# Switchboard Cloud Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Switchboard Cloud the right Live Streaming solution for you? Explore 66 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/179988/Switchboard-Cloud/reviews --- Switchboard Cloud 4.5 (66) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/179988/Switchboard-Cloud/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Switchboard Cloud Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.2 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews MR Marcius R EntrepreneurMarketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “A unique feature that draw me to it is called StreamShare - where you get to invite other people to stream your live video, on their channels.“ July 27, 2021 SM Steven M Pastor Religious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “This causes us to have to freeze and wait for the broadcast to actually stop at times this is a few extra sec and others times can be up to 30 sec which is not ok.“ April 13, 2021 MR Marcius R EntrepreneurMarketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “However Switchboard offers a smooth and easy setup if you want your live stream to be displayed across multiple platforms.“ July 27, 2021 Martin L CEOMedia Production, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It's a potentially dangerous situation, because if Facebook or YouTube's RTMP handshake code ever changes to be as strict as with ffmpeg, Switchboard might suddenly stop working.“ April 13, 2021 Jorge V Self EmployedMarket Research, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “The service also includes a StreamShare, a feature that allows broadcasters to share their stream to other pages and stream to their audience on your behalf, which increases viewership. “ May 6, 2021 GH Georg H CEOMedia Production, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “To say it in clear words: You can not stream to any plattforms, because of incompatibilty issues of Switchboard.“ May 7, 2021 Clair K Principal ConsultantManagement Consulting, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It allows you to stream to multiple destinations and allows you to customize your stream a lot using encoders like OBS.“ April 27, 2021 MR Marcius R EntrepreneurMarketing and Advertising, Self-employedUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “Another thing, is the lack of features.“ July 27, 2021 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 66 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Walter C. CEO Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Just what I needed for my multi streamings" April 19, 2021 5.0 Two important points: - Multistreaming - Give access to my guests with ease In addition, the streaming quality is HD. Pros They have a feature that no other competitor has: STREAMSHARE. With this, I can send a simple request to my guests to have the Streaming published in real time on their networks. No calls, no follow-ups, just a request from the Switchboard interface. Additionally, the interface is very user friendly, complete and modern. Many custom destinations. And the customer support is high quality. Quick response and concrete solutions. Cons So far, nothing has displeased me. Every time I ask for something, they have solved it. Even for non-existing features, they confirm that they are planned in their roadmap. Alternatives considered [Streamyard](https://www.capterra.com/p/213044/StreamYard/)[Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/)[Castr](https://www.capterra.com/p/187026/Castr/) Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud Its unique functionality (Streamshare) and HD streaming quality. Review Source MR Marcius R. Entrepreneur Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Solid product with quick setup but lacks features" July 27, 2021 4.0 Switchboard is good for what it does. Stream live to multiple sources. If that's what you want, and that's all that you want, then Switchboard will get the job done nicely. But if you want extra features, unfortunately, Switchboard doesn't yet have them. However Switchboard offers a smooth and easy setup if you want your live stream to be displayed across multiple platforms. It has a nice, intuitive flow to getting started. You have plenty of platform options and options for the source of the stream. The StreamShare function seems interesting if you have a network of people who are willing to also share your livestream on their channels/profiles. Pros Switchboard makes it very easy to stream your live video to multiple locations at the same time. A unique feature that draw me to it is called StreamShare - where you get to invite other people to stream your live video, on their channels. It's an easy setup where you just share a special page with them, and they can connect their channel to your stream, without giving them your passwords or sensitive info. I still have to wrap my head about how to motivate others to share my stream on their channel and how this would all work from a business perspective. Getting ready to stream is pretty easy. You just add the destinations, currently 12 - facebook, youtube, twitter , twitch, linkedin, dacast, vimeo, snapstream, streamingchurchtv, regular RTMP, dlive & acamai. For me I just used for multiple of my own youtube accounts and twitch. And I'd imagine many people would probably only use for facebook, youtube and twitch. So the important ones are here. The output works good, it's fast in full HD (1080p) and clear, without any lags. It great that it works with OBS (which is free), but there are also a lot of other options which are less popular. They have youtube videos that show you how to setup everything to get started. Cons I don't like the interface. The main website has a nice modern design, but after I login, the design is just horrid. Why is it dark mode with no option to switch to white? It looks like a 1995 design with all that gray interface. I get it that it wants to have this "studio" kind of vibe, but it's not a studio, it's a website. Another thing, is the lack of features. Honestly, there are many competitors, and most of them already have a scheduling function. Switchboard only allows it to go live. Scheduling a live stream with a pre-recorded video is pretty essential for these kinds of tools. The tool lacks a lot of other minor features, and it just seems incomplete. All I can do is stream live, and that's pretty much about it. It needs a better interface and more features. Switched from [Videolinq](https://www.capterra.com/p/191072/Videolinq/)[OneStream Live](https://www.capterra.com/p/203123/OneStream/)[Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Switchboard is very simple, so uncomplicated. But at the same time, this might be a negative because this simplicity also means a lack of features. I've tried Onestream, Videolinq, Restream, and for me Switchboard seems the simplest to use. However, for my use-case, I think I'll switch back to Onestream simply because it has a scheduler for pre-recorded videos to go live, without my interference. The StreamShare feature is what drawn me to Switchboard, but I quickly realized that I don't have the network of people with high follower counts to make it worthwhile for me to stream via their channels/profiles. So I'm still wrapping my mind about how to get connected with such people to make full use of this feature, and it really is a unique feature that no other platform has. Review Source GH Georg H. CEO Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Product is good, but not really fully working. Support ist very bad" May 7, 2021 2.0 The product sounds very good. In reality it is unstable, not compliant with some plattforms, and you can only use it for some limited cases. Pros The product sounds very interesting, and is looking on the first view very nice. It would support many things, and you can do really nice things with it. Cons Unfortunately the support is really, really bad. Emails are in general completely ignored. The platform is not stable. And most worse: It is incompatible with some mayor plattforms (f.e. Amazon IVS). To say it in clear words: You can not stream to any plattforms, because of incompatibilty issues of Switchboard.Live. Its working with Casr.io or Restream.io, so it seems to be a Switchboard.Live issue. As the support is more or less non-existant, not helpful, and seems not to be skilled with basic livestream issues, this is a complete show stopper. You are deploying some livestreaming with multiple sites (Facebook, Youtube, ...) Some plattforms are not working. And even the existing one is not stable. I had also additional stability issues, that some inbound servers of Switchboard are not working at all some times. So you should not use is for professional/reliable use. Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud Good offer on Appsumo Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Media Center Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good Alternative " April 14, 2021 5.0 Since Switchboard is new, there's a lot of features that are missing, but I like where the company is going. I also appreciate that the company also listens to its customer's feedback and future request. While the most requested features like Unified Chat and Streaming Recordings are not yet on their roadmap. I'm looking forward to considering these ideas so they can fully compete with the current market leaders in multistreaming. Pros It provides the basic needs for a multistream service. It does have 5 out of 7 servers. It has the top streaming solutions like Facebook Page/Group, YouTube, Vimeo, and others. While it lower compared to other competitors, it supports custom RTMP. You can also upgrade your plan to have more encoder input, which is very much important for companies that have multiple live streams, it helps eliminate managing different accounts. You can also create a workspace or "team" so you could put the team in one place limiting access to the other team's destination. Cons Features are very limited compared to competitors like Restream.io and Caster. It doesn't have unified chat, it doesn't have recordings, and no automated live streaming. You have to log in to SwitchBoard.live and manually select the destination and press "Go Live" in order to start sending streams to chosen destination. But the live stream automation is on their roadmap and they promised to deliver it on 2021. Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) The ability to manage multiple live streams under one account. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Get visible!" April 19, 2021 4.0 Bought from appsump on a good deal. What I like most so far is that it’s better than the in-house zoom function. Pros Great way to increase your visibility online by broadcasting live from zoom to more platforms at once. Bonus: Once it’s all set up, going LIVE from zoom with switchboard is actually easier than the clunkiness & glitchiness of going live on just FB with zoom. Cons Quite a few things: it doesn’t always go live on all the platforms you’ve chosen. We need 2 people to ensure it’s all happening smoothly (maybe not the case for everyone) with the post captions on each platform. We had a few challenges in the first place with set up. We haven’t figured out yet how to do captioning which is important. Have only been using it a few weeks but so far we like it. Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud Appsumo. Switched from [Zoom Events and Webinars](https://www.capterra.com/p/157062/Zoom-Video-Webinar/) Still using zoom, but not their live broadcast to other platforms feature because switchboard allows us to broadcast to more platforms with ease. Review Source Shari B. Founder E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The Best Simultaneous Streaming App!" May 6, 2021 5.0 As a person who is not social media savvy, but with friends who are, this software has opened up a lot of opportunities for growth. It makes it so much easier to stream on multiple platforms and reduces the overwhelm for me. Pros StreamShare! Being able to leverage the audience of friends and other streamers is a total game changer. You can stream on your page and then a friend or partner (maybe someone who has a larger viewing audience) can share your stream on their platform! You can share audiences and maximize exposure. The simultaneous streaming - That’s just the basics! Cons The UI is not very fun, but it gets the job done and it’s not much of an issue. Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) StreamShare! The value of this alone was a huge factor in my decision. StreamShare is the biggest growth hack I’ve seen in a long while. Review Source JZ Jorge Z. Steaming Media business owner Broadcast Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Ease of use and affordable " April 22, 2021 5.0 My overall experience has been great and I highly recommend to at least try it. Pros The ease of use with Switchboard was one major contributing factors why I switched from the competitors. I was able to be up and live streaming within seconds after signing into the website. As some people in the industry know, time is critical when trying to get the show on the road and the last thing I want to do is figure how to go live with a live stream and Switchboard makes it easy. The second reason is I took advantage of the lifetime membership and that becomes a savings long term with my company. Cons The least thing I like would be the lack of analysis on my streams in the back office part of Switchboard but I’m sure that’s something they will improve in the future. Alternatives considered [Castr](https://www.capterra.com/p/187026/Castr/) Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud I made the switch because the ease and the affordability. Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/)[Castr](https://www.capterra.com/p/187026/Castr/) I made the switch because of the lifetime membership option. Review Source AO Angel O. Multimedia Specialist E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Game Changer" April 19, 2021 5.0 Overall Switchboard is a game changer for my company. I am able to offer this service to houses of worship and other businesses that need live streaming. I love the simplicity and the power it has. I am very please with my investment in switchboard. Pros The feature I love the most about Switchboard is the stream share. I can stream to clients profiles and pages without needing their personal info. They just fill out a simple permission form and it's done. Cons The one thing I wish Switchboard had was the ability to GO LIVE when I send my stream from OBS or any other source. As of now, I have to send the streaming signal from OBS and then select my channels and then hit the GO LIVE button. If I could just leave switchboard on GO LIVE always it would be great. I would be able to control clients' streams from a remote location better. Switched from [OneStream Live](https://www.capterra.com/p/203123/OneStream/)[Wirecast](https://www.capterra.com/p/196794/Wirecast/) Switchboard does the heavy lifting when it comes to live streaming. I just send ONE stream over and they distribute to any and all chosen platforms. This frees up my computer resources and I have less technical issues on my end. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Creative Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Brilliant Software" May 6, 2021 5.0 Pros A 'one man band' was impossible even a few years ago with streaming or running your own network. With Switchboard I can assign one person to manage an entire network to stream not just on one social channel but be everywhere at the same time - running events has truly never been easier and the team is excellent and understanding needs and providing solutions. My most favorite part is the ability to send invites to connect social accounts to partners without having to be either a page admin or getting their password - and the huge number of simultaneous destinations! Cons Too bad they can't integrate with Instagram, but that's on IG to provide the API. Other than that, there won't be any cons once Switchboard release their embed player! Alternatives considered [Ecamm Live](https://www.capterra.com/p/196795/Ecamm-Live/)[Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud I chose switchboard for their unlimited flexibility and no vendor lockin - I can stream from and to any destination that uses the basic RMTP protocol, and their API integrations with other tools are robust. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder E-Learning Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Live streaming on Steroids - Stream on your customers/audiences channels - at the same time" April 16, 2021 5.0 The support has been first class. Very friendly and help you if you have any questions. Pros It's really useful to be able to connect all your streaming account platforms - like Facebook, YouTube, Periscope/LinkedIn and stream to all these platforms at the same time. One of the biggest benefits is their unique Stream Share feature - you can invite your audience/partners to give you access to stream directly to their audience (this can be for multiple audiences at the same time) - without them having to give you their login details. It's safe, secure and they can revoke access at any time - giving them and you peace of mind. Cons It would be great to have the chat stream when going live - but the fact that I can effortlessly stream to multiple platforms at the same time is really a gamechanger. Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) This is completely unbranded - so it put my company front and centre. This is so important nowadays. Review Source DR Daniel R. Concert Pianist Music Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very convenient to use" April 13, 2021 4.0 Very good. Great customer support, that aim to help as quick as possible. Pros I love that you can control most things, such as scheduling a FB live from the site. Also that there is a server where I\`m currently based, South America, that is working brilliantly. It´s very easy to add titles to each stream as well, with a few clicks. Cons It would be nice to see comments perhaps, but not a massive issue, as I use OBS for this. Alternatives considered [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud I found the lifetime deal that I purchased to be amazing value for money, and I´m also able to stream at 1080, which is expensive on other sites. Review Source JS James S. Head of Media Ministry Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "1 of the best on the market " May 19, 2021 5.0 It’s the best thing since sliced bread! We were struggling to find how to stream to more than one platform and Switchboard solved all our problems Pros Easy to use. Very professional. Compatible with my other steaming app Cons I wish I could stream to a lot more platforms Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Too expensive Review Source RP Richard P. Director Entertainment Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great platform, does what it says without being expensive or complicated!" April 22, 2021 5.0 For us, running a single stream to multiple destinations just helps us provide reassurance to our clients that we are providing a robust streaming service with plenty of redundancy in the event of an technical issue. The UI could use a little tweaking but overall it's quick and easy to use! Pros Quick to learn, I had multiple streams set up in minutes. I find the live preview and stats very handy, especially for fault finding. I like knowing that we can stream to multiple destinations reliably and with minimal latency Cons Some things aren't obvious like re-naming a destination so you know what it is. This is a basic necessity that is definitely possible but it's not as easy as it should be, in my opinion. I don't find the marketing and pricing structure very clear on what exactly you get and what you can and can't do depending on the package you choose. I think Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud We were going to go with Restream but we had heard bad things about the platform and by comparison, expensive. We know people that have ditched Restream in favour of Switchboard so happy with the decision we made. Review Source GA Gabriele A. Mental Coach e Trainer Professional Training & Coaching Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Eccellente | Excellent!" April 13, 2021 5.0 Pros Rapporto valore/prezzo, un unico abbonamento per streaming illimitato e piattaforme illimitate, facilità di uso, qualità nello streaming (fino a 4K 60fps!!) con elevato e lag pari a 0 Cons Nessun CONS/CONTRO riscontrato finora, la piattaforma è PERFETTA! Alternatives considered [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) Switched from [Streamyard](https://www.capterra.com/p/213044/StreamYard/)[Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Pricing and features Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Media Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Switchboard" April 19, 2021 4.0 Pros Easy to start. Must integrate obs to fully use.. Cons It kicks you out often. Not easy to load simple card Review Source JE Josh E. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy for Beginners" April 22, 2021 5.0 Pros When the pandemic hit and our church had to shift to online services, Switchboard helped make it seamless for us! We streamed to multiple platforms and it was simple. Cons The cost could be a little cheaper but it's still worth the money. Review Source JC Jonathan C. Production Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Already, good future is even brighter" April 13, 2021 4.0 The two cons, they’ve said they will be rolling out over the next twelve months. With streamshare this is a no brainier. Hans down the one “new thing” in streaming in like 10 years Pros Login and figured out how to add all destinations and setup easily. 60 destination? What?!! Streamshare is game changing Customer service is incredible Cons Not being able to go live directly from encoder Not being able to schedule love streams Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud The vision of the company street a video call. Review Source RB Romain B. Manager Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Awesome" April 19, 2021 4.0 Pros Simple process for a clear multistream and with a lot of option (template are really useful !! ) Cons Maybe the navigation is not so clear, the interface can be more friendly Review Source AA Austin A. Director of Marketing Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "It gets the job done" April 19, 2021 4.0 Pros This software gave me everything I needed and the setup was fairly simple on most of the platforms. I am using it with an ATEM Mini Pro as the encoder and can set up a stream and go live in a matter of minutes. Cons I had an issue where the Facebook setup wouldn't load. I got around this by using incognito mode to log in to Switchboard and Facebook. Review Source ET Efthymios T. CEO ekorinthos.gr Information Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "If you want to stream to multiple platforms, switchboard is your thing" April 13, 2021 4.0 I am on the news coverage business and many times I wanted to stream content to various platforms like Facebook and YouTube at the same time. I have used other platforms in the past but Switchboard was very easy to use and if in the future there was an app for Android to be able to choose my streams it would be perfect. I use switchboard both with obs and Larix broadcaster on my android phone. Quality is perfect, like my original stream. Only con is the time from starting stream to see it on the platforms... It takes about 40 secs. Pros Switchboard is easy to use and to set up Cons I would be even happier if there was less delay Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud Price and features Review Source RA Rasoel A. Senior producer Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Very usefull tool" May 6, 2021 5.0 Good and stable platform for livestreaming Pros Stream to multiple platforms at once. support for encoders is very good Cons no way to upload pre recorded video to stream live Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud I use Switchboard with other tools Review Source PT Peter T. President Broadcast Media Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Good value, but lacking some features" April 19, 2021 4.0 Pros The overall cost was great and I was able to ultilize a special offer that made it a no brainer. Cons There doens't appear to be a way to automatically kick off the streams. That is a pretty major roadblock. Review Source Martin L. CEO Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Promising, but still a long way to go" April 13, 2021 4.0 Switchboard would be a good, cheaper alternative for restream.io. But it's not there yet. It's a good start, but the features are very basic and the critical problem with RTMP handshake protocol error is unacceptable. Pros Switchboard is a simple solution for multi-streaming. The best thing about it is: it works. It's stable, reliable, no connection problems. Cons The features are basic. There is no way to schedule YouTube, Facebook or Twitch broadcasts. So if you have a weekly show you will have still lots of manual work. There is no chat support at all. The are no additional options for RTMP stream. All is automatic. But here is a real trouble: there is a bug in a switchboard's RTMP handshake protocol. Broadcasting to ffmpeg on my server returned error each time: timestamp mismatch between C1 and C2 messages during the handshake. It is a fault on the client side, which in this case is Switchboard. In short: switchboard does not work with ffmpeg, which means it does not work with Icecast or any custom solution that needs ffmpeg running. It's a potentially dangerous situation, because if Facebook or YouTube's RTMP handshake code ever changes to be as strict as with ffmpeg, Switchboard might suddenly stop working. The support didn't help. He barely understood the problem, or not at all. He just left me hanging there, so I don't know if they try to fix it or just ignore it. Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud Special lifetime deal and good, promising reviews. Review Source DA Dennis A. Volunteer Technical Leader Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great product" April 13, 2021 5.0 Switchboard was very helpful getting us started. Once in place it really simplifies our ability to stream to multiple destinations. We use VMIX for our encoder and Switchboard integrates with that easily. Pros Very easy to set up and use this product for streaming to multiple destinations. We are made up of all volunteers and a number of the volunteers who stream services for us have 0 technical skills. With minimal training they are able to stream to YouTube and Facebook daily. Cons Sunday's are our biggest and most important day. Support not readily available on those days. And in general, support can be slow to respond and often do not share final issue & resolution. Luckily, we have few issues so this is not a show stopper. Reason for choosing Switchboard Cloud Pricing and ease of use Review Source VR Verified Reviewer President Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great multi-stream app" April 19, 2021 5.0 We're new users to this platform. The learning curse is on the easy side. Pros One of my favorite feature of this software is the ability to group destinations together and launch them all at the same time. We manage many different livestreams and it nice to be able to select click one checkbox and launch all stream associated with the one account. Unlike other platform, there's no way to "accidentally" livestream a broadcast onto the wrong destination account. Cons Doesn't current have an embed code for live broadcasts. This feature will help prevent having to update the embed code for live stream on our websites/blogs. The user access/permission level is limited right now. 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