StreamYard
Web-based platform for producing and distributing live streams and recorded video content
- Also known as
- streamyard
Available worldwide · Popular in: US, IN
What is StreamYard?
A cloud-based video studio that allows users to produce, broadcast, and record video content with support for remote participant joining, customizable branding and graphics, and simultaneous distribution to multiple streaming platforms.
StreamYard pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $35/month. Free tier available.
Free
Free- seats
- 1
- screen_participants
- 6
- Essential studio resources
- 6 on-screen participants
- 1 seat
- Individual use only
- StreamYard branding on broadcasts
Core
- cloud_storage
- 50 hours permanent
- Full HD 1080p output
- Live recording to platform
- Unlimited local recordings
- Custom RTMP destinations
- Guest destinations
- 50 hours permanent cloud storage
- Intro and outro video support
- AI-generated clips
- Custom referral message
- 16+ custom layout templates
- Cloud recording
- Chat overlay
- Watermark-free thumbnails
- AI backgrounds
Advanced
- webinar_viewers
- 100
- backstage_participants
- 15
- prerecorded_broadcast_hours
- 4
- All Core features
- 15 backstage participants
- 4-hour pre-recorded broadcast capability
- On-air webinars for up to 100 viewers
- Custom source inputs
- Downloadable transcriptions
What StreamYard does
The capabilities that matter for live streaming, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Architecture model
- Browser cloud studio
- Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub
- ✓
- Remote guest browser invites for interviews webrtc
- ✓
- Custom lower thirds graphics and brand overlays
- ✓
- ISO track recording for isolated guest audio video
- ✓
- Hardware encoding acceleration nvenc quicksync
- -
- Srt secure reliable transport protocol support
- -
- Multi network unified aggregated chat feed
- -
- Chroma key green screen and virtual backgrounds
- ✓
- Ndi network device interface feed ingestion
- -
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- Gpl or permissive oss license
- ✗
- Pricing model
- Flat monthly subscription
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- Facebook→•
- YouTube→•
- LinkedIn→•
StreamYard alternatives
Other live streaming we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- LightstreamA cloud-based streaming studio for adding professional graphics, overlays, and effects to live broadcastslow · 25%
- OwncastSelf-hosted livestreaming software for content creators and event broadcasterslow · 7%
Compare StreamYard
Side by side against other live streaming, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for StreamYard, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.05 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Price level | 50 | 0.05 | 2.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.04 | 0.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: flat_monthly_subscription · Architecture model: browser_cloud_studio · Gpl or permissive oss license: No · Simulcast multi destination rtmp output hub: Yes · Chroma key green screen and virtual backgrounds: Yes · Custom lower thirds graphics and brand overlays: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-09-01 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-01 · 75% |