Bamboo Cloud vs Dacast
Bamboo Cloud
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Dacast
dacast.comSide by side
| Figure | Bamboo Cloud | Dacast |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $25/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.5 (#9) | 8.5 (#12) |
| Founded | 2012 | 2008 |
| Monetization | The platform lists advertising, subscriptions, pay-per-view, and transaction-based video as monetization options. | The Event plan includes a paywall and pre-, mid-, and post-roll advertising. |
| Product | Bamboo Cloud combines video hosting, branded OTT apps, live streams, FAST channels, and monetization in one video platform. | Dacast provides a platform for live streaming and on-demand video hosting and monetization. |
| Security | The terms say Bamboo will maintain administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect customer data. | Dacast describes HTTPS delivery, AES encryption, tokenized security, password protection, and domain, geographic, and IP restrictions. |
| Support | The terms provide basic support at no additional charge and state commercially reasonable efforts to make the service available 24/7, with listed exceptions. | The pricing page lists 24/7 customer support on plans and phone support with Scale and Custom. |
Plans
Bamboo Cloud
- Bamboo FreeFree
- Bamboo Basic$25 a month
- Bamboo Pro$75 a month
- Bamboo BusinessPriced on request
Dacast
- Starter$29 a month
- Event$99 a month
- Scale$199 a month
- Starter$468 a year
- Event$756 a year
- Scale$1,980 a year
- CustomPriced on request
In their own words
Bamboo Cloud
Bamboo Cloud has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Dacast
Dacast is a paid platform for live streaming, on-demand video hosting, and video monetization. It runs on Android, iOS, the web, and through an API. Plans provide live streaming, RTMP and HLS channels, live transcoding, and an embeddable HTML5 player that supports customization and mobile devices. The Event plan adds a paywall and pre-, mid-, and post-roll advertising. Dacast lists integrations for OBS Studio, Wirecast, vMix, StreamYard, and RTMP/SRT-compatible encoders. RESTful JSON API access on Scale and Custom covers live channels, VOD, playlists, uploads, embed codes, and analytics. iOS and Android SDKs support player embedding in mobile apps, while PHP and Node.js SDKs support server integrations. Security controls include HTTPS delivery, AES encryption, tokenized security, password protection, and domain, geographic, and IP restrictions. Pricing starts at $29/mo with a 14-day trial; there is no free plan.