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Streamloop vs StreamYard
Updated September 1, 2026
A browser live studio for hosted shows and an unattended 24/7 looper solve different problems; the overlap is pre-recorded broadcasts, where StreamYard's per-file caps stop short of looping.
| At a glance | Streamloop | SStreamYard |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Usage-billed cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists. | Browser live studio for hosted shows with guests, screen share, brand themes and on-screen comments. |
| Billing | Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live. | Free plan with StreamYard branding; Core at $44.99 monthly or $35.99/mo billed yearly; Advanced at $88.99 or $68.99/mo. |
| 24/7 looping | Continuous cloud loop while the stream is active and funded. | Not supported: pre-recorded files cap at 2-8 hours depending on plan and play a single pass. |
| Quality | 720p through 4K at 24, 25, 30, or 60fps, with qualified HDR support. | 1080p live output; 4K applies to local recordings only. |
| Multistream | No fan-out; one managed YouTube or compatible RTMP destination per stream. | 3 destinations on Core and 8 on Advanced, including Facebook, LinkedIn and X. |
| Production | None; unattended playout of prepared media. | Guests on screen, screen sharing, banners, viewer comments and brand themes. |
| Pre-recorded files | Docs list 10 GB per file with MP4, MOV, MKV and AV1/HEVC/H.264 support. | Paid plans only: 10 GB / 2 h per file on Core up to 25 GB / 8 h on Teams and Business. |
| Scheduling | Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or open-ended operation. | Schedule live shows and pre-recorded broadcasts ahead. |
| Trial | Eligible new accounts receive trial credits without a card; no fixed public allowance. | Free-forever plan, no card, with StreamYard branding and 2-hour limits. |
Primary job
- Streamloop
- Usage-billed cloud playout for prerecorded video and audio playlists.
- SStreamYard
- Browser live studio for hosted shows with guests, screen share, brand themes and on-screen comments.
Billing
- Streamloop
- Prepaid credits charged only while each stream is live.
- SStreamYard
- Free plan with StreamYard branding; Core at $44.99 monthly or $35.99/mo billed yearly; Advanced at $88.99 or $68.99/mo.
24/7 looping
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud loop while the stream is active and funded.
- SStreamYard
- Not supported: pre-recorded files cap at 2-8 hours depending on plan and play a single pass.
Quality
- Streamloop
- 720p through 4K at 24, 25, 30, or 60fps, with qualified HDR support.
- SStreamYard
- 1080p live output; 4K applies to local recordings only.
Multistream
- Streamloop
- No fan-out; one managed YouTube or compatible RTMP destination per stream.
- SStreamYard
- 3 destinations on Core and 8 on Advanced, including Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
Production
- Streamloop
- None; unattended playout of prepared media.
- SStreamYard
- Guests on screen, screen sharing, banners, viewer comments and brand themes.
Pre-recorded files
- Streamloop
- Docs list 10 GB per file with MP4, MOV, MKV and AV1/HEVC/H.264 support.
- SStreamYard
- Paid plans only: 10 GB / 2 h per file on Core up to 25 GB / 8 h on Teams and Business.
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate or future start, duration, end time, or open-ended operation.
- SStreamYard
- Schedule live shows and pre-recorded broadcasts ahead.
Trial
- Streamloop
- Eligible new accounts receive trial credits without a card; no fixed public allowance.
- SStreamYard
- Free-forever plan, no card, with StreamYard branding and 2-hour limits.
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. StreamYard charges a flat Free; paid from $35.99/mo billed yearly (Core) whether you stream all month or not.
Full feature comparison
Streamloop vs StreamYard, side by side
Every feature that matters, with standout differences flagged by a star.
| Feature | Streamloop | SStreamYard |
|---|---|---|
| 1Pricing & access | ||
| Pay-as-you-go, no subscription | Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans | Subscription; free tier available |
| Free trial (no card) | Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration | Free forever plan with StreamYard branding |
| Starting price | 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription | Free; Core from $35.99/mo billed yearly |
| 720p 30-day price | $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps | Included in paid plans; no true 24/7 loop to price |
| 1080p 30-day price | $9.98 at 30fps | Core $35.99/mo (yearly); no true 24/7 loop to price |
| 1440p / 2K 30-day price | $20.00 at 30fps | ✕ |
| 2160p / 4K 30-day price | $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps | 4K is local recording only |
| 2Streaming quality | ||
| 720p / 30fps | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1080p / Full HD | ✓ | 1080p on paid plans |
| 60fps | 24, 25, 30, or 60fps | No documented 60fps live output |
| Up to 4K @ 60fps | Up to 2160p/4K | 4K local recordings only, not live output |
| 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 | Brand themes, layouts and scenes |
| Image, video & logo overlays | No general-purpose overlay designer is documented | Overlays, banners, backgrounds and logos |
| Embed live websites & graphs | ✕ | ✕ |
| Interactive alerts & widgets | No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets | On-screen viewer comments and banners |
| Custom fonts in overlays | ✕ | Custom branding on higher plans |
| Browser Live Studio (camera) | No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio | Core product: browser studio with guests and screen share |
| 4Sources & inputs | ||
| MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload | Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts | Pre-recorded uploads on paid plans: 10-25 GB and 2-8 h per file by plan |
| 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 | No documented Drive/Dropbox import |
| Playlists with custom ordering | Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order | Single pre-recorded broadcasts, no looping 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 | In-studio media control during attended live shows |
| 5Destinations | ||
| YouTube (one-click OAuth) | ✓ | Connect accounts, no manual stream key needed |
| Custom RTMP (any platform) | Any compatible RTMP destination | Custom RTMP on paid plans |
| Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok | Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints | Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, X and more |
| Multistream to several destinations | No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations | 3 (Core) to 8 (Advanced) simultaneous destinations |
| One-click YouTube (no stream key) | Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available | ✓ |
| SRT ingest | ✕ | ✕ |
| 6Lifecycle & automation | ||
| True 24/7 continuous loop | Continuous cloud loop while active and funded | No loop mechanism; pre-recorded files cap at 2-8 h and play once |
| YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation | Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule | Scheduled broadcasts with titles and thumbnails |
| Scheduling | Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended | Schedule streams and pre-recorded broadcasts ahead |
| 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 documented |
| Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling | Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required | Not designed for unattended looping |
| 7Limits & inclusions | ||
| Storage included | Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota | Recording storage by plan (50 h permanent on Core) |
| Concurrent streams / slots | Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented | One live broadcast per studio at a time |
| Max multistream destinations | One destination per stream | 8 (Advanced) |
| Videos per playlist | No published limit | No playlists |
| Max upload size / length | Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid | 10 GB / 2 h (Core) to 25 GB / 8 h (Teams & Business) per file |
| Team / multi-user access | Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit | Teams and Business plans with multiple seats |
| No watermark | No Streamloop output watermark documented | No logo on paid plans; free plan shows StreamYard branding |
| 8Reliability & support | ||
| Automatic monitoring & recovery | Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection | Not documented |
| Backup streams | Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed | ✕ |
| Chat / email support | ✓ | Chat and email support |
| Uptime guarantee / compensation | No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published | No published SLA |
| In-app viewer analytics | ✓ | Basic stream analytics on paid plans |
| 9Trust & account | ||
| Trustpilot rating | No profile yet | Profile exists; score not verified at time of writing |
| YouTube-Verified encoder | ✓ | Not listed as verified encoder |
| Two-factor authentication | Passkeys | Email login codes |
Pricing & access
Pay-as-you-go, no subscription
- Streamloop
- Pay as you go is available; official pages also reference optional monthly credit plans
- StreamYard
- Subscription; free tier available
Free trial (no card)
- Streamloop
- Eligible accounts may receive starter credits; no guaranteed public amount or duration
- StreamYard
- Free forever plan with StreamYard branding
Starting price
- Streamloop
- 720p24: $4.02 per 30 live days; usage billed, not a subscription
- StreamYard
- Free; Core from $35.99/mo billed yearly
720p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $4.02 at 24fps; $5.01 at 30fps
- StreamYard
- Included in paid plans; no true 24/7 loop to price
1080p 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $9.98 at 30fps
- StreamYard
- Core $35.99/mo (yearly); no true 24/7 loop to price
1440p / 2K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $20.00 at 30fps
- StreamYard
- ✕
2160p / 4K 30-day price
- Streamloop
- $29.98 at 30fps; $45.01 at 60fps
- StreamYard
- 4K is local recording only
Streaming quality
720p / 30fps
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- ✓
1080p / Full HD
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- 1080p on paid plans
60fps
- Streamloop
- 24, 25, 30, or 60fps
- StreamYard
- No documented 60fps live output
Up to 4K @ 60fps
- Streamloop
- Up to 2160p/4K
- StreamYard
- 4K local recordings only, not live output
Vertical / portrait streaming
- Streamloop
- Portrait and landscape output
- StreamYard
- ✓
HDR streaming publicly documented
- Streamloop
- HDR supported where destination and playback device support it
- StreamYard
- ✕
Production & design
Stream designer / layout builder
- Streamloop
- No general-purpose live scene/layout builder
- StreamYard
- Brand themes, layouts and scenes
Image, video & logo overlays
- Streamloop
- No general-purpose overlay designer is documented
- StreamYard
- Overlays, banners, backgrounds and logos
Embed live websites & graphs
- Streamloop
- ✕
- StreamYard
- ✕
Interactive alerts & widgets
- Streamloop
- No live games, polls, alerts, or audience widgets
- StreamYard
- On-screen viewer comments and banners
Custom fonts in overlays
- Streamloop
- ✕
- StreamYard
- Custom branding on higher plans
Browser Live Studio (camera)
- Streamloop
- No webcam, guest, screen, or gaming production studio
- StreamYard
- Core product: browser studio with guests and screen share
Sources & inputs
MP4 / MKV / AVI / MOV upload
- Streamloop
- Docs list MP4, MOV, MKV with AV1/HEVC/H.264; homepage file-limit copy conflicts
- StreamYard
- Pre-recorded uploads on paid plans: 10-25 GB and 2-8 h per file by plan
Separate audio track (music / voiceover)
- Streamloop
- Separate audio and audio playlists: MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, Opus
- StreamYard
- ✕
Import from Google Drive / Dropbox
- Streamloop
- Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, and direct-download URL imports
- StreamYard
- No documented Drive/Dropbox import
Playlists with custom ordering
- Streamloop
- Ordered, non-repeating shuffle, and natural-language custom order
- StreamYard
- Single pre-recorded broadcasts, no looping playlists
Custom loop logic (shuffle, loop counts)
- Streamloop
- Ordered playback, shuffle without repeats, and rule-based sequencing
- StreamYard
- ✕
Edit the stream live (swap / skip / reorder)
- Streamloop
- Publish playlist edits live; changes apply after the current clip
- StreamYard
- In-studio media control during attended live shows
Destinations
YouTube (one-click OAuth)
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- Connect accounts, no manual stream key needed
Custom RTMP (any platform)
- Streamloop
- Any compatible RTMP destination
- StreamYard
- Custom RTMP on paid plans
Twitch / Facebook / Kick / TikTok
- Streamloop
- Twitch, Facebook, Kick, TikTok, and others through compatible RTMP endpoints
- StreamYard
- Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, X and more
Multistream to several destinations
- Streamloop
- No one-to-many fan-out; create separate streams for several destinations
- StreamYard
- 3 (Core) to 8 (Advanced) simultaneous destinations
One-click YouTube (no stream key)
- Streamloop
- Official Google OAuth connection; manual stream-key option also available
- StreamYard
- ✓
SRT ingest
- Streamloop
- ✕
- StreamYard
- ✕
Lifecycle & automation
True 24/7 continuous loop
- Streamloop
- Continuous cloud loop while active and funded
- StreamYard
- No loop mechanism; pre-recorded files cap at 2-8 h and play once
YouTube broadcast lifecycle automation
- Streamloop
- Can create and synchronize broadcast metadata, privacy, thumbnail, latency, DVR, recording, and schedule
- StreamYard
- Scheduled broadcasts with titles and thumbnails
Scheduling
- Streamloop
- Immediate/future start; duration, end time, or open-ended
- StreamYard
- Schedule streams and pre-recorded broadcasts ahead
MCP / agent integration
- Streamloop
- OAuth-protected hosted MCP for streams, playlists, uploads, destinations, usage, and billing
- StreamYard
- ✕
YouTube ad cue points
- Streamloop
- ✕
- StreamYard
- ✕
Edit title / description / thumbnail live
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- ✕
Public API
- Streamloop
- Public OpenAPI REST interface plus documented GraphQL
- StreamYard
- No public API documented
Unlimited loop without manual rescheduling
- Streamloop
- Can run indefinitely until stopped, credit is exhausted, or destination action is required
- StreamYard
- Not designed for unattended looping
Limits & inclusions
Storage included
- Streamloop
- Uploads and storage are free; no published hard total quota
- StreamYard
- Recording storage by plan (50 h permanent on Core)
Concurrent streams / slots
- Streamloop
- Multiple separate streams are supported; no public account hard cap is documented
- StreamYard
- One live broadcast per studio at a time
Max multistream destinations
- Streamloop
- One destination per stream
- StreamYard
- 8 (Advanced)
Videos per playlist
- Streamloop
- No published limit
- StreamYard
- No playlists
Max upload size / length
- Streamloop
- Current docs say 10 GB/file; homepage still says 1.5 GB free and 5 GB paid
- StreamYard
- 10 GB / 2 h (Core) to 25 GB / 8 h (Teams & Business) per file
Team / multi-user access
- Streamloop
- Shared workspaces with separate sign-ins; no public RBAC or seat limit
- StreamYard
- Teams and Business plans with multiple seats
No watermark
- Streamloop
- No Streamloop output watermark documented
- StreamYard
- No logo on paid plans; free plan shows StreamYard branding
Reliability & support
Automatic monitoring & recovery
- Streamloop
- Reports over 99.9% uptime with automatic monitoring, restart, and reconnection
- StreamYard
- Not documented
Backup streams
- Streamloop
- Standby capacity is reported; zero downtime and recovery time are not guaranteed
- StreamYard
- ✕
Chat / email support
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- Chat and email support
Uptime guarantee / compensation
- Streamloop
- No contractual uptime compensation or recovery-time SLA published
- StreamYard
- No published SLA
In-app viewer analytics
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- Basic stream analytics on paid plans
Trust & account
Trustpilot rating
- Streamloop
- No profile yet
- StreamYard
- Profile exists; score not verified at time of writing
YouTube-Verified encoder
- Streamloop
- ✓
- StreamYard
- Not listed as verified encoder
Two-factor authentication
- Streamloop
- Passkeys
- StreamYard
- Email login codes
★ 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 the channel must stay live around the clock without anyone at a computer.
- You need a true 24/7 loop: playlists run continuously with no per-file length cap forcing restarts.
- Nobody is attending the stream; it should run, recover and keep going on its own.
- You want up to 4K60 live output with qualified HDR, not just 1080p.
- Usage billing at roughly $9.98 per 30 days of 1080p30 beats a $36-plus subscription for an always-on channel.
- You want playlists, shuffle, rule-based ordering and live edits at clip boundaries.
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.
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Pick StreamYard if…
Pick StreamYard when the job is hosted live shows: guests, screen share, branding and multistream reach.
- You host live shows with guests, interviews or webinars produced in the browser.
- You want one broadcast fanned out to up to 8 destinations, including Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
- On-screen comments, banners and brand themes matter for your format.
- You want to start free and upgrade when the branding and limits warrant it.
- Local recordings up to 4K for repurposing clips are part of your workflow.
StreamYard is free with branding; Core is $44.99 monthly or $35.99/mo billed yearly, and Advanced is $88.99 or $68.99/mo.
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FAQ
Streamloop vs StreamYard: FAQ
The questions people actually ask before picking one
Can StreamYard run a 24/7 looping stream?
No. StreamYard's pre-recorded streaming plays an uploaded file once, and files cap at 2 hours on Core, 4 on Advanced and 8 on Teams/Business. There is no loop mechanism, so an always-on channel would need manual restarts every few hours.
Are Streamloop and StreamYard direct competitors?
Mostly not. StreamYard is a browser studio for attended live shows with guests, screen sharing and multistream fan-out. Streamloop is unattended cloud playout for prerecorded playlists. They overlap only on scheduled pre-recorded broadcasts, where StreamYard's per-file caps and single-pass playback stop short of 24/7 looping.
Which is cheaper for continuous streaming?
For an always-on channel the comparison is one-sided: StreamYard cannot loop, so its $35.99-and-up plans do not buy a 24/7 stream at any price. Streamloop's published estimate for 30 continuous days at 1080p30 is roughly $9.98 plus a one-time conversion charge.
Can I use both together?
Yes, and many creators do: StreamYard for hosted live shows with guests and multistream reach, and a dedicated looper like Streamloop to keep the channel live between shows with prerecorded playlists.
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