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Restream: cost, fit and limits
Restream is a multistreaming service made by Restream, Inc. that lets creators and businesses broadcast one live show to several platforms at once, with guest channels, clips and webinar add-ons, sold from a free plan upward.
What to know first
Restream sells four tiers: Free with 2 channels, Standard at $19 a month, Professional at $49 and Business at $239, shown on the monthly view of the pricing page. An annual toggle saves 20 percent. The channel count is the main thing each step buys, and Clips and Webinars cost extra on top of any plan. Pricing is the clearest in this group, though the Business feature list was not captured.
Restream at a glance
| Maker | Restream, Inc., Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | Free, then $19 per month (Standard) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Live Streaming Software in 2026, rank 1 of 13 |
| Website | restream.io |
Who Restream is best for
Creators posting to YouTube and TikTok
Professional lists dual format streaming, which sends a horizontal show to YouTube and a vertical one to TikTok together, saving a second encoder setup.
Hosts who invite guests with their own audiences
Standard adds guest channels, so a guest can attach their own channels to an event and reach their audience without handing over passwords.
Small teams testing multistreaming first
The Free plan streams to 2 channels at once with no time limit stated, enough to try the workflow before paying anything.
Restream plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 forever | Stream on 2 channels at once, with Restream branding. Suitable for testing the workflow on two platforms before upgrading. |
| Standard | $19 per month | Stream on 3 channels at once, no Restream branding, and guest channels so guests can add their own destinations to an event. |
| Professional | $49 per month | Stream on 5 channels at once in Full HD 1080p, record in 4K Ultra HD, and send dual format streams to horizontal and vertical destinations. |
| Business | $239 per month | Listed on the Business tab of the pricing page. The feature list for this tier was not captured in the text we read. |
Checked November 2026.
What Restream does
- Multichannel streaming
- One broadcast goes to several channels at the same moment, and the plan decides how many: 2 on Free, 3 on Standard and 5 on Professional, with more on Business.
- Dual format streaming
- Professional sends horizontal video to YouTube and vertical video to TikTok at the same moment, so one live show can serve both audience types without a second setup.
- Clips add-on
- Streams turn into TikTok-ready clips for an extra $19 a month for 50 clips on Standard, or $29 a month for 100 clips on Professional.
- Webinars add-on
- Private webinars for up to 100 attendees cost an extra $99 a month, which turns Restream into a partial webinar tool without a separate subscription for small audiences.
- AI background music
- Royalty-free background music comes with genre choices: 3 genres on the free tier and 22 on paid tiers. This is the AI feature the vendor names.
How Restream handles your data
Restream's privacy policy, last shown as updated 08/31/2026, says it does not use your personal information to train Restream's own AI models. It adds that third-party providers behind some features, such as Clips, are governed by their own policies. Section 5 of the policy covers retention, and we did not check the period. The pages we read did not state a hosting region or any certification. The Terms of Service page shows a last-modified date of 11/25/2020.
Where Restream falls short in practice
- Clips and Webinars cost extra. The two add-ons are priced separately, so a team that wants highlights and a private webinar pays $19 to $29 and $99 a month beyond the plan.
- Channel count climbs slowly. Standard stops at 3 channels and Professional at 5, so a show with a long list of destinations quickly meets the $239 Business tier. Check the pricing page before a multi-platform launch.
- No local production tools. Restream is built around fan-out and guests, so instant replay, ISO recording of each source and local multi-camera mixing are not listed on the pages we read.
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Restream: common questions
How many channels can Restream's free plan stream to?
The Free plan streams to 2 channels at once with no price attached. Standard raises that to 3 and removes Restream branding, while Professional reaches 5. Anyone who needs more than five simultaneous destinations should look at the Business tab or a rival such as OneStream Live.
Does Restream train its AI on my streams?
The privacy policy says Restream does not use your personal information to train its own AI models. Some features, including Clips, rely on third-party providers whose separate policies apply, so a team with sensitive content should read those too before turning the add-on on.
Can Restream send vertical video to TikTok?
Professional lists dual format streaming, which sends horizontal video to YouTube and vertical video to TikTok simultaneously. The pricing page does not list the feature on Free or Standard, so a creator on those tiers should confirm it in the trial or with support before relying on it.
What does a Restream webinar cost?
Webinars are an add-on at $99 a month, shown on the monthly view, and they cover private webinars for up to 100 attendees. Larger audiences are outside that add-on, so a team with bigger events needs another webinar product or a conversation about the Business tier.
Is Restream cheaper if I pay yearly?
The pricing page has an Annually option that saves 20 percent against the monthly prices shown. For Standard that moves the effective price below $19, but the exact annual totals were not captured in the text we read, so check the page for the current figure.