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11 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Windows streaming with a lifetime option
XSplit Broadcaster from $15 with a free tier streams on Windows with a lifetime option, friendlier at the cost of the licence.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch
Live streaming and recording, Mac only
Ecamm Live is built only for Mac and trades OBS's free price for a friendlier setup, worth it if the free evening OBS asks for is the part you want to skip.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Podcast, Twitch, Kick
Screen capture and recording, open source
ShareX is free and open source for capture and recording, simpler than a streaming stack when nothing goes live.
A recorder sold as a licence
Bandicam is a paid licence with a simpler interface than OBS, aimed at somebody who wants a recorder to just work rather than a mixer to configure.
Streaming with alerts, overlays and tipping
Streamlabs from $19 with a free tier adds alerts, overlays and tipping, the streamer layer OBS leaves you to assemble.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick
Go live to several places from a browser tab
StreamYard runs from a browser tab with no download or settings to learn, the pick for going live in minutes rather than spending an evening on OBS.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, Kick
Stream to eight platforms from one encoder
Restream sends one stream out to eight platforms at once from a simple setup, quicker to be live on than configuring OBS's scenes yourself.
Works with YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Podcast, Twitch, Kick
Multi-camera streaming from iPhones you own
Switcher Studio at $65 runs multi-camera streaming from iPhones you already own, no desktop production rig required.
Works with YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, Kick
Desktop live production bought once, not rented
Wirecast is $495 bought once for desktop live production, a licence you keep where OBS asks for setup instead of money.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick
Windows live production with a licence you keep
vMix is a one-time licence for Windows with a friendlier live-production interface than OBS's free but steeper scenes and sources.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick
Screen recording and editing in one suite
Camtasia bundles the recorder with a full video editor in one paid suite, useful when the recording needs cutting afterward rather than streaming live.
