Streamlabs review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Streamlabs report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for creators who stream to Twitch and YouTube
Streamlabs is a set of creator streaming apps on desktop, mobile and web, with a free Starter plan and one paid plan at $27 a month. The free plan allows 2 destinations and 1 guest, the editors add watermarks or limits, and there are no webinar features.
Who Streamlabs is for
- Fits if you stream games or talk shows and want overlays and alerts
- Works for creators who want a desktop, phone and browser setup from one login
Who Streamlabs is not for
- Skip it if you want registration pages, polls or attendee follow-up, as the pricing page has none
- Tight if you stay free: 2 destinations, 1 guest and watermarks or limits in the editors
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $27 against $189 for the year
- Watch out: the Logitech G discount for Ultra members is US only, and there is no team or business plan
Why Streamlabs gets a 2.6
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyUltra is $27 a month or $189 a year (about $15.75 a month), at the low end of what webinar tools charge, with just one paid plan.
- CFree plan and trialThe free Starter plan has 2 destinations, 1 guest and 1 GB of storage, and the editors add watermarks or limits.
- CFeaturesScenes, overlays, alerts, multistream, a browser studio and editors, but no registration pages or polls.
- CEase of useNo rating on record, and you connect accounts and build scenes before going live.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android, with Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Streamlabs's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Its pricing page needed a browser to show its text. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/streamlabs#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/streamlabs.svg" alt="Streamlabs: 2.6 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Streamlabs stands among webinar and live streaming tools
Streamlabs's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 32 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 31 of 34) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $15.75 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $50 for the category: 2 of the 28 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 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 35 webinar and live streaming tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Streamlabs’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 25 of 34, level with 6
- CFree plan and trialAbove 12 of 34, level with 19
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 34, level with 27
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 34, level with 30
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 34, level with 3
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 30 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 Streamlabs, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Streamlabs 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 2.6 is higher than 32 of the 34 other webinar and live streaming tools we grade. It costs $189 a year.
What you could not
- One live stream sent to several platforms at once.
- A video editor.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Twitch, YouTube and Facebook among them.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Streamlabs’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 Streamlabs?
Streamlabs is a set of streaming tools for creators: a desktop app for Windows and Mac, a mobile app, a console streaming service, a browser studio for guests, and web tools for alerts, tipping and clip editing. A free Starter tier covers the basics, and one paid plan, Ultra, unlocks the premium features across all of them.
Worth knowing
- Ultra is the only paid plan; the pricing page shows no team or business tier.
- The free Starter plan allows 1 guest and 2 destinations, and the editors add watermarks or limits.
- It is built for creator streams, so webinar features such as registration pages and polls are not part of the pricing page.
- The Logitech G discount for Ultra members is US only.
Key features
- Desktop streaming app
- Streamlabs Desktop for Windows and Mac handles scenes, overlays, alerts and streaming, with multistream and dual output on Ultra.
- Multistreaming
- The free plan streams to 2 destinations; Ultra raises that to 3 or more.
- Guests from the browser
- Talk Studio records and broadcasts from a browser with up to 12 guests, and saves up to 10 hours of recording on Pro.
- Mobile and console streaming
- A mobile app for iOS and Android and a console service that streams to Twitch without a desktop.
- Alerts, tips and Cloudbot
- Alerts and widgets, a tip page and a chat bot come with every plan; Ultra adds a custom tip domain and a custom-named bot.
- Editing and clips
- Cross Clip reformats clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, and the Video and Podcast Editors cover browser-based editing.
Streamlabs pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Streamlabs has a free plan, and paid plans start at $27 per month, or $189 per year.
- Starts at
- $27 per month, or $189 per year
- Free plan
- Starter plan, free always: free overlays and themes, 2 streaming destinations, 1 guest, limited free apps, no-fee tipping and 1 GB of storage.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Streamlabs Starter | $0 | Free overlays and themes, 2 destinations, 1 guest, no-fee tipping, 1 GB of storage and basic Cloudbot. |
| Streamlabs Ultra | $27per month, billed monthly ($189 per year when billed annually) | 1000+ overlays and themes, 3+ destinations, up to 11 guests or cameras, 60+ apps, custom tip domain, 10 GB storage, and Pro tiers of its editors and Talk Studio. |
Read from streamlabs.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Streamlabs before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing saves $135
Ultra is $189 a year against $27 a month, which the pricing page states as a $135 saving.
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Common questions
Does Streamlabs have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Streamlabs is listed for Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
Is Streamlabs open source?
Streamlabs is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.