Planet eStream vs Stream

PEPlanet eStream—Visit Stream6.4Visit

PE Planet eStream #6 in Lecture Capture Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Planet eStream

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Higher score Stream #8 in Lecture Capture Software 6.4/10 From $49/mo (annual) ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Stream

• Planet eStream fits best

  Campuses needing hybrid multi-source capture

• Stream fits best

  Teams wanting predictable-priced lecture workflows

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Side by side

Feature	PEPlanet eStream —/10 Visit ↗	Stream 6.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	6.4
Ranking	#6 in Lecture Capture Software	#8 in Lecture Capture Software
Best for	Campuses needing hybrid multi-source capture	Teams wanting predictable-priced lecture workflows
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, iOS	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs, Tickets	Email, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML
Integrations	6 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Planet eStream 5/5 · Stream 3/5
Automatic captions	✓	✓
Searchable transcripts	✓	✓
LMS delivery	✓	✓
Multi-camera capture	✓ (best)	Not published
Live streaming	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Cloud
Retention period	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Captures and streams lectures, events, classrooms and room activity Supports transcription, subtitles, searchable transcripts and multi-source recording Integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and Microsoft 365 tools	Syncs recordings from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Searchable transcripts, chapters, captions, and translation in 98 languages Supports Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, LTI, and H5P workflows
Cons	Uses a contact-sales pricing model Its extensive feature set may exceed narrow recording needs It is not open source	No free plan is offered Paid plans use annual billing Starter includes one video integration and one transcription hour monthly
Our verdict	Planet eStream is an education-focused video platform for recording, live streaming, archiving and delivering lectures, lessons, room activity and events. It is designed for education organisations that need more than basic camera capture,… Read the review →	Stream is a lecture capture and video learning platform for academic institutions and organizations that record, import, manage, and deliver instructional video. It syncs recordings from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex, then adds… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Planet eStream — where it wins

  • Captures and streams lectures, events, classrooms and room activity
  • Supports transcription, subtitles, searchable transcripts and multi-source recording
  • Integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle and Microsoft 365 tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Uses a contact-sales pricing model
  • Its extensive feature set may exceed narrow recording needs
  • It is not open source

• Stream — where it wins

  • Syncs recordings from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex
  • Searchable transcripts, chapters, captions, and translation in 98 languages
  • Supports Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, LTI, and H5P workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Paid plans use annual billing
  • Starter includes one video integration and one transcription hour monthly

• PEPlanet eStream—/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad hybrid lecture-capture platform for campuses managing multi-source teaching content.

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• Stream6.4/10 · From $49/mo (annual)

  Predictable-priced lecture capture with transcription, LMS delivery, and searchable recordings.

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