Presentations2Go vs Planet eStream

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Presentations2Go #5 in Lecture Capture Software —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Try Presentations2Go

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

• Presentations2Go fits best

  Institutions seeking freemium multi-source capture

• Planet eStream fits best

  Campuses needing hybrid multi-source capture

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Side by side

Feature	Presentations2Go —/10 Visit ↗	PEPlanet eStream —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#5 in Lecture Capture Software	#6 in Lecture Capture Software
Best for	Institutions seeking freemium multi-source capture	Campuses needing hybrid multi-source capture
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension	Web, Windows, iOS
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Phone, Docs, Tickets
Compliance	ISO 27001, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML
Integrations	8 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Presentations2Go 5/5 · Planet eStream 5/5
Automatic captions	✓	✓
Searchable transcripts	✓	✓
LMS delivery	✓	✓
Multi-camera capture	✓	✓
Live streaming	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Cloud	Hybrid
Retention period	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Automated, manual, multi-source, and multi-room capture LTI delivery across Moodle, Canvas, Brightspace, and Blackboard Transcription, searchable repositories, SSO, and an open API	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
Cons	Education customers must request a demonstration or quote Cloud deployment may not fit locally hosted requirements The broad feature set may exceed simple capture needs	Uses a contact-sales pricing model Its extensive feature set may exceed narrow recording needs It is not open source
Our verdict	Presentations2Go is a cloud video platform for education, healthcare, and enterprise organizations that need to record, manage, stream, and distribute learning content. It supports automated and manual lecture capture, multi-source and… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Presentations2Go — where it wins

  • Automated, manual, multi-source, and multi-room capture
  • LTI delivery across Moodle, Canvas, Brightspace, and Blackboard
  • Transcription, searchable repositories, SSO, and an open API

  Where it doesn't

  • Education customers must request a demonstration or quote
  • Cloud deployment may not fit locally hosted requirements
  • The broad feature set may exceed simple capture needs

• 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

• Presentations2Go—/10 · Free plan

  A broad cloud lecture-capture platform with a free plan and extensive LMS support.

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• PEPlanet eStream—/10 · Pricing on request

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

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