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Streamloop vs Streaming Bots
Updated October 16, 2026
Two dedicated 24/7 loopers with different billing and ceilings: a flat $20 subscription with three-platform fan-out against usage-billed playout up to 4K60.
| At a glance | Streamloop | SStreaming Bots |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Usage-billed cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists. | Flat-rate cloud looper that restreams uploaded videos 24/7 with layouts and overlays. |
| Billing | Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live. | $20 monthly per concurrent stream (list $30, discounted when checked); 7-day money-back guarantee. |
| Quality | 720p to 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; HDR to YouTube only. | 1080p@30fps with 320kbps audio; no 1440p, 4K, 60fps or HDR. |
| Destinations | Managed YouTube through Google authorization, plus compatible RTMP destinations, up to 5 per stream. | YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Rumble, Mixcloud and custom RTMP servers. |
| Multistream | Yes. Up to 5 destinations per stream; each extra one adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live. | One subscription fans out to up to three platforms simultaneously. |
| Storage | Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live. | 65 GB per subscription. |
| Playlist behavior | Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; published live edits apply at the next clip boundary. | Playlists loop indefinitely until stopped; content updates without interrupting the stream. |
| Scheduling | Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or open-ended operation. | Scheduled stream events, including end times. |
| Concurrency | Each active stream is a separate usage-billed job; no public fixed account cap is documented. | One concurrent stream per $20 subscription; more streams mean more subscriptions. |
| Trial | $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel. | 24-hour free trial before committing. |
| Automation | Documented REST, GraphQL, and OAuth-protected MCP interfaces. | No public API or agent integration documented. |
Primary job
- Streamloop
- Usage-billed cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists.
- SStreaming Bots
- Flat-rate cloud looper that restreams uploaded videos 24/7 with layouts and overlays.
Billing
- Streamloop
- Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live.
- SStreaming Bots
- $20 monthly per concurrent stream (list $30, discounted when checked); 7-day money-back guarantee.
Quality
- Streamloop
- 720p to 4K at 24, 30 or 60 fps; HDR to YouTube only.
- SStreaming Bots
- 1080p@30fps with 320kbps audio; no 1440p, 4K, 60fps or HDR.
Destinations
- Streamloop
- Managed YouTube through Google authorization, plus compatible RTMP destinations, up to 5 per stream.
- SStreaming Bots
- YouTube, Twitch, Kick, Rumble, Mixcloud and custom RTMP servers.
Multistream
- Streamloop
- Yes. Up to 5 destinations per stream; each extra one adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
- SStreaming Bots
- One subscription fans out to up to three platforms simultaneously.
Storage
- Streamloop
- Uploads are free. The first 30 GiB of large-playlist storage is free, then $0.35 per GiB-month while live.
- SStreaming Bots
- 65 GB per subscription.
Playlist behavior
- Streamloop
- Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; published live edits apply at the next clip boundary.
- SStreaming Bots
- Playlists loop indefinitely until stopped; content updates without interrupting the stream.
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or open-ended operation.
- SStreaming Bots
- Scheduled stream events, including end times.
Concurrency
- Streamloop
- Each active stream is a separate usage-billed job; no public fixed account cap is documented.
- SStreaming Bots
- One concurrent stream per $20 subscription; more streams mean more subscriptions.
Trial
- Streamloop
- $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel.
- SStreaming Bots
- 24-hour free trial before committing.
Automation
- Streamloop
- Documented REST, GraphQL, and OAuth-protected MCP interfaces.
- SStreaming Bots
- No public API or agent integration documented.
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. Plus a one-time ~$0.005 per minute of video to encode it once. 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, Streaming Bots lists: $20/mo per concurrent stream.
Full feature comparison
Streamloop vs Streaming Bots, side by side
Every feature that matters, with standout differences flagged by a star.
| Feature | Streamloop | SStreaming Bots |
|---|---|---|
| 1Pricing & access | ||
| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Top up by card or crypto and pay as you go; a monthly plan is optional | Flat $20/mo subscription per stream |
| Trial | $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel | 24 hours, plus 7-day money-back guarantee |
| Starting price | 720p24: $4 per 30 live days; billed by the minute, monthly plan optional | $20/mo per concurrent stream |
| 720p 30-day price | $4 at 24fps; $5 at 30fps | $20/mo flat (single plan) |
| 1080p 30-day price | $10 at 30fps | $20/mo flat |
| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $20 at 30fps | ✕ |
| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $30 at 30fps; $45 at 60fps | ✕ |
| 2Streaming quality | ||
| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | 1080p@30fps, 320kbps audio |
| 60fps | 24, 30 or 60 fps | 30fps ceiling |
| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 2160p/4K | ✕ |
| Vertical / portrait streaming | Portrait and landscape output | Horizontal and vertical modes |
| 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. Access within 24 hours. | Customizable layouts with backgrounds and placeholders |
| Image, video & logo overlays | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: image, logo, text, clock, countdown and video layers. | Overlays, backgrounds and logos |
| Embed live websites & graphs | Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: any web page can be a layer. | ✕ |
| 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. | ✕ |
| 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. | No webcam or guest studio |
| 4Sources & inputs | ||
| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MPEG and MXF | Video uploads; formats not published on site, terms or blog |
| Separate audio track (music / voiceover) | Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus | Radio Stream plays songs over an image, video or GIF |
| Import from Google Drive / Dropbox | Google Drive, Yandex Disk, YouTube, other video sites and direct file links. | No documented Drive/Dropbox import |
| Playlists with custom ordering | Drag to reorder; play in order, shuffle without repeats, or describe a custom order in plain words | Playlists loop until stopped |
| Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts) | In order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; no loop counts | Looping playlists; shuffle and rule-based ordering not documented |
| Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder) | Publish playlist edits while live; they start at the next item. No skip button. | Update content without interrupting the live stream |
| 5Destinations | ||
| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | ✓ | YouTube supported by stream key |
| Custom RTMP (any platform) | Any compatible RTMP destination | Custom RTMP servers |
| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | Twitch, Kick, Rumble, Mixcloud; others via custom RTMP |
| Multistream to several destinations | Up to 5 destinations per stream. Each one after the first adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live. | Up to 3 platforms simultaneously |
| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | No one-click login; stream key only |
| 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 | Loops indefinitely until stopped |
| YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation | Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule | Not documented |
| Scheduling | Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended | Schedule stream events, incl. end times |
| MCP / agent integration | OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing | ✕ |
| YouTube ad cue points | ✕ | ✕ |
| Edit title / description / thumbnail live | ✓ | Not documented |
| Public API | Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL | No public API documented |
| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Runs until manually stopped or a scheduled end time |
| 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. | 65 GB per subscription |
| Concurrent streams / slots | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | 1 per subscription; buy multiple subscriptions for more |
| Max multistream destinations | 5 per stream, with at most one connected YouTube channel | 3 simultaneous |
| Videos per playlist | 1000 items per playlist | No published limit |
| Max upload size / length | 15 GiB per file | Not published on site, terms or blog |
| Team / multi-user access | Shared workspaces with email invites and owner, admin and member roles | Not documented |
| No watermark | No Streamloop output watermark documented | No watermark policy published |
| 8Reliability & support | ||
| Automatic monitoring & recovery | Automatic monitoring, restart and reconnection | Automated monitoring and recovery |
| Backup streams | No. You do not set up a backup stream. A failed stream restarts automatically. | ✕ |
| Chat / email support | Email only, with replies typically within 24 hours | In-app chat and email |
| Uptime guarantee / compensation | No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published | 99.95% uptime claim; no published compensation terms |
| In-app viewer analytics | YouTube concurrent viewers only | Not documented |
| 9Trust & account | ||
| Trustpilot rating | Only one review so far, so no useful rating yet | 4.5 (15) |
| 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. | Not documented |
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
- Streaming Bots
- Flat $20/mo subscription per stream
Trial
- Streamloop
- $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel
- Streaming Bots
- 24 hours, plus 7-day money-back guarantee
Starting price
- Streamloop
- 720p24: $4 per 30 live days; billed by the minute, monthly plan optional
- Streaming Bots
- $20/mo per concurrent stream
720p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $4 at 24fps; $5 at 30fps
- Streaming Bots
- $20/mo flat (single plan)
1080p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $10 at 30fps
- Streaming Bots
- $20/mo flat
1440p / 2K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $20 at 30fps
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
2160p / 4K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $30 at 30fps; $45 at 60fps
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
Streaming quality
720p / 30fps
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Streaming Bots
- ✓
1080p / Full HD
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Streaming Bots
- 1080p@30fps, 320kbps audio
60fps
- Streamloop
- 24, 30 or 60 fps
- Streaming Bots
- 30fps ceiling
Up to 4K @ 60fps
- Streamloop
- Up to 2160p/4K
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
Vertical / portrait streaming
- Streamloop
- Portrait and landscape output
- Streaming Bots
- Horizontal and vertical modes
HDR streaming publicly documented
- Streamloop
- HDR to YouTube only
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
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. Access within 24 hours.
- Streaming Bots
- Customizable layouts with backgrounds and placeholders
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.
- Streaming Bots
- Overlays, backgrounds and logos
Embed live websites & graphs
- Streamloop
- Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics: any web page can be a layer.
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
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.
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
Custom fonts in overlays
- Streamloop
- Partly. Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs and graphics, uses the Google Fonts catalog; no font upload.
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
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.
- Streaming Bots
- No webcam or guest studio
Sources & inputs
MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload
- Streamloop
- MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MPEG and MXF
- Streaming Bots
- Video uploads; formats not published on site, terms or blog
Separate audio track (music / voiceover)
- Streamloop
- Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus
- Streaming Bots
- Radio Stream plays songs over an image, video or GIF
Import from Google Drive / Dropbox
- Streamloop
- Google Drive, Yandex Disk, YouTube, other video sites and direct file links.
- Streaming Bots
- No documented Drive/Dropbox import
Playlists with custom ordering
- Streamloop
- Drag to reorder; play in order, shuffle without repeats, or describe a custom order in plain words
- Streaming Bots
- Playlists loop until stopped
Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)
- Streamloop
- In order, shuffle without repeats, or a custom order in plain words; no loop counts
- Streaming Bots
- Looping playlists; shuffle and rule-based ordering not documented
Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)
- Streamloop
- Publish playlist edits while live; they start at the next item. No skip button.
- Streaming Bots
- Update content without interrupting the live stream
Destinations
YouTube (one-click OAuth)
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Streaming Bots
- YouTube supported by stream key
Custom RTMP (any platform)
- Streamloop
- Any compatible RTMP destination
- Streaming Bots
- Custom RTMP servers
Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok
- Streamloop
- Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints
- Streaming Bots
- Twitch, Kick, Rumble, Mixcloud; others via custom RTMP
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.
- Streaming Bots
- Up to 3 platforms simultaneously
One-click YouTube (no stream key)
- Streamloop
- Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available
- Streaming Bots
- No one-click login; stream key only
SRT ingest
- Streamloop
- Yes, in Live Scenes, Streamloop's mode for live inputs: SRT, RTMP, RTSP and HLS. Plain loops take uploaded files only.
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
Lifecycle & automation
True 24/7 continuous loop
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud loop while active and funded
- Streaming Bots
- Loops indefinitely until stopped
YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation
- Streamloop
- Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule
- Streaming Bots
- Not documented
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended
- Streaming Bots
- Schedule stream events, incl. end times
MCP / agent integration
- Streamloop
- OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
YouTube ad cue points
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
Edit title / description / thumbnail live
- Streamloop
- ✓
- Streaming Bots
- Not documented
Public API
- Streamloop
- Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL
- Streaming Bots
- No public API documented
Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling
- Streamloop
- Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required
- Streaming Bots
- Runs until manually stopped or a scheduled end time
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.
- Streaming Bots
- 65 GB per subscription
Concurrent streams / slots
- Streamloop
- Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented
- Streaming Bots
- 1 per subscription; buy multiple subscriptions for more
Max multistream destinations
- Streamloop
- 5 per stream, with at most one connected YouTube channel
- Streaming Bots
- 3 simultaneous
Videos per playlist
- Streamloop
- 1000 items per playlist
- Streaming Bots
- No published limit
Max upload size / length
- Streamloop
- 15 GiB per file
- Streaming Bots
- Not published on site, terms or blog
Team / multi-user access
- Streamloop
- Shared workspaces with email invites and owner, admin and member roles
- Streaming Bots
- Not documented
No watermark
- Streamloop
- No Streamloop output watermark documented
- Streaming Bots
- No watermark policy published
Reliability & support
Automatic monitoring & recovery
- Streamloop
- Automatic monitoring, restart and reconnection
- Streaming Bots
- Automated monitoring and recovery
Backup streams
- Streamloop
- No. You do not set up a backup stream. A failed stream restarts automatically.
- Streaming Bots
- ✕
Chat / email support
- Streamloop
- Email only, with replies typically within 24 hours
- Streaming Bots
- In-app chat and email
Uptime guarantee / compensation
- Streamloop
- No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
- Streaming Bots
- 99.95% uptime claim; no published compensation terms
In-app viewer analytics
- Streamloop
- YouTube concurrent viewers only
- Streaming Bots
- Not documented
Trust & account
Trustpilot rating
- Streamloop
- Only one review so far, so no useful rating yet
- Streaming Bots
- 4.5 (15)
YouTube-Verified encoder
- Streamloop
- ✕
- Streaming Bots
- 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.
- Streaming Bots
- Not documented
★ 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 for higher quality ceilings, usage pricing, and richer media and automation workflows.
- One continuous 1080p30 stream costs about half of the Streaming Bots flat subscription.
- You need more than 1080p/30: 1440p, 4K or 60fps output, or HDR to YouTube.
- You want Google Drive or YouTube imports, or custom playlist orders in plain words.
- Managed YouTube OAuth with broadcast lifecycle automation matters for your channel.
- You want documented REST, GraphQL and MCP interfaces to automate streams.
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.
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Pick Streaming Bots if…
Pick Streaming Bots when one flat price for a 1080p loop fanned out to up to three platforms fits the job.
- You want the same loop on up to three platforms for one flat $20 subscription.
- A fixed monthly bill is easier for you to budget than usage-based credits.
- 1080p at 30fps is enough for your content.
- You want layouts with overlays, backgrounds and logos on a flat-price looper.
- A 24-hour trial plus a 7-day money-back guarantee is how you like to evaluate tools.
Streaming Bots costs $20 monthly per concurrent stream (list price $30), including 65 GB of storage and three-platform multistreaming.
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FAQ
Streamloop vs Streaming Bots: FAQ
The questions people actually ask before picking one
Are Streamloop and Streaming Bots direct competitors?
Yes. Both are managed cloud services that loop uploaded videos as continuous live streams with no computer left running. Streaming Bots charges a flat $20 monthly subscription; Streamloop bills credits by usage. Streaming Bots tops out at 1080p/30; Streamloop goes up to 4K60, with HDR to YouTube. Streaming Bots fans one subscription out to up to three platforms. Streamloop sends each stream to up to 5 destinations, and each extra one adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p while live.
Which is cheaper for one 24/7 1080p stream?
On published prices, Streamloop: roughly $10 for 30 continuous days at 1080p30, plus a one-time $0.005-per-minute conversion charge, against a flat $20 monthly subscription. The economics flip on three platforms at once. Streaming Bots stays at $20, while Streamloop adds $6 per 30 days at 1080p for each extra destination, $22 in total.
Does Streaming Bots support 4K or 60fps?
No. Streaming Bots publishes a 1080p@30fps ceiling with 320kbps audio. For 1440p, 4K, 60fps or HDR output you need a service that supports it, such as Streamloop (up to 4K60, with HDR to YouTube only).
How do the trials differ?
Streaming Bots offers a 24-hour free trial and a 7-day money-back guarantee on the paid subscription. Streamloop starts with a $1 trial week by card, which becomes a monthly plan unless you cancel.
What is not documented about Streaming Bots?
Public pages do not document upload format or file-size limits, cloud imports from Google Drive or Dropbox, an API, team access, or a watermark policy. This comparison marks those as not documented rather than assuming either way.
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