Restream vs StreamShark
Restream
restream.io
StreamShark
streamshark.ioSide by side
| Figure | Restream | StreamShark |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $159/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 4 |
| Spec score · Live TV streaming services | 9.4 (#2) | 8.3 (#44) |
| Spec score · Live Streaming Software | 9.4 (#2) | 8.2 (#44) |
| Spec score · Live streaming software | 9.4 (#2) | 8.2 (#43) |
| Spec score · Multistreaming Software | 9.0 (#1) | 7.6 (#29) |
| Audience | Restream identifies business owners, marketers, event producers, gamers, artists, and non-profits as users who can use the service to create and distribute video content. | The company describes its customers as AV operators, broadcast engineers, and IT teams running events and corporate streams. |
| Founded | 2015 | 2011 |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Integrations | Restream lists integrations including YouTube, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, Kick, OBS, Zoom, vMix, Streamlabs, Vimeo, Steam, and custom RTMP, SRT, HLS, and WHIP channels. | The live streaming page lists Epiphan, AWS Elemental, Zoom, OneLogin, Okta, Google Workspace, ExDRM, and Slack. |
| Multistream destinations | Restream supports streaming to 30+ social channels or destinations. | Its multistreaming feature supports native integrations for Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitch, as well as custom RTMP or SRT destinations. |
| Security | Restream says its GDPR measures include organizational and technical safeguards covering access controls, monitoring and logging, vulnerability and breach detection, incident response, and encryption. | StreamShark states it is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and GDPR compliant, and offers AES-128 encrypted live and on-demand streaming. |
| Support | Paid-plan comparison lists 24/7 live chat as priority support, and Enterprise includes dedicated support and account management. | Listed support levels are email for Standard and Team, email and chat for Business, and email, chat, and phone for Enterprise. |
Plans
Restream
- Free planFree
- Standard$19 a month
- Professional$49 a month
- Business$239 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- FreeFree
StreamShark
- Standard$159 a month
- Team$399 a month
- Business$799 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Restream
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.
StreamShark
StreamShark has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.