB.

Primary job

Streamloop: Autonomous prerecorded playlist playout to one destination per stream.
LiveReacting: Interactive browser production plus bounded prerecorded events and a separate dedicated 24/7 channel product.

Persistent operation

Streamloop: Open-ended streams are part of the core usage-billed model.
LiveReacting: Persistent operation requires the dedicated 24/7 Streaming plan; normal plans have per-event caps of 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, or 8 hours.

Browser live studio

Streamloop: No camera, guest, screen, scene, or live-show production studio.
LiveReacting: Yes, with guests, scenes, layouts, cameras, branding, media, screen sharing, and live editing.

Interactive formats

Streamloop: No native polls, trivia, giveaways, comment overlays, or AI host.
LiveReacting: Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, games, and AI Host features are central differentiators.

One-to-many distribution

Streamloop: No. Each stream has one destination.
LiveReacting: Yes. The base dedicated 24/7 plan includes 5 destinations, with configurable plans supporting up to 20.

Destination setup

Streamloop: Managed YouTube through Google authorization, or a YouTube/custom RTMP stream key.
LiveReacting: Users select connected Studio destinations; custom RTMP output is documented, with HLS and SRT available on custom plans. The reviewed multistream guide does not specify its authorization mechanics.

Prerecorded formats

Streamloop: MP4, MOV, and MKV, plus separate MP3, WAV, FLAC, and AAC audio uploads.
LiveReacting: MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, and MKV are documented for prerecorded video.

Scheduling

Streamloop: Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or indefinite operation.
LiveReacting: One-time, multi-date, and repeating events. Advanced scheduling requires Medium or higher, has a four-week horizon and three-minute spacing, and is separate from the open-ended 24/7 plan.

Live playlist control

Streamloop: Drafted additions, removals, and reordering are published and take effect after the current clip finishes.
LiveReacting: During a broadcast, operators can pause, seek, resize, or replace media and update branding; the workflow is not documented as draft publishing at clip boundaries.

Quality

Streamloop: Up to 4K60 with qualified HDR support.
LiveReacting: The base 24/7 plan is 1080p30; 4K and 60fps are paid configuration upgrades.

Storage

Streamloop: Uploads and storage are listed as free, with no public total quota.
LiveReacting: The base 24/7 plan includes 100GB and a 10GB per-video limit; storage can vary with configuration.

Base 24/7 price

Streamloop: Usage-based; about $9.98 per 30 days at 1080p30.
LiveReacting: $39.99 monthly or $396 annually for one base 1080p30 channel, with 5 destinations and 100GB.

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

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. LiveReacting charges a flat Free; dedicated 24/7 from $39.99/month whether you stream all month or not.

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Full feature comparison

Streamloop vs LiveReacting, side by side

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

Feature	Streamloop	LiveReacting
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	Permanent Free plan, not a time-limited trial
Starting price	720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription	Free; Small $19.99/mo; dedicated 24/7 $39.99/mo
720p 30-day price	$4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps	$39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent
1080p 30-day price	$9.98 at 30fps	$39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent
1440p / 2K 30-day price	$20.00 at 30fps	Only on upgraded plans
2160p / 4K 30-day price	$29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps	Only on upgraded plans
2Streaming quality
720p / 30fps	✓	✓
1080p / Full HD	✓	✓
60fps	24, 25, 30, or 60fps	Paid 1.5× option on Small+ and 24/7; 4K60 is 3×
Up to 4K @ 60fps	Up to 2160p/4K	Paid 2× quality option on Medium+, Enterprise, and 24/7
Vertical / portrait streaming	Portrait and landscape output	✕
HDR streaming publicly documented	HDR supported where destination and playback device support it	✕
3Production & design
Stream designer / layout builder	No general-purpose live scene/layout builder	Scenes, layouts, branding, media, text, and overlays
Image, video & logo overlays	No general-purpose overlay designer is documented	Images, video, text, comments, branding, and interactive layers
Embed live websites & graphs	✕	✕
Interactive alerts & widgets	No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets	Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, and AI Host
Custom fonts in overlays	✕	✕
Browser Live Studio (camera)	No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio	Full browser studio with guests, cameras, screens, scenes, and layouts
4Sources & inputs
MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload	Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts	MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, MKV; AVI is not documented
Separate audio track (music / voiceover)	Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus	Studio music/audio is supported; a separate prerecorded replacement-audio workflow is not clearly documented
Import from Google Drive / Dropbox	Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports	Current official pages reviewed do not verify Google Drive or Dropbox import
Playlists with custom ordering	Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order	Loop, rerun, and scheduled prerecorded playlists
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	Studio projects and live content can be edited while broadcasting
5Destinations
YouTube (one-click OAuth)	✓	✓
Custom RTMP (any platform)	Any compatible RTMP destination	Custom RTMP supported; interactive comments/games and metadata controls are limited there
Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok	Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints	YouTube, Facebook, Twitch direct; other platforms through custom RTMP
Multistream to several destinations	No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations	Simultaneous destination distribution is plan-limited
One-click YouTube (no stream key)	Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available	Direct YouTube integration is documented
SRT ingest	✕	Custom plan
6Lifecycle & automation
True 24/7 continuous loop	Continuous cloud loop while active and funded	Persistent operation is a separate 24/7 product
YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation	Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule	Native destination and scheduling are documented; full lifecycle ownership is not established
Scheduling	Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended	Basic on Small+; repeat/multi-date Medium+; four-week horizon and 3-minute gaps
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	Limited, request-based API access priced by requirements
Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling	Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required	Dedicated 24/7 plan has unlimited duration
7Limits & inclusions
Storage included	Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota	Plan allowances from 0.5 GB to 150 GB; 24/7 includes 100 GB at base quality
Concurrent streams / slots	Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented	Standard program concurrency undisclosed; 24/7 selector offers 1–20 separately priced streams
Max multistream destinations	One destination per stream	1 Free; 3 Small; 6 Medium; 10 Large; 20 Enterprise; 5 on 24/7
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	24/7: 10 GB/file and 100 GB storage at base quality; standard limits vary by plan
Team / multi-user access	Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit	✕
No watermark	No Streamloop output watermark documented	Watermark on free plan
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	✓	Chat / email
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	4.2 (6)
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
LiveReacting: ✕

Free trial (no card)

Streamloop: Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration
LiveReacting: Permanent Free plan, not a time-limited trial

Starting price

Streamloop: 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription
LiveReacting: Free; Small $19.99/mo; dedicated 24/7 $39.99/mo

720p 30-day price

Streamloop: $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps
LiveReacting: $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent

1080p 30-day price

Streamloop: $9.98 at 30fps
LiveReacting: $39.99/mo; $33 annual equivalent

1440p / 2K 30-day price

Streamloop: $20.00 at 30fps
LiveReacting: Only on upgraded plans

2160p / 4K 30-day price

Streamloop: $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps
LiveReacting: Only on upgraded plans

Streaming quality

720p / 30fps

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: ✓

1080p / Full HD

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: ✓

60fps

Streamloop: 24, 25, 30, or 60fps
LiveReacting: Paid 1.5× option on Small+ and 24/7; 4K60 is 3×

Up to 4K @ 60fps

Streamloop: Up to 2160p/4K
LiveReacting: Paid 2× quality option on Medium+, Enterprise, and 24/7

Vertical / portrait streaming

Streamloop: Portrait and landscape output
LiveReacting: ✕

HDR streaming publicly documented

Streamloop: HDR supported where destination and playback device support it
LiveReacting: ✕

Production & design

Stream designer / layout builder

Streamloop: No general-purpose live scene/layout builder
LiveReacting: Scenes, layouts, branding, media, text, and overlays

Image, video & logo overlays

Streamloop: No general-purpose overlay designer is documented
LiveReacting: Images, video, text, comments, branding, and interactive layers

Embed live websites & graphs

Streamloop: ✕
LiveReacting: ✕

Interactive alerts & widgets

Streamloop: No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets
LiveReacting: Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, and AI Host

Custom fonts in overlays

Streamloop: ✕
LiveReacting: ✕

Browser Live Studio (camera)

Streamloop: No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio
LiveReacting: Full browser studio with guests, cameras, screens, scenes, and layouts

Sources & inputs

MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload

Streamloop: Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts
LiveReacting: MP4, M4V, MOV, FLV, MKV; AVI is not documented

Separate audio track (music / voiceover)

Streamloop: Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus
LiveReacting: Studio music/audio is supported; a separate prerecorded replacement-audio workflow is not clearly documented

Import from Google Drive / Dropbox

Streamloop: Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports
LiveReacting: Current official pages reviewed do not verify Google Drive or Dropbox import

Playlists with custom ordering

Streamloop: Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order
LiveReacting: Loop, rerun, and scheduled prerecorded playlists

Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)

Streamloop: Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing
LiveReacting: ✓

Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)

Streamloop: Publish playlist edits live; changes apply after the current clip
LiveReacting: Studio projects and live content can be edited while broadcasting

Destinations

YouTube (one-click OAuth)

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: ✓

Custom RTMP (any platform)

Streamloop: Any compatible RTMP destination
LiveReacting: Custom RTMP supported; interactive comments/games and metadata controls are limited there

Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok

Streamloop: Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints
LiveReacting: YouTube, Facebook, Twitch direct; other platforms through custom RTMP

Multistream to several destinations

Streamloop: No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations
LiveReacting: Simultaneous destination distribution is plan-limited

One-click YouTube (no stream key)

Streamloop: Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available
LiveReacting: Direct YouTube integration is documented

SRT ingest

Streamloop: ✕
LiveReacting: Custom plan

Lifecycle & automation

True 24/7 continuous loop

Streamloop: Continuous cloud loop while active and funded
LiveReacting: Persistent operation is a separate 24/7 product

YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation

Streamloop: Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule
LiveReacting: Native destination and scheduling are documented; full lifecycle ownership is not established

Scheduling

Streamloop: Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended
LiveReacting: Basic on Small+; repeat/multi-date Medium+; four-week horizon and 3-minute gaps

MCP / agent integration

Streamloop: OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing
LiveReacting: ✕

YouTube ad cue points

Streamloop: ✕
LiveReacting: ✕

Edit title / description / thumbnail live

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: ✓

Public API

Streamloop: Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL
LiveReacting: Limited, request-based API access priced by requirements

Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling

Streamloop: Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required
LiveReacting: Dedicated 24/7 plan has unlimited duration

Limits & inclusions

Storage included

Streamloop: Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota
LiveReacting: Plan allowances from 0.5 GB to 150 GB; 24/7 includes 100 GB at base quality

Concurrent streams / slots

Streamloop: Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented
LiveReacting: Standard program concurrency undisclosed; 24/7 selector offers 1–20 separately priced streams

Max multistream destinations

Streamloop: One destination per stream
LiveReacting: 1 Free; 3 Small; 6 Medium; 10 Large; 20 Enterprise; 5 on 24/7

Videos per playlist

Streamloop: No published limit
LiveReacting: 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
LiveReacting: 24/7: 10 GB/file and 100 GB storage at base quality; standard limits vary by plan

Team / multi-user access

Streamloop: Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit
LiveReacting: ✕

No watermark

Streamloop: No Streamloop output watermark documented
LiveReacting: Watermark on free plan

Reliability & support

Automatic monitoring & recovery

Streamloop: Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection
LiveReacting: ✓

Backup streams

Streamloop: Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed
LiveReacting: ✕

Chat / email support

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: Chat / email

Uptime guarantee / compensation

Streamloop: No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
LiveReacting: No published SLA

In-app viewer analytics

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: ✕

Trust & account

Trustpilot rating

Streamloop: No profile yet
LiveReacting: 4.2 (6)

YouTube-Verified encoder

Streamloop: ✓
LiveReacting: Not listed as verified encoder

Two-factor authentication

Streamloop: Passkeys
LiveReacting: ✕

★ 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 when you need inexpensive autonomous playlist streaming rather than an interactive show-production environment.

Your content is prerecorded video or audio and does not need live guests, cameras, audience games, or comment overlays.
Each channel targets one destination, and separate streams for additional destinations are operationally acceptable.
You prefer exact per-minute pricing and free uploads and storage over a fixed 24/7 subscription.
Rule-based custom playback, separate audio playlists, imports, and next-clip live publishing are valuable.
You do not need to pay for five-destination fan-out, guest capacity, or interactive tools that the channel will not use.

Continuous Streamloop 1080p30 is approximately $9.98 per 30 days, plus a one-time $0.005 charge per minute of successfully converted source video.

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Pick LiveReacting if…

Pick LiveReacting when the channel must combine prerecorded automation with guests, branding, interaction, or simultaneous distribution.

You produce live interviews, webinars, shows, or audience-participation formats in a browser.
Polls, trivia, giveaways, countdowns, comments, scenes, and an AI host justify the broader production suite.
One production must reach several destinations simultaneously.
The dedicated 24/7 plan's 100GB base storage, 1080p30 output, and five-destination allowance fit the channel.
Multi-date or repeating event schedules within the documented four-week planning window match the produced-show workflow.

LiveReacting's base dedicated 24/7 plan is $39.99 monthly or $396 annually at 1080p30; 4K, 60fps, and higher concurrency increase the price.

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FAQ

Streamloop vs LiveReacting: FAQ

The questions people actually ask before picking one

Is LiveReacting a direct Streamloop alternative?

Its dedicated 24/7 Streaming plan is a direct alternative for prerecorded playout. LiveReacting's normal plans and browser Studio also address interactive live production, which is broader than Streamloop's prerecorded-only scope.

Can a normal LiveReacting plan run forever?

No. Current normal-plan event caps range from 30 minutes on Free to 8 hours on Large. Persistent operation is sold as the separate 24/7 Streaming plan.

Which service is better for live guests and interactive shows?

LiveReacting. It provides browser guests, cameras, scenes, branding, comments, polls, trivia, giveaways, and other production tools. Streamloop is not designed for real-time camera, screen, or guest production.

Does LiveReacting's four-week scheduling limit apply to its 24/7 channel?

The four-week horizon and three-minute spacing rule come from LiveReacting's Advanced Scheduling guide for multi-date and repeating events on Medium or higher. They should not be presented as a duration cap on the separate open-ended 24/7 Streaming plan.

Which is better for several destinations at once?

LiveReacting is the better fit because its base 24/7 configuration sends one production to five destinations. Streamloop has one destination per stream and should not be described as a one-feed multistreaming service.

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