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Compare Facebook Live and YouTube Live 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Facebook Live
Star Rating
(234)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Facebook LiveYouTube Live
Star Rating
(211)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about YouTube LiveFacebook Live vs YouTube Live
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Facebook Live easier to use. However, reviewers felt that YouTube Live was easier to administer and do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Facebook Live meets the needs of their business better than YouTube Live.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Facebook Live is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of YouTube Live over Facebook Live.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Facebook Live
No pricing availableYouTube Live
No pricing availableFree Trial
Facebook Live
No trial information availableYouTube Live
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
198
8.8
185
Ease of Use
9.2
198
9.1
186
Ease of Setup
8.8
52
8.8
42
Ease of Admin
8.6
49
9.1
36
Quality of Support
8.2
172
8.0
163
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
47
8.5
33
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
191
8.5
184
Features by Category
Software Options
8.6
125
8.6
148
9.1
152
8.8
155
8.2
117
8.0
145
8.2
110
8.6
144
Audience Tools
8.1
128
8.4
141
8.9
153
8.7
149
7.7
127
8.3
145
Streamer Tools
8.1
107
8.3
137
8.5
134
8.7
151
8.2
125
8.9
150
7.9
92
8.1
137
Agentic AI - Live Stream
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Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Facebook Live and YouTube Live are categorized as Live Stream
Unique Categories
Facebook Live has no unique categories
YouTube Live has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Facebook Live
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
YouTube Live
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.9%
Entertainment
5.9%
Information Technology and Services
4.5%
Education Management
4.5%
Other
73.4%
Entertainment
8.7%
Computer Games
5.8%
Higher Education
5.3%
Education Management
4.8%
Computer Software
4.8%
Other
70.7%
Discussions
how to make visual effect in facebook live?
2 Comments
MG
If I study, I'll study with you in mind. 🖤🥀Read more
How do I use Facebook live?
1 Comment
AN
Hey There,
Using Facebook live is so simple and easy task. If you using a smartphone, then just download facebook app, if you wants to use facebook live...Read more
What are the best ways to facilitate audience attendance using the native tools?
1 Comment
KF
Facebook live is one of the best features that offers audiovisual capabilities that makes it easy and convincing to disseminate ideologies. One requires to...Read more
Is there such a way for more visual personalization for the streaming channel ?
2 Comments
OT
I guess if you are doing live streaming and you are interested to make your show with different layout. You can check out https://streamlabs.comRead more
Do I need streaming software for YouTube live?
2 Comments
DA
You can use the built-in functions on YouTube.
But I wouldn't say they're convenient. There are much more convenient platforms for streaming...Read more
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