Resi 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, and it grades higher too, 2.4 against 1.6.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Restream grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Restream
Multistream one live video to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more
Which one is for you
Pick Resi if
- Fits if you stream weekly services or events from one or more campuses
- Works for venues that need one feed sent to overflow rooms
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need a website or app stream: $159 a month at least, $299 on Pro
- Skip it if you want a webinar tool with registration, polls or chat
- Watch out: bandwidth is capped per plan
- Watch out: nothing is free and no trial is shown, and multisite plans run $129 to $669 a month
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
| 1.6GPAResiWeak | 2.4GPARestreamFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D$99 a month annually for social-only, but streaming to a website or apps needs $159 or $299. The category's dearer quarter starts at $99 and the dearest tenth at $167. | 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 | FNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial. A non-profit discount exists but its rates aren't shown. | 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 | CScheduling, cloud transcoding, analytics and multisite overflow. It does the event streaming job, though not webinar registration, polls or attendee chat. | 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. It needs an encoder set up and pointed at your outlets. | 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 only, but it connects to Facebook, YouTube and ProPresenter. | 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 | dependable live streaming of church and school events | 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: Resi and Restream. How we grade
Price against what you get
Resi starts at $99 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 Restream starts $80 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Resi 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
- Resi also covers reports.
- Restream also covers transcription.
At a glance
| Resi | Restream | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $99 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly) | $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually) |
| Free plan | None | 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 | Resi | Restream, Inc. |
| Price read from | resi.io | restream.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Resi
- Prices shown are for the Live Streaming plan set; Multisite plans run from $129 to $669 a month billed annually and Resi On Demand has its own plans.
- The page's source also lists higher regular prices than the ones shown; only the displayed prices are recorded here.
- Streaming to a website or apps needs Starter Lite or Pro, and bandwidth is capped per plan.
- It is an event streaming service, not a webinar tool with registration, polls or attendee chat.
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
Resi
- Resilient Streaming Protocol
- Sends the stream through the vendor's own protocol to Facebook, YouTube, a website or apps; the plans differ in where it can go.
- Scheduling and presets
- Events can be organized with presets and automated scheduling, and stored video can be rebroadcast as simulated live from Starter Lite.
- Cloud transcoding
- Starter Lite and Pro include 3 adaptive bitrate levels; Enterprise goes up to 8, per the pricing page.
- Real-time analytics and monitoring
- Every listed plan includes real-time analytics plus proactive stream monitoring and alerts.
- Multisite and overflow
- Separate plans deliver one feed to rooms on a local network or remote locations, with cloud failover on higher plans.
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
Resi
Social Only$99
per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)
Streams to Facebook and YouTube at up to 1080p60 with scheduling, analytics and phone support.
Starter Lite$159
per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
Adds website streaming, a white-label embed player and 200 GB monthly bandwidth.
Pro$299
per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly)
Adds DASH and HLS for apps, the Go Live API, 1 TB monthly bandwidth and 30-day storage.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds 4K streaming, up to 5 TB monthly bandwidth and up to 8 transcoding levels.
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
Resi
- Nonprofit
Non-profit pricing available
The pricing page has an Apply Non-Profit Pricing option for eligible organizations; the discounted rates are not shown.
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, Resi or Restream?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Restream is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $99 a month for Resi. Resi starts at $99 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly), and Restream starts at $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually).
Which has a free plan, Resi or Restream?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Restream has a free plan. Resi does not.
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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.