Church Plant Media Live Streaming vs Restream

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.

Restream lets users create videos, livestream across multiple social platforms and interact with viewers. Users can go live from a browser, use the web-based Studio or connect streaming software such as OBS and Zoom. Studio offers graphics, viewer comments and guest invitations; Restream Chat gathers comments from connected platforms in one place. Upload & Stream schedules recorded video to broadcast live, including while the user is offline. Clips can turn moments from streams and videos into short-form content with framing and captions. Restream supports more than 30 destinations, plus custom RTMP channels and integrations including YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, Kick and Vimeo. Cloud recordings are available online for access and sharing; listed plans allow 6 to 10 hours per stream. The free plan streams to two channels at once and includes Restream branding. Standard costs $19 a month for three channels without branding; Professional costs $49 a month and Business costs $239 a month. Annual pricing saves 20%. Studio screen sharing works in desktop browsers, not mobile browsers.