# Lightstream review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Browser-based live streaming studio, built for console streamers Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Lightstream Studio is a cloud streaming studio that runs in a browser. It captures Xbox and PlayStation gameplay in the cloud, adds overlays, alerts and scenes, and sends the stream to up to five destinations at once. A free tier puts a Lightstream logo on every stream, and a paid Premium plan removes it and adds guests and 1080p. - **Category:** Webinars & Live Streaming - **Made by:** Infiniscene, Inc. - **Website:** https://golightstream.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need a clean stream for free, as the free plan carries a Lightstream logo. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Lightstream has a free plan, and paid plans start at $12 per month, or $9 per month on an annual subscription. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Simulcasting to up to 5 destinations, 720p, 10-hour limit per stream and up to 3 scenes at once, with a Lightstream Studio logo on all streams. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Core Studio features with a Lightstream logo on every stream, 720p, up to 5 destinations, 10-hour limit per stream, 3 scenes at once. | | Premium | $12 per month, billed monthly ($9 per month on an annual subscription) | Removes the logo, adds up to 10 guests, 1080p, a 48-hour stream limit, URL imports from third-party services and up to 20 scenes at once. | Read from https://golightstream.com/studio/ on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lightstream before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Annual subscription at $9 a month** (Annual discount): Premium shows $12 a month, or $9 a month on an annual subscription. Source: https://golightstream.com/studio/ ## Key features - **Cloud capture for consoles:** Captures Xbox and PlayStation gameplay in the cloud, so a stream does not need a PC. - **Simulcasting:** Streams to up to 5 destinations at once on both plans, including a custom RTMP destination. - **Guests:** Premium lets up to 10 guests join a stream, aimed at multiplayer games and talk-style shows. - **Overlays, alerts and templates:** Preset templates, overlays and XPN alerts are available inside Studio, and custom overlays can be uploaded. - **Scenes:** The free plan goes live with up to 3 scenes at once and Premium with up to 20. ## Good for - Console streamers on Xbox or PlayStation - Streamers who want to simulcast without installing software - Small shows or podcasts with a few remote guests ## Worth knowing - The free plan puts a Lightstream Studio logo on every stream and caps video at 720p. - Guests, 1080p and URL imports are Premium-only. - RTMP video sources are marked as coming soon on the pricing section. - It is a streaming studio for creators and has no webinar registration or attendee tools. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Lightstream is a browser streaming studio that captures Xbox and PlayStation in the cloud. The free plan puts a Lightstream logo on every stream at 720p, and 1080p, guests and URL imports are Premium. It is for creators, not webinars. - **Value for money: A.** Premium is $12 a month, or $9 on an annual plan, well under the $16.20 mark (60% of the category's cheaper quarter of $27). - **Free plan and trial: B.** A free plan streams to up to 5 destinations for up to 10 hours at a time, but with a Lightstream logo and 720p video. - **Features: C.** Console capture, simulcasting, scenes, overlays and alerts, but RTMP sources are marked coming soon and there is no registration or attendee tool. - **Ease of use: C.** Web only, with no rating on record, and you connect each destination account first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with Xbox, PlayStation, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and custom RTMP. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lightstream's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among webinar and live streaming tools - Lightstream's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 32 of 34) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 1 of the 28 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/webinars ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Lightstream 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 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade. It costs $108 a year. - You could not: One live stream sent to several platforms at once. - You could not: Video calls. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Xbox, PlayStation and Twitch among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Xbox, PlayStation, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, Custom RTMP **Tags:** Multistreaming, Video calls ## Alternatives - [Streamlabs](https://toolgpa.com/tools/streamlabs): Live streaming apps, overlays and tools for creators. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lightstream-vs-streamlabs) - [Restream](https://toolgpa.com/tools/restream): Multistream one live video to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/lightstream-vs-restream) - [Castr](https://toolgpa.com/tools/castr): Multistreaming, video hosting and 24/7 playout in one service. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/castr-vs-lightstream) - [Ecamm](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ecamm-live): Mac app for live streaming, recording and multistreaming. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ecamm-live-vs-lightstream) - [Be.Live](https://toolgpa.com/tools/be-live): Browser-based studio for live streaming to social platforms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/be-live-vs-lightstream) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://golightstream.com/studio/ - https://golightstream.com Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/lightstream Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).