Livepush vs Restream (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Restream: it is second in our ranking of webinar and live streaming tools, though Livepush grades higher (2.6 against 2.4) on the free plan.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Livepush
Multistreaming, scheduled video streams and HLS hosting
Restream
Multistream one live video to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more
Which one is for you
Pick Livepush if
- Fits if you stream a few hours a month to YouTube and Twitch
- Works for channels that loop pre-recorded video as live
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 20 hours, 3 destinations on YouTube, Twitch and X only
- Watch out: website viewing is capped at 50 GB a month on Free and 150 GB on Pro
- Watch out: event hosting and HLS delivery cost extra, from $49 a month
- Not for you if you need webinar registration
Pick Restream if
- Fits if you go live on YouTube, Twitch and LinkedIn at the same time and want their comments in one place
- Works for streamers who already use OBS and want one feed sent to several channels
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want 1080p from the browser studio without paying for Professional at $49 a month
- Pricey if you mostly want webinars: $99 a month for 100 attendees on top of the plan, or $299 for 500 on Business
- Tight if you're staying free, with Restream branding, only 2 channels and no cloud recording
- Watch out: recordings are kept 15 days (30 on Business), and extra seats are $25 a month each, sold only on Professional and Business
- Not for you if you want a desktop or phone app, since it's web only
How we grade them
| 2.6GPALivepushGood | 2.4GPARestreamFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $13 a month on yearly billing, just over the $12.48 mark. Business is $102. | BStreaming to three platforms means Standard: $190 a year billed annually, or $19 by the month. Against the tools doing the same job, that's level with Ecamm and Castr and well under StreamYard's Core, so it sits in the cheapest band. Webinars are an extra $99 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree forever gives 20 hours of streaming a month, 3 destinations, 1 live source and 1 GB of storage. | CThere's a free plan with no time limit: 2 channels at once and 6 people on screen in Studio. But Restream branding sits on the stream, it's 720p, and there's no cloud recording. |
| Features | CMultistreaming, pre-recorded live, HLS and RTMP and SRT input. Event hosting pages and HLS delivery are a separate plan set from $49. | CIt does the multistreaming job fully: 30 or more platforms, custom RTMP and SRT, one chat for every channel, combined stats, and recorded video streamed as live. The gaps: Studio stays at 720p on Standard, and webinars and clips are paid add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect destinations and sources. | CNo App Store rating on record. Guests join from a browser, but you connect each channel and build scenes and overlays in Studio, or set up OBS to stream in. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and OBS links. | BA web app, with no desktop or phone app listed, but it streams to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, X and TikTok, takes feeds from OBS, Zoom and game consoles, and can send a webinar into Slack. |
| Best for | multistreaming and scheduled streams | streaming to several platforms at once |
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: Livepush and Restream. How we grade
Price against what you get
Livepush starts at $13 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Restream starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Livepush starts $6 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Livepush for less, and 2 score higher than Restream for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Restream also covers transcription and webinars.
At a glance
| Livepush | Restream | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $13 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) | $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually) |
| Free plan | Free forever: 20 hours of streaming a month, 3 destinations, 1 live source and 1 GB of video storage. | Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding, 6 on-screen participants in Studio at 720p, and no cloud recording. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Livepush | Restream, Inc. |
| Price read from | livepush.io | restream.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Livepush
- The Free plan caps streaming at 20 hours a month and 3 destinations on YouTube, Twitch and X only.
- Website viewing is capped by plan: 50 GB a month on Free, 150 GB on Pro, 250 GB on Creators, 1 TB on Business.
- Event hosting and HLS delivery are a separate plan set from $49 per month, not part of these tiers.
Restream
- Webinars cost extra: $99 a month for 100 attendees on Standard and Professional, and $299 a month for 500 on Business.
- The Free plan carries Restream branding, streams to only 2 channels and has no cloud recording.
- Studio streams at 720p on Free and Standard; 1080p needs Professional, and recordings are kept 15 days (30 on Business).
- Extra team seats cost $25 a seat a month and are sold only on Professional and Business.
Key features
Livepush
- Multistreaming
- Send one stream to 40+ destinations; the number at once is 3, 15, 25 or 45 depending on plan.
- Pre-recorded live
- Upload a video once and schedule it to stream on any platform; paid plans add repeat and 24/7 playlist channels.
- HLS live streaming
- CDN-backed adaptive .m3u8 playback to embed on a site or app; priced on a separate hosting plan set.
- Event hosting pages
- Hosted pages with embeds, recordings and gated audience access, from $49 a month on the hosting plans.
- RTMP and SRT input
- Every social plan accepts RTMP and SRT; live sources at once range from 1 to 15.
Restream
- Multistreaming
- Sends one stream to 30 or more platforms, from 2 at once on Free to 8 on Business, plus custom RTMP and SRT destinations and paired channels added by guests.
- Restream Studio
- A browser studio with up to 10 people on screen, scenes, overlays, logos, a scrolling ticker, QR codes and background music. Professional and up stream in 1080p and record in 4K.
- Encoder support
- Instead of Studio, you can stream from OBS, Zoom, mobile encoders or game consoles into Restream and let it fan the stream out to every channel.
- Cross-platform chat and analytics
- Comments from every channel arrive in one feed, and viewer and engagement stats from all channels are shown together, with a live health monitor during the stream.
- Webinars add-on
- One link handles registration, the live webinar and the replay. Attendees watch in a browser without an account, and the webinar can also be streamed into a Slack channel.
- Upload & Stream and clips
- Pre-recorded videos can be broadcast as live streams, and the Clips add-on cuts streams into short vertical clips for TikTok, Shorts and Reels.
Plans
Livepush
Free$0
20 hours a month, 3 places at once, 1 live source, 1 GB video storage.
Pro$13
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
15 places, 3 live sources, 1080p, 6-hour recordings, 24/7 streaming.
Creators$32
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)
25 places, 5 live sources, 2K video, 20 GB video storage.
Business$102
per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)
45 places, 15 live sources, 4K, 15 team members, priority support.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom limits, SLA, dedicated account manager and SRT ingest backup.
Restream
Free$0
Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding; Studio at 720p with 6 people on screen.
Standard$19
per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually)
3 channels, no Restream branding, guest channels, 10 people on screen, cloud recording of 6 hours per stream kept for 15 days, and transcription.
Professional$49
per month, billed monthly ($470 a year billed annually)
5 channels, 1080p from Studio, 4K recording, horizontal and vertical streams at once, 10 hours recorded per stream and 2 team seats.
Business$239
per month, billed monthly ($2,390 a year billed annually)
8 channels, a website player for 1,000 viewers, 2 seats, co-producer mode, team workspaces and 30 days of recording storage.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom channels and seats, SSO, multiple workspaces, SRT ingest, stream backup and an account manager.
Ways to pay less
Livepush
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves up to 17%
The pricing page offers a Monthly/Yearly toggle with yearly billing saving up to 17%, for example Pro at $156 a year.
Restream
- Annual discount
Annual billing labelled Save 20%
Restream's pricing page offers annual billing marked "Save 20%". Its price data gives $190 a year for Standard, $470 for Professional and $2,390 for Business, against $19, $49 and $239 a month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Livepush or Restream?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Livepush is cheaper to start with: $13 a month, against $19 a month for Restream. Livepush starts at $13 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly), and Restream starts at $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually).
Which has a free plan, Livepush or Restream?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Livepush and Restream have a free plan.
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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.