Be.Live vs Switchboard Live

Be.Live7.7Visit Switchboard Live7.1Visit

Higher score Be.Live #4 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools 7.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free plan✓ 2 of 4 features Visit Be.Live

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Switchboard Live #8 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Try Switchboard Live

• Be.Live fits best

  Facebook-first branded streams

• Switchboard Live fits best

  Organizations needing unlimited destinations

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Side by side

Feature	Be.Live 7.7/10 Visit ↗	Switchboard Live 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.1
Ranking	#4 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools	#8 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools
Best for	Facebook-first branded streams	Organizations needing unlimited destinations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	7 integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Be.Live 2/4 · Switchboard Live 3/4
Facebook Page support	✓	✓
Scheduled streams	✓	✓
Pre-recorded streams	Not published	✓ (best)
Looping streams	Not published	Not published
Specs
Destination limit	Not published	Not published
Simultaneous streams	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Broadcasts to Facebook Pages and timelines with scheduling Supports branding, guests, comments, media uploads, and editing Multistreams to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other destinations	Unlimited multistreaming destinations and Facebook Pages Scheduled broadcasts with automatic destination start and stop Monitoring, archives, analytics, and partner destination sharing
Cons	No desktop software; streaming runs through the browser or iOS app Additional streaming capabilities require paid subscriptions Not open source	Pricing requires contacting sales No permanent free plan SMB plans support only one RTMP input and two team members
Our verdict	Be.Live is a browser-based live-streaming platform for creators, businesses, and teams that want branded broadcasts centered on Facebook. It supports Facebook Pages and timelines, while also reaching YouTube, LinkedIn, Amazon, Instagram,… Read the review →	Switchboard Live is a cloud-based live-stream management platform for public-sector organizations, media teams, marketers, campaigns, and other broadcasters. It accepts feeds from compatible streaming encoders and distributes them to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Be.Live — where it wins

  • Broadcasts to Facebook Pages and timelines with scheduling
  • Supports branding, guests, comments, media uploads, and editing
  • Multistreams to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other destinations

  Where it doesn't

  • No desktop software; streaming runs through the browser or iOS app
  • Additional streaming capabilities require paid subscriptions
  • Not open source

• Switchboard Live — where it wins

  • Unlimited multistreaming destinations and Facebook Pages
  • Scheduled broadcasts with automatic destination start and stop
  • Monitoring, archives, analytics, and partner destination sharing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No permanent free plan
  • SMB plans support only one RTMP input and two team members

• Be.Live7.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A Facebook-first streaming platform with branding, guests, scheduling, and multistreaming.

  Visit Be.LiveFull verdict →
• Switchboard Live7.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Facebook multistreaming platform with unlimited destinations and contact-sales pricing.

  Try Switchboard LiveFull verdict →