Restream vs Streaming Video Provider (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 1.8.
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
Streaming Video Provider
Video hosting and live streaming with pay-per-view and multistreaming
Which one is for you
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
Pick Streaming Video Provider if
- Fits if you sell tickets or run private events on your own pages
- Works for developers who want hosting and a live API with a white-label option
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a webinar room with registration, polls and Q&A
- Pricey if you need live streaming, as it starts at $99 a month on Pro
- Tight if you're on the $39 plan: no live streaming, 1 seat and capped bandwidth
- Watch out: extra bandwidth is sold in paid steps above the included amount
- Watch out: the trial length and whether it needs a card aren't stated
How we grade them
| 2.4GPARestreamFair | 1.8GPAStreaming Video ProviderWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DLive streaming starts at Pro, $99 a month billed monthly, against a category middle of $45. Plus at $39 has no live streaming. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | DA free trial on every plan, but the pricing page doesn't give its length or say whether a card is needed. |
| Features | 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. | CLive streaming, multistreaming, pay-per-view, scheduling and an API. But no registration, polls or Q&A, and seats stop at 1, 3 and 5. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. You set up an RTMP encoder, players and a schedule yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb only, but it sends to YouTube and Facebook Live, takes payments through PayPal and Stripe, and works with OBS, Wirecast and TriCaster. |
| Best for | streaming to several platforms at once | private or paid live events on your own player |
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: Restream and Streaming Video Provider. How we grade
Price against what you get
Restream starts at $19 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Streaming Video Provider starts at $39 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Restream starts $20 a month lower. Of the other webinar and live streaming tools on the chart, 2 score higher than Restream for less, and 2 score higher than Streaming Video Provider 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.
- Streaming Video Provider also covers screen recording and reports.
At a glance
| Restream | Streaming Video Provider | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually) | $39 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding, 6 on-screen participants in Studio at 720p, and no cloud recording. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial offered on every plan; length not stated on the pricing page |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Restream, Inc. | StreamingVideoProvider |
| Price read from | restream.io | streamingvideoprovider.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Streaming Video Provider
- Live streaming is not on the $39 Plus plan; it starts at Pro.
- Bandwidth is capped per plan, and extra bandwidth is sold as paid steps above the included amount.
- It has no attendee registration, polls or Q&A of the kind a webinar-specific tool provides.
- Seats are limited: 1 on Plus, 3 on Pro and 5 on Premium.
Key features
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.
Streaming Video Provider
- Live streaming
- Go live from any RTMP encoder, a smart device or an IP camera, with a live player to embed. Pro and above only.
- Multistreaming
- Sends live and on-demand content to 30+ platforms; Pro includes 3 channels and Premium 6.
- Pay-per-view
- Sells tickets, subscriptions and rentals through PayPal, Stripe and other gateways; Plus allows 50 items, higher plans are unlimited.
- Scheduler and recording
- Schedules pre-recorded videos and playlists to simulate live programming, and records live streams for on-demand viewing.
- APIs and analytics
- A Core API comes with Pro, and viewer analytics cover audience behavior and demographics.
Plans
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.
Streaming Video Provider
Plus$39
per month, billed monthly
200 GB bandwidth, 50 GB storage, 50 pay-per-view items and 1 team seat; no live streaming.
Pro$99
per month, billed monthly
750 GB bandwidth, 150 GB storage, live streaming, 3 multistreaming channels and 3 seats.
Premium$399
per month, billed monthly
4,000 GB bandwidth, 600 GB storage, 20 live transcoding hours, 6 multistreaming channels and 5 seats.
Ways to pay less
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.
Streaming Video Provider
- Annual discount
Save 15% or 30% on longer terms
The pricing page offers 1-year terms with 15% off and 2-year terms with 30% off the month-to-month price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Restream or Streaming Video Provider?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Restream is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $39 a month for Streaming Video Provider. Restream starts at $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually), and Streaming Video Provider starts at $39 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Restream or Streaming Video Provider?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Restream has a free plan. Streaming Video Provider does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.