Nathan R.
NR
Nathan R.
Creative Consultant
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Open Source, Yet Industry Standard 🙌"
5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

I love the ability to integrate many input sources for a single, well-controlled output. Useful for streaming, recording, Zoom calls, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

The settings are not incredibly intuitive, and require a certain level of industry knowledge (and/or Googling) to wrangle. Think: early-2000's Windows/PC vs. Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Broadcast Media
UB
Verified User in Broadcast Media
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Everything you could want, without the cost."
5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

I've been using OBS for years for everything from small, personal projects to powering global webcasts. It really is great, and super well supported by an active user community. When I can't afford to use Vmix, OBS does the job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

It does seem to want to do a software update constantly, and you really benefit from a dedicated machine to run it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bryan S.
BS
Bryan S.
Photographer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Free Software for Live Streaming"
3.5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

OBS is free, and all other software programs I found weren't. It works on mac and windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

The setup and interface were confusing for me. I know a lot of people will like having a ton of options but it made it hard for me to get started. I'm sure I could have figured it out if I did some research, but I found Ecamm Live easier to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simon M.
SM
Simon M.
Chief Content Creator
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The only easy-to-use, one stop broadcasting software that you will ever need!"
5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

When I first started using OBS, I did not have great expectations from it because it was a free to use software that promised so much. After having streamed over 500+ hours of content, I can clearly say, it truly is one of a kind, feature-packed broadcasting software. From adding different layers to transitions to having more than one video source (I've used up to 8 sources with no problem), overlays and access to advanced widgets, you wouldn't believe that the software is actually free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

Some features are hidden under long menus. If you were to start using the software without a manual, it does take a bit of time to learn your way around it. Also, the fact that it retains the settings while you don't have to save anything, is both relieving and scary at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Juanma A.
JA
Juanma A.
freelance
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Create your own TV studio"
5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

That it is an open source software, that it is free, that everyone can participate in its development and create plugins to be able to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

It lacks some features that are increasingly needed, such as adding video calls with other people without having to capture the screen of other software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

WS
Will S.
President
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good but still needs work"
4/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

The new update thar allows you to use the Bible in your broadcast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

To me it is a large learning curve to get everything working properly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KK
KanuPriya K.
Product Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"OBS for desktop screen recording"
4.5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

I liked the most about OBS software is it provides quality recording of the screen with great audio quality. GUI is good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

What I liked the least about OBS is it's video capture settings. It's bit complex to set-up. But once setup is done it's easy to record. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

DO
Dave O.
Project engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Open broadcaster software"
3.5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

Very easy screen and video capture tool that is best of all free as it is open-source software. It can also be used for streaming, although I haven't tried that yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

You need a decent computer to run the software,if you don't you may experience system crashes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sheldon S.
SS
Sheldon S.
Analytics Manager
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to Use but powerful"
5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

Simple and Easy to pick up interface. Makes Streaming super easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

A native guided tour would be amazing but there are enough YouTube videos to get you started Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Graham C.
GC
Graham C.
Realize the Value of Business (Advisory Board Consultant)
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"OBS A Powerful and Easy to use tool that raises your webconferencing game."
4.5/5
What do you like best about OBS Studio?

OBS Brings Studio level control to your webpresence and webcast. In the competitive online presence you can control the narrative with engaging video. I have kept OBS through the several streaming platforms used over the years and it has performed flawlessly on all of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OBS Studio?

Some remote high end features would be nice, so I can delegate some of the streaming control to a "producer". That producer may also be a set of predefined, scripted video source and transition events that may be controlled by a timing script, next or the next one in the sequence or by a person as producer. Much the same way as PowerPoint allows events to porgress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.