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Best Upstream Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from live TV streaming services ranked against Upstream on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Restream Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $19/mo8.2
    Upstream vs Restream
  2. 2
    OBS Studio Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.1
    Upstream vs OBS Studio
  3. 3
    PRISM Live Studio Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin $6.67/mo8.0
    Upstream vs PRISM Live Studio
  4. 4
    mimoLive Free plan WebMaciOS Free7.9
    Upstream vs mimoLive
  5. 5
    Meld Studio Free plan MacWin $16.67/mo7.9
    Upstream vs Meld Studio
  6. 6
    OneStream Live Free plan AndroidextensioniOSWeb $15/mo7.9
    Upstream vs OneStream Live
  7. 7
    XSplit Broadcaster Free plan Win $5/mo7.8
    Upstream vs XSplit Broadcaster
  8. 8
    Agora Interactive Live Streaming Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $0.99/mo7.8
    Upstream vs Agora Interactive Live Streaming
  9. 9
    Lightstream Free plan Web $129/mo7.7
    Upstream vs Lightstream
  10. 10
    Livepush Free plan Web $15/mo7.7
    Upstream vs Livepush
  11. 11
    Riverside Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb $19/mo7.7
    Upstream vs Riverside
  12. 12
    LiveReacting Free plan Web $2.75/mo7.6
    Upstream vs LiveReacting
  13. 14
    Amazon Interactive Video Service Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $0.07/mo7.6
    Upstream vs Amazon Interactive Video Service
  14. 15
    playout.video Free plan Web $19/mo7.5
    Upstream vs playout.video
  15. 16
    StreamRove Free plan Web $24.17/mo7.5
    Upstream vs StreamRove
  16. 17
    SplitCam Multistream Free plan WinMaciOSAndroid Free7.4
    Upstream vs SplitCam Multistream
  17. 18
    Streamster Free plan WebWiniOSAndroid $0.48/mo7.4
    Upstream vs Streamster
  18. 19
    OnTheFly.Stream Free plan WebAndroidiOS ₹2,143/mo7.3
    Upstream vs OnTheFly.Stream
  19. 20
    MediaMTX Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.3
    Upstream vs MediaMTX
  20. 21
    Yostream Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.2
    Upstream vs Yostream

Upstream alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Restream8.2Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2OBS Studio8.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
3PRISM Live Studio8.0Free plan$6.67/moAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
4mimoLive7.9Free planFreeWeb, Mac, iOS
5Meld Studio7.9Free plan$16.67/moMac, Windows
6OneStream Live7.9Free plan$15/moAndroid, Browser, iOS, Web
7XSplit Broadcaster7.8Free plan$5/moWindows
8Agora Interactive Live Streaming7.8Free plan$0.99/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
9Lightstream7.7Free plan$129/moWeb
10Livepush7.7Free plan$15/moWeb
11Riverside7.7Free plan$19/moAndroid, API, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12LiveReacting7.6Free plan$2.75/moWeb
14Amazon Interactive Video Service7.6Free plan$0.07/moAndroid, API, iOS, Web
15playout.video7.5Free plan$19/moWeb
16StreamRove7.5Free plan$24.17/moWeb
17SplitCam Multistream7.4Free planFreeWindows, Mac, iOS, Android
18Streamster7.4Free plan$0.48/moWeb, Windows, iOS, Android
19OnTheFly.Stream7.3Free plan₹2,143/moWeb, Android, iOS
20MediaMTX7.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Yostream7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
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Questions about Upstream alternatives

What is the best alternative to Upstream?

Restream, number 1 in live TV streaming services with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: OBS Studio, PRISM Live Studio, mimoLive and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Upstream?

Restream is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.