Livepush vs OBS Studio

Livepush is a web platform for sending live video to multiple destinations. It supports more than 40 destinations, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Vimeo; Custom RTMP can reach compatible services such as Zoom, Dacast, and private media servers. Streams can come from RTMP or SRT encoders, including OBS Studio, Wirecast, vMix, Zoom, and StreamYard. Other features include scheduling, recording and archiving sessions, continuous video looping, and unified chat overlays. Hosted player delivery uses Akamai CDN, with 99.9% uptime listed, and streams can be restricted by domain, IP, or location. Team accounts provide role-based access, alongside REST API access, webhooks, automation, keys, apps, and integrations. The Free plan requires no credit card and includes 20 streaming hours per month, up to 10 platforms, 200 MB of storage, and a 20-minute maximum prerecorded event. Pro costs $15 a month and provides up to three simultaneous streams, 30 platforms, 8 GB storage, and a four-hour prerecorded-event limit.

OBS Studio is free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It captures and mixes video and audio from windows, images, text, browser windows, webcams, and capture cards. Users can arrange unlimited scenes, switch with customizable transitions, and preview scenes and sources in Studio Mode before going live. Multiview can monitor eight scenes. The audio mixer has per-source filters, with VST plugin support, and hotkeys cover many recording and streaming actions. An API, native plugins, and Lua or Python scripts provide ways to extend the software. OBS supports streaming platforms including Twitch and YouTube, and streams connect directly from a user’s computer to the service. It is distributed under GPLv2 and may be used commercially subject to the license terms. The download page lists Windows 10 and 11 support, macOS 13.0 or newer, and Linux distribution through Flathub or an Ubuntu 24.04-or-newer PPA. The listed plan costs nothing, with no watermarks or usage limitations.