Crowdcast
Browser webinars and live events for creators and communities
Crowdcast report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for creator events, classes and summits
Crowdcast gives each live event one page for sign-up, the session and the replay, which is about as simple as webinars get. It's for creators and communities: interviews, classes and online summits, with tickets sold through Stripe. Lite is $49 a month for 100 live attendees, but it counts streaming hours, and multistreaming starts on Pro.
Who Crowdcast is for
- Great if you run live interviews, classes or community calls
- Handy when you sell tickets to a live course or an online summit
- Good for hosts who want the replay waiting at the same link
Who Crowdcast is not for
- Tight if you go live a lot, since Lite has 10 hours a month and extra time is $20 per 5 hours
- Pricey if you sell tickets on Lite, with a 5% Crowdcast fee on top of Stripe's
- Skip it if you want automated webinars that run without you
Why Crowdcast gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyLite is $49 a month billed monthly for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, right at the category's middle. Annual billing is labelled 30% off, but the listing gives no yearly figure. Against its rivals it sits between WebinarJam's Starter and Demio's Growth.
- CFree plan and trialNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions. The listing doesn't say whether it wants a card.
- CFeaturesRegistration, the live room, chat, Q&A, replays, tickets, multi-session events and RTMP input. The gaps: no automated webinars on record, multistreaming and captions start on Pro, and sessions stop at 2 hours on Lite.
- CEase of useNo App Store rating on record. One page per event keeps it simple, but you still set up tickets and sessions and keep an eye on streaming hours.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no desktop or phone app listed. It connects to Stripe and Zapier, streams to Facebook, YouTube and Twitch, and takes feeds from OBS, Wirecast or Ecamm.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Crowdcast'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/crowdcast#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/crowdcast.svg" alt="Crowdcast: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Crowdcast stands among webinar and live streaming tools
Crowdcast's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 3 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 7 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Crowdcast’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 3 of 14, level with 7
- 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 Crowdcast, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Crowdcast you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $588 a year.
What you could not
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Zapier and Facebook among them.
- People on the other end: live sessions. No app builder makes those.
What this rests on. Crowdcast’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 Crowdcast?
Crowdcast is a browser-based platform for live webinars, interviews, courses and online summits, aimed at creators, communities and small businesses. Each event gets one page that handles registration, the live session with chat and Q&A, and the replay afterwards. Hosts can sell tickets through Stripe, run multi-session events, and from the Pro plan up multistream the stage to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and other sites. Plans are priced by live attendees and streaming hours.
Crowdcast is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly. See every plan
Good for
- Creators running live interviews, classes and community calls
- Selling tickets to live courses and online summits
- Hosts who want replays waiting at the same link as the event
Worth knowing
- Each plan has a monthly streaming-hour cap: extra time costs $20 per 5 hours, and live attendees over the limit cost 15 cents each.
- Ticket sales carry a 5% Crowdcast fee on Lite and Pro and 2% on Business, plus Stripe's 2.9% + 30 cents.
- Multistreaming and live captions start on Pro, and sessions are capped at 2, 4 or 6 hours depending on the plan.
- Extra team seats cost $29 each.
Key features
- One page per event
- Registration, the live session and the replay all live at the same address, and recordings are available for replay and download straight after.
- Pay only for live attendees
- Registrations are unlimited; plans count the people who show up live, with extra attendees charged at 15 cents each over the plan limit.
- Paid events
- Charge a fixed or sliding ticket price with coupons, or take contributions during an event, with payments through Stripe.
- Multi-session events
- Group sessions at different times into one event for live courses or online summits, with no limit on the number of sessions.
- Multistreaming and RTMP
- Send the stage to Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and other sites (1 destination on Pro, 3 on Business), or broadcast in from OBS, Wirecast or Ecamm.
- Analytics and exports
- Conversion rates, referral sources and engagement per event and session, with emails, chat and attendee data exportable as CSV.
Crowdcast pricing
- Starts at
- $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $49per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly | 1 team seat, 2-hour sessions, unlimited replay storage, RTMP input, Stripe ticketing with a 5% fee, analytics and Zapier. |
| Pro | $89per month for 250 live attendees and 20 hours, billed monthly | 2 team seats, 4-hour sessions, 1 multistream destination, English live captions and custom registration fields. |
| Business | $195per month for 1,000 live attendees and 40 hours, billed monthly | 4 team seats, 6-hour sessions, 3 multistream destinations, 10 GB of studio storage and a 2% ticket fee. |
Read from crowdcast.io on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Crowdcast before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 30% with annual billing
Crowdcast's pricing page labels annual billing as saving 30% against the monthly prices of $49, $89 and $195.
Stated on crowdcast.io
Works with
Crowdcast alternatives
- Crowdcast vs StreamYard
Free plan · from $35.99/mo
- Crowdcast vs Demio
Free trial · from $45/mo
- Crowdcast vs Livestorm
Free plan · from $1,200/yr
- Crowdcast vs Restream
Free plan · from $19/mo
- Crowdcast vs WebinarJam
Free trial · from $39/mo
Common questions
Is Crowdcast free?
No, Crowdcast is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial with all features, limited to 10 live attendees and 60-minute sessions.
How much does Crowdcast cost?
Crowdcast lists 3 plans. Lite: $49 per month for 100 live attendees and 10 hours, billed monthly. Pro: $89 per month for 250 live attendees and 20 hours, billed monthly. Business: $195 per month for 1,000 live attendees and 40 hours, billed monthly. Prices were read from crowdcast.io on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Crowdcast work on?
Crowdcast is available on Web.
Does Crowdcast offer any discounts?
Crowdcast publicly lists the following: Save 30% with annual billing.
Does Crowdcast have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Crowdcast is listed for Web.
Does Crowdcast have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Crowdcast is listed for Web.
Is Crowdcast open source?
Crowdcast is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Crowdcast integrate with?
Crowdcast's listing names Stripe, Zapier, Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and OBS Studio. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Crowdcast?
Crowdcast is made by Crowdcast.
What are the alternatives to Crowdcast?
The closest alternatives to Crowdcast in our directory are StreamYard, Demio, Livestorm, Restream and WebinarJam. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Crowdcast.
How does Crowdcast compare with other webinar and live streaming tools?
Crowdcast's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 5 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 4. It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 3 of 14) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Crowdcast good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Crowdcast C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 7 of the 13 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Could I make my own version of Crowdcast?
To replace Crowdcast you would be making live video to hundreds of people at once. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $588 a year. What you could not make: Live video to hundreds of people at once. One live stream sent to several platforms at once. Selling tickets and checking them at the door. It plugs into other products, Stripe, Zapier and Facebook among them. 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.