Restream vs Castr

Restream9.0Visit Castr7.1Visit

Higher score Restream #2 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios 9.0/10 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Restream

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Castr #6 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios 7.1/10 From $16.67/mo (annual) · 7-day trial ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Castr

• Restream fits best

  Broad multistreaming teams

• Castr fits best

  Professional encoder-led streaming teams

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Side by side

Feature	Restream 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Castr 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.1
Ranking	#2 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios	#6 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios
Best for	Broad multistreaming teams	Professional encoder-led streaming teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$19/mo	$16.67/mo (best)
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	GDPR
Integrations	30+ integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Restream 0/3 · Castr 0/3
Custom branding	Not published	Not published
Automatic captions	Not published	Not published
Vertical video	Not published	Not published
Specs
Guest capacity	Not published	Not published
Multistream destinations	Not published	Not published
Maximum stream quality	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Streams to multiple social channels from one service Browser Studio, scheduling, chat, analytics, and cloud recordings Supports OBS, Zoom, vMix, custom RTMP, SRT, HLS, and WHIP	Supports RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, WHIP, and pull-based ingest Combines browser production, scheduling, looping, recording, and Live-to-VOD Offers multistreaming, adaptive bitrate, and transcoding up to 4K
Cons	The Free plan includes Restream branding The Free plan streams to two channels at once Business costs $239 per month; Enterprise uses customized solutions	No free plan; the 7-day trial applies to Starter Advanced controls and API access require higher-tier plans Premium and Ultra annual pricing is not shown
Our verdict	Restream is a cloud live-streaming platform for creators, teams, media organizations, and enterprises. Its core role is to broadcast to multiple social channels while providing a browser-based Restream Studio, unified chat, stream… Read the review →	Castr is a cloud video platform for production agencies, media operators, organizations, and event teams. It accepts encoder feeds through RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, WHIP, and pull-based ingest, then supports browser-based production,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Restream — where it wins

  • Streams to multiple social channels from one service
  • Browser Studio, scheduling, chat, analytics, and cloud recordings
  • Supports OBS, Zoom, vMix, custom RTMP, SRT, HLS, and WHIP

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan includes Restream branding
  • The Free plan streams to two channels at once
  • Business costs $239 per month; Enterprise uses customized solutions

• Castr — where it wins

  • Supports RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, WHIP, and pull-based ingest
  • Combines browser production, scheduling, looping, recording, and Live-to-VOD
  • Offers multistreaming, adaptive bitrate, and transcoding up to 4K

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; the 7-day trial applies to Starter
  • Advanced controls and API access require higher-tier plans
  • Premium and Ultra annual pricing is not shown

• Restream9.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $19/mo

  A broad cloud studio for teams that need multistreaming, production, and distribution tools.

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• Castr7.1/10 · From $16.67/mo (annual) · 7-day trial

  A professional cloud studio for encoder-led teams that need production, distribution, and monetization.

  Visit CastrFull verdict →