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Should I use StreamYard?

StreamYard is a professional live streaming and recording studio in your browser. Record your content, or stream live to Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms. - streamyard.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you're a non-technical creator or small team who wants browser-based multistreaming and can accept ~$45/mo with prices still rising. Skip if you're price-sensitive or need recording archival guarantees — many podcasters have left for Restream and Riverside.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official pricing/security pages, and acquisition news. Pricing figures shift frequently — verify current rates.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Core$44.99/mo

Best for

  • Non-technical live streamers
  • Remote podcast recording
  • Small teams running webinars
  • Brands multistreaming to YouTube/Facebook

Not for

  • Price-sensitive hobbyists — free OBS covers occasional streams
  • Podcasters already stung by price hikes — check rivals first
  • Anyone needing recording archival guarantees after cancelling
  • Pro crews wanting deep manual control — OBS fits better

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Prices rose sharply; some report tiers near doubling. Verify current rates before annual commitment.

high

Cancelled accounts reportedly lose old recordings — export your library before leaving.

medium

Phishing emails impersonate StreamYard renewals via fake domains — verify billing senders.

medium

Business plan terms are changing; existing customers should recheck what's included.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Extremely intuitive and user-friendly, per G2 and Software Advice reviewers.
  • Makes it easy to broadcast to multiple destinations at once.
  • Professional streaming and recording studio runs entirely in your browser.
  • Used constantly by production companies for remote podcasting.
  • ISO27001 certified with published technical security measures.

Cons

  • Price hikes — users report plans nearly doubling — triggered cancellations.
  • A cancelled user reports StreamYard deleted their old recordings.
  • Bugs severe enough to break browsers, per one departing user.
  • Active defections to Restream, Riverside, and other rivals.
  • Support limited to weekdays.

Sources & method

- 18 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; ISO27001 certified with published controls — but fake StreamYard domains and renewal phishing emails target users.

official x3review x9security x4news x2
  • Phishing campaigns impersonate StreamYard, Fake StreamYard domains and fake Microsoft/StreamYard renewal emails targeted users in a recent wave. Not a product vulnerability, but a reason to verify billing emails.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 18

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Users report near-doubled prices; cancellations followed
  • Ease of use: 5/5. Praised as extremely intuitive across review sites
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Capable browser studio; rivals match recording quality
  • Support quality: 3/5. Official support weekdays only
  • Security posture: 4/5. ISO27001 certified; published controls; no public CVEs
  • 4/5 Trustpilot rating customer service reviews
  • $44.99/mo Paid plans from Core plan, multistream to 3 destinations
  • Yes Free tier free plan available
  • $250M Acquired for Hopin 2021; Bending Spoons 2024

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Basic streaming with limits
  • Good for occasional streams

Core

$44.99/mo

  • Multistream to 3 destinations
  • Full recording studio

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; ISO27001 certified with published controls — but fake StreamYard domains and renewal phishing emails target users.

  • Phishing campaigns impersonate StreamYardFake StreamYard domains and fake Microsoft/StreamYard renewal emails targeted users in a recent wave. Not a product vulnerability, but a reason to verify billing emails.18

What users say

Praised widely for ease of use, but a loud wave of podcasters left after price hikes and reliability issues.

“My overall experience with Streamyard has been great”
GetApp review
“Streamyard sucks! Is Riverside a better option?”
Reddit, r/podcasting
“i landed on reastream. not much better on price,”
Reddit, r/podcasting

Companies that use it

  • Nampa School District
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official pricing/security pages, and acquisition news. Pricing figures shift frequently — verify current rates.

Easy browser multistreaming studio, but price hikes and defections make it a 'depends' — compare Restream and Riverside first.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources: review sites, Reddit threads, official pricing/security pages, and acquisition news. Pricing figures shift frequently — verify current rates.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. StreamYard homepagestreamyard.com
    official
  2. StreamYard plans & pricingstreamyard.com
    official
  3. StreamYard contact (support hours)streamyard.com
    official
  4. G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  5. Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
    review
  6. Software Advice reviewssoftwareadvice.com
    review
  7. GetApp reviewsgetapp.za.com
    review
  8. Reddit: StreamYard nearly doubling in pricereddit.com
    review
  9. Reddit: Done with StreamYardreddit.com
    review
  10. Reddit: Annoyed by StreamYard, looking for alternativesreddit.com
    review
  11. Reddit: Zencastr vs Riverside vs StreamYardreddit.com
    review
  12. Learning Revolution: pricing and featureslearningrevolution.net
    review
  13. TechCrunch: Hopin buys StreamYard for $250Mtechcrunch.com
    news
  14. BusinessWire: Bending Spoons to acquire StreamYardbusinesswire.com
    news
  15. StreamYard security overview (TOMs)support.streamyard.com
    security
  16. UpGuard vendor risk reportupguard.com
    security
  17. StreamYard ISO27001 announcementfacebook.com
    security
  18. Phishing wave impersonating StreamYardonejailbreak.com
    security

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