Lightstream
Lightstream: A capable browser studio for free cloud production and five-destination simulcasting. Ranked #69 of 70 in Live Streaming Encoders by our editors (5.5/10); pricing: Free plan; best for free browser-based streaming production.
At a glance
- Editor score5.5 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forFree browser-based streaming production
- Free planYes
- Paid from$9/mo
- Founded2014
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free plan includes five-destination simulcasting and 720p streaming
- Browser production includes scenes, templates, overlays, alerts, and playback
- Supports console capture, remote guests, and custom RTMP destinations
Where it doesn't
- Web-only platform with a maximum resolution of 1080p
- Free streaming is limited to 720p
- Removing Lightstream branding requires Premium
Our verdict on Lightstream
Lightstream Studio is a cloud-based, browser-based live production tool for creators, console streamers, and digital event hosts. It combines scenes, reusable templates, overlays, alerts, remote guests, video playback with looping, and streaming to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, and custom RTMP destinations. Console streamers can use cloud capture for Xbox and PlayStation, while YouTube audience chat display and third-party integration layers extend its production workflow. Its focus is browser-based cloud production rather than a downloadable encoder or a broader desktop application.
The free plan gives buyers a substantial starting point: cloud capture for Xbox and PlayStation, simulcasting to up to five destinations, templates, overlays, alerts, and 720p streaming. Premium costs $12 per month with monthly billing or $9 per month with annual billing. Both Premium options remove Lightstream branding, support up to 10 guests, add 1080p streaming, and allow up to 20 scenes. That makes the annual Premium plan the lower-cost paid route for creators who need higher resolution, more guest capacity, additional scenes, or unbranded output.
Lightstream fits users who want production handled in a browser, particularly creators and console streamers who value multistreaming and reusable scene elements. Its integrations include Rainmaker, Extra Life, Pixel Chat, Singular.Live, StreamElements, Streamlabs, Tagboard, Tiltify, TipeeeStream, and Tracker Network. The tradeoff is a web-only platform with a maximum resolution of 1080p, while the free plan stays at 720p and includes Lightstream branding. Choose it for accessible cloud production, looping playback, and up to five destinations; choose another encoder when higher-resolution delivery or a non-web workflow is required.
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Lightstream fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $9/mo |
| Encoder type | Not verified |
| Output protocols | Not verified |
| Maximum resolution | 1080p |
| Simultaneous outputs | Not verified |
| Local recording | Not verified |
| Remote guest sources | Not verified |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web |
| Support | Email, Live chat, Community, Docs |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 10 integrations: Rainmaker, Extra Life, Pixel Chat, Singular.Live, StreamElements, Streamlabs … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | golightstream.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Lightstream integrations
Lightstream lists 10 integrations on its own site.
- Rainmaker
- Extra Life
- Pixel Chat
- Singular.Live
- StreamElements
- Streamlabs
- Tagboard
- Tiltify
- TipeeeStream
- Tracker Network
Alternatives to Lightstream
- AWS Elemental MediaLiveA capable cloud encoder for complex AWS-based broadcast workflows.9.4
- Bitmovin Live EncoderA broad live-encoding stack for platforms, broadcasters, and streaming service providers.9.3
- Google Cloud Live Stream APIA cloud API for multi-rendition live delivery, recording, captions, and distribution.9.2
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