BoxCast vs Church Plant Media Live Streaming

BoxCast is a live production and streaming platform for organizations broadcasting video to web, social and TV destinations. BoxCast Producer provides browser-based production and can send streams to a website, Facebook, YouTube, X, smart TV apps and other destinations. The Broadcaster App supports live broadcasts from phones and tablets, and the service accepts BoxCast Spark or other encoders using RTMP or SRT. BoxCast Flow adjusts to link quality and uses recovery, error correction and obfuscation to protect video data. Streaming plans include viewer chat and controls for password protection, geographic restrictions and embedding restrictions. Recorded streams are retained for 30 days, 90 days or one year depending on the plan; Simulated Live can rebroadcast recordings or uploaded broadcasts. Separate offerings include RemoteMix for controlling compatible digital mixers remotely and OTT Apps for branded viewing on Roku, Apple TV, mobile devices and the web. Streaming plans start at $109 per month billed annually, with a 14-day trial. The trial includes Advanced Streaming features except potentially 4K streaming, and does not include a BoxCast Spark encoder. BoxCast is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows, with API access listed.

Church Plant Media Live Streaming is a paid service for broadcasting church services. Streams can go simultaneously to a church website, mobile app, Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, OTT apps, and other RTMP destinations. It supports 720p and 1080p HD and distributes broadcasts in multiple qualities. Viewers can rewind during a live event; users can trim video while preserving the original and add chapter markers. Streams can also be converted to embeddable audio or MP3 files for podcasts, RSS, or download.

Archives can be sent automatically to Vimeo, YouTube, Amazon S3, or FTP. The service includes 300 GB of storage, allows indefinite archive retention, and sells extra storage in 100 GB blocks for $10. Private players can be restricted to allowed viewers and embedded on a website or password-protected page. Listed encoder options include OBS Studio, ProPresenter, Wirecast, Zoom, and vMix. The channel view includes encoder status, viewer totals, real-time viewer maps, disk usage, and support queue status. Plans start at $89 a month, and a 14-day trial is available; there is no free plan.