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Compare Brightcove and Restream 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Free
Brightcove
Star Rating
(53)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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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 plansBrightcove vs Restream
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Restream easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Restream meets the needs of their business better than Brightcove.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Restream is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Restream over Brightcove.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Brightcove
Communications Studio
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For marketers and corporate communications professionals who want to break through
with video and build stronger connections with their audiences.
- Security features that protect content from unauthorized viewers
- Live streaming and virtual events
- Interactive elements deepen audience engagement
Restream
Basic
Free
- Stream to multiple channels with OBS, Restream Studio, vMix and more.
- 2 channels for multistreaming
- 30+ supported platforms
Free Trial
Brightcove
Free Trial is available
Restream
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.2
48
8.8
37
Ease of Use
7.6
48
8.7
37
Ease of Setup
7.4
28
8.8
14
Ease of Admin
7.7
29
8.7
14
Quality of Support
7.7
45
8.6
34
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
29
8.3
14
Product Direction (% positive)
7.4
45
7.7
36
Features by Category
Software Options
Not enough data
8.1
23
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
7.9
22
Audience Tools
Not enough data
7.1
18
Not enough data
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.1
16
Streamer Tools
Not enough data
7.4
15
Not enough data
6.9
24
Not enough data
7.3
28
Not enough data
6.4
14
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting
9.1
15
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
Management
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Marketing
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insights
7.2
15
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
8.3
13
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
7.7
13
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Brightcove and Restream are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Brightcove is categorized as Video CMS, Video Hosting, Video Communications, and Video Platform as a Service (VPaaS)
Restream has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Brightcove
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
Broadcast Media
11.5%
Online Media
9.6%
Media Production
9.6%
Computer Software
7.7%
Sports
5.8%
Other
55.8%
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
Brightcove has no discussions with answers
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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