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Compare JW Player and Restream 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
JW Player
Star Rating
(14)3.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about JW PlayerRestream
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 plansJW Player vs Restream
- Reviewers felt that Restream meets the needs of their business better than JW Player.
- 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 JW Player over Restream.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
JW Player
No pricing availableRestream
Basic
Free
- Stream to multiple channels with OBS, Restream Studio, vMix and more.
- 2 channels for multistreaming
- 30+ supported platforms
Free Trial
JW Player
No trial information availableRestream
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.8
12
8.8
37
Ease of Use
8.1
12
8.7
37
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.8
14
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.7
14
Quality of Support
6.9
9
8.6
34
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.3
14
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
11
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
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Management
8.5
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Marketing
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insights
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
JW Player and Restream are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
JW Player is categorized as Video Hosting and Video CMS
Restream has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
JW Player
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
Marketing and Advertising
21.4%
Religious Institutions
7.1%
Online Media
7.1%
Oil & Energy
7.1%
Newspapers
7.1%
Other
50.0%
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
JW Player 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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