Castr
Multistreaming, video hosting and 24/7 playout in one service
Castr report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for multistreaming plus hosting your own video
Castr takes one feed from your encoder or camera and sends it to up to 30 destinations, and it also hosts the video on your own site with a player, a paywall and 24/7 TV-style playout. Starter is $16.67 a month billed yearly. It's for broadcasters, though: you bring the encoder, since the browser switcher is turned on only if you ask.
Who Castr is for
- Great if a church or school streams services or events to several platforms
- Handy when you want to run a 24/7 channel from pre-recorded video
- Good for selling access to live streams behind a paywall
Who Castr is not for
- Skip it if you want a studio in the browser without asking Castr to switch it on
- Not for you if you've never used an encoder and don't want to learn
- Tight if you stream a lot to your own player, since each plan has a bandwidth allowance
Why Castr gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyStarter is $16.67 a month billed annually ($199.99 a year, $19.99 by the month) and streams to 6 destinations, enough for three platforms. That's level with Restream and Ecamm, well under StreamYard's Core, and it includes hosting and a paywall.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 7-day free trial of Starter with no credit card. The other plans go straight to checkout.
- CFeaturesMultistreaming to 30 destinations, hosting, a player, cloud recording, 24/7 playout and a paywall on every plan. The gaps: you bring the encoder, as the browser Cloud Production switcher is enabled by Castr on request, and recordings are kept up to three days.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. You set up an encoder such as OBS or a camera, add each destination and embed the player, which takes some know-how.
- BPlatforms and integrationsA web service with no desktop or phone app listed. It sends to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and LinkedIn, takes RTMP, SRT, RTSP and HLS input from OBS or cameras, and has an API on Premium.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Castr's own pages on 18 October 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/castr#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/castr.svg" alt="Castr: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Castr stands among webinar and live streaming tools
Castr's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 11 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $16.67 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 1 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Castr’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 11 of 14, level with 3
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 14, level with 10
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 14, level with 12
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14, level with 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 14, level with 8
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 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 Castr, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Castr 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade. It costs $200.04 a year.
What you could not
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- It plugs into other products, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Castr’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 Castr?
Castr is a live streaming service for multistreaming one encoder feed to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn and custom RTMP or SRT destinations, and for hosting the video on your own site. Every plan also includes cloud recording, an embeddable player, 24/7 TV-style playout of pre-recorded video and a paywall. It is aimed at broadcasters, churches, schools and event producers rather than webinar hosts, and takes its feed from encoders or cameras, with a browser switcher for mixing them.
Castr is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $16.67 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Churches and schools streaming services or events to several platforms
- Broadcasters running a 24/7 channel from pre-recorded video
- Selling access to live streams behind a paywall
Worth knowing
- Streams come in from encoder software, hardware or IP cameras; the browser-based Cloud Production switcher is enabled by Castr on request.
- Each plan has a player-bandwidth allowance, and monthly plans get less upfront bandwidth and fewer concurrent streams than annual ones.
- Only Starter has the 7-day trial; the other plans go straight to checkout.
- DRM and native iOS, Android and TV apps for the Events plan are add-ons arranged with sales.
Key features
- Multistreaming
- One RTMP or SRT feed goes out to up to 30 destinations, including YouTube, Facebook pages and groups, Twitch and LinkedIn; TikTok and Instagram connect through custom RTMP.
- Video hosting and player
- An embeddable player with analytics, video storage from 100 GB, and unlimited viewers within each plan's bandwidth allowance.
- Cloud recording and live-to-VOD
- Records streams of up to 72 hours, keeps the recordings for up to three days, and turns live streams into on-demand videos.
- 24/7 playout
- Runs pre-recorded videos as an always-on live channel, like a TV station, on every plan.
- Paywall and monetization
- A paywall comes with every plan, in-stream ads start on Standard, and Events adds subscriptions, pay-per-view and more than 30 payment gateways.
- Ingest protocols and API
- Takes RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-TS and SRT input, offers pull links from Standard, and adds API access and HLS URLs on Premium.
Castr pricing
- Starts at
- $16.67 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial of the Starter plan, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $16.67per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | 2 concurrent streams (3 on annual), 6 destinations, 200 GB of player bandwidth a month and 100 GB of video storage. |
| Standard | $41.67per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly) | 10 destinations, 500 GB of bandwidth a month and 200 GB of storage, plus SRT and RTMP pull links and in-stream ads. |
| Premium | $166.67per month, billed annually ($199.99 billed monthly) | 5 streams (10 on annual), 20 destinations, 3 TB of bandwidth, 2 TB of storage, adaptive bitrate, API access and 3 team members. |
| Ultra | $291.67per month, billed annually ($349.99 billed monthly) | 10 streams (15 on annual), 30 destinations, 5 TB of bandwidth, 3 TB of storage, failover ingest and low-latency playback. |
| Events | $624.99per month, billed annually ($749.99 billed monthly) | A branded OTT web app with a CMS, subscriptions and pay-per-view sales, 15 streams, 30 destinations and 10 TB of bandwidth a month. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom stream, bandwidth and storage allocations, enterprise controls and migration help, arranged with sales. |
Read from castr.com on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Castr before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with annual billing
Castr's pricing page says annual billing gives 2 months free plus a larger upfront bandwidth pool: Starter is $199.99 a year against $19.99 a month.
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Castr alternatives
- Castr vs Restream
Free plan · from $19/mo
- Castr vs Switcher Studio
Free trial · from $45/mo
- Castr vs StreamYard
Free plan · from $35.99/mo
- Castr vs Vimeo
Free plan · from $12/mo
Common questions
Is Castr free?
No, Castr is a paid product, but you can try it first. 7-day free trial of the Starter plan, no credit card required.
How much does Castr cost?
Castr lists 6 plans. Starter: $16.67 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly). Standard: $41.67 per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly). Premium: $166.67 per month, billed annually ($199.99 billed monthly). Ultra: $291.67 per month, billed annually ($349.99 billed monthly). Events: $624.99 per month, billed annually ($749.99 billed monthly). Enterprise: custom pricing. Prices were read from castr.com on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Castr work on?
Castr is available on Web.
Does Castr offer any discounts?
Castr publicly lists the following: Two months free with annual billing.
Does Castr have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Castr is listed for Web.
Does Castr have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Castr is listed for Web.
Is Castr open source?
Castr is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Does Castr have an API?
Yes. Castr offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Castr integrate with?
Castr's listing names YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn and OBS Studio. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Castr?
Castr is made by Castr Live Streaming, Inc. It dates from 2018.
What are the alternatives to Castr?
The closest alternatives to Castr in our directory are Restream, Switcher Studio, StreamYard, Vimeo and OBS Studio. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Castr.
How does Castr compare with other webinar and live streaming tools?
Castr's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 3. It stands best on value for money (B, above 11 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Castr good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Castr B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $16.67 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 1 of the 13 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Could I make my own version of Castr?
To replace Castr 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. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade. It costs $200.04 a year. What you could not make: One live stream sent to several platforms at once. It plugs into other products, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch among them, and has an API. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.