Owncast
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VisitOwncast vs Restream
What both publish
| Fact | Owncast | Restream |
|---|---|---|
| Audience | The project identifies independent creators, groups, developers, and enterprises as audiences for Owncast. | Restream identifies business owners, marketers, event producers, gamers, artists, and non-profits as users who can use the service to create and distribute video content. |
| Browser-based studio | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The project describes support for plugins, a web API, and existing broadcasting tools. | Restream lists integrations including YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, Kick, OBS, Zoom, vMix, Streamlabs, Vimeo, Steam, and custom RTMP, SRT, HLS, and WHIP channels. |
| Multistreaming | No | Its multistreaming tool broadcasts live video from software such as OBS to many platforms at the same time. |
| Pre-recorded streams | No | Upload & Stream can broadcast pre-recorded content live. |
| Support | The contact page directs general usage and support questions to its community chat and bugs to its issue tracker. | Paid-plan comparison lists 24/7 live chat as priority support, and Enterprise includes dedicated support and account management. |
Owncast plans
- Free and open-source self-hosted softwareFree
Restream plans
- Free planFree
- Standard$19 a month
- Professional$49 a month
- Business$239 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- FreeFree
Pick Owncast if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Restream if…
Restream suits creators, businesses, event producers, and other groups distributing video to multiple destinations. Its browser Studio and connections to OBS and Zoom give users different ways to produce streams.