Castr

Vorteile

I really appreciate Castr’s reliability, its feature set (infinite loops are really useful!) and it’s low cost. Having highly responsive, helpful support is also a huge plus. Recent upgrades to reduce latency down to 5-10s is incredibly impressive, too.

Nachteile

Some features, like infinite loops, I only need part of the time. I wish it were possible to easily purchase certain features for just a month or two on top of one’s regular annual plan for the basic package. I’d also love to see hosted video streaming that isn’t quite so expensive — the multistreaming function is the best value I’ve seen, but the hosted video streaming is more than services such as Vimeo.

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I love how Castr team is practical and they are working from personal experience perspective. They are always trying to accomodate market changes.

Nachteile

I had to have several accounts to pile on same services that could have been done in one. Castr should allow all you can eat plans that allow as many tiers and options as possible and available. Just a suggestion.

Vorteile

- Great ideas and good concept of features
- Prices seem to be fairly good
- Customer service was friendly and quick to return questions

Nachteile

- Streaming was choppy when using the scheduler
- Only able to schedule one at a time
- Customer service lacked training and/or knowledge of product
- Many bugs when uploading to scheduler
- No playback menu to skim through media if things failed on their end to continue where you left off on your broadcast

Vorteile

Castr is not only very easy to setup and manage a stream, but being able to broadcast to multiple sources such as Facebook and YouTube is made very easy.

Nachteile

It doesn't happen a lot, but on occasion we have had a glitch where when we multi-stream, one platform will work instantly but the other platform takes a while to connect. Usually all you have to do is close the window and restart Castr to fix the problem. But overall this happens very rarely. As long as you have stable internet you should have no issues.

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I love most the ease to figure things out. We knew nothing about how live streaming worked before and the customer service provided by Castr is what sold me at the beginning. They have been great to help guide us and pretty quick to get back to you as well!

Nachteile

The one thing I least like is we are not able to use our platform: Planning Center Online to stream live. We have to go in each week and add each service. It's not a feature Castr and PCO do together. At least the last time I checked it wasn't.

Vorteile

It works and the feed is reliable, I can’t say the same for other popular streaming services. The ease of use is also very simple for someone just starting out.

Nachteile

I really don’t have anything negative to say, I chose Castr because it was the best option.

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Is easy to use and easy to configure every channel, i like the service to control everything in one place

Nachteile

I would like to have embed video in multistreaming

Vorteile

Castr is cost-effective, reliable, and easy to use.

Nachteile

For our purposes at the church, I can't think of what would make it better. I can train anyone to use it without any difficulty.

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The ability to have an uploaded pre-recorded video scheduled to stream live with just 3 mins notice is really useful for failsafe option. Internet gremlins can always get in the way during a live event, so I find this quick scheduling option to be really useful and the main reason I stuck to Castr and not their competition.
They also offer 24 hour cloud recording & a mobile app which their competitors don't either. Cloud recording is another really useful failsafe in case your recordings locally didn't happen.
Mobile app lets you use your mobile camera to stream which is really useful.

Nachteile

Shame that they only allow 1 uploaded video at a time seems rather stingy when 2 would be really useful and not lose them much business for small time streamers.

They don't offer their Embed on website script as part of the lower packages which seems a shame when their competitors do and don't see why that would harm them to offer this in lower packages.

Less than 3 mins schedulng would be even better!

Vorteile

Simple setup, multi stream capability, stability, customer support.

Nachteile

Nothing to say, no problem found in over 20 hours of multistream

Vorteile

Castr does a fantastic job at keeping the stream's quality while still pushing it out to multiple places. It's seamless to use, which is huge for our volunteer broadcast operators on our small team. For only $12.50/mth, it's a no brainer for us.

Nachteile

Nothing, we enjoy everything! Have yet to have any negative experience.

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If you understand how streaming works and the technologies invloved, Castr is easy to implement and confugure.

Nachteile

Active monitoring of the stream would be nice. When i say monitoring i mean, monitoring the data packets, stream quality, any break in stream etc...

Vorteile

Castr is Easy to uses and does the job it promises

Nachteile

There are some limitations depending on the selected plan, and not all available streaming destinations are available

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easy interface and it just works. Did a 5 destination multistream last week for 3 days in a row with changing event topics and it worked seamlessly.

Nachteile

With my tier there should be at least one way to easily grab and integrate comments from the various social media destinations.

Vorteile

Castr is so easy to use and allows so much freedom when it comes to our church livestreams. I have quickly been able to train other congregation members, who are more elderly, to use this software with ease which allows more freedom for me. With that said being able to login from any location allows me to troubleshoot any ideas they may come across when I am not on site. I love this product very much.

Nachteile

I cannot say there are any cons I have found with Castr. This product has been so good and reliable that it creates a quality product to multiple destinations at one time making my life so much easier. If I have to mention one con, is that I have not been able to figure out the responding to all platforms at one time, but I think that comes from me using a phone and not a computer.

Vorteile

I love how easy it is to setup the livestream, but also being able to stream to different sites simultaneously. It comes at an affordable price too.

Nachteile

Better social interaction with audience.

Vorteile

You can stream to multiple platforms at once.

Nachteile

Can't stream to Twitter easily. Facebook often breaks or cuts off and you have to start again.

Vorteile

its easy and i can multistreamNothing its great in my opinion I am glad you offer this service

Nachteile

Nothing its great in my opinion I am glad you offer this service

Vorteile

Castr allows our ministry to live stream to multiple platforms, increasing our ability to reach parishoners exactly where they are. I love the software, the ease of use. We're grateful for such software that allows us to perform ministry across the world.

Nachteile

I don't have any major pain points regarding Castr. It's one of the best software procurements that my ministry has made.

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Vorteile

Castr is easy to use for my live streaming needs.

Nachteile

We don't really utilize all the features of Castr enough to really know any dislikes...

Vorteile

We were looking for a way to get our livestream on multiple platforms and Castr does this easily and inexpensively. It also works easily with OBS which we use to run our livestream.

Nachteile

I would like to have better integration with our website, but I believe that's available on a more expensive plan that we are on.

Vorteile

Castr is an amazing product and I have yet to really tap into all of its features but I will say it's very reliable and the customer service is great and fast when I have concerns or questions.

Nachteile

I don't have any cons, this product does everything I need it to and more.

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-GREAT PRICE, way cheaper than most simulcast or re-stream services
-Unlimited Stream hours
-Direct download after stream is over
-SUPER User friendly, linked my accounts and started streaming day one.
-Integrated chat system is a huge plus

Nachteile

Over the past 6 months since I've been using it there has been a few hiccups. Some times when I start streaming, it will say my account is linked and connected but it wont be streaming on the platform. Example: I stream on youtube, twitch, mixer and Dlive. On the home screen it says my mixer account is connected and live, but when I visit my page on mixer it says I'm offline. I then have to try deleting and reconnecting my account to Castr or resetting my stream key, and even then it does not always work. I have only had this problem mainly with Mixer (youtube and twitch every now and then). That being said I'm not sure if this is a problem on Castr's end or Mixers. I have chatted with a worker about this issue and alls he had me do was the same steps I listed above. Deleted, re-link, try again. This option does not always work. Then the next day everything will magically work again. This is a very minor problem but can grow to be very irritating.

Some other small cons I've noticed. The integrated chat seems to only link Youtube, Mixer and Twitch. Any smaller platforms don't detected.

I use OBSLabs to live stream, and some of the apps don't work as they should. For example the viewer count extension where it shows the amount of viewers per platform only shows my viewers on twitch. Not the other 3 platforms I'am streaming on. Again, I'm not sure if that is a problem on OBSlabs end or Castr's.

Vorteile

The set-up was extremely simple. The cost is affordable for smaller organizations as well as larger. The simple push of a button use makes this easy for non techie types. Customer service was simple as we needed to upgrade our plan for a couple months and then go back to our regular set-up. Made working with Castr very powerful.

Nachteile

Nothing no dislike in our experience of using Castr.

Vorteile

RTMP pull and multistream, great support

Nachteile

Need more flexible plans, because I no need some features and need only one from bigger plan

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Pros:
Impressive service: Overall, the service was impressive throughout the year.
Live streaming quality: The quality of the live streaming was excellent, providing a great viewing experience.
Geo-blocking: The geo-blocking feature worked perfectly, ensuring access to the right content.
Visual appeal: The colors and design of the media bars were visually appealing and enhanced the user experience.

Nachteile

Playback control: The lack of control for rewinding and fast-forwarding was a notable issue, limiting the ability to navigate through the content easily.

Vorteile

Paywall, Pay-per-view feature, Great montly Cost

Nachteile

Commission rate is a bit high, but we can work with it.

Vorteile

HOW CAN IHAVE MULTIPLE INJEST AND MULTIPLE DESTINATION

Nachteile

NOW I DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERN ABOUT THE PLATFORM

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Vorteile

Great customer service and support. We really appreciate their services.

Nachteile

the interface it a little confusing, especially with the analytics. Also, that the save latest livestream has not been working correctly. I have to ask for it manually. It will not allow me to download it. It freezes fun download. I have to ask you to put it in google Drive for me to download it.

Vorteile

Reliability, easy to use
End, not to forget, price/quality ratio is really good an any company can find a size for any needs

Nachteile

Missing an audio-only solution, which in some cases (live podcasting) could be really interesting

Vorteile

Castr has been a trustworthy software to me for long. I started using it for personal work. I like live streaming and Castr gave the best which made my leisure time enjoyable. Castr has now impacted on my work life with quality and essential host and scheduling Services. It is fast and reliable. Castr will bring the change you want both in personal and professional life in terms of streaming matters. Try it.

Nachteile

No no no. Castr is perfect. I like everything about it.

Vorteile

Highly reliable software, easy to use interface

Nachteile

I was able to start a trial when I started using it, so it was a risk for me since I couldn’t see if it actually worked.

Vorteile

support SRT
Backup Ingest
Player Rewind.

Nachteile

Player Rewind should be more than one hours

Vorteile

it is easy to use, very accessible, and tech support is very accessible and very helpful. I like their desktop app very handy.

Nachteile

as with most apps you have to get use to, so with Castr at the beginning - over two years now, but they have improved accessibility now.

Vorteile

Multisite streaming! It is very easy to setup and use

Nachteile

Not able to set auto start/end time. This would be a very convenient feature

Vorteile

Ease of setup and minimum usage of bandwidth due to multi streaming from castr servers

Nachteile

I dont have anything bad to review about castr

Vorteile

Customer support. They are fast friednly and helpful

Nachteile

Would like more options in Paywall. Its not customizable in terms of button placement.

Vorteile

I use it to stream across multiple platforms

Nachteile

It has more features that I don't use. I only wanted something to be able to stream across multiple platforms.

Vorteile

We find that it is easy to use as multiple people work to live stream

Nachteile

nothing so far..we have been using it for one year and have always had a good experience.

Vorteile

It is easy to use and gets the Livestream to multiple platforms seamlessly.

Nachteile

Not sure how to utilize the branding options. Or even what that would look like.

Vorteile

Es una herramienta versátil, útil y con un interfaz amigable para el usuario final

Nachteile

Los archivos son algo pesados al momento de guardar en la nube, creo que pueden mejorar la compactación del mismo

Vorteile

Very very simple for volunteers to go live with our stream. The standalone app makes it even simpler. One toggle and we are live.

Nachteile

Often we have to sign back in to the app and that slows things down. Having same computer on the same network each time should not require logging in or at least make that an option

Vorteile

I loved the great affordability. I also thought it was very easy to use and best of all it did what it is supposed to. I never have had any dropped connections with it.

Nachteile

Honestly I can't think of any negatives as far as the way I use it, it's perfect for my needs. We use it to multi stream our weekly church services.

Vorteile

Distributing my radio shows is easy with Castr and I urge everyone to try it!

Nachteile

I can't think of anything I did not like with Castr.

Vorteile

Really reliable and easy to set up, I like the interface, good for scheduled streams

Nachteile

A bit expensive for one off streams, I don't stream that often

Vorteile

The software is all-encompassing and relatively inexpensive. When looking at other options on the market, it blows all current freeware out of the water and holds its own again some of the more expensive comparable programmings.

Nachteile

Honestly, the issues we have are from lack of training on the product. The degree of functionality is just very high. Comprehensive training would benefit new customers.

Vorteile

Once I started livestreaming client events, I quickly ran into the problem of multistreaming. Castr was one of the first platforms I tried, and I ended up sticking with it. The ease of use, customer support, and stability of the platform were the main reasons I kept using it.When I need to multistream, I know I can count on Castr to have everything ready in a matter of minutes.

Nachteile

Honestly, I have yet to encounter a problem that customer support has not been able to resolve. That being said, I have had to deal with customer support a few times due to bugs in the platform, however, overall, every problem I have had has been resolved and the team has always been very helpful.

Vorteile

precio accesible y panel sobrio, buen servicio

Nachteile

el idioma a español no hay ya que eso dificulta

Vorteile

Castr has been incredible for simplifying our workflow. It is invaluable being able to stream to one provider and then let Castr send the stream to our different social channels and websites.

Nachteile

The pre-recorded stream feature in Castr needs a lot of work. It often looks like it's set up correctly but when it comes time for the stream to start, the file simply doesn't play.I also don't like how when you add the chat embed, or the playlist embed it changes the overall window size. Playlist embed should still be 16x9 ratio with the playlist as a popover. Like how YouTube's playlist embed works. This alone has made it so we don't embed VOD folders from Castr.

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Vorteile

Easy to use learn fast and do have to look for support

Nachteile

Everything I imput tge date and the title easily