Head-to-head
Streamloop
Runnel.liveStreamloop vs Runnel.live
Updated August 5, 2026
An honest head-to-head: features, pricing, and which tool actually fits your 24/7 stream.
| At a glance | Streamloop | Runnel.live |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Pay as you go or monthly credit plan | About $6/mo per continuously running stream, plus one-time upload fees |
| Best for | 24/7 looping without a PC | A simple, budget 24/7 loop |
| Free tier / trial | Free trial credits, no card | No free plan |
| Multistream | No fan-out; separate stream per destination | No fan-out; separate stream per destination |
Starting price
- Streamloop
- Pay as you go or monthly credit plan
- Runnel.live
- About $6/mo per continuously running stream, plus one-time upload fees
Best for
- Streamloop
- 24/7 looping without a PC
- Runnel.live
- A simple, budget 24/7 loop
Free tier / trial
- Streamloop
- Free trial credits, no card
- Runnel.live
- No free plan
Multistream
- Streamloop
- No fan-out; separate stream per destination
- Runnel.live
- No fan-out; separate stream per destination
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. Runnel.live charges a flat $6 per stream per 30 days whether you stream all month or not.
Full feature comparison
Streamloop vs Runnel.live, side by side
Every feature that matters, with standout differences flagged by a star.
| Feature | Streamloop | Runnel.live |
|---|---|---|
| 1Pricing & access | ||
| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans | Prepaid credit and minute-prorated usage; no lock-in |
| Free trial (no card) | Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration | No general free trial found |
| Starting price | 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription | $6 per separate stream per 30 days, prorated by minute |
| 720p 30-day price | $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps | $6/mo + upload fees |
| 1080p 30-day price | $9.98 at 30fps | $6 streaming plus HD upload charges of $0.07/GB |
| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $20.00 at 30fps | $6/mo + uploads |
| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps | $6 streaming plus 4K upload charges of $0.50/GB |
| 2Streaming quality | ||
| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | ✓ |
| 60fps | 24, 25, 30, or 60fps | Up to 60fps |
| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 2160p/4K | Up to 4K |
| Vertical / portrait streaming | Portrait and landscape output | Horizontal and vertical output |
| 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 | Overlays are not supported |
| Embed live websites & graphs | ✕ | ✕ |
| Interactive alerts & widgets | No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets | ✕ |
| Custom fonts in overlays | ✕ | ✕ |
| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio | No browser production studio |
| 4Sources & inputs | ||
| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts | MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM; H.264; AVI is not documented |
| 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 | Bulk-uploaded queue can loop and shuffle |
| 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 | New videos can be uploaded while live; broader live reordering is not clearly documented |
| 5Destinations | ||
| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom RTMP (any platform) | Any compatible RTMP destination | Alternate RTMP/RTMPS URLs accepted; query-string URLs rejected |
| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | YouTube-first; Twitch/Rumble partial; Facebook/Instagram/TikTok unsupported; Kick conflicting |
| Multistream to several destinations | No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations | Each destination requires a separate stream and key |
| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | Users create a YouTube event and stream key separately |
| SRT ingest | ✕ | ✕ |
| 6Lifecycle & automation | ||
| True 24/7 continuous loop | Continuous cloud loop while active and funded | Queues can loop continuously |
| 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 | One-time future start; no recurring schedule found |
| 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 | No public API is documented |
| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Continuous queue loop; inactive streams are purged after two months |
| 7Limits & inclusions | ||
| Storage included | Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota | No monthly quota published; uploads are charged and inactive media is purged |
| Concurrent streams / slots | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | Unlimited creation is marketed, but support-set account limits and finite capacity apply |
| Max multistream destinations | One destination per stream | One destination per separately created stream |
| Videos per playlist | No published limit | No published limit (bulk-upload as many videos as you like) |
| Max upload size / length | Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid | 100 MB–100 GB and 20 seconds–4 days per file |
| Team / multi-user access | Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit | ✓ |
| No watermark | No Streamloop output watermark documented | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| In-app viewer analytics | ✓ | ✕ |
| 9Trust & account | ||
| Trustpilot rating | No profile yet | 4.1 (~5-10 reviews) |
| 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
- Runnel.live
- Prepaid credit and minute-prorated usage; no lock-in
Free trial (no card)
- Streamloop
- Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration
- Runnel.live
- No general free trial found
Starting price
- Streamloop
- 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription
- Runnel.live
- $6 per separate stream per 30 days, prorated by minute
720p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps
- Runnel.live
- $6/mo + upload fees
1080p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $9.98 at 30fps
- Runnel.live
- $6 streaming plus HD upload charges of $0.07/GB
1440p / 2K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $20.00 at 30fps
- Runnel.live
- $6/mo + uploads
2160p / 4K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps
- Runnel.live
- $6 streaming plus 4K upload charges of $0.50/GB
Streaming quality
720p / 30fps
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- ✓
1080p / Full HD
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- ✓
60fps
- Streamloop
- 24, 25, 30, or 60fps
- Runnel.live
- Up to 60fps
Up to 4K @ 60fps
- Streamloop
- Up to 2160p/4K
- Runnel.live
- Up to 4K
Vertical / portrait streaming
- Streamloop
- Portrait and landscape output
- Runnel.live
- Horizontal and vertical output
HDR streaming publicly documented
- Streamloop
- HDR supported where destination and playback device support it
- Runnel.live
- HDR output is not publicly documented
Production & design
Stream designer / layout builder
- Streamloop
- No general-purpose live scene/layout builder
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Image, video & logo overlays
- Streamloop
- No general-purpose overlay designer is documented
- Runnel.live
- Overlays are not supported
Embed live websites & graphs
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Interactive alerts & widgets
- Streamloop
- No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Custom fonts in overlays
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Browser Live Studio (camera)
- Streamloop
- No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio
- Runnel.live
- No browser production studio
Sources & inputs
MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload
- Streamloop
- Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts
- Runnel.live
- MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM; H.264; AVI is not documented
Separate audio track (music / voiceover)
- Streamloop
- Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Import from Google Drive / Dropbox
- Streamloop
- Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Playlists with custom ordering
- Streamloop
- Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order
- Runnel.live
- Bulk-uploaded queue can loop and shuffle
Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)
- Streamloop
- Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing
- Runnel.live
- ✓
Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)
- Streamloop
- Publish playlist edits live; changes apply after the current clip
- Runnel.live
- New videos can be uploaded while live; broader live reordering is not clearly documented
Destinations
YouTube (one-click OAuth)
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- ✓
Custom RTMP (any platform)
- Streamloop
- Any compatible RTMP destination
- Runnel.live
- Alternate RTMP/RTMPS URLs accepted; query-string URLs rejected
Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok
- Streamloop
- Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints
- Runnel.live
- YouTube-first; Twitch/Rumble partial; Facebook/Instagram/TikTok unsupported; Kick conflicting
Multistream to several destinations
- Streamloop
- No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations
- Runnel.live
- Each destination requires a separate stream and key
One-click YouTube (no stream key)
- Streamloop
- Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available
- Runnel.live
- Users create a YouTube event and stream key separately
SRT ingest
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Lifecycle & automation
True 24/7 continuous loop
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud loop while active and funded
- Runnel.live
- Queues can loop continuously
YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation
- Streamloop
- Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule
- Runnel.live
- Managed YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation is not documented
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended
- Runnel.live
- One-time future start; no recurring schedule found
MCP / agent integration
- Streamloop
- OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing
- Runnel.live
- ✕
YouTube ad cue points
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Edit title / description / thumbnail live
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Public API
- Streamloop
- Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL
- Runnel.live
- No public API is documented
Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling
- Streamloop
- Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required
- Runnel.live
- Continuous queue loop; inactive streams are purged after two months
Limits & inclusions
Storage included
- Streamloop
- Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota
- Runnel.live
- No monthly quota published; uploads are charged and inactive media is purged
Concurrent streams / slots
- Streamloop
- Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented
- Runnel.live
- Unlimited creation is marketed, but support-set account limits and finite capacity apply
Max multistream destinations
- Streamloop
- One destination per stream
- Runnel.live
- One destination per separately created stream
Videos per playlist
- Streamloop
- No published limit
- Runnel.live
- No published limit (bulk-upload as many videos as you like)
Max upload size / length
- Streamloop
- Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid
- Runnel.live
- 100 MB–100 GB and 20 seconds–4 days per file
Team / multi-user access
- Streamloop
- Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit
- Runnel.live
- ✓
No watermark
- Streamloop
- No Streamloop output watermark documented
- Runnel.live
- ✓
Reliability & support
Automatic monitoring & recovery
- Streamloop
- Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Backup streams
- Streamloop
- Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Chat / email support
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- ✓
Uptime guarantee / compensation
- Streamloop
- No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
- Runnel.live
- ✓
In-app viewer analytics
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- ✕
Trust & account
Trustpilot rating
- Streamloop
- No profile yet
- Runnel.live
- 4.1 (~5-10 reviews)
YouTube-Verified encoder
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Runnel.live
- Not listed as verified encoder
Two-factor authentication
- Streamloop
- Passkeys
- Runnel.live
- ✕
★ 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…
Always-on 24/7 channels without OBS or a PC
- Pay as you go or choose an optional monthly credit plan
- Up to 4K 60fps with automatic recovery if a stream drops
- Upload once and loop a video or playlist around the clock
- YouTube one-click plus custom RTMP to any platform
Pay-as-you-go credits or an optional monthly credit plan; free trial credits, no card required.
Start with StreamloopPick Runnel.live if…
A low-cost, YouTube-first 24/7 loop
- About $6 per continuously running stream per 30 days, prorated by minute
- One-time upload fees vary by quality and file size
- Up to 4K60 with looping, shuffle, and one-time scheduling
- Create separate streams for concurrent channels or destinations
About $6/mo per continuously running stream, plus one-time upload fees; no general free trial.
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FAQ
Streamloop vs Runnel.live: FAQ
The questions people actually ask before picking one
What is the main difference between Streamloop and Runnel.live?
Both loop pre-recorded video 24/7. Streamloop uses resolution- and frame-rate-based pay-as-you-go billing and includes uploads and storage at no stated charge. Runnel.live is a leaner, YouTube-first service at about $6 per continuously running stream per 30 days, plus one-time upload fees.
Is Streamloop cheaper than Runnel.live?
It depends on the workload. Runnel has lower runtime pricing for many continuously running channels, at about $6 per stream per 30 days, but charges one-time upload fees. Streamloop's runtime cost varies by quality and includes uploads and storage with no published hard total quota.
Does Runnel.live have a free plan?
No. Runnel.live is paid-only. Streamloop offers free trial credits with no card required.
Can Runnel.live multistream to several platforms at once?
Neither product currently fans one stream out to several destinations. Runnel.live and Streamloop both require a separate stream for each destination; Streamloop supports managed YouTube or compatible RTMP endpoints per stream.
Why should I trust this comparison if you built Streamloop?
We describe Runnel.live from its public materials, flag where it is the better fit, and let you decide.
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