Lightstream vs StreamShark

Lightstream8.4Visit StreamShark8.2Visit

Higher score Lightstream #7 in Multistreaming Software 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Lightstream

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StreamShark #9 in Multistreaming Software 8.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 2 features Visit StreamShark

• Lightstream fits best

  Console streamers wanting a simple browser studio

• StreamShark fits best

  Enterprise video teams and AV operators

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Side by side

Feature	Lightstream 8.4/10 Visit ↗	StreamShark 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	8.2
Ranking	#7 in Multistreaming Software	#9 in Multistreaming Software
Best for	Console streamers wanting a simple browser studio	Enterprise video teams and AV operators
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$9/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	10 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Lightstream 0/2 · StreamShark 0/2
Custom RTMP	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Stream recording	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Simultaneous destinations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported destinations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Guest support	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum video quality	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Multi-CDN delivery with automatic failover Advanced privacy, access controls, SSO, encryption, and DRM Live, on-demand, analytics, engagement, and archiving tools
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	No permanent free plan Available on the web rather than desktop platforms No monetization features listed
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… Read the review →	StreamShark is an enterprise video platform for live streaming and video on demand. It is aimed at AV operators, broadcast engineers, and communications teams managing corporate broadcasts, town halls, live events, and video libraries. Its… Read the review →

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

• StreamShark — where it wins

  • Multi-CDN delivery with automatic failover
  • Advanced privacy, access controls, SSO, encryption, and DRM
  • Live, on-demand, analytics, engagement, and archiving tools

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Available on the web rather than desktop platforms
  • No monetization features listed

• Lightstream8.4/10 · Free plan

  A focused browser studio for console multistreaming, with free cloud capture and reusable scenes.

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• StreamShark8.2/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad enterprise video platform, but not a free or desktop multistreaming tool.

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