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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
NVIDIA ShadowPlay
Star Rating
(25)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (87.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NVIDIA ShadowPlayOBS Studio
Star Rating
(123)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OBS StudioNVIDIA ShadowPlay vs OBS Studio
- Reviewers felt that OBS Studio meets the needs of their business better than NVIDIA ShadowPlay.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that NVIDIA ShadowPlay is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of NVIDIA ShadowPlay over OBS Studio.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
NVIDIA ShadowPlay
No pricing availableOBS Studio
No pricing availableFree Trial
NVIDIA ShadowPlay
No trial information availableOBS Studio
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
22
9.0
96
Ease of Use
9.2
22
8.1
96
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.7
22
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
17
Quality of Support
8.3
20
7.9
63
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.3
12
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
18
8.9
86
Features by Category
Software Options
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
Audience Tools
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Streamer Tools
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
7.6
25
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
9.2
43
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.1
23
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
NVIDIA ShadowPlay and OBS Studio share no categories
Unique Categories
NVIDIA ShadowPlay is categorized as Live Stream
OBS Studio is categorized as Screen and Video Capture
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
NVIDIA ShadowPlay
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
OBS Studio
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
Computer Games
41.7%
Entertainment
20.8%
Online Media
8.3%
Program Development
4.2%
Primary/Secondary Education
4.2%
Other
20.8%
Entertainment
9.9%
Computer Software
8.3%
Broadcast Media
6.6%
Religious Institutions
5.8%
Computer Games
5.8%
Other
63.6%
Discussions
NVIDIA ShadowPlay has no discussions with answers
Is Open Broadcaster software good?
2 Comments
KE
OBS is great for streaming and recording video. Most streamers and youtubers and even companies use it for live events and to record videos
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OBS as a Professional TV Station (?); wait for Ver. 100
1 Comment
KF
that would be frustrating. I found assigning hot keys to seldom used keys to be the best option such as the f row. Also Elgato makes an inexpensive stream...Read more
Di live
1 Comment
RG
We mainly do free radio broadcasting for medical professionals and patients, especially those who live in poverty and a state of elite-derived deprivation....Read more
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