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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 Per Month
Free
BoxCast
Star Rating
(68)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$109.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansRestream
Star Rating
(52)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 3 pricing plansBoxCast vs Restream
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found BoxCast easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with BoxCast overall.
- Reviewers felt that BoxCast meets the needs of their business better than Restream.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BoxCast is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BoxCast over Restream.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BoxCast
Standard
$109.00
Per Month
The essentials you need to reach your community. Includes Basic, plus:
- Stream to any destination including TV apps and RTMP
- Organize broadcasts with channels
- Make your streams private
Restream
Basic
Free
- Stream to multiple channels with OBS, Restream Studio, vMix and more.
- 2 channels for multistreaming
- 30+ supported platforms
Free Trial
BoxCast
Free Trial is available
Restream
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
50
8.8
37
Ease of Use
9.5
50
8.7
37
Ease of Setup
9.3
44
8.8
14
Ease of Admin
9.4
45
8.7
14
Quality of Support
9.8
50
8.6
34
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
45
8.3
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
47
7.7
36
Features by Category
Software Options
9.4
30
8.1
23
9.2
30
8.3
31
9.4
30
8.9
30
9.6
38
7.9
22
Audience Tools
9.4
26
7.1
18
7.9
12
8.8
24
9.5
25
8.1
16
Streamer Tools
8.4
15
7.4
15
9.2
31
6.9
24
9.2
38
7.3
28
5.9
9
6.4
14
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BoxCast and Restream are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
BoxCast has no unique categories
Restream has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BoxCast
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Restream
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Religious Institutions
61.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
17.9%
Primary/Secondary Education
3.0%
Online Media
3.0%
Media Production
3.0%
Other
11.9%
Religious Institutions
14.3%
Marketing and Advertising
12.2%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.2%
Entertainment
8.2%
Other
44.9%
Discussions
Can people see you on BoxCast?
2 Comments
BA
If the question is "Can people find us (our church) on the Boxcast App?" then the question is yes. Read more
Can you record BoxCast?
2 Comments
BF
Yes. All our broadcasts are saved in Boxcast and a link is available on our websiteRead more
How do you use BoxCast?
1 Comment
NK
We use BoxCast to stream church services to multiple platforms - our website, Facebook, YouTube, and our Roku channel. Read more
Are there plans to integrate voice chat through the chat service?
2 Comments
NK
No voice chat, but since you can reply to chats during live chat that is something like voice reply as well.Read more
I'm lazy!!
1 Comment
VB
Hi Enda!
You surely can stream to Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram within Restream.
At this time, Instagram does not officially support streaming outside...Read more
What platforms does Restream stream to?
1 Comment
DK
huge lot of platforms I use fb , fb pages , youtube , linkedin , twitter , rtmp streaaming . it also streams to twitch and many many more platformsRead more
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