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Castr Overview

What is Castr?

Castr is a professional live video streaming platform for small to enterprise businesses. You can use Castr to stream, host, schedule and monetize your live videos in high-quality 4k resolution using Akamai CDN. Our 24/7 dedicated tech support makes sure your live event goes smoothly on its way in and out. With Castr you can stream buffer-free and lag-free not only to 30+ social platforms but also to your own website or app simultaneously.

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Castr is a live streaming platform that makes it easy for small to enterprise businesses to deliver high-quality videos using Akamai CDN.


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Castr
Company Website
Year Founded
2018
HQ Location
Vancouver, CA
Twitter
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15,608 Twitter followers
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20 employees on LinkedIn®
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Castr - An easy-to-use solution for live video streaming.


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Kareen A.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Absolutely Love It!"
I love how easy to use Castr is and it makes my life so much easier to go live on multiple platforms with just one click, I love it! I'm new to mu...
Cabinas S.
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Cabinas S.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best RTMP platform for mutiple streams!"
The possiblity of having up to 10 multiple streams and the Multiview feature, love it!
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lui m.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"para mi hasta ahora el mejor sofware de automatizacion y estable que encontre"
el precio es bueno y el servicio es impecable los 24/7
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Castr Media

Castr Demo - Embeddable HTML5 Player
Embeddable live video player on website
Castr Demo - Pre-recorded Live - Scheduler
Stream pre-recorded videos
Castr Demo - Monetization
Monetize with paywall and in-stream ads
Castr Demo - Multistream
Livestream to multiple social media platforms simultaneously
Castr Demo - Video hosting
Host and deliver on-demand videos globally
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Castr Pros and Cons

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Verified User in Education Management
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What do you like best about Castr?

Simple to set up and use. We push High school athletic events to a Facebook and youtube page. The program is very easy for even a beginner to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

Castr is very easy to set up, however some days it does create a large lag in the service. Make sure you have a good connection and it should be limited. We have been a user for several years, they keep offering lower prices for new customers, as our cost rise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main issue that is solved for me is the ability to stream to multiple sites at the same time. This allows us to push the live feed to both Facebook and youtube. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Gokul Ramkumar of Castr

Dear User,

Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us.

Happy Streaming :)

LM
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What do you like best about Castr?

el precio es bueno y el servicio es impecable los 24/7 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

me gustaria que suban las horas de reproduccion automatica en todos los planes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

resuelve el problema de personal que trabaje todo el dia. con 1 hora se puede automatizar y dejar listo Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Castr?

Castr has been a game-changer for our church's online presence. As a pastor, finding an easy and effective way to stream our services was a priority, and Castr has exceeded our expectations. The ability to simultaneously stream to both Facebook and YouTube has made it incredibly convenient to reach our congregation and extend our ministry beyond the walls of the church. The platform is user-friendly and reliable, ensuring a smooth broadcasting experience with minimal effort. If you're looking for a solution to enhance your church's digital outreach, Castr is an excellent choice! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

There’s honestly nothing we dislike about Castr. It delivers exactly what we need—a seamless, reliable platform to broadcast our church services to multiple social media channels. The setup is straightforward, the streaming quality is excellent, and it has helped us engage with our congregation in real-time without any technical hassles. Castr truly simplifies the process and does everything we hoped for in a streaming solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

We stream weekly to our audience. Castr is allowing us to stream to both Facebook & YouTube at the same time. This has allowed us to grow our audience and keep our existing audience connected to us on a weekly basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Gokul Ramkumar of Castr

Dear User,

Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us.

Happy Streaming!

Soulivity M.
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What do you like best about Castr?

Castr was a game changer for the depth of video and live stream management, including the broad toolset. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

Castr video hosting isn't still fully embeddable on all Enterprise level CMS systems like Bold CMS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ease of embedding live stream into website - making our radio show easily viewable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

BD
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What do you like best about Castr?

I have prior knowledge of streaming and castr was easy to setup and use. It integrateed into my existing OTT problem without any issues, have used on a few streams already with no issues.

I had some simple questions and support answered them for me, very helpfull. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

just started to use but do not see any downsize. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

the dashboard is very good, I can stream up to 10 live at one time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CA
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What do you like best about Castr?

I really like the functionality, and ease of use. Once you get the basics down, it's smooth sailing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

So far, the only thing I don't like is having to manually send emails to each pay per stream client. I was thinking when I put all the emails in, it could send the password automatically to each person. But, no biggie...still love it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

Enabling clients to have a secured live stream, that you can determine who gets on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

John P.
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What do you like best about Castr?

Its ability to multi stream and do it effecintly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

have not found a reason yet but maybe if they had a mobile app it be better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

getting my youtube stream to the right people Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Castr?

The best thing about castr is it easy to use interface. Also the readily available help desk via the chat you get help realtime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

Offers are mostly available for those who pay yearly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

Streaming on different platforms simultaneously

Castr player for embedding on websites

Audio Option for streaming

Recording videos Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Castr?

Castr servers our livestreaming needs perfectly. We opted for the plan giving us 24 TB of traffinc without the limitations of a monthly cap. This is important because our business is seasonal with high traffic months in spring and fall.

Before switching we looked deep into the functions offered, tested extensively and chatted with the customer service with questions. We evend had a one-on-one video-call with the Castr team, a service a have not seen anyehwere in the entire industry. Implementing a new live stream was easy. As is tghe dayly use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

I opted for a professinal plan which unfortunately missses some basic features I frequently use, such as replacing a video after modification while keeping the URL. The socalled dynamic player is nice for a repetitive stream, but cannot compensate for this missing feature. Also the adaptive bitrate function can only be applied to one project at a time, which is not practical. I can work around this limitation by deactivating in project A and activating in project B, since we do not have consurrent streams yet. However this is somehow a hassle. Hope to see this in my plan in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used Vimoe fro almost four years. In that time our company grew and we finally reached the monthly threshold of 2 TB traffic even though or yearly usage has always been below 24 TB. This trigges a mandatory upgrade to an enterprise plan which costs well over 4000 USD per year.

Castr does not set monthly limits. Thus the comparable plan (also 24 TB) better suits our needs. Also Castr offers h265/HEVC streaming via SRT. This further reduces the bandwidth and improves the reliability our our streams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Gokul Ramkumar of Castr

We're thrilled to hear that Castr is serving your livestreaming needs perfectly and that you found our customer service to be helpful and responsive. We appreciate your feedback about the missing features and limitations, and we'll definitely take them into consideration for future improvements. Thank you for choosing Castr!

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What do you like best about Castr?

the platform is so easy to stream with , espcially multi platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Castr?

nothing except that the bandwidth finishes quite fast when you have more viewers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Castr solving and how is that benefiting you?

reaching out to our people as we are a ministry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.