# Broadcaster Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Broadcaster Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Webinar products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/35970/WebCaster --- # Broadcaster Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Broadcaster ## What is Broadcaster? MediaPlatform Broadcaster is a platform built exclusively for the unique requirements of business broadcasting. Broadcasters unique content creation capabilities let companies take live webcasts to new levels, enabling producers to build nearly unlimited webcast templates that they can use to toggle during events between video, images and interactive elements. The result is an endless variety of dynamic experiences that event producers can use to keep viewers on the edge of their screens. ## What is Broadcaster used for? [Live Streaming](https://www.capterra.com/live-streaming-software/)[Video Management](https://www.capterra.com/video-management-software/)[Webinar](https://www.capterra.com/webinar-software/) Overall rating Based on 9 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $1 Per Year Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Broadcaster?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.mediaplatform.com&name=Broadcaster) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Broadcaster 4.8 (9) VS. [### GoTo Meeting](https://www.capterra.com/p/163332/GoToMeeting/) [4.4 (11,526)](https://www.capterra.com/p/163332/GoToMeeting/reviews/) Starting Price $1 Per Year Starting Price $14 Per User, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.4 (9) Ease Of Use 4.4 (11,514) Value For Money 4.3 (8) Value For Money 4.3 (7,000) Customer Service 4.9 (9) Customer Service 4.3 (6,528) ## Broadcaster alternatives Highest Rated [GoBrunch](https://www.capterra.com/p/197066/GoBrunch/) [4.8 (109)](https://www.capterra.com/p/197066/GoBrunch/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/197066/GoBrunch/) [Zoom Workplace](https://www.capterra.com/p/144037/Zoom-Video-Conferencing/) [4.6 (14,579)](https://www.capterra.com/p/144037/Zoom-Video-Conferencing/reviews/) Starting price $14.99 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/144037/Zoom-Video-Conferencing/) [ClickMeeting](https://www.capterra.com/p/157063/ClickMeeting/) [4.5 (179)](https://www.capterra.com/p/157063/ClickMeeting/reviews/) Starting price $32.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 91% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/157063/ClickMeeting/) [Kaltura Video Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/121484/Kaltura-Video-Platform/) [4.1 (35)](https://www.capterra.com/p/121484/Kaltura-Video-Platform/reviews/) Starting price $19.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 77% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/121484/Kaltura-Video-Platform/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Mobile Access 4.6 (5) 60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Access software remotely via mobile devices Content Management 4.0 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving Customizable Branding 5.0 (3) 100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Reporting/Analytics 4.7 (3) 100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Communication Management 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat Customizable Templates 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Broadcaster 41 features Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges The process of developing, monitoring, and maintaining the brand value, reputation, and awareness across the target audience. Branding videos with company logo Upload multiple documents at once Communicate using direct chat or messages within the system Process of displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat Handles digital content throughout its lifecycle, from creation and storage to distribution and archiving Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Participants can alert the host if they have a question when they are muted Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings Public or private sharing of digital files such as documents, audio/video, images, and more Provide special privileges to hosts and presenters to control audience actions, such as putting someone on mute, etc. Ability to chat online in real time Manage the process of planning and scheduling meetings, including agenda creation Access software remotely via mobile devices Allow multiple participants to present/co-host. Supports various file formats An on-demand webcast is a pre-recorded presentation available online at the viewer's convenience Allow users to schedule a webinar with registration and record the webinar automatically in the cloud. Enable custom polls/voting to facilitate decision-making or increase engagement Broadcast live or pre-recorded presentations, including slides, videos, and multimedia content, over the internet Share and present designs Allows users to secure content and data for any use. Send messages to selected individual(s) from the entire audience Allow users to collaborate and ask questions regarding folders and/or documents within the system Engage in direct, instant messaging with customers, users, etc. Record live video calls to play later View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Digitally share screen view with others Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria Market event via social media tools Allows businesses to share their videos on social media. Presenter can see and hear participants and vice versa. Presenter can see and hear participants and vice versa Connect with meeting participants remotely over video Allows users to view videos without downloading media files Supports various video file formats Features 4.6 (9) 4.6 Based on 9 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.3 (8) Basic $1.00 Per Year Value for money 4.3 (8) 4.3 Based on 8 reviews ## Integrations [ Salesforce Sales Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/61368/Salesforce/)[ Microsoft 365](https://www.capterra.com/p/227157/Microsoft-365/)[ Microsoft SharePoint](https://www.capterra.com/p/1167/SharePoint/)[ Microsoft Viva Engage](https://www.capterra.com/p/227175/Yammer/) ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.9 (9) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.9 (9) 4.9 Based on 9 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.8 Based on 9 reviews Filter by rating 5(7) 4(2) 3(0) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent SB Steve B. A. Director - Webcasting and Video Productions Consumer Goods ### "MediaPlatform Webcasting Solution" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 June 1, 2023 Prior to MediaPlatform, almost every webcast with the previous vendor required a post-event meeting to discuss why there were so many viewing problems experienced by our users. Since migrating to MediaPlatform, we don't have those meetings anymore and as such, having this time provides allows us to focus on delivering a higher level production value and engagement to our users. Pros Great performance and reliability in an easy to use package Cons Missing Live Chat and support for reactions Alternatives considered [Kaltura Video Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/121484/Kaltura-Video-Platform/) [ON24](https://www.capterra.com/p/158766/ON24/) [Vimeo](https://www.capterra.com/p/122348/Vimeo-Pro/) Reasons for choosing Broadcaster Yes Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AM Austen M. Staff Engineer Financial Services ### "Broadcaster is Fantastic " 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 8, 2023 Pros This tool allows for high value production, without the need to jump through hoops. The media platform team is always there to assist to ensure success. Cons The need to utilize an encoder can be a challenge as security controls internally drastically limit who can produce events internally. Switched from [Kaltura Video Platform](https://www.capterra.com/p/121484/Kaltura-Video-Platform/) Broadcast services were lacking, cost, and customizations. Alternatives considered [Microsoft Teams](https://www.capterra.com/p/168668/Microsoft-Teams/) Reasons for choosing Broadcaster We still do use Teams internally for some large-scale sessions, but for our highest tier events, MediaPlatform is used. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SN Scott N. Multimedia Engineer Financial Services ### "Broadcaster for Live video Streaming" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 4, 2023 We host live events in huge auditorium spaces on our campus. We need to get these live events out to our remote users across the U.S. Broadcaster integrates well with our encoders on prem and allows us to securely transmit that signal up to MediaPlatform for processing. Pros Comes with a great CDN network. Very nice interface. Fantastic Support. Integrates very well with our Epiphan Pearl Encoders. Cons For each event, one must set the date and time. We not fans of the interface developed, to apply these settings. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. NI Nick I. Innovation and Technology Specialist Chemicals ### "A Happy MediaPlatform Customer" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 March 31, 2023 We are very happy to have Broadcaster for live event production. Pros Broadcaster is an excellent platform for producing straightforward, easy to use and engaging live events. From the audience perspective, Broadcaster events are easy to join and experience. From the event management perspective, Mediaplatform has done a great job making event production consistent and dependable. Cons Multi-language support for global audiences (non-English speaking) could improve. Reasons for choosing Broadcaster Broadcaster has a forward-thinking approach to live webinar production, incorporating best in class features and a vibrant customer support team. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. DS David S. Sr. Engineer System Reliability Telecommunications ### "Robust live event platform" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 16, 2023 Broadcaster is a well rounded product, but the star of the product is their support. They understand that this is a live event platform and provide customer support that matches the urgency of live events. Pros For our live productions, Broadcaster allows us to deliver engaging content on a very stable platform. The interface, both administrative and user, are very intuitive. Live event analytics are critical, and Broadcaster delivers powerful analytics. Cons User access control for some individual components could be better. Reasons for choosing Broadcaster Broadcaster offered a more complete feature set. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 17, 2023 David thank you so much for sharing your experience with Broadcaster! With the size of the company-wide live webcasts that you frequently do, we were pleased to see that you highlighted the stability and reliability of the platform. We'll make sure our PM team stays on top of the component control flexibility. And we will def. share the kudos with the support team! SB Scott B. Sytems Reliability Engineer Telecommunications ### "MP Broadcaster Review" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 16, 2023 Great tool Pros Media Platform has considered every important point for the producer. It is a complete tool. Cons Consistent updates remove anything potentially negative about it. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor March 17, 2023 Scott - thanks for sharing your experience with our Broadcaster platform! We do keep the needs of enterprise video professionals foremost in our development priorities, so we were especially pleased to see that Broadcaster is helping you do what you do best. Thanks as well for highlighting our consistent update cadence - the system architecture lets the team innovate pretty quickly and push out a release about every few business days. AU Anonymous User Freelance Videographer ### "Can cast or stream video for a variety of uses and purposes." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 July 5, 2018 Pros I can easily stream a video source, or multiple, to clients or users and have everything accessible with a click. Cons If you want to use multiple features at once, it can become hard to easily access everything if you aren't tech-savvy. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Juan Salvador P. Director ### "Do you teach online? you need it!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 June 19, 2018 Pros It is a very good tool to teach online, no matter how many students you have, it is very versatile, you can also work with few or many people, it is interactive, a very good tool. Cons It would be good if the platform could have the multi-language interface, I do not know if it is not configured, it would also be a tremendous advance that could have simultaneous translation mechanisms for chats, that would help in the simultaneous training of people who speak different languages Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Rebecca M. Content Developer Human Resources ### "Once you get trained twice, you are good to go" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 June 6, 2018 It allowed us to broadcast some pretty important moments in Mattress Firm history! Pros I enjoyed broadcasting our events through webcaster once I figured out how to do it. It is a reliable tool that definitely performed when we needed it to! Cons It has a pretty steep learning curve. We had to hire someone at Media Platform to broadcast our first big event and it wasn't cheap. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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