The Restream Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Restream 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.
Restream
The Insider’s Guide
Multistream one live video to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among webinar and live streaming tools, read from Restream’s own pages.
Made by Restream, Inc. · checked Oct 18, 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 Restream’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Restream’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 10 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade
Restream is a multistreaming service: it takes one live video, from its own browser studio or from software such as OBS or Zoom, and sends it to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, X, TikTok and other channels at once, with their comments gathered in one chat. Restream Studio adds guests, scenes, overlays and cloud recording. Webinars with a registration page and a replay are sold as an add-on to the paid plans.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Restream, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Guests join from a browser, but you connect each channel and build scenes and overlays in Studio, or set up OBS to stream in.
- 1
Best for streaming to several platforms at once
You can stream from its browser studio or from OBS.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually).
- 3
There is a free plan
Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding, 6 on-screen participants in Studio at 720p, and no cloud recording.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Multistreaming
Sends one stream to 30 or more platforms, from 2 at once on Free to 8 on Business, plus custom RTMP and SRT destinations and paired channels added by guests.
- 6
Restream Studio
A browser studio with up to 10 people on screen, scenes, overlays, logos, a scrolling ticker, QR codes and background music. Professional and up stream in 1080p and record in 4K.
- 7
Encoder support
Instead of Studio, you can stream from OBS, Zoom, mobile encoders or game consoles into Restream and let it fan the stream out to every channel.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 10 of 14
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 Restream 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.
Restream at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Restream, Inc., since 2015
- Category
- Webinars & Live Streaming
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for streaming to several platforms at once
Restream takes one live video and sends it to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn, Facebook and more at the same time, with all the comments in one chat. You can stream from its browser studio or from OBS. Standard covers three channels for $190 a year, but the studio stays at 720p until Professional, and webinars cost an extra $99 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Streaming to three platforms means Standard: $190 a year billed annually, or $19 by the month. Against the tools doing the same job, that's level with Ecamm and Castr and well under StreamYard's Core, so it sits in the cheapest band. Webinars are an extra $99 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | C | There's a free plan that never runs out, and it really streams: 2 channels at once and 6 people on screen in Studio. But Restream branding sits on the stream, it's 720p, and there's no cloud recording. |
| Features | C | It does the multistreaming job fully: 30 or more platforms, custom RTMP and SRT, one chat for every channel, combined stats, and recorded video streamed as live. The gaps: Studio stays at 720p on Standard, and webinars and clips are paid add-ons. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record. Guests join from a browser, but you connect each channel and build scenes and overlays in Studio, or set up OBS to stream in. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | A web app, with no desktop or phone app listed, but it streams to YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, X and TikTok, takes feeds from OBS, Zoom and game consoles, and can send a webinar into Slack. |
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 Restream is for
- Great if you go live on YouTube, Twitch and LinkedIn at the same time
- Handy when you already stream from OBS and want one feed sent everywhere
- Good for creators who want every channel's comments in one place
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want 1080p from the browser studio without paying for Professional
- Pricey if you mostly want webinars, which cost $99 a month on top of the plan
- Tight if you're staying free, with Restream branding and only 2 channels
Good to know
Good for
- Creators who go live on several platforms at the same time
- Streamers who already use OBS and want one feed sent everywhere
- Companies streaming launches or town halls to social channels and Slack
Worth knowing
- Webinars cost extra: $99 a month for 100 attendees on Standard and Professional, and $299 a month for 500 on Business.
- The Free plan carries Restream branding, streams to only 2 channels and has no cloud recording.
- Studio streams at 720p on Free and Standard; 1080p needs Professional, and recordings are kept 15 days (30 on Business).
- Extra team seats cost $25 a seat a month and are sold only on Professional and Business.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Restream has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually).
Against the tools doing the same job, that's level with Ecamm and Castr and well under StreamYard's Core, so it sits in the cheapest band.
Free
$0
Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding; Studio at 720p with 6 people on screen.
Standard
$19
per month, billed monthly ($190 a year billed annually)
3 channels, no Restream branding, guest channels, 10 people on screen, cloud recording of 6 hours per stream kept for 15 days, and transcription.
Professional
$49
per month, billed monthly ($470 a year billed annually)
5 channels, 1080p from Studio, 4K recording, horizontal and vertical streams at once, 10 hours recorded per stream and 2 team seats.
Business
$239
per month, billed monthly ($2,390 a year billed annually)
8 channels, a website player for 1,000 viewers, 2 seats, co-producer mode, team workspaces and 30 days of recording storage.
Enterprise
Custom
Custom channels and seats, SSO, multiple workspaces, SRT ingest, stream backup and an account manager.
The free plan
Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding, 6 on-screen participants in Studio at 720p, and no cloud recording.
Read from restream.io on Oct 18, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Annual billing labelled Save 20%
Restream's pricing page offers annual billing marked "Save 20%". Its price data gives $190 a year for Standard, $470 for Professional and $2,390 for Business, against $19, $49 and $239 a month.
Stated on restream.io
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
Multistream one live video to YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and more. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI features, transcription, webinars, multistreaming.
- Multistreaming
- Sends one stream to 30 or more platforms, from 2 at once on Free to 8 on Business, plus custom RTMP and SRT destinations and paired channels added by guests.
- Restream Studio
- A browser studio with up to 10 people on screen, scenes, overlays, logos, a scrolling ticker, QR codes and background music. Professional and up stream in 1080p and record in 4K.
- Encoder support
- Instead of Studio, you can stream from OBS, Zoom, mobile encoders or game consoles into Restream and let it fan the stream out to every channel.
- Cross-platform chat and analytics
- Comments from every channel arrive in one feed, and viewer and engagement stats from all channels are shown together, with a live health monitor during the stream.
- Webinars add-on
- One link handles registration, the live webinar and the replay. Attendees watch in a browser without an account, and the webinar can also be streamed into a Slack channel.
- Upload & Stream and clips
- Pre-recorded videos can be broadcast as live streams, and the Clips add-on cuts streams into short vertical clips for TikTok, Shorts and Reels.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- YouTube
- Twitch
- X
- TikTok
- Slack
- OBS Studio
Restream is made by Restream, Inc., and has been around since 2015.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
10/14
Other webinar and live streaming tools it is graded above
Restream'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 $19 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 2 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 15 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Restream’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 11 of 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 14
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 14
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 14
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 14
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 14 webinar and live streaming tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Restream 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 Restream 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 $228 a year.
What you could not
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- Live video to hundreds of people at once.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
- It plugs into other products, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Restream’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
StreamYard, Castr, Switcher Studio, Ecamm and OBS Studio
The 5 tools Restream is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
StreamYard
Free plan · from $35.99/mo
Browser-based studio for live streaming and recording with guests.
- Restream also covers webinars and multistreaming.
- StreamYard also covers video editing.
- 2.4GPA
Castr
Free trial · from $16.67/mo
Multistreaming, video hosting and 24/7 playout in one service.
- Restream has a free plan. Castr does not, though it has a free trial.
- Restream also covers transcription and webinars.
- 1.8GPA
Switcher Studio
Free trial · from $45/mo
Multicamera live streaming from iPhone, iPad and Mac.
- Restream has a free plan. Switcher Studio does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Restream lists a web app.
- Only Switcher Studio lists macOS and iOS apps.
- 2.0GPA
Ecamm
Free trial · from $16/mo
Mac app for live streaming, recording and multistreaming.
- Restream has a free plan. Ecamm does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Restream lists a web app.
- Only Ecamm lists a macOS app.
- 2.8GPA
OBS Studio
Free
Free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming.
- Only Restream lists a web app.
- Only OBS Studio lists Windows, macOS and Linux apps.
- OBS Studio is open source, according to its own site.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
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 Restream free?
Restream has a free plan. Stream to 2 channels at once with Restream branding, 6 on-screen participants in Studio at 720p, and no cloud recording.
How much does Restream cost?
Restream lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Restream work on?
Restream is available on Web.
Does Restream offer any discounts?
Restream publicly lists the following: Annual billing labelled Save 20%.
Does Restream have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Restream is listed for Web.
Does Restream have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Restream is listed for Web.
Is Restream open source?
Restream is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Restream integrate with?
Restream's listing names YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, Slack and OBS Studio.
Who makes Restream?
Restream is made by Restream, Inc. It dates from 2015.
What are the alternatives to Restream?
The closest alternatives to Restream in our directory are StreamYard, Castr, Switcher Studio, Ecamm and OBS Studio.
How does Restream compare with other webinar and live streaming tools?
Restream's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 10 of the 14 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 3.
Is Restream good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Restream B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $47 for the category: 2 of the 13 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Restream?
To replace Restream 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 Restream’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Restream's own pages on 18 October 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 Restream, Inc. Prices change, so check restream.io before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,281
Tools graded, in 73 categories
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.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. 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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tools graded
73
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Restream, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/restream
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Restream’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. Restream is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Restream, Inc. Prices and plans change: check restream.io before you buy.