Restream

Vorteile

It is really simple to use and very user-friendly. It is linked to every streaming website I use. When using the same platform, it is possible to connect to numerous accounts and sites at once.

Nachteile

I am unable to suspend the conversation and resume it. The challenging card payment process is also a hassle.

Vorteile

I like that Restream allows me to showcase my work across all the platforms that are important to me. I can share my designs and games with the people I love around the world because Restream exists. I feel like the UI is easy to understand, intuitive and functional, and the servers are typically well maintained.

Nachteile

I experience occasional disconnects from the server side but this could also be a problem with the platform being connected to.

Vorteile

Great interface with many features. Compatible with Zoom, OBS, XSplit, although I mostly use OBS or the pre-recorded videos with the scheduler. I think it's one of the most popular tools of this type in the field and it has almost everything you need. Even the Free plan is pretty generous, but there are limits to their features. It's great that it also has the option to stream to Facebook Groups, not just Facebook Pages, if you're into Facebook Group marketing. Another big advantage is that they have no bitrate limit. Many other platforms of this type have bitrate limits which lower the quality of the video. Great support as well.

Nachteile

Scheduler only max 1 hour on their pro plan. They get very expensive if you want to stream more with scheduler. Which is what made me look for alternatives in the first place. Their limits are making me claustrophobic, and it's not like this streaming is a direct money maker for me, to justify the costs of getting higher plans. They have limits on everything - storage, length, platform numbers, simultaneous lives, even for the platform chat messages delivery time received. To get most of the features you need the Pro plan, but even then, you get limits on them. If you just get the standard plan, you'll get a watermark with their branding on all your streams. More than that, they also add the words "Multistreaming with Restream" in every description of your live videos, so you would need to be logged in and edit it out if you want that removed - some have claimed that this impacts their reach since it triggers algorithms to not advertise the live stream since they know it's from restream. Another thing - while they don't have any bitrate limit, they do have resolution limit, so you need the Pro plan for Full HD.

Vorteile

- Allows you to stream to most known platforms at the same time, free of charge
- Great Recap/report of your latest stream through email
- Top of the chart technical support
- Relatively easy to set up through OBS and well known streaming platforms like Twitch and Mixer

Nachteile

- Depending on where you are, unstable internet connexion to their servers, causing drop frames and lost packages (might need a specific tool that can't be found on their website)
- Some streaming platform access might get blocked once in a while...
- No facebook Public page stream with the free version
- Chat bot can be a mess sometimes and stop working randomly. Never found out how to log out of the Restream chat application.
- Very hard to configure with Facebook public pages and Youtube gaming.

Vorteile

Restream really makes streaming that much easier for the user. This program allows you to broadcast a livestreamed event simultaneously to multiple platforms via their platform. This makes it possible to reach a much wider audience through the use of multiple livestream platforms. Restream has excellent integration capabilities with other broadcast software (our preference) or allows users to stream via the Restream Studio website. Interactions with viewers can be managed through the Restream comments tab. Setting up streams, switching streams, and publishing streams is truly a breeze. The experience is worth the money and makes our streaming setup much less work.

Nachteile

There are still a few kinks that need to be worked out in continuity. For instance, updating the names of your livestreams on the Restream Studio website does not always update the stream names in other places where Restream is used (broadcast software, for instance). Regardless, this does not severely limit the usability of the program and is a minor con.

Vorteile

Easy to get up and started, offering stability to maintain livestreaming onto multiple platforms.

Nachteile

The cost are ridiculously higher to use in comparison to its competitors.

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I loved the price and the ease of use. I can just set it up one time if I want and it works and integrates with any streaming software/hardware.

Nachteile

I think there can be more features. I'd like to do some slightly different type messages and templates in my stream. I don't like that it puts the "powered by restream" on all my streams. I think the Title and message areas could be easier to edit. Like have a date that changes every week, or a message with rules that you can apply. Maybe some kind of help in that area. I don't like editing my Title every week.

Vorteile

It was easy to set up and use, and was natively supported by our streaming system.

Nachteile

We had to abandon Restream when we realised that they add their own name to your video comments. That can only be removed by paying for a much more expsive tier. Other streaming services are cheaper, more responsive and do not brand your comments.

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Vorteile

That I can stream to multiple locations as well as change games and titles

Nachteile

It seems to break down or something doesn't work often

Vorteile

It provides streamers with a way to expand their audience.

It allows you to change the settings of all separate streams from one central hub.

Its sleek design is easy on the eyes.

It's free. No nonsense.

Nachteile

Seems to overload OBS live when I run YT Mixer and Twitch together. But this can be an unrelated issue based off of an individuals connection.

Make the overlays more colorful with options

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Vorteile

We can connect multiple channels.User Friendly software to use.customer support also good.easy to download saved streams.

Nachteile

Still I don't have any issues and they are still improving their features.

Vorteile

Best in ability to streamline the process of multi-platform live streaming at a single platform. Centralized Dashboard and Chat Integration are great features

Nachteile

Video Quality, Latency and Pricing Structure can be improved. sometimes I find find the platform's interface and setup process is bit complex

Vorteile

Restream is a feature pack multistream service out there. It is also the easiest UI/UX to understand. Even if it's your first time accessing Restream, you'll immediately be able to set up your account.

What I love the most is the unified chat integration and the bot that comes with it. You can live stream on YouTube and Facebook and see all the chat's in one place. The bot helps sends out a series of chats at a predetermined time. For example, you can setup that when you type !Subs, the bot will chat, "Don't forget to subscribe" and have it send every 30mins.

Stream recording is a bonus as well, it lets me download past live stream episodes for archiving purposes.

Nachteile

What I don't like about Restream is, even if you paid $19/mo they will put a "Powered by Restream.io" on your live stream description/caption. Streaming for 3 concurrent channels will also force you to upgrade at $49/month which is a bit expensive.

Vorteile

When Restream hit the market, it was a place that "handed off" your video to a lot of other destinations so that you didn't have to figure all that stuff out yourself. It was dead-simple to use and it used to be free for multiple platforms.

Nachteile

What is most disappointing with this platform is that sometimes the extended platforms it connects to go down, shut down, break, or otherwise don't work, but you will almost never get notices about these - the system seems to only notify you if there are issues with YouTube or Facebook.

Vorteile

The only thing that I liked about Restream was the free trial that was given to me for 30 days. Other than that its not worth the money at all to extend or do monthly

Nachteile

Major issue that I have with Restream is the fact that the servers crash so much that it shuts down the software immediately. The capability to restart from where you were is really ashamed where for us DJ's that use it, it hurts us with connecting with our fan bases

Vorteile

The Livestudio framework they offer is a straightforward yet highlight rich framework to have the option to do live and recorded recordings. It additionally permits you to transfer prerecorded recordings as a component of a live stream. what likewise makes it marvelous is that, it permits you to stream to various stages at no expense.

Nachteile

The nature of the livestream video is exceptionally subject to your own transmission capacity so regardless of whether utilizing it's anything but a recorded video, the quality isn't great, so it can't be utilized to make quality disconnected recordings, which it ought to have the option to.
I dont like that the nearby recordings you transfer to stream live in reality actually come from your own machine and not from their worker despite the fact that it has been transferred, this implies that you are as yet restricted by your own transmission capacity. Contenders get round this by permitting any transferred recordings in excess of a couple of hours old to stream from their workers

Vorteile

Restream made our challenges possible by providing simple instructions and many options to get our broadcast out to different platforms. Restream is also an affordable product.

Nachteile

We have not found anything noticeable about this product that we did not like.

Vorteile

The best thing about the software is that you can stream across multiple platforms simultaneously without uploading to multiple servers. Restream is easy to use and I would say "idiots safe".

Nachteile

Strangely enough Restream tells me that the server in England (London) is better for streaming than the one in Frankfurt. OBS and Steam always recommend Frankfurt for download and uploads. But that's just a small thing. The bigger problem are the smaller bugs. Restream Chat sometimes doesn't send my messages as a streamer, sometimes it says "Reload again" and I have to wait a while. It happens that the restream chat takes some time to send chat messages. It also happened that the design of the chat in my stream had formatting errors. All in all I am very satisfied, because apart from these small inconveniences Restream is brilliant. But there is one thing I dislike! If I click on a user in the chat, then directly under my mouse when the menu opens, is a button called "Block User". Unfortunately I keep coming back to this annoying button. Would it be possible to move it a bit?

Vorteile

Restream has allowed me to livestream to both my YouTube channel and my Twitch channel at the same time, which has several benefits to me:

• I don't have to remember export Twitch archives to YouTube before they are automatically deleted.
• If someone on Twitch is having internet connection problems, they can go to the YouTube livestream and take advantage of YT's transcoding. Twitch does have this feature, but only broadcasters of significant viewership (i.e., not mine) are able to use it.
• Before Twitch created a hard bitrate limit of 6000 kbps, I would stream to Restream at 9000 kbps, which both YouTube and Twitch supported. Unfortunately, I can't do this anymore. I have some Restream Transcoder hours left over from when I helped beta test that feature, but it's not worth it for me to use.

Restream has also done a fantastic job of implementing features that are supportive to multistreamers, such as combined chats.

Nachteile

I don't really have any complaints. Just keep on being amazing!

Vorteile

the ability to unify people across many platforms and give them the chance to experience the stream service you provide. being able to reach a larger demographic is fantastic for brand building

Nachteile

the fact that its spread across many platforms even with the chat system in place I won't be able to recognise what viewers are from what platform, and veiwers will also be confused to whose questions I'm answering and chat systems provide a human connection that is what people mainly join in on a stream for otherwise they will go watch a pre-made video on youtube. so perhaps a way to show where people are from, and some banners or links for people to use the restream chat and communicate over the many platforms along with me. similar to discord or whatsapp, but for all people in a stream.

Vorteile

I like how easy it is to use. Even somebody brand new to streaming can navigate their simplistic menu and add their channels to the service to be able to use it. They’ve even added automatic chat pop ups for when you go live using obs studio so you don’t have to manually open them! I use Restream every time I stream because it’s extremely reliable and allows me to stream on multiple platforms without overloading my pc.

Nachteile

Honestly there’s not anything to dislike about the service.. if you don’t like it then that means you just had a different service preference or something.

Vorteile

The "set it and forget it" aspects of Restream is a true blessing. The initial setup took some time, but now that things are setup, we really have minimal work for each week's use.

Nachteile

Occasionally, Restream's (free) plugin that works with OBS Studio requires an update or refresh and this slows us down only slightly as we have to reset. This has been an issue on 3-4 times a year.

Vorteile

Setting up 3-4 different platforms to stream to is extremely easy. Then, once its setup, it becomes a set-and-forget situation and it works flawlessly every time.

Nachteile

CHAT! There is a relatively crude chat program that is supposed to send chats from all platforms to each other so that all your viewers get the conversations in all chats, but it doesn't work very well and has almost zero customization. Would love to see this improved.

Vorteile

It simplifies a lot of the stressful and confusing things about streaming.
The vast amount of services it's compatible with makes you unafraid to experiment with new services outside of just twitch and facebook.
It's also one of the only services that makes streaming to facebook.gg far less of a headache. It does a better job than even facebook itself.
the pricing is affordable and reasonable and the customer support is top tier.

Nachteile

I wish there were more options regarding social alerts. Such as being able to schedule them and having them not trigger say if you have to stop your stream and then re start right away. But thats a very small gripe compared to the overall value you're getting.

Vorteile

multi stream with a few simple clicks along with mass changing of stream title and game

Nachteile

only thing i wish is one free facebook rpi

Vorteile

Loved the platform when it worked. It was easy to use for the user.

Nachteile

Loved the platform when it worked. When it had glitches they could not fix they refused to refund half of my money when half the year had expired. I had to cancel and go to StreamYard who did Not have the same problems.
Our guests had problems getting the broadcast often because the sign on was confusing for them. It caused problems. I am going to American Express Platinum and filing a complaint bad business practices.

Vorteile

Easy to use, easy to scale, easy to invite others to join on-screen.

Nachteile

That I can't adjust video boxes / sizes. It degrades viewer experience.

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Vorteile

The ability to stream to multiple platforms

Nachteile

It never worked correctly. I tried twice before, but stupidly decided to try again. They say they have a 7-day refund policy, but they will not honor it

Vorteile

I like most about the broadcasting my content across different platforms and good user interface made to use by anyone like from beginner to pro.

Nachteile

I like all the features but i have noticed some delays in stream synchronization across various platforms.

Vorteile

With Restream you can comfortably stream in different platforms at once,it is easy to use and create clear and smooth videos.It is coed to perfection nothing less.

Nachteile

No cons about it.I absolutely love everything about it.

Vorteile

Restream has improved my relationship with colleagues and clients. I have an opportunity to engage with them in real-time. At personal level, Restream offers the best control and improves my visibility online. It is extremely easy to use and understand. Restream blends fast and easily with other tools.

Nachteile

I have used Restream well without any challenges. It is straight forward and fast.

Vorteile

It's professionalism is the major thing here. Restream has made my job known to the world through wonderful videos. It is quite favourable for different social platforms. It has been easy for me to use it since customizing and integration is quite impressive. Very relatable.

Nachteile

No cons. Restream will do its job to excellence. Am delighted. I highly recommend Restream for instant and effective results.

Vorteile

This is the best software for streaming.I love it alot because you can comfortably stream in different social media platforms at once.You can easily interact with your audience and drive action during live streams.

Nachteile

I love everything about it.Its what we all need.

Vorteile

We really like how easy it was to set up our streams so that each week, with just the click of a button, we can broadcast our church service in real-time to both YouTube and Facebook at the same time!

Nachteile

For this to work properly, we have to integrate it with another software for camera inputs and audio sync. It would be nice if their native camera feed and audio feed interface worked better.

Vorteile

Almost all streaming platforms are available for simultaneous streaming. Restream is easy to set up and has a tonne of amazing features, like their own Restream Chat that links all streaming platforms into a single chat room and many more. Real-time interactions with all of my streams have been made possible with Restream's addition of FTL servers for streaming.

Nachteile

Restream only give you 10 minutes to schedule a video, which is not competitive because rivals like Castr allow for 1-minute scheduling. This is crucial if you need to plan an emergency video.

Vorteile

Restream is a very useful tool for everyone, be it the lonely start-up streamer up to the corporation looking to get its word out about their products. It's simple to use and allows advanced users to take advantage of what it offers while guiding less experienced users to achieve their goals of setting up a stream and getting it working with little hassle.

Nachteile

At first, Restream may look a bit intimidating, and poke and prod a lot about buying a subscription, and while that doesn't take away from its functionality, it may be annoying for some users.

Vorteile

If you're managing multiple social media accounts and wish to livestream all at once, then Restream is your go-to Tool! With one device, we can stream to all of our social media!

Nachteile

Sometimes, there are considerable delays on certain social media platforms, alongside with frame drops.

Vorteile

Its multistream features that alows steeaming to multi streaming platform

Nachteile

I would have love it if it was a downloaded aoftware like obs

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I liked that multiple YouTube channels can be selected to stream to at once.

Nachteile

I enjoy the product. But I had a terrible time dealing with customer service. No reminder before recharging for a year. We have selected a new service and I reached out to cancel on the same day we were billed. They are refusing my request to cancel. Very upsetting. Smells of desperation on their end.

Vorteile

it's easy to set up and use, no conditions to use it, can anyone work with it

Vorteile

The ability to stream to many platforms at once .

Nachteile

No app that I can just click and enter .

Vorteile

It's easy to stream to a couple social platforms at the same time. It's easy to use with a short learning curve.

Nachteile

Sometimes there are issues with connecting with various platforms APIs but they are usually quick to fix this.

Vorteile

Restream excels in simultaneous multi-platform streaming, user-friendly interface, unified chat management, performance analytics, and reliability, making it a top choice for content creators.

Nachteile

could improve on pricing, customization options, and occasional technical glitches. Pricing, customization, and occasional glitches. Areas for improvement.

Vorteile

I like that it gets the job done, most of the time. Quite easy to install, set and use. I like the scheduling feature and the fact that we can personalize the videos to be true to our brand. And the fact that you can stream on multiple social media platforms simultaneously, most of the times working neatly.

Nachteile

When we started using Restream, my partner and I, who are also the admins for the platform, could go live on our LinkedIn accounts simultaneously. Meanwhile they changed something and this is not possible anymore. Even when I share the live link with my partner, he cant't join the live from his phone, no button available...Unfortunately, because of this, we can't take advantage of streaming on multiple channels on the same platform, which is very frustrating.

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The most important of all features is the Ecamm Live integration. Being able to read comments from different platforms/social media from the same chatbox. Also, the video quality that Restream provides is the best with barely any delay. When they dropped the Restream branding in the basic standard tier, it was a no brainer about what multistream software to use, especially the discount for Ecamm users under the Ecamm Perks program

Nachteile

Restream needs to incorporate an HTML5 embedded player /chatbox. Many of us would be very benefited by this, especially the ones that would like to use our own website and private subcriptions. FYI: Streamyard already offers an embedded player

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- You can quickly enter the streaming room after a Stream is created.
- Restream made connecting to LinkedIn and YouTube reasonably easy.
- Restream seems to have an excellent Discord integration, but it's not something we used.

Nachteile

- While we were using the product, it was a pain to set up the stream. You would have to go to YouTube and schedule a live streaming event. Then come back to Restream to connect the scheduled event to a Restream based streaming event. The process was relatively unintuitive.
- To my knowledge, after using the service for four months. There is no way to invite multiple people onto your stream. It's just you.
- Very limited customizability on the display of YouTube comments during a stream. This feature is something Streamyard does VERY well (we switched to them because of this).

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Sending my OBS signal directly through restream is currently my primary method for streaming. It ensures that I'm sending the right info to the right platform, and the correct bitrate/other encoding requirements.

These days I don't stream on multi platform so much as I use it to easily switch between platforms for different streams. For art streams, I need to use picarto, but for gaming streams I use twitch. And for other stuff, I have used youtube as well.

The chat client in particular is fantastic for integrating into my streams. I can use the browser source to display chat in obs, and the desktop app to keep an eye on the chat on another monitor.

Nachteile

I'm often logged out for reasons I'm not sure of, I have to close OBS to change the platforms I broadcast to (even if I'm not yet live).
The chat client doesn't play nice with some of twitchs features (scripts, bots etc) and sometimes stops updating mid stream. Because this happens in both OBS browser chat and the desktop app, I still keep a window of the native chat client to the platform I'm using open, in case I suddenly can't see what the chat is saying.

Vorteile

For someone who was looking for a platform to be able to stream to multiple websites, without having the overhead to be able to do it locally, Restream came as a big help. I did not need server grade hardware to stream to multiple platforms, just one stream that I send to Restream that is then sent out to ALL connected platforms. The ability to see chats from all these different platforms in one location is something I love about Restream. The only thing I need to worry about is the ability to send one good stream to the main service. Everything else just falls in place without me having to lift a finger.

Nachteile

The inability to stream to a Facebook page on the free version is a let down. For someone who is just starting out, it might be difficult to pay a monthly bill when the customer acquisition cost is already worrisome. But it is not a detriment to growth because the free plan will suffice for 95% of all first time users. It would also help to be able to stream to Facebook page when you have less than 100 followers, which would make it easier for those entering the market.

Vorteile

The chat features really make Restream a standout product. Connecting viewers across multiple sites enables me to build a community that transcends any one streaming platform, and for that I am grateful! There's several options for how you want to accomplish this too, which gives you a great deal of control.

Nachteile

It can take a while for new platforms to be fully integrated, especially chat features. That said, Restream still seems to get that accomplished faster than other services. There are occasional hiccups with individual platforms, but they're typically due to a change on the platform in question that hasn't been fully rolled out or documented. Even then, Restream is quick to address these issues!

Vorteile

Restream will make you win the world by engaging with your audience! Brand your own channel with graphics, color, background, and lower third. Give it a trial on their free version and see if it fit you!

Nachteile

The con was that their link was appearing on all stream and you supposed to remove it manually!