Dacast vs StreamWeave
Dacast
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| Figure | Dacast | StreamWeave |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $29/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 4 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.5 (#12) | 7.7 (#71) |
| Audience | Dacast describes uses that include enterprise and government communications, education, houses of worship, and event production. | The maker describes StreamWeave as private-first hosting for professionals and says it serves creators, teams, course creators, and media companies. |
| Plan limits | Multi-CDN and China live and VOD streaming are add-ons for Event, Scale, and Custom and are not supported on Starter. | The Creator plan is limited to 10 videos, 5 GB storage, 1080p, and basic view counts; paid plans unlock 4K HDR, deeper analytics, or team features. |
| Product | Dacast provides a platform for live streaming and on-demand video hosting and monetization. | StreamWeave describes itself as a professional video hosting platform that transcodes, protects, and delivers video libraries over a global edge network. |
| Security | Dacast describes HTTPS delivery, AES encryption, tokenized security, password protection, and domain, geographic, and IP restrictions. | The site lists AES-encrypted streams, token-authenticated playback, role-based permissions, and encrypted renditions. |
| Streaming | The plans include live streaming, RTMP and HLS channels, and live transcoding channels. | Uploads are converted into adaptive quality renditions and delivered as encrypted HLS, with listed resolutions from 480p to 2160p/4K. |
| Support | The pricing page lists 24/7 customer support on plans and phone support with Scale and Custom. | The listed support levels are community support for Creator, priority support for Pro, and a dedicated success manager for Studio. |
Plans
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
StreamWeave
- CreatorFree
- Pro$15 a month
- Studio$39 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
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.
StreamWeave
StreamWeave has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.