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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50 Per Month
Free
Castr
Star Rating
(237)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (92.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.50 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 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 plansCastr vs Restream
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Castr easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Castr overall.
- Reviewers felt that Castr meets the needs of their business better than Restream.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Castr is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Castr over Restream.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Castr
Starter
$12.50
Per Month
- 2.4 upfront bandwidth
- 3 Concurrent streams
- 100 GB Video Storage
Restream
Basic
Free
- Stream to multiple channels with OBS, Restream Studio, vMix and more.
- 2 channels for multistreaming
- 30+ supported platforms
Free Trial
Castr
Free Trial is available
Restream
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
167
8.8
37
Ease of Use
9.6
171
8.7
37
Ease of Setup
9.5
136
8.8
14
Ease of Admin
9.7
115
8.7
14
Quality of Support
9.6
155
8.6
34
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
109
8.3
14
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
151
7.7
36
Features by Category
Software Options
8.9
105
8.1
23
9.4
131
8.3
31
9.6
136
8.9
30
9.3
100
7.9
22
Audience Tools
8.6
90
7.1
18
7.6
85
8.8
24
8.6
88
8.1
16
Streamer Tools
Feature Not Available
7.4
15
8.5
99
6.9
24
8.4
100
7.3
28
7.8
73
6.4
14
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Management
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
Marketing
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Insights
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Security
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
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
Content Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
CDN Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monetization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - OTT Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Castr and Restream are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Castr is categorized as OTT Platforms and Video Hosting
Restream has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Castr
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
39.4%
Broadcast Media
17.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
10.0%
Entertainment
3.9%
Sports
3.5%
Other
26.0%
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
What does Castr Live Streaming do?
5 Comments
WR
This streaming service allows you to upload live feed and connect them with social media sites such as YouTube and Facebook.Read more
What platforms can Castr stream to?
4 Comments
VS
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch and more. Custom RTMP is also available.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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