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Philo vs Streamlabs Talk Studio

Both stand on live tv streaming services. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Philo

Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2

Philo offers a free entry point alongside two paid plans with defined DVR and streaming allowances. Its broad platform availability and trial give viewers several ways to start.

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Talk Studio combines guest streaming, screen sharing, scheduling, multistreaming, and separate local recordings in a browser studio. A seven-day trial is available, while paid plans begin at $7.50/mo billed annually; Standard and Pro differ substantially in destinations, guests, recording time, storage, and co-host seats.

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The facts

	Philo	Streamlabs Talk Studio
Free plan	Yes	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, iPhone, Mac, Web, Windows	Android, iPhone, Web
Lowest paid plan	Essential: $25 a month	Standard yearly: $90 a year
Plans published	3	6
Maker	Not published	Streamlabs Talk Studio
Website	philo.com	streamlabs.com
On live tv streaming services	#90 of 169	#86 of 169

Philo: what it does well

Free plan includes 150+ channels
Available across Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows
Essential provides one-year DVR retention
Paid plans allow three simultaneous streams
Offers a 7-day trial

What to know first

Free DVR lasts 30 days on select titles
Essential costs $25 a month
Bundle+ costs $33 a month
Free plan’s channel selection is specified as 150+

Streamlabs Talk Studio: what it does well

Guests join by link without accounts
Streams to major networks and custom RTMP
Records individual participant tracks locally
Supports scheduled live and prerecorded broadcasts
Cloud processing reduces local CPU use

What to know first

No free plan
Standard allows one destination
Recording sessions stop after plan limits
Chrome or Safari and 5 Mbps are recommended

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