# Ant Media Server, Restream vs Streamlabs Comparison | | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.8 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 164 | 59 | 59 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (81.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (81.8% of reviews) | Small-Business (91.2% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $109.00 1 License Per Month | $19.00 Per Month | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Ant Media Server Pros: - Ease of Use (5 reviews) - Integration Capabilities (4 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (1 reviews) - Streaming Issues (1 reviews) ### Restream Pros: - Setup Ease (2 reviews) - Content Management (1 reviews) Cons: - Access Limitations (1 reviews) - Expensive (1 reviews) ### Streamlabs Pros: - Ease of Use (1 reviews) Cons: - Feature Deficiency (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (125 reviews) | 8.9 (41 reviews) | 8.7 (47 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.1 (130 reviews) | 8.8 (41 reviews) | 8.2 (48 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.8 (92 reviews) | 8.9 (18 reviews) | 9.0 (10 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (91 reviews) | 8.7 (14 reviews) | 8.9 (9 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 9.4 (126 reviews) | 8.6 (37 reviews) | 7.6 (37 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.4 (86 reviews) | 8.3 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.7 (114 reviews) | 7.7 (40 reviews) | 7.7 (46 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Ant Media Server #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Monthly License Price: $109.00 1 License Per Month Key Features: - 0.5 seconds End-to-End Latency - Cluster Support for Scaling - Adaptive Bitrate [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ant-media-server-ant-media-server/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Restream #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Standard Price: $19.00 Per Month Key Features: - Stream on 3 channels at once - No Restream branding - 9 on-screen guests [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/restream/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Streamlabs #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Live Stream | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Ant Media Server** | 8.5/10 | 99 | | **Restream** | 7.8/10 | 37 | | **Streamlabs** | 8.2/10 | 46 | #### Software Options | Feature | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Hosted Platform** | 9.0 (84 reviews) | 8.3 (26 reviews) | 8.8 (25 reviews) | | **Social Media Stream** | 8.7 (65 reviews) | 8.4 (34 reviews) | 8.7 (34 reviews) | | **Multi-Platform Streaming** | 9.3 (73 reviews) | 9.0 (33 reviews) | 8.4 (26 reviews) | | **Embeddable** | 9.2 (81 reviews) | 7.9 (22 reviews) | 7.9 (26 reviews) | #### Audience Tools | Feature | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Live Rewind** | 8.5 (54 reviews) | 7.1 (18 reviews) | 7.2 (21 reviews) | | **Live Chat** | 8.1 (56 reviews) | 8.9 (27 reviews) | 8.3 (37 reviews) | | **Pause** | 8.5 (58 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.7 (25 reviews) | #### Streamer Tools | Feature | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Highlight Clips** | 7.9 (51 reviews) | 7.6 (16 reviews) | 8.6 (26 reviews) | | **Video Archive** | 8.8 (76 reviews) | 7.1 (25 reviews) | 8.1 (26 reviews) | | **Analytics** | 8.5 (62 reviews) | 7.4 (30 reviews) | 8.1 (28 reviews) | | **Monetization Options** | 7.5 (48 reviews) | 6.4 (14 reviews) | 8.1 (27 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Live Stream | Feature | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Live Stream Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/live-stream-software) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Ant Media Server | Restream | Streamlabs | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 81.5% | 81.8% | 91.2% | | **Mid-Market** | 13.0% | 16.4% | 8.8% | | **Enterprise** | 5.6% | 1.8% | 0% | ### By Industry #### Ant Media Server - **Computer Software:** 14.2% - **Broadcast Media:** 11.7% - **Entertainment:** 7.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 6.8% - **Online Media:** 6.2% - **Education Management:** 4.3% - **Music:** 3.1% - **Higher Education:** 2.5% - **Events Services:** 2.5% - **Security and Investigations:** 2.5% - **Other:** 38.9% #### Restream - **Marketing and Advertising:** 17.0% - **Religious Institutions:** 13.2% - **Information Technology and Services:** 11.3% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 9.4% - **Computer Games:** 7.5% - **Entertainment:** 7.5% - **Online Media:** 5.7% - **Computer Software:** 3.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.8% - **Financial Services:** 3.8% - **Other:** 17.0% #### Streamlabs - **Computer Games:** 29.8% - **Entertainment:** 15.8% - **Broadcast Media:** 7.0% - **Computer Software:** 5.3% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.3% - **Accounting:** 3.5% - **Religious Institutions:** 3.5% - **Music:** 3.5% - **Education Management:** 3.5% - **Biotechnology:** 1.8% - **Other:** 21.1% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Ant Media Server - [Wowza Streaming](https://www.g2.com/products/wowza-streaming/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (131 reviews) - [StreamYard](https://www.g2.com/products/streamyard/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (299 reviews) - [Wistia](https://www.g2.com/products/wistia/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1084 reviews) - [Vimeo](https://www.g2.com/products/vimeo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (723 reviews) - [YouTube Live](https://www.g2.com/products/youtube-live/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (219 reviews) - [BigMarker](https://www.g2.com/products/bigmarker/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (445 reviews) - [Riverside](https://www.g2.com/products/riverside/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1727 reviews) - [Castr](https://www.g2.com/products/castr/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (243 reviews) - [Facebook Live](https://www.g2.com/products/facebook-live/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (236 reviews) - [BlueJeans Virtual Events](https://www.g2.com/products/bluejeans-virtual-events/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (227 reviews) ### Alternatives to Restream - [Vimeo](https://www.g2.com/products/vimeo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (723 reviews) - [StreamYard](https://www.g2.com/products/streamyard/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (299 reviews) - [YouTube Live](https://www.g2.com/products/youtube-live/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (219 reviews) - [Streamlabs Talk Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/streamlabs-talk-studio/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (85 reviews) - [Resi](https://www.g2.com/products/resi/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (48 reviews) - [Dacast](https://www.g2.com/products/dacast/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (30 reviews) - [Be.Live](https://www.g2.com/products/be-live/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (28 reviews) - [Castr](https://www.g2.com/products/castr/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (243 reviews) - [Twitch](https://www.g2.com/products/twitch/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (59 reviews) - [Facebook Live](https://www.g2.com/products/facebook-live/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (236 reviews) ### Alternatives to Streamlabs - [StreamYard](https://www.g2.com/products/streamyard/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (299 reviews) - [Lightstream Studio](https://www.g2.com/products/lightstream-studio/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (23 reviews) - [YouTube Live](https://www.g2.com/products/youtube-live/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (219 reviews) - [Vimeo](https://www.g2.com/products/vimeo/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (723 reviews) - [Be.Live](https://www.g2.com/products/be-live/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (28 reviews) - [Facebook Live](https://www.g2.com/products/facebook-live/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (236 reviews) - [Riverside](https://www.g2.com/products/riverside/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1727 reviews) - [BigMarker](https://www.g2.com/products/bigmarker/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (445 reviews) - [Wistia](https://www.g2.com/products/wistia/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1084 reviews) - [Castr](https://www.g2.com/products/castr/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (243 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Ant Media Server - Title: [What is the use of Ant Media Server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-use-of-ant-media-server) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Ant Media Server can be used in almost any streaming scenario. Let me share some use cases. Meeting software Live event..." - Title: [How do I start an ant Media Server?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-start-an-ant-media-server) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "You can request a free trial of Ant Media Server at https://antmedia.io/free-trial/. Following that, the solutions team will send you the trial license,..." - Title: [What is a Media Server WebRTC?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-media-server-webrtc) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "A server that provides the functionality required for the proper connection of WebRTC sessions in the cloud or self-hosting in order to make your WebRTC..." - Title: [How does ant Media work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-ant-media-work) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Ant Media works very well for our needs. Buffering, streaming, monitoring is convinient and scaling is very easy -at least on Aws. Using Ant Media reduced..." ### Restream - Title: [Are there plans to integrate voice chat through the chat service?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/are-there-plans-to-integrate-voice-chat-through-the-chat-service) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Of that I'm not sure, honestly I use Discord on the side and find it to be the perfect companion. Because Discord at this stage is so rich in features and..." - Title: [What platforms does Restream stream to?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-platforms-does-restream-stream-to) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "huge lot of platforms I use fb , fb pages , youtube , linkedin , twitter , rtmp streaaming . it also streams to twitch and many many more platforms" - Title: [I'm lazy!!](https://www.g2.com/discussions/27298-i-m-lazy) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hi Enda! You surely can stream to Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram within Restream. At this time, Instagram does not officially support streaming outside..." ### Streamlabs - Title: [Which is better OBS or Streamlabs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-is-better-obs-or-streamlabs) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Streamlabs is easier to use. " - Title: [Is Streamlabs a software?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-streamlabs-a-software) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes." - Title: [What can you do with Streamlabs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-you-do-with-streamlabs) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "It's up to us, we can stream or broadcast something happening near us like we can set up a camera and live the show or we can play games and go live on..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/ant-media-server-ant-media-server-vs-restream-vs-streamlabs)