Church Plant Media Live Streaming vs OneStream Live

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.

OneStream Live is a cloud service for creating, scheduling, and multistreaming prerecorded and live video to more than 45 social platforms and the web. It offers browser-based Studio livestreaming, encoder streaming, and scheduled prerecorded streams. Studio livestreams can include up to 16 guests. Prerecorded videos can be scheduled up to 60 days ahead, and playlists can queue videos sequentially. The 24/7 streaming option loops prerecorded content on YouTube only. Encoder protocols include RTMP, RTMPS, WHIP, and SRT. Listed integrations include OBS Studio, Zoom, Webex, vMix, Wirecast, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox; browser extensions offer Studio access through Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Firefox. Dedicated Android and iOS apps support remote scheduling, management, and monitoring. Team Management lets invited members work on streams without the owner's social media passwords or administrative settings. The free plan includes two destinations, 720p, one team seat, 1 GB storage, and three scheduled events. Paid plans start at $15 a month; the listed maximum resolution is 1080p.