Switchboard Live vs Upstream

Switchboard Live8.5Visit Upstream8.3Visit

Higher score Switchboard Live #7 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Try Switchboard Live

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Upstream #9 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Upstream

• Switchboard Live fits best

  Organizations needing unlimited destinations

• Upstream fits best

  Large-scale 24/7 channel operations

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Side by side

Feature	Switchboard Live 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Upstream 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.3
Ranking	#7 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools	#9 in Facebook Live Streaming Tools
Best for	Organizations needing unlimited destinations	Large-scale 24/7 channel operations
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$50/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Docs	Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations	13 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Switchboard Live 3/4 · Upstream 0/4
Facebook Page support	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Scheduled streams	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Pre-recorded streams	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Looping streams	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Destination limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Simultaneous streams	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Unlimited multistreaming destinations and Facebook Pages Scheduled broadcasts with automatic destination start and stop Monitoring, archives, analytics, and partner destination sharing	Runs cloud-based 24/7 channels from uploaded video Multistreams to up to 10 destinations Includes browser production, scheduling, playlists, and overlays
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No permanent free plan SMB plans support only one RTMP input and two team members	Free plan is limited to 24 streaming hours per month Paid access starts at $30 per concurrent stream monthly Advanced annual pricing is not presented in exact amounts
Our verdict	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 →	Upstream is cloud-based live streaming software for creators, broadcasters, agencies, churches, businesses, and other teams. It supports always-on channels built from uploaded video, scheduled and prerecorded broadcasts, browser-based… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• Upstream — where it wins

  • Runs cloud-based 24/7 channels from uploaded video
  • Multistreams to up to 10 destinations
  • Includes browser production, scheduling, playlists, and overlays

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 24 streaming hours per month
  • Paid access starts at $30 per concurrent stream monthly
  • Advanced annual pricing is not presented in exact amounts

• Switchboard Live8.5/10 · Pricing on request

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

  Try Switchboard LiveFull verdict →
• Upstream8.3/10 · Free plan

  A strong fit for always-on channels, scheduled broadcasts, and Facebook multistreaming.

  Visit UpstreamFull verdict →