BoxCast vs WorshipMetrics

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.

WorshipMetrics is a church AV and worship platform for planning services, operating production, streaming, and monitoring equipment. Present provides a slide editor, lyrics, scripture, playlists, media, and stage display; the maker describes it as free forever. Tech Manager is a Windows desktop app for the production booth, with dashboards, switcher and camera controls, stream health, and booth telemetry. The platform describes local control for OBS, vMix, and Blackmagic ATEM, plus NDI and PTZ camera support. Streaming can send one feed to YouTube, Facebook, a church website player, and other destinations; Stream allows up to ten simultaneous destinations. The song library records CCLI numbers, keys, arrangements, chord charts, and scheduling history, and can import from Planning Center. Pulse monitors machines, connected devices, and streams around the clock, providing alerts and AV health information. The free plan costs nothing, with no credit card or expiration, and includes unlimited users with practical limits on cloud storage and clips. Assist costs $49 a month; Stream costs $99 a month. The platform is described as built for church production teams, including volunteer-run and multi-site teams.