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Head-to-head · Multistreaming Software

Lightstream vs StreamElements SE.Live

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Lightstream #7 in Multistreaming Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Lightstream
StreamElements SE.Live #8 in Multistreaming Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit StreamElements

Lightstream leads on 0 checks, StreamElements SE.Live on 0, and 3 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLightstream · 8.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresStreamElements SE.Live · 2 of 2

Lightstream scores higher on our rubric for multistreaming software: 8.4 against 8.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Lightstream is the better fit for console streamers wanting a simple browser studio. StreamElements SE.Live is the better fit for usage-based multistreaming projects.

  • Lightstream fits best

    Console streamers wanting a simple browser studio

  • StreamElements SE.Live fits best

    Usage-based multistreaming projects

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Side by side

Feature Lightstream 8.4/10 Visit ↗ StreamElements SE.Live 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.4 8.3
Ranking #7 in Multistreaming Software #8 in Multistreaming Software
Best for Console streamers wanting a simple browser studio Usage-based multistreaming projects
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $9/mo Free
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Browser extension Desktop
Platforms Web Windows, macOS
Support Email, Live chat, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Integrations 10 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business
Features Lightstream 0/2 · StreamElements SE.Live 2/2
Custom RTMP Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Stream recording Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Simultaneous destinations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Supported destinations Not checked yet Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, X, KICK, custom RTMP
Guest support Not checked yet Not checked yet
Maximum video quality Not checked yet 1080p
Our review
Pros
  • Free cloud capture for Xbox and PlayStation with 720p streaming
  • Simulcasts to up to five destinations from reusable scenes
  • Remote guests, overlays, alerts, and looping video playback
  • Streams to Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, X, KICK, and custom RTMP
  • Combines multi-chat, activity feeds, alerts, and overlays in OBS
  • Supports horizontal and vertical canvases with per-output audio tracks
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 720p streaming
  • Web and browser-extension deployment limits production environments
  • Destination options center on three listed networks and custom RTMP
  • Requires OBS Studio and a local computer for streaming
  • macOS availability is currently presented as a beta
  • Maximum listed quality is 1080p
Our verdict

Lightstream Studio is a cloud-powered, browser-based production tool for creators, console streamers, and digital event hosts. It combines scenes, reusable templates, overlays, alerts, remote guests, video playback, and cloud capture for…

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StreamElements SE.Live is a desktop OBS Studio plugin for live streamers who want to send one broadcast to multiple destinations. It combines multistreaming with a unified multi-chat, multiplatform activity feed, alerts, overlays, replay…

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  1. LightstreamMultistreaming Software 8.4Free plan
  2. StreamElements SE.LiveMultistreaming Software 8.3Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Lightstream — where it wins

    • Free cloud capture for Xbox and PlayStation with 720p streaming
    • Simulcasts to up to five destinations from reusable scenes
    • Remote guests, overlays, alerts, and looping video playback

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 720p streaming
    • Web and browser-extension deployment limits production environments
    • Destination options center on three listed networks and custom RTMP

  • StreamElements SE.Live — where it wins

    • Streams to Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, X, KICK, and custom RTMP
    • Combines multi-chat, activity feeds, alerts, and overlays in OBS
    • Supports horizontal and vertical canvases with per-output audio tracks

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires OBS Studio and a local computer for streaming
    • macOS availability is currently presented as a beta
    • Maximum listed quality is 1080p

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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