Stream live video to your website and several social platforms at once, with overlays and guests.
Livestreaming software differs most in where it sends the stream, how guests join, what production controls are available, and whether the event is primarily a broadcast, webinar, or recorded content session. Browser studios reduce setup, while platforms with local recording or event registration add workflows beyond going live. Multistreaming is also a major dividing line for teams publishing to several social channels at once.
By SEM Solutions Editorial Team. Researched from vendor documentation, not hands-on testing. Ordered by Overall Score. Checked October 7, 2026. How we research
Enterprise live video
#1 of 7 in Livestreaming
Vimeo is a broader video platform that includes live streaming alongside hosting, webinars, recording, collaboration, and analytics. Organizations can use live events without creating a separate system for the resulting recordings and on-demand library. That continuity is useful for internal communications, events, and media teams that manage both live and prerecorded video in one operational environment.
For browser-based branded streams
#3 of 7 in Livestreaming
StreamYard emphasizes a browser studio where hosts can bring in guests, add brand assets, record sessions, run webinars, and send a broadcast to multiple destinations. It is especially practical for interviews and marketing shows where nontechnical guests need a straightforward way to join; pre-recorded streaming also gives teams another route to publish scheduled content through the same production environment.
Repurposing live sessions
#4 of 7 in Livestreaming
Riverside combines livestreaming with locally captured recording, separate tracks, transcription, editing, and AI clips. The result is useful when the live event is only one stage of the content workflow and the recording will later become a podcast, interview, short clip, or polished video; local recording also separates its production approach from tools focused only on the outgoing stream.
Publishing to many channels
#5 of 7 in Livestreaming
Restream is centered on multistreaming: one production can be distributed to multiple platforms while the host works from a browser studio. Consider it when reach across several social platforms matters more than running a registration-heavy webinar environment. Guest interviews, unified chat, recording, and custom branding support a recurring live-show workflow without separate software for each destination.
For registered online events
#7 of 7 in Livestreaming
Crowdcast is built around live events and goes beyond a streaming studio. Registration, multi-session events, chat, polls, Q&A, calls to action, and replay access are part of the same workflow. The result is better suited to community events, classes, and audience sessions where participant interaction matters as much as the broadcast itself.
Ranked by Overall Score: our Editor Rating and Market Signal, 50/50. Market Signal uses Ahrefs and Semrush data through September 2026, pulled October 6 to 12, 2026. How we score
Ad-free video hosting with embed privacy controls, live events, webinars and a browser screen recorder.
Best for: Marketing and communications teams that host brand video on their own site and run webinars or live events from the same library.
Creator streaming suite with multistreaming, dual-format output, overlays, and tipping.
Best for: Livestream creators who want broadcasting, overlays, monetization, guest collaboration, and simultaneous distribution across several streaming platforms.
Browser live-streaming studio for multistreaming, guest interviews and webinars.
Best for: Creators and marketing teams that want easy branded livestreams and guest interviews across several social destinations.
Remote recording studio for locally captured video, podcasts and livestreams.
Best for: Podcasters, video teams, and marketers that need high-quality remote recordings plus editing and livestreaming tools.
Browser-based live studio for multistreaming, guests, recordings, and audience chat.
Best for: Creators, podcasters and organizations that want to produce one live show and distribute it across multiple channels.
Membership video platform with live streaming, branded apps, community, and subscriptions.
Best for: Creators and membership businesses monetizing on-demand video and recurring live programming for paying audiences.
Browser-based live event platform with registrations, multi-session events and studio production.
Best for: Creators, educators, and community teams that want interactive live events without attendee software installation.
Multistreaming sends one live production to more than one destination at the same time, such as YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitch. It is useful when an audience is spread across platforms and the team does not want to run separate broadcasts.
Sometimes, but not always. Webinar tools usually put more emphasis on registration, attendee management, Q&A, and follow-up. Broadcast-oriented livestreaming tools tend to focus more on production, guests, branding, and distribution to public platforms.
Yes, Vimeo, Streamlabs, StreamYard, Riverside and Restream all offer a free plan. Free tiers usually come with usage limits, so check whether they cover your volume before relying on them long-term.
Among the tools listed here whose main product is in this category and whose pricing we've verified, Vimeo has the lowest listed starting price: $12/mo (annual billing). Starting price isn't the whole picture, so check what's included at that tier before deciding.