Planet eStream combines media management, lecture and room capture, live streaming, digital signage, TV and radio resources, and photo management for education organisations. Its room capture system can schedule and record lessons or lectures, then stream them using autonomous hardware without requiring educators to start each stream themselves. It can capture several audio and video sources at once, including cameras, microphones, whiteboards, and projectors. Automatic transcription can add subtitles, and administrators can control access to streams and recordings. A web scheduler works from internet-connected devices and can publish recordings to Microsoft Office 365 calendars; remote viewers can ask questions using live-stream chat. Listed integrations include Microsoft Teams, OneNote, Sway, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, and Google Classroom. Authentication options include Microsoft Azure AD, LDAP, Active Directory, Microsoft ADFS, SAML2/Shibboleth, and Google Login. The platform is offered as a cloud service or locally hosted option. Pricing is modular and on request; room capture has no per-room licence cost. Weekday helpdesk hours are listed as 8:30am to 5pm, with phone and email support.
Who it is for
Planet eStream suits education organisations that need room capture alongside media management, streaming, signage, and learning-platform integrations. Its cloud and locally hosted options support different hosting preferences.
What is good
- Schedules and streams lessons using autonomous hardware.
- Captures multiple audio and video sources simultaneously.
- Automatic transcription can add subtitles.
- Administrators can restrict access by user or group.
- Room capture has no per-room licence cost.
What to know first
- Pricing is on request and modular.
- Live Encoder is a Windows application.
- Digital signage client supports Windows, Linux, and Android.
Verdict
Planet eStream brings capture, media management, and distribution tools together for education settings, with cloud and locally hosted options. Ask for pricing based on required features and school-group size.
Planet eStream plans and pricing
All plansCompared on lecture capture software
- Deployment
- hybrid
- Automatic captions
- Yes
- Searchable transcripts
- Yes
- LMS delivery
- Yes
- Multi-camera capture
- Yes
- Live streaming
- Yes
