ClipHearth vs Restream
Both send one live stream to several places at once. The difference is where it is sent from, and how you pay.
| Topic | Restream | ClipHearth |
|---|---|---|
| Where the stream goes out | From Restream's servers | From your computer |
| How you pay | Monthly or yearly subscription | Once, or monthly |
| What else it does | Studio in the browser, guests | Recording, editing, screenshots |
ClipHearth is paid once and records, edits, and streams in one desktop app, with live captions made on your computer. Restream sends your stream on from its own servers, so your upload carries it only once, and brings guests into a studio in the browser.
At a glance
| Topic | Restream | ClipHearth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for 2 channels at once with Restream branding. Standard $19, Professional $49, Business $239 a month, with 20% off for yearly billing. | 39 € once for a lifetime licence on one computer, 12 € for each further computer (up to 10), or 9 € a month. |
| Places at once | 2 on Free, 3 on Standard, 5 on Professional, 8 on Business. Custom RTMP from a paid plan. | As many as your upload carries: Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Rumble, Telegram, Steam, Vimeo, and more, and your own server. |
| Where the stream goes out | You send one stream to Restream, and it delivers it to every channel. | From your computer straight to each place. Every place gets its own copy, so your upload carries all of them. |
| Where you work | Restream Studio in the browser, or any streaming software sending to Restream. | A desktop app for Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later, and Linux. |
| Account | A Restream account. | None. Signing in with Twitch is optional, for its chat and alerts. |
| Guests | Up to 10 people on screen in Restream Studio. | None. ClipHearth streams your own screen and camera. |
| Scenes and the picture | Customizable scenes, overlays, and backgrounds in Studio. | Scenes with layouts for the screen, the camera, and the chat, your name, a goal, alerts, a countdown, a break with music, transitions, and timers. |
| Chat | Restream Chat gathers the comments from every platform in one place. | Twitch chat to read and answer when you sign in with Twitch, and on the picture if you like. |
| Upright stream | Vertical and horizontal at the same time on Professional and up. | An upright stream for TikTok and YouTube Shorts beside the wide one, made from the same scenes. |
| Captions | Recordings can be transcribed in 39 languages. | Live captions on the stream, recognised on your computer. They need a licence. |
| Recording and editing | Recordings are saved online for a limited time. Clips are a paid add-on. | Both streams and saves the recording on your computer, and the Studio cuts it, adds captions, or makes a Short. |
| Free use | Free plan with Restream branding. | The first 3 minutes of every stream, and screenshots and recordings up to 3 minutes, without limit. A trial of 3 tasks per computer for the rest. |
Choose ClipHearth if
- you would rather pay once than every month;
- you want to record, edit, and stream in one desktop app;
- you want live captions made on your computer and scenes with alerts and timers;
- you also stream upright for TikTok and YouTube Shorts without a higher plan.
Choose Restream if
- your upload is too slow to carry several streams at once;
- you interview guests in a studio in the browser;
- you want the comments from every platform in one chat.
Try both
Restream has a free plan for 2 channels. In ClipHearth the first 3 minutes of every stream are free, and the trial covers three longer tasks. The guides Go live to Twitch, YouTube, or your own server and Set up scenes, chat, and alerts for a live stream show the same workflow in ClipHearth.
Restream's details are from its own pages as of . Prices and plans change, so check its pricing page before you decide. Sources: Restream pricing, Restream multistreaming, Restream Studio, Supported platforms, Restream Chat.