ClipHearth vs Streamlabs
Both stream your screen and camera from a desktop app with scenes and alerts. The difference is what is free, and what comes after the stream.
| Topic | Streamlabs | ClipHearth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, Ultra by subscription | Once, or monthly |
| Systems | Windows and macOS | Windows, macOS, and Linux |
| Several places at once | Two in one free, more in Ultra | Included |
ClipHearth is paid once, streams to several places at once, runs on Linux too, and edits the recording afterwards in the same app. Streamlabs Desktop is free to start, with a large library of themes, guests in Ultra, and a tip page of its own. Its tips can show as alerts in ClipHearth too.
At a glance
| Topic | Streamlabs | ClipHearth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Streamlabs Desktop is free. Ultra is $27 a month or $179 a year. | 39 € once for a lifetime licence on one computer, 12 € for each further computer (up to 10), or 9 € a month. |
| Places at once | Free: one landscape and one portrait platform. Three or more, or several in the same orientation, need Ultra. | 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 | Multistream runs on Streamlabs' servers. | From your computer straight to each place. Every place gets its own copy, so your upload carries all of them. |
| Systems | Windows 10 or later and macOS 12 or later. | Windows 10 or later, macOS 12 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel), and Linux (.deb or tar.gz). |
| Account | Not needed for recording only. Alerts, widgets, and cloud backups need signing in. | None. Signing in with Twitch is optional, for its chat and alerts. |
| Scenes and themes | Custom scenes, hundreds of free overlays, and thousands of themes in Ultra. | Scenes with layouts for the screen, the camera, and the chat, your name, a goal, a countdown, a break with music, transitions, and timers. No theme library. |
| Alerts and tips | Alerts and a chat box, and a free tip page. Streamlabs takes no cut of tips; card fees apply. | Twitch alerts and chat when you sign in with Twitch, and tips, merch, and charity from StreamElements and Streamlabs as alerts on the stream. |
| Upright stream | One horizontal and one vertical output for free with Dual Output. | An upright stream for TikTok and YouTube Shorts beside the wide one, made from the same scenes. |
| Guests | Collab Cam for up to 11 guests or cameras in Ultra. | None. ClipHearth streams your own screen and camera. |
| After the stream | Separate tools: a video editor with a watermark on the free plan, a podcast editor, Cross Clip, and Replay for game clips. | The Studio in the same app: cut by text, captions, a vertical Short, and an export without a watermark. |
| AI | Sidekick, an AI co-host: 100 interactions on the free plan, 1,000 a month in Ultra. | Speech recognition for captions and subtitles, on your computer. |
Choose ClipHearth if
- you want several places at once without a monthly plan;
- you stream on Linux;
- you want live captions made on your computer;
- you edit the recording afterwards in the same app, without a watermark.
Choose Streamlabs if
- you want a free start and a large library of themes and overlays;
- you bring guests or extra cameras onto the stream;
- you want multistream sent from servers so your upload carries it once.
Try both
Streamlabs Desktop is free to download. 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.
Streamlabs's details are from its own pages as of . Prices and plans change, so check its pricing page before you decide. Sources: Streamlabs Desktop, Streamlabs Ultra, Dual Output, Streamlabs tips, Streamlabs Replay.