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At a Glance
Periscope
Periscope
Star Rating
(24)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.3% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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YouTube Live
YouTube Live
Star Rating
(212)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Periscope vs YouTube Live

  • Reviewers felt that YouTube Live meets the needs of their business better than Periscope.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that YouTube Live is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of YouTube Live over Periscope.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Periscope
No pricing available
YouTube Live
No pricing available
Free Trial
Periscope
No trial information available
YouTube Live
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.1
23
8.8
186
Ease of Use
8.6
23
9.1
187
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.8
43
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
9.1
36
Quality of Support
7.9
17
8.0
164
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
33
Product Direction (% positive)
6.1
21
8.5
185
Features by Category
7.8
19
8.5
167
Software Options
7.9
14
8.6
148
8.1
18
8.8
156
8.0
14
8.0
145
8.0
11
8.6
144
Audience Tools
7.5
14
8.4
142
7.5
17
8.7
150
7.1
14
8.3
145
Streamer Tools
8.6
13
8.3
137
7.6
15
8.7
152
8.1
13
8.9
150
7.6
9
8.2
138
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Periscope
Periscope
YouTube Live
YouTube Live
Periscope and YouTube Live are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Periscope
Periscope has no unique categories
YouTube Live
YouTube Live has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Periscope
Periscope
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
58.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
16.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
25.0%
YouTube Live
YouTube Live
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
76.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
14.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
8.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Periscope
Periscope
Marketing and Advertising
12.5%
Design
12.5%
Computer Software
12.5%
Hospital & Health Care
8.3%
Higher Education
8.3%
Other
45.8%
YouTube Live
YouTube Live
Entertainment
8.6%
Computer Games
5.7%
Higher Education
5.3%
Education Management
4.8%
Computer Software
4.8%
Other
70.8%
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Periscope
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YouTube Live
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Discussions
Periscope
Periscope Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
Periscope has no discussions with answers
YouTube Live
YouTube Live Discussions
What is YouTube Live used for?
3 Comments
Sanjay S.
SS
For Live streaming Read more
Is there such a way for more visual personalization for the streaming channel ?
2 Comments
Oscar T.
OT
I guess if you are doing live streaming and you are interested to make your show with different layout. You can check out https://streamlabs.comRead more
Do I need streaming software for YouTube live?
2 Comments
DA
You can use the built-in functions on YouTube. But I wouldn't say they're convenient. There are much more convenient platforms for streaming...Read more