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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
OBS 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 StudiovMix
Star Rating
(31)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (70.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about vMixOBS Studio vs vMix
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found vMix easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with OBS Studio.
- OBS Studio and vMix both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that vMix is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of OBS Studio over vMix.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OBS Studio
No pricing availablevMix
No pricing availableFree Trial
OBS Studio
No trial information availablevMix
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
96
9.0
27
Ease of Use
8.1
96
8.2
27
Ease of Setup
8.7
22
8.5
11
Ease of Admin
8.4
17
8.7
9
Quality of Support
7.9
63
8.6
23
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
12
8.5
8
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
86
8.5
24
Features by Category
Software Options
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
7.7
5
Audience Tools
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Streamer Tools
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
5.7
5
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
9.2
43
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.9
35
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.4
24
Not enough data
7.1
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
OBS Studio and vMix share no categories
Unique Categories
OBS Studio is categorized as Screen and Video Capture
vMix is categorized as Live Stream
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OBS Studio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
vMix
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
Entertainment
9.9%
Computer Software
8.3%
Broadcast Media
6.6%
Religious Institutions
5.8%
Computer Games
5.8%
Other
63.6%
Religious Institutions
16.7%
Broadcast Media
13.3%
Media Production
10.0%
Education Management
10.0%
Online Media
6.7%
Other
43.3%
Discussions
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
vMix has no discussions with answers
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