Restream

Go live to several places from a browser tab

StreamYard runs entirely from a browser tab with no software install, the best-known name doing the same multi-destination streaming job.

Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, Kick

Live streaming with hosting and a paywall

Castr adds a paywall to gate the stream behind a payment, a monetization feature Restream's own multistreaming and chat tools do not include.

Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick

Your own live streaming server, free

Owncast runs as a server you host yourself rather than a hosted multistreaming service, free with no destinations limit to hit.

Editing, hosting and streaming on one plan

Wave.video folds editing and hosting in alongside the streaming, a free tier and paid from $16 against Restream's $19, for somebody who wants the clips repurposed afterward without a separate editor.

Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, LinkedIn, Kick

Streaming with alerts, overlays and tipping

Streamlabs adds alerts, overlays and on-screen tipping built for a single live channel, a free tier and paid from $19, level with Restream on price but built around one stream rather than eight destinations at once.

Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick

Live streaming and recording, Mac only

Ecamm Live only runs on a Mac, with scene switching and recording built in, narrower than Restream's cross-platform multistreaming to eight destinations.

Works with YouTube, Facebook, Podcast, Twitch, Kick

Live streaming for places that stream every week

BoxCast is built for an organization streaming on a weekly schedule, like a church or venue, rather than a creator multistreaming to eight platforms at once.

Free and open source streaming and recording

OBS Studio is free and does everything a single-platform streamer needs, which is exactly why Restream's own advice is that streaming to Twitch alone gains nothing extra here.

Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick