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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated July 21st, 2026 # Reviews of Castr Ease of use 4.7 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews KH Kristjan H Senior DirectorBroadcast Media, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It saves us a lot of time, reduces operational costs, and gives us the flexibility we need for live sports and time sensitive events.“ June 18, 2026 DE Dusabemungu Hirwa E website developerSports, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Playback control: The lack of control for rewinding and fast-forwarding was a notable issue, limiting the ability to navigate through the content easily.“ July 15, 2024 KH Kristjan H Senior DirectorBroadcast Media, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “What I like most about Castr is how easy and fast it is to manage multiple live streams and delivery destinations from 1 platform.“ June 18, 2026 DP Daniel P OwnerE-Learning, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I think this feature is needed to compete with other services.-When adding social media accounts for streams, it disallows you to re-use the same pages without penalizing you (against restrictions on the account for number of accounts). When using a paid product that says it can be used with X-many accounts, it should mean that, not count duplicates.-I could not set up multiple multistream setups as a result of the above issue.“ March 19, 2026 BJ Brandon J VolunteerNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We've been using Castr for over 5 years, livestreaming our church services to our website and multiple social media platforms.“ August 28, 2025 BL Brandon L PresidentMarketing and Advertising, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Castr doesn't offer advanced features, such as variable bitrate streaming, unless you upgrade to higher tier plans.“ March 14, 2023 AK Andreas K CEOBroadcast Media, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Great platform, offering reliable 24/7 operation which has been necessary for our broadcast distribution requirements across the globe.“ January 10, 2026 AR Anthony R Media and Production LeadReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It doesn't happen a lot, but on occasion we have had a glitch where when we multi-stream, one platform will work instantly but the other platform takes a while to connect.“ March 21, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 446 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use David L. Producer/Engineer Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Long time user, very happy" March 17, 2023 5.0 At first we used it for multi-streaming to try to grow our audience by pushing to various services and it worked great for that. Now we use it as a relay. It seems to reduce our latency to Twitch and it allows us to do some checks before the show goes live. Pros It was a little less expensive than the competition, which is why we chose it. Over time, we've found it very useful. Even just things like checking the audio video sync before going live... it's a huge advantage to have a service like this. Cons Sometimes it logs me out in the middle of a session. This is just an annoyance, it's not a huge deal but logging back in to start the stream can be a little annoying. Alternatives considered [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Reason for choosing Castr At the time, the price was a little lower for the same feature set. Review Source Response from Castr March 25, 2023 Dear David, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :) KH Kristjan H. Senior Director Broadcast Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Reliable and Cost Effective Live Streaming Platform" June 18, 2026 5.0 Our overall experience with Castr has been very positive. The platform is easy to use, flexible, and reliable for managing live streams and distributing content to multiple destinations. It has helped us simplify our workflow, save time, and reduce operational costs. The support team has also been responsive and helpful whenever we needed assistance. Overall, Castr provides good value and is a strong solution for professional live streaming. Pros What I like most about Castr is how easy and fast it is to manage multiple live streams and delivery destinations from 1 platform. It saves us a lot of time, reduces operational costs, and gives us the flexibility we need for live sports and time sensitive events. The platform is reliable, simple to use, and their support team is responsive whenever assistance is required. Cons The main area for improvement is that some advanced settings and troubleshooting information could be clearer. When a stream has an issue, more detailed error messages and deeper real time diagnostics would help identify the cause faster. The platform is generally reliable, but stronger monitoring and reporting tools would make it even better for professional broadcast operations. Also we would need Multi viewer with more windowses and option to share MV to a client Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Price and not so much fucntions as Castr have Review Source ETSJ Emilio The SARGE J. Sports Broadcaster Sports Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Subscription Fees ended it all" August 25, 2025 3.0 I would’ve given Castr 5 stars. But the price change is what ended my subscription. For that reason I am now using Restream Pros It was very easy to work with and the customer service was the best. From Pay Per View to regular live streaming Cons The price I was paying was very affordable until the starter package went away and the price went up. Review Source TW Taylor W. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "It's affordable and it works." May 9, 2026 5.0 Our church uses Castr in conjunction with ProPresenter in order to livestream our weekly services to multiple platforms. It's an affordable solution that works reliably every week without fail. Pros Castr is affordable, and it does what it's supposed to do well and without problems. After a year of weekly use, I haven't had a single problem with Castr. I wish I could say the same for the other tools I use. Cons The only thing I would change is that it would be helpful if Castr could set the stream title and metadata to update the date automatically. I have to log in each week type the new date, which isn't hard. But if this could be automated, it would be completely "set it and forget it," one less detail to have to remember. Alternatives considered [Resi](https://www.capterra.com/p/216619/Resi/)[Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Reason for choosing Castr Primarily affordability. We didn't need any bells and whistles, just reliable multi-platform streaming. Switched from [Ecamm Live](https://www.capterra.com/p/196795/Ecamm-Live/) Ecamm was too expensive for what we could do cheaper and better using Castr and ProPresenter (which we already owned and used). Review Source AK Andreas K. CEO Broadcast Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great streaming and distribution platform, with a great team behind it" January 10, 2026 5.0 Great platform, offering reliable 24/7 operation which has been necessary for our broadcast distribution requirements across the globe. The team behind Castr is very responsive, offering quick support and solutions whenever there is a need. Numerous features in operation, while new ones are being added makes this platform a necessary addition in every broadcast and streaming operation. Pros Numerous features, reliable 24/7 secure operation, quick and effective support whenever an issue arises. Cons Some abilities of the platform do not work straightforward but require a workaround and because that workaround is not clear it requires constant alert when you add new team members. Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Not enough features, slow response in support issues. Review Source MR Matthew R. Director producer Media Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best option out there" March 11, 2026 5.0 In terms of service and what they provide caster is an all-in-one solution that covers everything I could possibly need their pricing is a little up there but what they offer certainly makes up for it. It's the best option out there for your live streaming needs I couldn't think of going to another platform. Pros Customer service. Apart from a faultless service, the staff are always eager to answer any questions and help in anyway they can. Fast response times and an understanding attitude. Cons The billing and data allowance information and email alerts are very unclear. I don't know if that is intentional or not but it's the feeling that I get. Switched from [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) My streaming device did not work with restream but it connected straight away with caster Review Source ES Eduardo S. CEO Broadcast Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Everyone should have a CASTR account." December 19, 2025 5.0 Always very well attended to, and the staff are always online. There are rarely any problems. Thank you for everything. Pros What I like most is the ability to send a signal and have it relayed to other servers, as well as its ease of use. Cons I believe there could be some improvement in receiving a signal via HLS or even HEVC and successfully sending it to YouTube. Even today, the quality of a Blackmagic web presenter is incredibly superior. Alternatives considered [Multistreaming](https://www.capterra.com/p/10009895/Multistreaming/) Reason for choosing Castr More premium service, a platform with more features and stability. Review Source BJ Brandon J. Volunteer Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great service, easy to use." August 28, 2025 5.0 We've been using Castr for over 5 years, livestreaming our church services to our website and multiple social media platforms. We've been very happy with the results, consistent performance and easy to use. The greatest part is we have multiple volunteers helping with broadcasts and we were looking for the simplest option for less technical individuals...no streaming keys, just a toggle on and off switch. Anyone can use it. Castr has served us very well. Pros Castr is easy to use and demonstrates consistent performance time and again. Would recommend it to all. Cons A bit on the expensive side if you want the ability to livestream to your website and to social media platforms. Switched from [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) Looking for something to broadcast to more channels. Review Source aR allan R. owner Online Media Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "great service" December 24, 2025 5.0 the best move I have made since starting my live stream business 5 years ago. easy to set up and share links with clients Pros biggest pro is cost, way more affordable than the previous service i used. very important part of running a small business Cons having to save and make a new link to view a live stream as soon as it is finished, would be good it stayed live for at least a few hours Switched from [Vimeo](https://www.capterra.com/p/122348/Vimeo-Pro/) cost, vimeo priced themselves out of the my reach Review Source RA Roberto A. CEO Media Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A satisfacted customer" August 25, 2025 4.0 Since my beginnings, always a good choice I did several test and production cases and i can't complian always good results Pros Easy of use, reliability, monetization, no control on contents. The platform covers all my needs end evolve often. Cons There could be an audio only edition, but not really important At the moment i don't have specifica area of dissatisfaction Alternatives considered [Vimeo](https://www.capterra.com/p/122348/Vimeo-Pro/)[Wowza Streaming Engine](https://www.capterra.com/p/180393/Wowza-Streaming-Engine/)[YouTube](https://www.capterra.com/p/237905/YouTube/) Reason for choosing Castr Reliability, phisical support here in italy, good price performance ratio, no issues during tests Review Source Response from Castr August 28, 2025 Dear Roberto, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. JJ Jon J. Technical Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "For your church or nonprofit, there is none better for cost effectiveness and reliability." March 22, 2023 5.0 We needed a solution to stream to YouTube and Facebook at the same time. We looked at a number of companies, but I came across Castr in a banner ad, and thought we had nothing to lose for the cost. It turned out being so much better than we thought it would be, and at a FRACTION of competitors. If you are a church that wishes to multistream to a number of different places, don't pass up Castr. Pros Castr is cost-effective, reliable, and easy to use. Cons For our purposes at the church, I can't think of what would make it better. I can train anyone to use it without any difficulty. Alternatives considered [Streamyard](https://www.capterra.com/p/213044/StreamYard/)[OneStream Live](https://www.capterra.com/p/203123/OneStream/)[Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Reason for choosing Castr Cost, simplicity, and as it turns out, reliability. Review Source Response from Castr March 25, 2023 Dear Jon, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :) LH Lee H. Broadcast Engineer Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Highly recommended for an easy and reliable platform " August 27, 2025 5.0 I’ve been using Castr for awhile now, and it has always been my go-to platform — especially when clients require a multi-language player, pay-per-view options, customization, and the dedicated one-on-one support from \[sensitive content hidden\], and their team.” Pros “The convenience of having everything managed within a single platform, combined with the outstanding support from the team, has been excellent. Nothing has been too much to ask, and everything requested has been delivered efficiently.” Cons Not the least worrying but would be good to the ability to choose on Castr what languages needs to be sent out on the final stream. But then again, its been requested and the team are looking into it. More Multiviews Review Source JP John P. Content creator storm chaser Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Castr review " August 26, 2025 5.0 Very good! 10/10 very pleased its help me to get my yt feed where I need it such as news other creators. Pros Easy to use! Friendly layout and helpful staff! The tools and instructional pages make it very simple to navigate! Cons That I have to re login a lot. I wish it had a reconize devive option so i dont have to continue loging in ovwr and over. Review Source GP Greg P. Volunteer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best product for our Church Livestream" March 16, 2023 5.0 My overall experience with Castr has been above and beyond my expectations. It has been fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone that would like to broadcast to multiple destinations at one time. Pros Castr is so easy to use and allows so much freedom when it comes to our church livestreams. I have quickly been able to train other congregation members, who are more elderly, to use this software with ease which allows more freedom for me. With that said being able to login from any location allows me to troubleshoot any ideas they may come across when I am not on site. I love this product very much. Cons I cannot say there are any cons I have found with Castr. This product has been so good and reliable that it creates a quality product to multiple destinations at one time making my life so much easier. If I have to mention one con, is that I have not been able to figure out the responding to all platforms at one time, but I think that comes from me using a phone and not a computer. Reason for choosing Castr Upon trying Castr in their free trial, I quickly learned how great and easy it was and my mind was made up from the very start. I did not pursue other products as this did everything and more that I wanted to do. Review Source Response from Castr March 25, 2023 Dear Greg, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :) EW Eddie W. Clergy Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Use of Castr in a Parish Setting" March 14, 2023 5.0 It is more about outreach than a special problem. This let's me reach more people on more platforms. Pros The free trial was important to me. I wanted to know what it would actually feel like before commitment to purchase Cons There was an issue with the streaming to Facebook. Having to toggle Facebook off and then on again each time. But one comment to support and they fixed that issues. Review Source Response from Castr March 16, 2023 Dear Eddie, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :) RR Raquel R. President Entertainment Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "I left Restream for Castr" May 17, 2022 5.0 I stream live everyday of the week and it's how I earn a living. Castr has made multi-streaming affordable and reliable. I couldn't be happier and always recommend Castr over any and all others. Pros I was with Restream for years and switched to Castr because it was more bang for the buck. The customer service has been very friendly and more than helpful with ANY issue I've run into - even if was with other software. I wish I knew of Castr before I wasted all that time and money with Restream. Cons Chat Overlay doesn't display User name when consolidating all of your comments, making it useless. Was told it was a Facebook coding issue - don't really care. It doesn't work, other chat overlays do. Reason for choosing Castr Pricing. Review Source Response from Castr October 17, 2022 Dear Raquel, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We will improve our chat system very soon and ensure the user name issue is fixed. Happy Streaming :) Jeremy S. Lead Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great Product for Churches" July 13, 2023 5.0 Castr makes streaming to multiple platforms essentially effortless. All we do is change the title each week and the rest works as needed without fail. Pros It is easy to use and gets the Livestream to multiple platforms seamlessly. Cons Not sure how to utilize the branding options. Or even what that would look like. Review Source Response from Castr February 20, 2024 Hi Jeremy, Thank you for the excellent feedback. We are constantly working towards offering more features shortly. DM Don M. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Increase your reach with minimal expense or expertise" July 27, 2023 5.0 Pros Very very simple for volunteers to go live with our stream. The standalone app makes it even simpler. One toggle and we are live. Cons Often we have to sign back in to the app and that slows things down. Having same computer on the same network each time should not require logging in or at least make that an option Review Source Response from Castr February 20, 2024 Hi Don, Thank you for the excellent feedback. We are constantly working towards offering more features shortly. PL Peter L. Soundboard Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Works for what I use it for" March 14, 2023 5.0 Pros I use it to stream across multiple platforms Cons It has more features that I don't use. I only wanted something to be able to stream across multiple platforms. Review Source Response from Castr April 11, 2024 Dear Peter, Thank you for taking the time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :) GH Gary H. Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Castr just works as it should" May 18, 2023 5.0 Castr has made streaming to multiple destinations and recording at the same time a simple task Pros Castr is Easy to uses and does the job it promises Cons There are some limitations depending on the selected plan, and not all available streaming destinations are available Alternatives considered [Restream](https://www.capterra.com/p/184117/Restream/) Review Source Response from Castr June 16, 2023 Hi Gary, Thank you for the honest feedback. We are constantly working towards offering more features shortly. Stay Tuned, happy streaming :) AP Amanda P. Pastor Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castr software " March 19, 2023 5.0 it helped us to quickly and simply get our church services live streamed when beforehand we didn't have that option available. Pros It's simple, easy to set up and connect with platforms like facebook and youtube, inexpensive compared to other streaming services Cons There wasn't much I didn't like. I'm not super tech savvy so this was simple to set up which was nice for me. Review Source Response from Castr March 25, 2023 Dear Amanda, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :) FP FREDY P. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "CASTE IS TO MAKE OUR WORK SIMPLE AND GOOD" May 7, 2021 4.0 We resolve the multistreaming public conferences without LOGOS and PUBLICITY of the multistreaming service provider to a low price. Pros We are make broadcasting to social networks (You Tube and Facebook live). We work as follow: I am in Colombia and take remote control of the video production swicth in California, USA. We use OBS, and select the most near server in CA. Simply, it's very fast and the connection is excelent. In another situations, when \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] trave to South América (as in Chile) we use Castr.io as efficient as in USA. Cons One time broadcasting from Chile, we had problems with USA/CA server losting a lot of frames, and inmediately use an emergency site in Sao Paulo, BR, but affecting the socials network broadcasting for fifteen minutes (long tiem for us). We searche for help reporting post-troubleshooting, but the answer to understand, arrived so later. :-( I think that if we can have a backup server with automatic failover jump, we could avoid those embarrashed situations. Reason for choosing Castr Cheaper alternative, efficient an reliable (I was work with castr.io as operator in another job). The options are very intuitive and simple. Review Source Response from Castr May 11, 2021 Dear Fredy, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to review us with such wonderful positive feedback. It means a lot to us. We currently have backup ingest for all our All in One plan, we will soon see what can be done for social media streaming. Thanks again DV Devshi V. Director Media Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good SOftware" March 14, 2023 5.0 Overall experience is ready good. just need to make some cheap. Pros Reliability is good, Not diconnecting, till day not any stream failed from castr end thai i like. Cons Expensive, When i sending 7000 kbps castr can receive near to 5000 whay i dont know... Need to add some more destination for current plans to make it cheap. Need to add Graphics Options for live streams like restream Reason for choosing Castr I like interface and easy goind streaming platform. Review Source Response from Castr March 25, 2023 Dear Devshi, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :) DM Danielle M. Content Manager Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Does the job!" March 14, 2023 5.0 Overall,I do enjoy using and learning more about castr! Pros The multi-streaming facility made easy!! Cons Being logged out without warning! Even when I saved the password. Reason for choosing Castr It served what we were looking for Review Source Response from Castr March 16, 2023 Dear Danielle, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. The logout issue you are facing is strange to us. Please reach our support team we will resolve it for you sure. Happy Streaming :) TW Tim W. Assistant Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Castr allows us to stream to more than one platform without any problems!" March 15, 2023 5.0 Pros Castr allows us to stream to more than one platform without any problems! It is easy to set up, and extremely dependable. There hasn't even been one time where castr has failed us. Cons There hasn't been anything, that I have found, to cause any concern with Castr. Reason for choosing Castr Castr's price, ease of use and great recommendations made it an obvious choice. Review Source Response from Castr March 16, 2023 Dear Tim, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :) Similar Products Featured