Dacast vs Wave.video Comparison 2026
Both cover video hosting and live streaming. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Live streaming and hosting sold by the terabyte
Editing, hosting and streaming on one plan
Why people weigh these two
- Dacast instead of Wave.video
- Dacast also combines streaming and hosting, sold by the terabyte at $39, no free tier but no separate editor bundled in either.
At a glance
- Wave.video starts cheaper, at $16.
- Only Wave.video has a free tier.
Side by side
Dacast | Wave.video | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $39 | From $16 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free trial, then paid | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Not stated |
| Free trial | 14 days | Not stated |
| API | Yes |
Dacast
Live streaming and hosting sold by the terabyte
Dacast is a broadcaster's video platform: live channels, a paywall, white-label playback and a bandwidth allowance measured in terabytes a year. Unused bandwidth rolls forward, which suits anybody whose schedule is a season rather than a week. It sells to events and businesses rather than to social creators, and the interface has never pretended otherwise.
Our note
The three-month minimum on monthly billing is the term to notice, because it makes a single event cost three payments. Buy this when you are selling access to the stream itself; for hosting recordings, SproutVideo or Vimeo is simpler and cheaper.
Wave.video
Editing, hosting and streaming on one plan
Wave.video puts three things on one bill that are normally three subscriptions: an editor, a video host with embeds, and live streaming out to several destinations at once. The hosting side states its bandwidth and storage allowances rather than claiming they are unlimited, and charges per gigabyte beyond them. It suits somebody whose video mostly ends up on their own site.
Our note
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