Streamlabs Desktop vs XSplit Broadcaster
Streamlabs Desktop
streamlabs.comXSplit Broadcaster
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| Figure | Streamlabs Desktop | XSplit Broadcaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $14.92/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 8 |
| Spec score · Live Streaming Software | 8.9 (#7) | 8.6 (#19) |
| Spec score · Live streaming software | 8.9 (#7) | 8.6 (#19) |
| Spec score · Live TV streaming services | 8.9 (#9) | 8.6 (#20) |
| Spec score · Game Streaming Software | 8.3 (#13) | 7.7 (#37) |
| Spec score · Live Streaming Encoders | 8.2 (#20) | 7.7 (#36) |
| Spec score · Virtual Camera Software | 8.2 (#11) | 7.7 (#21) |
| Spec score · Twitch Streaming Software | 8.3 (#11) | 7.7 (#21) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Streamlabs Desktop
- StarterFree
- Ultra$27 a month
- Ultra Starting Price$15.75 a month
- Ultra Monthly$27 a month
- Ultra Annual$179 a year
XSplit Broadcaster
- FreeFree
- Monthly$14.99 a month
- Yearly$59.99 a year
- Lifetime$199.99 a month
- Broadcaster FreeFree
- Monthly$14.99 a month
- Yearly$59.99 a year
- Lifetime$119.99, paid once
In their own words
Streamlabs Desktop
Streamlabs Desktop has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
XSplit Broadcaster
XSplit Broadcaster is a Windows application for creating and controlling scenes for live streams, recordings, podcasts, presentations, and virtual-camera workflows. It supports multiple audio tracks, cue points, and recording different scenes at the same time. Streams can use native platform plugins or Custom RTMP, and simultaneous broadcasts to multiple services are a Premium feature. Remote guests can be brought into productions through Team, Zoom, and NDI. Broadcaster can remove, replace, or blur a webcam background without a green screen, and supports NVIDIA NVENC encoding, including AV1. Users can extend it with macros, custom scripts, the XJS framework, and API integrations. The free plan supports streaming up to 720p without a watermark, but adds a watermark above that resolution; it allows up to four scenes and excludes simultaneous multistreaming. Monthly costs $14.99 a month, Yearly costs $59.99 a year, and Lifetime is listed at $199.99 a month. The product page lists Windows 10 64-bit, 8 GB RAM, and 250 MB available storage as minimum requirements. It is not a browser-based studio.