Resi review (2026): is it worth $99 a month, billed yearly?
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Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for dependable live streaming of church and school events
Resi sends video from an encoder to YouTube, Facebook, a website or apps using its own streaming protocol. The cheapest plan is $99 a month and only streams to social sites, so a website or app means Starter Lite at $159 or Pro at $299. Nothing is free, and it isn't a webinar tool.
Who Resi is for
- Fits if you stream weekly services or events from one or more campuses
- Works for venues that need one feed sent to overflow rooms
Who Resi is not for
- Pricey if you need a website or app stream: $159 a month at least, $299 on Pro
- Skip it if you want a webinar tool with registration, polls or chat
- Watch out: bandwidth is capped per plan
- Watch out: nothing is free and no trial is shown, and multisite plans run $129 to $669 a month
Why Resi gets a 1.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$99 a month annually for social-only, but streaming to a website or apps needs $159 or $299. The category's dearer quarter starts at $99 and the dearest tenth at $167.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free on record: no free plan and no trial. A non-profit discount exists but its rates aren't shown.
- CFeaturesScheduling, cloud transcoding, analytics and multisite overflow. It does the event streaming job, though not webinar registration, polls or attendee chat.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It needs an encoder set up and pointed at your outlets.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it connects to Facebook, YouTube and ProPresenter.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Resi's own pages on 13 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/resi#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/resi.svg" alt="Resi: 1.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Resi stands among webinar and live streaming tools
Resi's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 3 of the 60 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 20 of 60) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $99 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 33 of the 45 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 61 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Resi’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 60, level with 13
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 60, level with 12
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 60, level with 51
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 60, level with 51
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 20 of 60, level with 36
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 47 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 Resi, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Resi 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.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 52 of the 60 other webinar and live streaming tools grade higher. It costs $1,188 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- It plugs into other products, Facebook, YouTube and ProPresenter among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Resi’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 Resi?
Resi is a live streaming service built around its Resilient Streaming Protocol, which sends video from an encoder to Facebook, YouTube, a website or apps. It is aimed at churches, schools, athletics, government and corporate events, with plans for single-site, multisite and on-demand video.
Worth knowing
- Prices shown are for the Live Streaming plan set; Multisite plans run from $129 to $669 a month billed annually and Resi On Demand has its own plans.
- The page's source also lists higher regular prices than the ones shown; only the displayed prices are recorded here.
- Streaming to a website or apps needs Starter Lite or Pro, and bandwidth is capped per plan.
- It is an event streaming service, not a webinar tool with registration, polls or attendee chat.
Key features
- Resilient Streaming Protocol
- Sends the stream through the vendor's own protocol to Facebook, YouTube, a website or apps; the plans differ in where it can go.
- Scheduling and presets
- Events can be organized with presets and automated scheduling, and stored video can be rebroadcast as simulated live from Starter Lite.
- Cloud transcoding
- Starter Lite and Pro include 3 adaptive bitrate levels; Enterprise goes up to 8, per the pricing page.
- Real-time analytics and monitoring
- Every listed plan includes real-time analytics plus proactive stream monitoring and alerts.
- Multisite and overflow
- Separate plans deliver one feed to rooms on a local network or remote locations, with cloud failover on higher plans.
Resi pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Resi is a paid product, starting at $99 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $99 per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Social Only | $99per month, billed annually ($119 billed monthly) | Streams to Facebook and YouTube at up to 1080p60 with scheduling, analytics and phone support. |
| Starter Lite | $159per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly) | Adds website streaming, a white-label embed player and 200 GB monthly bandwidth. |
| Pro | $299per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly) | Adds DASH and HLS for apps, the Go Live API, 1 TB monthly bandwidth and 30-day storage. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds 4K streaming, up to 5 TB monthly bandwidth and up to 8 transcoding levels. |
Read from resi.io on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Resi before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- NonprofitNon-profit pricing available
The pricing page has an Apply Non-Profit Pricing option for eligible organizations; the discounted rates are not shown.
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Common questions
Does Resi have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Resi is listed for Web.
Does Resi have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Resi is listed for Web.
Is Resi open source?
Resi is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Resi have an API?
Yes. Resi 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 13, 2026.