StreamRove vs Castr

StreamRove7.4Visit Castr7.1Visit

Higher score StreamRove #5 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios 7.4/10 Free plan · paid from $24.17/mo (annual) Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit StreamRove

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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

• StreamRove fits best

  Advanced 4K multistream operations

• Castr fits best

  Professional encoder-led streaming teams

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Side by side

Feature	StreamRove 7.4/10 Visit ↗	Castr 7.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	7.1
Ranking	#5 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios	#6 in Cloud Live Streaming Studios
Best for	Advanced 4K multistream operations	Professional encoder-led streaming teams
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$24.17/mo	$16.67/mo (best)
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email	Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	2FA	GDPR
Integrations	37+ integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features StreamRove 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	Supports 4K workflows with custom RTMP, SRT, HLS, and WHIP destinations Browser studio includes guests, screen sharing, overlays, and scene switching Wide destination list with health diagnostics, recording, scheduling, and API automation	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	Sandbox limits users to 2 destinations and 5 output hours per month Cloud recording is unavailable on the Sandbox plan The product is newly launched and in beta	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	StreamRove is a cloud multistreaming platform for creators and small media teams that want to send one live feed to multiple destinations. It accepts ingest from OBS, vMix, hardware encoders, RTMP, RTMPS, SRT, and WHIP, while its… 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

• StreamRove — where it wins

  • Supports 4K workflows with custom RTMP, SRT, HLS, and WHIP destinations
  • Browser studio includes guests, screen sharing, overlays, and scene switching
  • Wide destination list with health diagnostics, recording, scheduling, and API automation

  Where it doesn't

  • Sandbox limits users to 2 destinations and 5 output hours per month
  • Cloud recording is unavailable on the Sandbox plan
  • The product is newly launched and in beta

• 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

• StreamRove7.4/10 · Free plan · paid from $24.17/mo (annual)

  A capable browser-based multistreaming studio for 4K workflows and broad destination coverage.

  Visit StreamRoveFull verdict →
• 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 →