# Wirecast Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Wirecast the right Live Streaming solution for you? Explore 19 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/196794/Wirecast/reviews --- Wirecast 4.3 (19) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/196794/Wirecast/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 Wirecast Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.0 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-19 of 19 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Frank . P. M. Financial Consultant Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wirecast is a great tool for Live-streaming!" October 14, 2021 5.0 Since I switched from other live-streaming applications and started using Wirecast, I have produced fantastic work and I have seen great results. It is not difficult to setup and use, the interface is great and you can customize your streams to suit your needs. Fantastic Software! Pros This software is easy to set up. Even if one does not have a good background of it, it is easy to master. It took me just a week to start streaming on my own. I really liked the professional interface it provides, which is also very user friendly. Everything is clear and colorful. Whenever i faced some challenges, their customer support was very helpful. I really appreciate their effort. With Wirecast, I am now streaming on both You Tube and Facebook. The Wirecast Pro is a very good tool, that is indeed value for money. Wirecast produces fantastic streams especially for me because I use Blackmagic streaming product kit. Cons If the machine freezes, you have to restart the session. Also I have found out that it requires a stable connection of internet. Reason for choosing Wirecast I chose Wirecast because it is a very professional streaming software which is easy to use. Switched from [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) Wirecast is more professional and more user friendly as compared to OBS Studio. Review Source HK Harrison K. Communications Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Live Streaming Software I've Seen" March 20, 2025 4.0 I have been very pleased with Wirecast. I have barely experienced any issues and have not had to dedicate substantial time to understand how it works. Pros It's very easy to understand how to use; I also find it to have everything I need when live streaming to Facebook, YouTube, or Vimeo. Cons The audio settings can be a bit cumbersome to get right. Alternatives considered [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) Reason for choosing Wirecast It seemed to have more of the features I wanted and better customer support. Review Source JK Jawaad K. Producer Sports Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "UNRELIABLE" December 5, 2025 1.0 Disastrous. Wirecast claims to be a feature-rich software, but the foundation is so unstable. Numerous crashes, days spent fixing corrupted files. We gave Wirecast a fair shot. But nothing but a series of disappointments. Pros Interface is ok. That's about it.. Cons Virtually absent customer support, hidden behind several logins, and pages. Take over 48 hours to reply, if you're lucky. Review Source PQ Philip Q. Owner Media Production Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wirecast works well but it does take some time to learn, however, the customer service is excellent" November 23, 2021 5.0 I was able to do what I set out to do - go live on social media with my broadcast quality cameras and audio. I did this regularly for a period of time and was able to teach my apprentice how to use my gear so that I could concentrate more on being talent than camera operator/producer/audio recordist, etc...Then he decided not to participate and I stopped broadcasting for a while. When I got back into it I realized that my yearly subscription has run out and I decided to give OBS another try. My experience and confidence with Wirecast made it easier for me use OBS. Pros The ability to set up a series of scenes that play one after the other without having to interact with the software. This enables me to be a one man show with a certain finesse that would be difficult to do without this feature. I also like that I can connect it to my broadcast cameras and record isos independently of the mix I'm streaming live (so I can re-edit and re-purpose the raw "live" footage at it highest quality later). Cons The price point is a bit restrictive, however the customer service is worth it for the most part. The thing is upgrades are costly and older versions are not always compatible with OS updates, so I couldn't use it with all my computers and that is exactly why I switched to OBS recently. Alternatives considered [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) Reason for choosing Wirecast Customer service and feature set (including being able to create a play list that switched automatically from one source to another. Switched from [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) I couldn't get OBS to work with my hardware. The customer service representative at Wirecast walked me through the proper settings and I was quickly able to get up and running. Review Source SA Spencer A. Project Manager Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Layout" December 20, 2024 5.0 Pros Software is Super easy to use and great layout. Cons Sometimes the application can be a bit buggy. Review Source MW Michael W. Director of Technology Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to Get Going - But Quirky" November 29, 2021 3.0 Overall, experience has been good, it is a program that can be as powerful or simple as you need it to be. The complexities come when things do not go exactly as they should. For example a saved video or audio source may not connect and requires restarting the program. Lightly trained and non technical volunteers will struggle when things happen that are outside the norms. Pros From absolute novice experience, it was relatively easy to get up and begin live streaming. They have many training videos available that make it easy to see how better to use the software. The built in APIs for YouTube and FaceBook make it easy to broadcast to multiple platforms. The video switching capabilities are basic and volunteers are capable of running it when everything goes smoothly. Cons The built-in software video encoders are tricky. As a novice, one does not generally understand the nuance of codecs and the differences between them. We run on an powerful Apple MacBook Pro - I9 series with 16GB of RAM, and when using the Apple native encoders, we experience artifacting in the stream that technical support is unable to correct. When running the non-Apple encoders the CPU usage spikes and the whole system heats up fast and sometimes lags. Alternatives considered [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) Reason for choosing Wirecast Positive reviews, and a known professional recommended it for ease of use over other systems Review Source AO Angel O. Multimedia Specialist Broadcast Media Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good but not Great!" April 22, 2021 3.0 I managed to stream the productions I needed with Wirecast and got work done. Overall it a stable software that turns your computer into a decent video mixer to do livestreams. Pros Wirecast is a Good software for me but NOT Great due to the Computer Resources it requeres. The software itselft is easy to learn and friendly to the new user. You can be up and running in matter of minutes without reading long instructions. Its straight forward and the interface is quick to learn. No big learning curb. Cons When it comes time to GO LIVE that's where most of my issues begin. You MUST have a very powerful PC to get the best of this software of you will encounter frame drops, and connection issues once you are streaming. Another con that I encountered was that I could not record locally and Stream to various destinations at the same time. It was either or for me. The type of machine I have is a Alienware and I was still having issues. Alternatives considered [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/)[vMix](https://www.capterra.com/p/210599/vMix/) Reason for choosing Wirecast Wirecast if the best known software in the industry when it comes to professional stream and live video mixing so I went with it as our first option. Review Source AP Andy P. Director Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great concept but software is buggy and unreliable" June 12, 2024 1.0 I would avoid using Wirecast you need streaming software to be reliable and in my experience Wirecast is not because they keep on introducing new versions and features without testing them properly. Pros The UI is the best of any streaming software that I have seen. Its well laid out and easy to navigate. It also has a large range of output options. Cons Wirecast has not been reliable for me, I purchased 2 licenses but it would never do some of the things that it advertised that it could do (eg stream to both a Facebook page and a Facebook group at the same time, it had issues showing the list of facebook pages and groups so you couldn't choose them as outputs Support ticket number \[sensitive content hidden\]) I gave the the benefit of the doubt and assumed that given time they would correct these problems but they never did, they then started suggesting me paying a yearly fee of $199 to tech support I wasn't willing to do this as the software never worked in the way that they claimed it would be able to. It seems like they as a company don't invest enough in testing and focus more on adding new non essential features. They also introduce new versions regularly rather than just trying to make the existing ones work properly. Their facebook group has many posts in it where people are talking about reliability issues. One of the Tech support agents agreed to refunding the money I spent on the licenses then another staff member got involved \[sensitive content hidden\] and insisted that they would only refund one of the two licenses that I purchased. Ages ago I purchased another product from this company (Screenflow) and i've been quite happy with it and so was quite disappointed with the investment in Wirecast. Alternatives considered [Streamyard](https://www.capterra.com/p/213044/StreamYard/) Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Visual Media Consultant Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "An almost bulletproof streaming solution for live broadcasting" July 21, 2022 5.0 It is a very well thought out system, that most novice to moderate users could run a production from. With the ability to stream from the software and mix, it truly is a one stop shop. Pros I've used Wirecast over the past ten years, and I will attest that they are truly done a great job adaptive to new equipment, streaming services, and building in slick graphics that will raise your broadcast quality to your end users. Cons Cost. It is an investment to get into and see if this is the software that you'll want to use. In my organization, we've sat on licensing 3-4 times in past ten years, and unfortunately as time and computer platforms move on, the versions break and we've had to pay substantial upgrade costs to keep it working (when we come back to it.) Just factor that into any long term usage strategy. Review Source Yanick T. CEO Manager Food & Beverages Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "An optional choice..." June 28, 2022 4.0 Pros It is certainly one of the least expensive event production and broadcasting platforms. It integrates easily with many other applications. Cons Wirecast offers very few features. Upgrading is also a real problem. Review Source GC Golden C. Accounts Clerk Food & Beverages Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Wirecast is a top class professional streaming tool. I am in awe!" September 25, 2021 5.0 Since I started using Wirecast, I have produced very professional streams. It works in both Mac and Windows, I am loving it. Its various destinations and premade scenes are very phenomenal in producing high quality streams. Pros This Software was very easy to configure and to use from the first week I bought it. Wirecast is user-friendly and its user interface is great to interact with. The learning curve is very short with Wirecast, even a newbie can master it within a few weeks. It offers very affordable packages in terms of pricing. I always buy the package thats suits my work and I upgrade it so easily. Their customer support has been very helpful to me since I bought my first package long back. Wirecast is by far the best for me because it allows me to stream both to YouTube and Fcaebook at the same time, something phenomenal. Also it contains already made templates and presets, which made my job so easy and viable. For creating very professional streams, I recommend Wirecast any day long. Last but not least, it now supports other plugins, which is great to us bloggers. Cons It requires a stable internet connection like many other applications. Then the pricing is a bit high, but the value I am getting overrides the cost. It offers value for money though. Reason for choosing Wirecast Wirecast is offering me a professional value for money services. I am producing high quality streams which I am customizing easily to suit my audiences. Review Source Ernesto Alfonso O. Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Broadcasting fácil y profesional" May 12, 2022 5.0 Una solución profesional, calidad, intuitiva y compatible con cualquier tipo de broadcasting. Estoy muy satisfecho con este software el cual cubre totalmente mis necesidades. Incluyendo transmitir a multiplatforma. Pros La organización de los layers y escenas hace de este software ingenioso y una interface intuitiva, tanto que cualquiera puede entender su funcionalidad y a pesar de ello no sacrifica calidad. Camaras IP, software y hardware de terceros lo hace aun más completo. Cons El precio es algo alto, y consume muchso recursos de memoria Ram volviendo el equipo muy lento. Se requiere un equipo de altos recursos. Alternatives considered [mimoLive](https://www.capterra.com/p/177577/mimoLive/) Reason for choosing Wirecast Por su capacidad de incorporar camaras IP con cualquier movil sin importar sus OS ya sea Android o iOS. Switched from [mimoLive](https://www.capterra.com/p/177577/mimoLive/) Por su capacidad de incorporar camaras IP con cualquier movil sin importar sus OS ya sea Android o iOS. Review Source JH Jack H. Prophet Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Broadcast in High quality " August 30, 2022 5.0 Wirecast was my first software on livestreaming and loved it! Pros I like that i can bring sources via NDI, i can create a playlist, i can broadcast to Social network and record my Video. You have lowerthird and You can import your media or branding to the app. Cons If You do not have a good PC You will have trouble so is a big software but This is just small thing. Sometime the app was crushing specially After adding Guest! But for now all is well! Review Source Chris A. Agent de diffusion Broadcast Media Used the software for: 2+ years ### "critique de l'application wirecast" September 17, 2022 5.0 Pros la fonctionnalité NDI et aussi ajout des éléments réseau dans le logiciel pour la diffusion en direct du dit contenu. Cons vraiment gourment en ressource graphique ce qui demande d'avoir un gamer puissant pour travailler sans souci. Switched from [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/)[vMix](https://www.capterra.com/p/210599/vMix/) bien que certain d'entre eux n'était pas payant quelque difficultés ce sont fait voir au niveau de obs studio et vMix Review Source TF Todd F. Technical Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for streaming!" December 13, 2023 5.0 Pros Love how customizable you can make your layers and inputs/outputs. It can setup for any need! Cons It is most likely our computer but sometimes while streaming, we get a lot of dropped frames which causes buffering to happen on the viewers end. Review Source CS Chhavi S. Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Wirecast from OBS has been a good decision " July 22, 2021 5.0 Love it and a good paid option. Pros Split screen, on screen text and wirecast go for iphone are the best features of wirecast Cons If the stream freezes during a live session then you have to restart the session which majorly hampers the live broadcast. This is a rare occurrance and not very common though. Reason for choosing Wirecast Only looked at wirecast as it was recommended by a colleague. Switched from [OBS Studio](https://www.capterra.com/p/164144/OBS/) For more features Review Source LA Loucas A. Musician Music Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Easiest way to live stream on social media ! " May 15, 2022 5.0 Perfect ! Easy, many features and user friendly! Love it! Pros Wirecast is the most user friendly program for live streaming right now in the market i guess. I tried it for the first time 2 weeks ago and i fall in love with it! Cons So far i have nothing bad to say about Wirecast. It does exactly what it supposed to do. Review Source KW Kevin W. Creative Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A great solution for livestreaming" December 12, 2019 5.0 It's great and we're thankful for what it allows us to do. Pros We were able to begin live streaming within a week of purchasing the software, which means it's intuitive. Cons I wish the interface was simpler and more user friendly. There are things that we've had to "figure out" that would be helpful to have quickly at our fingertips. Review Source WC William C. MIS Dept Education Management Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Wirecast" July 21, 2020 5.0 We have been very pleased with Wirecast and plan to continue using it for our Graduation Ceremonies and other like events at the College. Pros The think I like most about Wirecast is the interface it provides to stream live video across multiple platforms such as Facebook or YouTube. The preview screen is also most helpful when preparing to transition to the next shot. Cons The thing I like least about Wirecast is the amount of time it takes to get it setup correctly. However, once it has been setup, it is a fantastic tool. Review Source Similar Products Featured