How many platforms can Restream stream to at once?

It can push one feed to dozens of destinations simultaneously, with the exact number depending on your plan tier.

Does Restream combine chat from all channels?

Yes. It merges comments from every connected destination into one unified panel so the host follows all conversations together.

Can I schedule a pre-recorded video as a live stream?

Yes. Restream can broadcast an uploaded video as if it were live, which is common for premieres and replays.

Does Restream replace OBS?

Its browser studio covers basic productions, but creators needing advanced scenes and audio routing often still run OBS and send that feed through Restream.

Does Restream transcribe or clip recordings?

It has little native AI, so transcription and short-clip creation are usually handled by separate tools after the broadcast.

Platform · video webinar

Restream

Multistreaming service for broadcasting one live feed to many platforms

est. 2015United StatesAI ecosystem: low

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The verdict

Restream sends a single live stream to dozens of destinations at once and includes a browser studio for hosting. Built for creators who want maximum reach across platforms from one broadcast.

What it is

Restream's core job is fan-out: take one live feed and push it to many channels such as YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Kick and LinkedIn at the same time. It pairs this with a browser studio for going live without desktop software, a unified chat that merges comments from every destination, and scheduling for pre-recorded broadcasts. Compared with a streaming-first studio it leans toward reach and channel management; the studio's production controls are serviceable but not as deep as OBS, and it is not a webinar platform with registration funnels.

Strengths

Pushes one feed to a large number of destinations at once, which maximizes live reach without re-encoding per platform
Merges chat from every connected channel into one panel, so a host can follow all comments in a single place
Schedules pre-recorded video to go out as a live broadcast, useful for premieres and replays

Trade-offs

The built-in studio offers fewer scene and audio controls than OBS, so complex productions still need external software
Streaming to many destinations at higher quality pushes you into the upper tiers quickly as reach needs grow
It has little native AI, so transcription, captions and clipping rely on separate tools

Best for

Broadcasting one live stream to many destinations at once and managing merged chat across all of them

Not for

Producers who need advanced scene composition, or teams that need webinar registration and attendee reporting

The AI ecosystem

Integrates with social destinations and custom RTMP, plus an API and Zapier. No third-party app marketplace and minimal native AI.

Public APIZapier

Pricing

Free tier; paid plans (Standard, Professional, Business) scale by features/destinations, roughly from the high tens of dollars per month upward (annual cheaper).

Free

limited destinations
watermark

Standard

$19/mo

more destinations
remove watermark
HD

Business

Custom

custom destinations
team features
priority support

What people build with it

multistreaming to many channelsmerged cross-platform live chatbrowser-based live studioscheduling pre-recorded broadcastsstream to custom RTMP destinations

Frequently asked

How many platforms can Restream stream to at once?: It can push one feed to dozens of destinations simultaneously, with the exact number depending on your plan tier.
Does Restream combine chat from all channels?: Yes. It merges comments from every connected destination into one unified panel so the host follows all conversations together.
Can I schedule a pre-recorded video as a live stream?: Yes. Restream can broadcast an uploaded video as if it were live, which is common for premieres and replays.
Does Restream replace OBS?: Its browser studio covers basic productions, but creators needing advanced scenes and audio routing often still run OBS and send that feed through Restream.
Does Restream transcribe or clip recordings?: It has little native AI, so transcription and short-clip creation are usually handled by separate tools after the broadcast.