Restream vs Switchboard Live

Restream9.0Visit Switchboard Live7.1Visit

Higher score Restream #2 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools 9.0/10 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Restream

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Switchboard Live #8 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools 7.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Try Switchboard Live

• Restream fits best

  Mature multistreaming teams

• Switchboard Live fits best

  Organizations needing unlimited destinations

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Side by side

Feature	Restream 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Switchboard Live 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.1
Ranking	#2 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools	#8 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools
Best for	Mature multistreaming teams	Organizations needing unlimited destinations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$19/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Live chat, Email, Docs · 24/7	Email, Phone, Docs
Integrations	30+ integrations	13 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Restream 0/4 · Switchboard Live 3/4
Facebook Page support	Not published	✓ (best)
Scheduled streams	Not published	✓ (best)
Pre-recorded streams	Not published	✓ (best)
Looping streams	Not published	Not published
Specs
Destination limit	Not published	Not published
Simultaneous streams	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Streams to multiple social channels with browser-based production Supports scheduled, prerecorded, and looping live events Works with OBS, Zoom, vMix, and custom streaming protocols	Unlimited multistreaming destinations and Facebook Pages Scheduled broadcasts with automatic destination start and stop Monitoring, archives, analytics, and partner destination sharing
Cons	The Free plan streams to only 2 channels and includes branding Full HD streaming and 4K recording start on the Professional plan Business and Enterprise features may exceed smaller teams’ needs	Pricing requires contacting sales No permanent free plan SMB plans support only one RTMP input and two team members
Our verdict	Restream is a cloud live-streaming platform for creators, teams, media organizations, and enterprises that need to reach multiple channels from one service. Its browser-based Restream Studio supports live production, while encoder… Read the review →	Switchboard Live is a cloud-based live-stream management platform for public-sector organizations, media teams, marketers, campaigns, and other broadcasters. It accepts feeds from compatible streaming encoders and distributes them to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Restream — where it wins

  • Streams to multiple social channels with browser-based production
  • Supports scheduled, prerecorded, and looping live events
  • Works with OBS, Zoom, vMix, and custom streaming protocols

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan streams to only 2 channels and includes branding
  • Full HD streaming and 4K recording start on the Professional plan
  • Business and Enterprise features may exceed smaller teams’ needs

• Switchboard Live — where it wins

  • Unlimited multistreaming destinations and Facebook Pages
  • Scheduled broadcasts with automatic destination start and stop
  • Monitoring, archives, analytics, and partner destination sharing

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No permanent free plan
  • SMB plans support only one RTMP input and two team members

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

  A mature choice for teams producing, scheduling, and monitoring streams across channels.

  Visit RestreamFull verdict →
• Switchboard Live7.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad Facebook multistreaming platform with unlimited destinations and contact-sales pricing.

  Try Switchboard LiveFull verdict →