The BoxCast Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about BoxCast in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
BoxCast
The Insider’s Guide
Live streaming platform with encoders, captions and OTT apps
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among webinar and live streaming tools, read from BoxCast’s own pages.
Made by BoxCast · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from BoxCast’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on BoxCast’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 4 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade
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.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about BoxCast, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Web only, with no rating on record, and getting the best from it means setting up an encoder.
- 1
Best for church and school live broadcasts with encoders
BoxCast is a broadcast platform with its own encoders, captions and apps for TV streaming.
- 2
Paid plans start at $109 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $109 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly).
- 3
You can try it first
Free trial offered; the page does not state its length. 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Cloud transcoding
Creates up to 4 adaptive bitrate streams so playback adapts to each viewer's connection.
- 6
Scheduling and simulated live
Broadcasts can be scheduled in advance, and recordings or uploads can be re-broadcast as simulated live.
- 7
Captions
Automated captioning is listed for recorded broadcasts, and automated live captioning is listed among the plan features.
- 8
A 1.8 GPA, above 4 of 34
That is against the other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
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.
BoxCast at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $109 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- Free trial offered; the page does not state its length. 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- BoxCast
- Category
- Webinars & Live Streaming
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
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.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | $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. |
| Free plan and trial | D | A 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. |
| Features | C | Streaming, 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. |
| Ease of use | C | Web only, with no rating on record, and getting the best from it means setting up an encoder. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but it lists Facebook, YouTube, X, RTMP and SRT plus a public API. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
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 it 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
Good to know
Good for
- Churches, schools and sports leagues that stream the same events every week
- Organizations that need captions or a white-labeled player
- Teams that want unlimited viewers at a flat monthly price
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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$109
A month to start
BoxCast is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $109 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly).
Standard
$109
per 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
$169
per month, billed annually ($189 billed monthly)
Up to 1080p30, 1 concurrent broadcast, 1 year of storage and white-labeled embeds.
Advanced
$249
per month, billed annually ($279 billed monthly)
Up to 1080p60, 3 concurrent broadcasts, 1 year of storage.
4K
$449
per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
Up to 4K60, 3 concurrent broadcasts, 1 year of 1080p storage and 30 days of 4K storage.
Trying it first
Free trial offered; the page does not state its length. 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans.
Read from boxcast.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Annual 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
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Live streaming platform with encoders, captions and OTT apps. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, ticketing, web analytics, multistreaming.
Web only, but it lists Facebook, YouTube, X, RTMP and SRT plus a public API.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- YouTube
- X
- RTMP
- SRT
- Mixing Station
BoxCast is made by BoxCast.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/34
Other webinar and live streaming tools it is graded above
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
- DFree plan and trialAbove 6 of 34
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 34
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 34
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 10 of 34
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 30 webinar and live streaming tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. BoxCast is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Dacast, Restream, Castr, Wowza and vMix
The 5 tools BoxCast is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Dacast
Free trial · from $39/mo
Live streaming and video hosting with bandwidth-based plans.
- BoxCast also covers ticketing and web analytics.
- Dacast also covers reports and webinars.
- 2.4GPA
Restream
Free plan · from $19/mo
Multistream one live video to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more.
- Restream has a free plan. BoxCast does not, though it has a free trial.
- BoxCast also covers ticketing and web analytics.
- Restream also covers transcription and webinars.
- 2.4GPA
Castr
Free trial · from $16.67/mo
Multistreaming, video hosting and 24/7 playout in one service.
- BoxCast also covers ticketing and web analytics.
- 1.4GPA
Wowza
Free trial · from $195/mo
Streaming server software you run yourself, plus a cloud platform.
- Wowza is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- BoxCast also covers ticketing, web analytics and multistreaming.
- 2.2GPA
vMix
Free trial · from $60 one-time
Windows live video production and streaming software.
- Only BoxCast lists a web app.
- Only vMix lists a Windows app.
- vMix can be bought with a one-time purchase.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
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Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is BoxCast free?
No, BoxCast is a paid product, but you can try it first. Free trial offered; the page does not state its length.
How much does BoxCast cost?
BoxCast lists 4 plans. Standard: $109 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly).
What platforms does BoxCast work on?
BoxCast is available on Web.
Does BoxCast offer any discounts?
BoxCast publicly lists the following: Annual billing saves $10 to $50 a month.
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.
What does BoxCast integrate with?
BoxCast's listing names Facebook, YouTube, X, RTMP, SRT and Mixing Station.
Who makes BoxCast?
BoxCast is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to BoxCast?
The closest alternatives to BoxCast in our directory are Dacast, Restream, Castr, Wowza and vMix.
How does BoxCast compare with other 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.
Is BoxCast good value for money?
ToolGPA grades BoxCast D for value for money. 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.
Could I make my own version of BoxCast?
To replace BoxCast you would be making one live stream sent to several platforms at once.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from BoxCast’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. 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.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by BoxCast. Prices change, so check boxcast.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- BoxCast, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/boxcast
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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