Stream vs Viz CaptureCast

Stream is a video platform for institutions creating and delivering learning content through an LMS. It synchronizes recordings from Zoom, Teams and Webex, processes them and publishes them to matching courses. AI features include transcription, captions and translation in 98 languages, meeting-level answers, searchable transcripts with timestamp jumps, topic chapters and automatically created highlights; the site reports 98% transcription accuracy. Its media library provides browser editing, trimming, role-based permissions, controlled sharing and analytics. Listed LMS workflows cover Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, LTI and H5P, with dedicated Moodle plugins and automatic course matching. Stream is listed for web, API and self-hosted use, while deployment is described as cloud. There is no free plan, but a three-month Moodle pilot is offered without a credit card or commitment. Plans range from $29/month billed annually to custom enterprise pricing, with storage, integration, transcription and support differences.

Viz CaptureCast is an on-premise, network-based appliance for capturing, composing, streaming and publishing classrooms, meeting rooms and events. It automates recording, live streaming and publishing, including scheduled workflows. Across concurrent room workflows, it can record up to six NDI or NDI|HX inputs, with recording and streaming described at up to 1080/30p. During lectures, it captures presentation slides and text for searchable video and enriched playback. A browser interface and CaptureCast Workflow Wizards configure, manage and control spaces and workflows. Vizrt lists integrations with Kaltura, Panopto and Opencast, and streaming to Vimeo and YouTube. NDI can connect directly with Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Optional CaptureCast Spaces subscriptions start with one space workflow and scale to three concurrent workflows. Vizrt describes the product for educators and corporate teams. It supports Windows, searchable transcripts, multi-camera capture, live streaming, camera tracking, LED-stage, greenscreen and live-compositing workflows. Pricing is on request; a listed USMSRP is $7,995.