Dacast vs Flussonic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dacast grades higher than Flussonic: 2.2 against 1.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dacast grades higher on the free plan, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dacast
Live streaming and video hosting with bandwidth-based plans
Which one is for you
Pick Dacast if
- Fits if you stream and host video for a paying audience
- Works for events where you can estimate the bandwidth you will use
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want registration, polls or attendee chat, because none are listed
- Watch out: overage costs $0.30 per GB of bandwidth and $0.15 per GB of storage
- Pricey if you need paywalls or ads, since they start on the $63 Event plan
- Tight if you pay monthly, as that carries a three-month minimum
- Watch out: extra team seats are $10 each a month, and multi-CDN and China streaming are add-ons
Pick Flussonic if
- Fits if you run an IPTV or CCTV service on your own servers
- Works for teams with Linux admins
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want published prices, as you must request a demo or quote
- Not for you if you want a webinar tool, since there is no registration or chat
- Watch out: the vendor steers most buyers to Watcher, Catena, Mcaster or Agora
- Too heavy for non-technical users, as it runs only on Linux
How we grade them
| 2.2GPADacastFair | 1.2GPAFlussonicWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$39 a month billed yearly for Starter, between the cheaper quarter ($27) and the middle ($49) of webinar tools, with only 2.4 TB of bandwidth a year. | CNo price is published; the page points to a quote and mentions a developer license from $100. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial needs no card, and there is no free plan. | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pages read, only a sales call or quote. |
| Features | CLive channels with RTMP and HLS, a video library, paywall and ads from the Event plan, and analytics. It lists no webinar tools. | CIngest, transcoding, archive and DVR, access protection and clustering. It delivers video only, with no registration or attendee chat. |
| Ease of use | CWeb only, with no rating on record, and the encoder side is yours to set up. | DA server you install and configure on Linux. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, but there is a public API and Google Analytics and Google Drive links. | DLinux only, with cloud, Kubernetes and Docker deployment. |
| Best for | live streaming and video hosting by bandwidth | IPTV, CCTV and corporate video servers |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dacast and Flussonic. How we grade
Where they differ
- Flussonic is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Dacast also covers reports and multistreaming.
- Flussonic also covers video calls.
At a glance
| Dacast | Flussonic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $39 per month, billed annually | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Dacast | Flussonic |
| Price read from | dacast.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dacast
- Overage runs $0.30 per GB of bandwidth and $0.15 per GB of storage.
- Monthly payment carries a three-month minimum, and extra team seats cost $10 per user per month.
- Multi-CDN, China Live and China VOD are paid add-ons.
- The page lists no webinar-specific features such as registration or polls.
Flussonic
- Prices are not published: the page points to a demo and quote request and mentions a developer license 'from $100' sold at my.flussonic.com.
- It has no registration pages, attendee chat or webinar scheduling; it delivers the video only.
- The vendor steers most buyers to its specialized products (Watcher, Catena, Mcaster, Agora) instead of the bare media server.
Key features
Dacast
- Live streaming
- Full 1080p broadcasting with RTMP and HLS channels and browser or mobile streaming.
- Video hosting
- VOD library with bulk upload from Google Drive and VOD to Live.
- Monetization
- Paywall and pre, mid and post roll advertising start on the Event plan.
- Security
- Domain and country restriction on all plans; DRM and AES for VOD on Scale.
- Analytics
- Advanced analytics and a Google Analytics integration are listed.
- Support
- 24/7 support on all plans, with phone support on Scale.
Flussonic
- Ingest and delivery
- Takes in IP cameras, SDI, RTMP, SRT and more, and delivers over HLS, LL-HLS, DASH, WebRTC, SRT and MPEG-TS.
- Transcoding
- Multi-bitrate output with H.264, H.265 and AV1, and hardware acceleration on NVIDIA and Intel QuickSync.
- Archive and DVR
- Built-in recording with timeshift and storage on local disks, NAS or S3, with no stated limit on archive depth.
- Access protection
- DRM, token-based authentication and geo-based access control are listed for protecting streams.
- Clustering and deployment
- Runs on Ubuntu Linux, Docker, Kubernetes or AWS, GCP and Azure, and the page cites up to 30,000 simultaneous viewers per server.
Plans
Dacast
Starter$39
per month, billed annually
2.4 TB bandwidth a year and 500 GB storage, with live streaming, simulcast and VOD hosting.
Event$63
per month, billed annually
6 TB upfront and 250 GB storage; adds paywall, ads, countdown and stream monitoring.
Scale$165
per month, billed annually
24 TB a year, 2,000 GB storage, unlimited channels, DRM, 3 team members and phone support.
CustomCustom
High-volume plans with custom SLAs, migrations and extra support.
Flussonic
Pricing could not be confirmed. See flussonic.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dacast or Flussonic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dacast starts at $39 per month, billed annually, and Flussonic has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Dacast or Flussonic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Dacast nor Flussonic has a free plan. Dacast has a free trial.
Which platforms do Dacast and Flussonic run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Dacast lists a web app and only Flussonic lists a Linux app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.