Castr - The Best Boxcast Alternative
Castr vs. Boxcast 2023 comparison
With Castr, you get much more value with just a fraction of the cost at Boxcast.
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Plan type: Starter
- 3 concurrent broadcasts included
- Monetization tools on all plans
- Embeddable HTML5 Player with 2.4 TB bandwidth per year
- 100 GB Video Storage Forever
- Akamai / Fastly CDN
- No contract or agreement
- 24/7 Dedicated Tech Support
- 4K quality streams
- Unlimited Concurrent Viewers
- Multistream to 30+ social platforms at once
$12.5/month
Plan type: Essential
- Pay extra $50 per concurrent broadcast
- Pay extra $50 & 25% revenue share for monetization
- Boxcast claims “unlimited bandwidth” but who knows
- 90 Days of Video Storage
- AWS Cloudfront CDN
- 12-months agreement
- 9am-9pm Customer Support
- Full 1080p HD streams
- Unlimited Concurrent Viewers
- Multistream to Facebook, Youtube, Periscope
$99/month
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Castr vs. Boxcast: Similarities and Differences
Similarities:
Both Castr and Boxcast let you live stream to multiple social channels and your website simultaneously.
Differences:
- You don’t get to pay extra to use video monetization tools with Castr, we also don’t take any commission whatsoever.
- You don’t need a 12-months agreement to start with us. No agreement needed, cancel anytime if you’re not happy.
- You don’t need to overpay. You can get all of the same features and more for just one-third of what you pay at Boxcast.
- Castr is always there for you with 24/7 dedicated tech support, whereas Boxcast’s support hours are limited to 9am-9pm.
Castr is the best Boxcast alternative for video streaming
No Contract
The thought of signing up for yet another service or commitment can send anxiety and panic through your veins. We get it, which is why we’re different from everyone else.
You don’t need a contract to get started with us. Sign up and cancel anytime if you’re not happy – there won’t be any commitment involved in the process.
24/7 dedicated tech support via Slack, Skype and Whatsapp
We know how stressful it can be to plan a big live event. Let our dedicated team of experts take care of everything to make sure that your live event goes smoothly on its way in and out.
Other companies may charge additional fee for tech support, but we don’t. We’re committed to offer our customers 24/7 high-quality tech support without any extra fee.
Monetization tools with no extra cost
Castr’s monetization tools with paywall and in-stream ads are available for all plans, without any extra fee.
You get to keep 100% of what you made. Castr doesn’t take any commission at all.
Stable and
high-quality streams
Seamless streaming with Akamai and Fastly CDN, delivering 4k quality content for any time or occasion.
Stream to your own website and 30+ social channels at once
You can host livestreams on your website using our HTML5 player, but why stop there if you can also multistream to 30+ social channels at the same time? Which is like multiplying how many viewers you get to 10.
Your own brand on your videos
Leave lasting impressions with your awesome videos because your viewers know exactly who is behind these fantastic content.
You get full control of what your viewers will see when they’re watching, whether it’s your brand, website URL or messages.
SRT support
Castr supports streaming through the Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) protocol – offering a more optimized viewing experience over unstable networks, so your viewers can enjoy your live streams anytime and anywhere without interruption.
Castr vs. Boxcast:
Features Comparison
Main features
Embeddable HTML5 Player
Stream Quality
4K
Full HD
Bandwidth
We are transparent:
You get 2.4 TB/year (Starter plan)
Boxcast claims it’s “unlimited”. But who knows if they’ll charge more once you go over 2TB
VOD storage
From 100 GB (Starter plan).
From 90 Days of storage
Paywall / Ticketing
All plans
Pay extra $50
and 25% revenue share
In-stream Ads
Pre-roll only
Multi-stream
Pricing
from $12.5/mo
from $99/mo
24/7 dedicated tech support via
slack, skype, whatsapp
CDN Delivery
Akamai / Fastly
AWS Cloudfront
Contracts
No Contract or agreement
12-months agreement
API Access
From Professional plans onwards
Only in “Experience” plan
Ultra Low Latency Streaming
Adaptive bitrate (ABR)
transcoding
Multi Ingest (RTMP, RTSP, SRT,
HLS, DASH)
Multi Output (HLS, DASH, RTMP)
Only HLS
HLS URL
Live to VOD
Live Rewind / Live DVR
4+ Hours (Customizable)
Yes. No transparency on how long it can rewind
Live Guest Chat
Geo-blocking, Domain-blocking
All plans
Only in “Experience” plan
Countdown timer
Password protection
Livestream Analytics
Main features
Embeddable HTML5 Player
Stream Quality
4K
Full HD
Bandwidth
We are transparent:
You get 6 TB/year (Entry plan)
Boxcast claims it’s “unlimited”. But who knows if they’ll charge more once you go over 2TB
VOD storage
From 25 GB (Entry plan)
From 90 Days of storage
Paywall / Ticketing
All plans with no extra fee
Pay extra $50
and 25% revenue share
In-stream Ads
Pre-roll only
Multi-stream
Pricing
from $37.5/mo
from $99/mo
24/7 dedicated tech support via
slack, skype, whatsapp
CDN Delivery
Akamai / Fastly
AWS Cloudfront
Contracts
No Contract or agreement
12-months agreement
API Access
Available for all company plans
Only in “Experience” plan
Ultra Low Latency Streaming
Adaptive bitrate (ABR)
transcoding
Multi Ingest (RTMP, RTSP, SRT,
HLS, DASH)
Multi Output (HLS, DASH, RTMP)
Only HLS
HLS URL
Live to VOD
Live Rewind / Live DVR
4+ Hours (Customizable)
Yes. No transparency on how long it can rewind
Live Guest Chat
Geo-blocking, Domain-blocking
All plans
Only in “Experience” plan
Countdown timer
Password protection
Livestream Analytics
"The Castr restreaming product was very easy to set up and works flawlessly. We use it every night to live stream our 10pm newscast on YouTube and Facebook. In addition, the low cost of the service was a big bonus for what is a very robust and mature product."
"We are using castr.com for our live stream productions without any problems, the latency is great and the fact they have servers around the globe allows for stable streams even from the US to Europe, etc. For our usage, castr.com is perfect as it offers everything we need and nothing more on a stable, easy to use platform."
"Adding your platforms to Castr is easy as 1, 2, 3. Their no fuse way of adding platforms makes it so easy to do that I had it done within 3 minutes. When looking for a solutions to livestream to both Facebook and YouTube, we came across Castr and it solved all of our issues. We love the fact that it doesn't required you to put any of their branding in the descriptions."
"We use this service daily and this is already part of our workflow! It offers a clever alternative to slow internet connection when one need to stream to various channels and is very easy to use. We user Castr to deliver our content 24/7 to different platforms, it makes our workflow much simpler, we save internet bandwidth and hardware stress"
"The ability to have an uploaded pre-recorded video scheduled to stream live with just 3 mins notice is really useful for failsafe option. Internet gremlins can always get in the way during a live event, so I find this quick scheduling option to be really useful and the main reason I stuck to Castr and not their competition."
Frequently asked questions
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Using Castr Simulcast, you can stream to multiple social platforms. You can also enable and disable platforms on the fly.
Castr Live Streaming CDN feature provides a fully white-label player that you can embed on your website.
Castr Simulcast is the easiest way for you to live stream to 30+ channels at once. Stream to YouTube, Facebook, and others— at the same time. Don’t worry about where you have the biggest audience, just stream everywhere.
There are no limits on streaming, and you can stream 24x7 without any restrictions on any of our plans.
Yes, you can stream to a custom RTMP Destination by configuring a custom platform in the Castr dashboard.
Yes, you can upload video files in Castr and get an embeddable player and HLS URL for the uploaded video file.
Castr Simulcast is the easiest way for you to live stream to 30+ channels at once. Stream to YouTube, Facebook, and others— at the same time. Don’t worry about where you have the biggest audience, just stream everywhere.
Yes, all live video streams get delivered via Akamai CDN. We bet there won’t be any buffering.
We transcode the streams in the cloud and you have the option to enable and disable adaptive bitrate streaming options for your live streams.
Yes, we do, when you upload a video, you will get the option to choose the resolutions to which the videos need to be encoded.
If you are on All in one Entry, your streams will shut off when you run out of bandwidth.
If you are on All in One Plus plan or above, overage protection will be enabled when you run out of bandwidth. It will be charged at $0.25 per GB for each that you go over, and billed per 1TB.
Overage protection is a feature that keeps your live streams up and running in case you are out of bandwidth. It will only be enabled when you go over your total bandwidth limit for your subscription plan and don’t have any rollover bandwidth remaining. In this instance, your overage protection will kick in and the selected payment method, such as a credit card, will be drawn from for the specific amount automatically.