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Jijo Sunny
Castr — Livestream video to Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and more 🔴
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Instead of Twitch steamers being confined to Twitch, or YouTube streamers sticking to YouTube, use Castr to reach all our audience in a single click! 🔥🚀

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Ryan Hoover
This would pair well with Cinemaker which allows you to shoot multiple video angles at once with your iOS devices.
Wahaj Dar
Maker
@rrhoover Thanks for the remark mate :), we shall consider the thought, really happy to see your comment here ✌ 💖
Stephen Silber
Just signed up, I would love that BROADCAST X2 plan that you mentioned to give it a shot. My only piece of feedback would be either ditch the password for phone verification (password less), or don't require me do phone verification if I also need a password. It was a little redundant in the signup flow.
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@stephensilber Hello Stephen, Thank you for the feedback, we feel phone verification is more secure for getting real users :) And security is a concern as well, and we are working on Two Factor authentications for securing accounts more as well. And your account will be upgraded shortly 🚀
Wahaj Dar
Maker
@stephensilber Thanks Stephen for signing in and exploring Castr ✌. We have just upgraded your account to BROADCAST X2 plan, begin streaming with more capacity and keep us posted with further suggestions/recommendations. Thanks mate!
Alexander Khuda
Guys, glad to see that https://Restream.io inspires you :)
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@alexkhuda Of course, but we are way better than Restream. 🙌
G G
How is this different or does it compete with https://restream.io/ Thanks
Wahaj Dar
Maker
@androidlove Seems like a valid query/argument Carlos :D Lets have it this way: - We surely got inspired from restream(we do) and do consider Castr a competitor to the other app. - Castr doesn't require one to have paid subscription to switch/toggle platforms on the fly, this happens even with a free subscription pack. Moreover Limited access to Facebook Live and Custom server push is included in free pack (atleast for now 🙄). - At the moment, We like to think our subscriptions cheaper than the other app and hope to remain this way with time. - Castr happens to leverage our comprehensive streaming solution Haxr.io, so there are amazing features already considered (some still being discussed) and are expected to roll out in coming weeks, filling the gaps others don't but we happen to have ATM. Thanks Carlos , for letting us differentiate with other service(s).
Leo Bassam
Exactly what I have been looking for! Thank you! 👏🏻👏🏻
Wahaj Dar
Maker
@leobassam Thanks for trying us out, loved it.
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@leobassam That's awesome! Glad you like it Leo 🙂
Sooraj Chandran
The landing page animation is spot on 💪🏼
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@iamsooraj Thanks you very much for the feedback 🙌
Jijo Sunny
Hunter
Govinda built one heck of a product with his expertise in streaming (haxr.io) -- congrats on the launch bud 🚀
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@jijosunny 🙌 thanks for the early feedbacks!
JT "Tollie" Williams

The oddest thing about Castr is that the emails read like a college students writing to his best friend. Here's what they said last week about Facebook switching to secure streaming connections: ... "BUT, this does mean you’ll need a new way to stream to Facebook. What this means for you? Right now, very little :)We’ve added in RTMPS support for Facebook into Castr. So just keep doing what you’ve always done with Castr, and you shouldn’t have any trouble." ... In other words, it was "things are changing but don't worry, we changed too," email. Then, today, unhappily, this is from the email announcing a discontinuation of free services: ... "What will happen to my free account? Don’t worry, you won’t be left high and dry. We got your back. You’re being grandfathered in. Starting tomorrow, we’ll be transferring you to a free 7 day trial account. You can keep using Castr exactly as you always have for the next 7 days. At the end of the trial your streams will be disabled." ... So, Castr's idea of "we got your back" (sic) is they'll give 7 days for you to decide what to do, before disabling your streams. Disappointing. EDIT: This is my first review I've posted, and ProductHunt seems to be strripping line breaks from the "tell us more" section. Apologies.

Pros:

It used to be free competition to Restream.io.

Cons:

The platform has gone "paid only," even though it remains unprofessional and unpolished.

Govinda Sunil
Maker
Hello JT, This is Govinda from Castr. I'm very sorry if you didn't like the way we emailed you, we were trying to be more friendly with you instead of making the email look like a very corporate one. We monetized and removed our free plan for a reason because we need to provide you with better service and we need to make our service better as well. We improved our whole network after monetization, and we scaled up our customer support as well, and we need to keep making the product better and make Castr a one-stop video broadcasting solution. When compared with restream, it's just for simulcasting, but we have many features which make Castr very different from Restream. You will see more features coming in the next few weeks, and we will be shipping new features faster. Thank you once again for taking the time to review us, contact us anytime, and we will be pleased to have you back on Castr.
Mark Hadley
Seems cool to be able to stream to multiple platforms, but seems like it would be a headache w/o a built in tool to manage the various platforms' notifications & chats.
Wahaj Dar
Maker
@mrkhdly Thanks for taking time Mark, loving your suggestion already 💖. P.S similar features are expected to roll out in coming weeks, stay tuned :)
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@mrkhdly We are really working on this, as mentioned by @wahaj we will be rolling out chats in few weeks from now :) Thanks for the feedback 🙌
Ismael Texidor Rodriguez
@govindasunil @darwahaj Any update on the chat features?
Bruce Kraft Jr.
@darwahaj Hey there, did the chat come out? And are you looking for some existing live video saas integration partners? Lets hop on a call?
Itai Marcipar
Cool!
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@itai_marcipar Thanks Itai, for checking castr out :)
Arnò S
There’s restream, joincaster and lightstream. Why I should choose you? Thanks in advance for the reply
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@ohyesohyes Good question, we are still working on adding more features to Castr. When comparing with restream, we are missing many features like Chat, Scheduler, Transcoding etc. We will be launching chat & transcoding in the upcoming weeks. The only reason which I can point out for you to switch will be the pricing, we are cheaper than all our competitors without any sacrifice on quality. :) If you are looking for some complex video streaming solution then you can check out https://www.haxr.io which powers castr ⚙️. Looking for features then Haxr is having way more features which include transcoding, DVR, Recording on the cloud etc. 🚀 We would like to keep castr simple, we will be adding key features which is mainly required by users who would like to just restream 🙌. Anything complicated, haxr is the best bet 💥.
Flávio Pereira

Ok, im gonna be friendly with this one.

Restream.io offer a better and enjoyable experience in this kind of services BUT

If Castr wants to compete with it prices need to be negotiable AND BASED ON CREATOR PROFILE (thats whats missing )

Pros:

multiple streaming options

Cons:

high price for subscription

Govinda Sunil
Maker
Hello Favio, Thank you very much for the feedback, but if you compare our prices with restream we are very cheap when compared with restream. They charge $19 for custom RTMP where as we charge none 🚀 And for $29.99 you will get 5 custom locations / Facebook streams with Castr where as in restream you need to pay $49 for 3 custom locations. In no ways we are expensive when compared with restream 🙌
Flávio Pereira
Interested in Watching MultiStreaming Services Competition that is coming up Restream.io Vs Castr.io I know that its not the only ones but recently are the ones i know about being in the scene. Dont Blame you boys but this matches gonna need popcorns
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@homers1993 🙌 👍🏻
Wahaj Dar
Maker
@homers1993 Humour, excitement, motivation... all at once, loving it mate ✌
Govinda Sunil
Maker
Hey folks! Castr.io allows streamers to stream to multiple platforms simultaneously! 📺 📡 Instead of Twitch steamers being confined to Twitch, or YouTube streamers sticking to YouTube, use Castr to reach all our audience in a single click! Castr is 100% free to use for all its basic features, with some paid upgrades for streaming superpowers! FEATURES: ➕ Add platforms on the fly while streaming. No need to restart encoder. 🗄 Latency is super low thanks to strategically located regional data-centers. 🛰 Even if we don't support a platform, we offer custom RTMP functionality so people can stream pretty much anywhere. 🍻 For streamers that like to buddy up, we offer co-streaming where the two streams are combined into one for a better viewing experience for the fans. 🙄 We don't do pre-roll ads on streams. And oh, Castr is not just for streamers! It's a nifty tool for global video conferencing to suit any need 💯 (meetings, events, seminars, etc.) Check it out and let me know what you think 🤗 P.S I’d love to giveaway the BROADCAST X2 plan to PH users for 2 months! (credit card not required) Just let me know in the comments, and I’ll send you via the new ProductHunt chat feature ✌ 💖
Flávio Pereira
@govindasunil im probably gonna be a douche in what im gonna to tell but: Have you read about Restream.Io? Probably this could sound not encoraging but with the prices and with the current features Castr.Io provide you need to add something on product info that could be adapted and in a jerk way could crash competition challengers
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@homers1993 We are very happy to hear your feedbacks 🙏 I'm totally aware of restream, and they are the one who is leading the market for the last few years and they are really doing a good job :) We are still working on new features for Castr, and we will be rolling out more updates in the next few weeks. As of now our prices are very cheap when compared with restream, but we lack some key features which i agree with but as mentioned we are still working on it and we will be rolling out new features soon. Thanks again for the feedback.
Flávio Pereira
@govindasunil as a restream user i was expecting this to come, i have no "only one side turn to hype" , have created account and im waiting for surprises
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@homers1993 we will be doing our best 😀 , Thanks again for all the feedbacks 🙏
Govinda Sunil
Maker
@anodigital sure, hit me up in PH chat with your email and i will get your account upgraded to Broadcast x2 plan 🚀 Thanks for checking us out.
Nikola Djokic

It was super easy for me to setup and stream my content to all my publishing platforms.

Pros:

Easy to setup and simple to use

Cons:

Would love a mobile app

Wahaj Dar
Maker
Wow, thanks a ton Nikola ✌, made our day with Castr's very first review and even a cheered one 🤗. Super motivated to see a user having great time with our app. Thank you for taking time Bro
Serge Éréméev

It works as expected,

Pros:

Fast and not expensive.

Cons:

Noththing

Expazz

I can stream my gaming to Twitch, YouTube Gaming, Mixer and Facebook Gaming simultaneously and with zero fees!

Pros:

Stream to all my gaming sites for free.

Cons:

No chat app (will be here end of month)

Michael Williams

The verification process was really slow and I had to submit another number to get confirmation. Their brand color is blue-ish but all the colors in their dashboard are red. Seemed like I was using Restream under another name.

Pros:

Good user onboarding

Cons:

I think the pricing is irrelevand and high, the approval takes long and I especially didn't like the sms verification

Govinda Sunil
Maker
Hello Michael, Thanks for the comment, and very happy to hear that you liked our user onboarding process. If you compare with the competition we have much better pricing and quality of service, and we have more features compared with the other providers as well. We would be very happy to show you around the platform if you can get back to us and i can show you all the features which you have. And also let me know what made you feel like the pricing is very high, you can compare with competition and our pricing is much better and we have much better infrastructure as well. Our motive is to provide the best price for the best quality service. Get back to us if you have any questions and we will be very happy to help you.
Peter Jay

I don't mind at all paying for the service, as long as they continue to deliver.

Pros:

It seems to work very well. Their chat/email based support is good.

Cons:

Would like to see audio levels and bit rate on the cast screen. Otherwise I'm pleased.

Petra Thach
Clean and easy to use. Love it!!