Best Live Streaming Software in 2026
Updated
136 live streaming software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
136ranked
4free plans on this page
$9/molowest paid tier
8 Oct 2026last checked
Live Streaming Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 6 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 51 Streamlabs Talk StudioPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 52 GrabyoPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 53 Socialive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 54 GyrePaid from $49/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 55 TubePull SimlivePaid from $11.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 56 StreamZopPaid from $9/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 57 LiveU Studio
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 58 StreamShark
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 59 Wowza Streaming EnginePaid from $195/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 60 Enghouse Video
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 61 SnowmixFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 62 nanoStream WebcasterPaid from $239/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 63 AWS Elemental MediaLive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 64 datarhei Restreamer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 65 Hulu + Live TVPaid from $99.99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 66 Bitmovin Live Encoder
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 67 Tencent Cloud Live Video Streaming
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 68 Shed
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 69 SRS
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 70 OpenVibe.Live
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 71 YouTube
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 72 Livepeer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 73 CameraFi Live
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 74 FlussonicPaid from $100/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 75 Epiphan Unify
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Multistreaming | Pre-recorded streams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Streamlabs Talk Studio | 7.0 | No | $9/mo | No | $7.50/mo | — | — |
| 52 | Grabyo | 7.0 | No | $10/mo | No | — | — | — |
| 53 | Socialive | 6.9 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 54 | Gyre | 6.9 | No | $49/mo | No | $49/mo | — | — |
| 55 | TubePull Simlive | 6.9 | Free plan | $11.99/mo | Yes | $11.99/mo | — | — |
| 56 | StreamZop | 6.9 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | $9/mo | — | — |
| 57 | LiveU Studio | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 58 | StreamShark | 6.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 59 | Wowza Streaming Engine | 6.8 | No | $195/mo | No | $195/mo | — | — |
| 60 | Enghouse Video | 6.8 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | Snowmix | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 62 | nanoStream Webcaster | 6.8 | Free plan | $239/mo | Yes | $239/mo | — | — |
| 63 | AWS Elemental MediaLive | 6.7 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 64 | datarhei Restreamer | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 65 | Hulu + Live TV | 6.7 | No | $99.99/mo | No | $89.99/mo | No | No |
| 66 | Bitmovin Live Encoder | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 67 | Tencent Cloud Live Video Streaming | 6.6 | No | — | No | — | — | Yes |
| 68 | Shed | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 69 | SRS | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 70 | OpenVibe.Live | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| 71 | YouTube | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 72 | Livepeer | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 73 | CameraFi Live | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 74 | Flussonic | 6.5 | No | $100/mo | No | — | Yes | Yes |
| 75 | Epiphan Unify | 6.5 | No | — | No | — | Yes | — |
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