Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Restream
Restream clearly comes out ahead of StreamYard on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $44.99/mo for StreamYard and $16/mo for Restream.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Bending Spoons | Restream, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentMarketingMedia & Entertainment | DevelopmentMarketingMedia & Entertainment |
| Categories | social-mediavideo-conferencing | video-conferencing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | streamyard | restream |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Custom Layouts | ||
| 1000 Viewers | ||
| 4K (2160P) Local Recordings | ||
| 2 Included Team Seats | ||
| Ai Backgrounds | ||
| Co-Producer Mode | ||
| Ai Clips | ||
| Customized Solutions | ||
| All Essential Studio Features | ||
| Dedicated Account Management | ||
| Chat Overlay | ||
| Dual Format Streaming | ||
| Clean Thumbnails, No Watermark | ||
| Guest Channels | ||
| Cloud Recording | ||
| Multiple Workspaces | ||
| Custom Fonts | ||
| Multistreaming | ||
| Custom Referral Message | ||
| No Restream Branding | ||
| Custom Rtmp Destinations | ||
| Record In 4K Ultra Hd | ||
| Dark Mode | ||
| Restream Branding | ||
| Download Transcripts | ||
| Srt Ingest | ||
| Everything In Core | ||
| Sso & Security Review | ||
| Extra Camera | ||
| Stream Backup |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Restream comes out ahead overall, though StreamYard can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
StreamYard's paid plans start at $44.99/mo and Restream's start at $16/mo, so Restream is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both StreamYard and Restream offer a free tier.
Restream scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Restream exposes a public API. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
