BoxCast review (2026): is it worth $109 a month, billed yearly?
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BoxCast report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for church and school live broadcasts with encoders
BoxCast is a broadcast platform with its own encoders, captions and apps for TV streaming. It is also expensive for what the entry plan gives you: one concurrent broadcast and 90 days of storage at $109 a month, and the apps, ticketing and encoder all cost extra.
Who BoxCast is for
- Fits if you broadcast services or events to a large audience and need unlimited viewers
- Works for groups that want captions and TV apps from one vendor
Who BoxCast is not for
- Pricey if you stream occasionally: Standard is $109 a month with one broadcast and 90 days of storage
- Not for you if you want webinars with sign-up pages and polls, since it is a broadcast platform
- Watch out: TV apps cost $25 to $200 a month more, and ticketing and the Spark encoder are extra
- Tight if you need more than one live stream at once, because that starts at the $249 Advanced plan
- Skip it if you want a trial you can judge in advance: its length is not stated
Why BoxCast gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$109 a month billed yearly for Standard, more than double the category's middle of $49, and it allows one broadcast at 1080p30. White-labelled embeds start at $169.
- DFree plan and trialA free trial is offered but its length is not stated; there is a 30-day money-back guarantee, which does not count as free use.
- CFeaturesStreaming, storage and viewer-hour allowances are clear, but the TV apps, ticketing and the Spark encoder are separate purchases, and it has no registration or polls.
- CEase of useWeb only, with no rating on record, and getting the best from it means setting up an encoder.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it lists Facebook, YouTube, X, RTMP and SRT plus a public API.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BoxCast's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/boxcast#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/boxcast.svg" alt="BoxCast: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where BoxCast stands among webinar and live streaming tools
BoxCast's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 4 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 10 of 34) and worst on value for money (D, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $109 a month, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 22 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 35 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. BoxCast’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 34, level with 7
- DFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 34, level with 5
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 34, level with 27
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 34, level with 30
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 34, level with 20
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 30 webinar and live streaming tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep BoxCast, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace BoxCast you would be making one live stream sent to several platforms at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 23 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools grade higher. It costs $1,308 a year.
What you could not
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
- It plugs into other products, Facebook, YouTube and X among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. BoxCast’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is BoxCast?
BoxCast is a live streaming platform used by churches, schools, sports leagues, businesses and local governments. A paid plan covers cloud transcoding, scheduling, viewer chat, captions, analytics and unlimited viewers, and it works with BoxCast's own encoders or third-party RTMP and SRT encoders. Branded mobile and TV apps and ticketing are sold separately.
Worth knowing
- Each plan includes at least 10,000 viewer hours a month, though viewer numbers are not capped.
- BoxCast OTT apps are priced separately: $25, $75 or $200 a month billed annually ($35, $100 or $250 billed monthly).
- Ticketing is an add-on, and the BoxCast Spark encoder is bought separately.
- A Premium plan exists but is quoted through sales. It is a broadcast platform, not a webinar tool with registration and polls.
Key features
- Cloud transcoding
- Creates up to 4 adaptive bitrate streams so playback adapts to each viewer's connection.
- Scheduling and simulated live
- Broadcasts can be scheduled in advance, and recordings or uploads can be re-broadcast as simulated live.
- Captions
- Automated captioning is listed for recorded broadcasts, and automated live captioning is listed among the plan features.
- Streaming to social media
- Streams at the same time to Facebook, YouTube and X.
- Viewer chat, overlays and documents
- Viewer chat, graphic overlays and PDF document display sit beside the live player.
- OTT apps
- Branded web, mobile and TV apps can be bought as a separate product, from $25 a month billed annually.
BoxCast pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, BoxCast is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $109 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $109 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial offered; the page does not state its length. 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $109per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly) | Up to 1080p30, 1 concurrent broadcast, 90 days of storage, 10,000 viewer hours a month and unlimited viewers. |
| Deluxe | $169per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly) | Up to 1080p30, 1 concurrent broadcast, 1 year of storage and white-labeled embeds. |
| Advanced | $249per month, billed annually ($279 billed monthly) | Up to 1080p60, 3 concurrent broadcasts, 1 year of storage. |
| 4K | $449per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly) | Up to 4K60, 3 concurrent broadcasts, 1 year of 1080p storage and 30 days of 4K storage. |
Read from boxcast.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with BoxCast before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing saves $10 to $50 a month
Standard drops from $119 to $109 a month and 4K from $499 to $449 when billed annually.
Stated on boxcast.com
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Common questions
Does BoxCast have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. BoxCast is listed for Web.
Does BoxCast have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. BoxCast is listed for Web.
Is BoxCast open source?
BoxCast is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does BoxCast have an API?
Yes. BoxCast offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.