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Anonymous

Used less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

Reviewed March 2023

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Lucas Pavel

Verified reviewer

Broadcast Media, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

my honest review

is the very fast suppport and the managment is very polite

PROS

Caster offers a variety of live streaming tools and features, including multi-platform streaming, scheduling, and recording options.The platform provides real-time analytics and audience engagement tools to help streamers improve their content and engage with viewers.castr offers a reliable transmission infrastructure, which can help ensure smooth, high-quality streaming experiences

CONS

i cant find no problems is work very fine all the time

Reason for choosing Castr

because they are very helpful

Reasons for switching to Castr

price and customer service

Vendor Response

Dear Lucas, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Jairo

Religious Institutions, 1 employee

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2023

Love this multi streaming solution!

I have loved using castr from day one. It has been pretty much the easiest multi streamer I have tried.

PROS

I loved the great affordability. I also thought it was very easy to use and best of all it did what it is supposed to. I never have had any dropped connections with it.

CONS

Honestly I can't think of any negatives as far as the way I use it, it's perfect for my needs. We use it to multi stream our weekly church services.

Reason for choosing Castr

Affordable and ease of access, user friendly.

Reasons for switching to Castr

Affordability, budget.

Vendor Response

Hi Jairo, Thank you for the honest feedback. We are constantly working towards offering more features shortly. Stay Tuned, happy streaming :)

Replied June 2023

Houston

Broadcast Media, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

2

EASE OF USE

1

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed June 2020

Conceptually great, but execution is terrible

Before I give my review, if I could give one solid piece of advice, it's STAY AWAY FROM CASTR.IO Their customer service, while friendly, lack knowledge and typically beat around the bushes when answering your questions. And if they do know the direct answer, it's usually a disappointment. The scheduler is many times choppy when streaming videos from it, and you can only have ONE scheduler. YES ONE SCHEDULER. That's so crazy that no matter what package you have, you get ONE. And they mislead you to believe higher packages have more. On top of this, I've had plenty of issues with a stream stopping in the middle and having to restart it over completely from the beginning because they have no method to skip through videos that you upload to their schedulers. The idea and concept of their service is fantastic, their actual service is terrible. Save yourself some trouble and go get service that actually works consistently the way you need it to. I expect castr.io to lose more and more as people realize how featureless they actually are with all the bugs in their system.

PROS

- Great ideas and good concept of features - Prices seem to be fairly good - Customer service was friendly and quick to return questions

CONS

- Streaming was choppy when using the scheduler - Only able to schedule one at a time - Customer service lacked training and/or knowledge of product - Many bugs when uploading to scheduler - No playback menu to skim through media if things failed on their end to continue where you left off on your broadcast

Reason for choosing Castr

At the time I thought that the price and features in comparison to others was a better deal, but I soon found out that was incorrect.

Vendor Response

Hey Bulanadi, Sad to see the lower ratings, we at Castr value each and every feedback, and I personally think I can help you find the solution or help you find the source of the error. You may reach me personally at gokul@castr.io regarding this issue and I can assure you that my assistance will make you consider the change in the feedback.

Replied May 2021

Alan

Religious Institutions, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed October 2020

Castr for streaming Worship Services

With Castr we are able to steam Worship Services consistently to Facebook and YouTube without difficulties. Castr provides the streaming capability and we just need to send the video feed to Castr. Being in Hawaii it can be difficult finding a good streaming server. However we have had no problems with the Castr LA server.

PROS

Castr is easy to setup multiple streams. We use OBS as are method to stream and it is nice to be able to start the stream and connect to Castr before we stream to social media.

CONS

At this moment we have had no problems with Castr. Any problems we have had has been due to our Internet connection or the social media sites themselves. Castr has been solid. It has many features that other sites charge a lot more money to provide.

Reason for choosing Castr

Was originally going to go with Livestream but when it became Vimeo Livestream it was no longer cost effective for our purposes.

Reasons for switching to Castr

Needed to stream live video in addition to recorded video.

Vendor Response

Dear Horner, Thank you so much for such wonderful positive feedback, your simple words mean a lot to us.

Replied May 2021

victor

Computer Networking, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Best multi-stream ever

Is been a really good experience, the service is great, the implementation easy and the day by day uses are very stable

PROS

Is easy to use and easy to configure every channel, i like the service to control everything in one place

CONS

I would like to have embed video in multistreaming

Reason for choosing Castr

Yes, they offer what i was looking for

Reasons for switching to Castr

They did not have the option to control different sources in one place

Vendor Response

Dear Victor, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

David

Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed August 2022

One Stop Shop for easy multi-streaming and realtime backups.

Positive experience, still recommend it to my colleagues.

PROS

Easy to setup, integrates well with Facebook and YouTube, automatic backups and good price.

CONS

Would love to have a feature/facility that would permit adding additional destinations without having to upgrade for the one off occasions.

Reason for choosing Castr

It checked my boxes for ease of use, features and price.

Reasons for switching to Castr

The multi-stream plugins were consuming way to much band with, and trying to backup simultaneously was hard on the then computer's processor.

Vendor Response

Dear David, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied October 2022

Reid

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Good price, simple to use- set the stream info and leave it!

excellent- highly recommend for anyone who wants to stream to multiple platforms in a way that doesn't require logging in regularly

PROS

Absolutely LOVE and need the multi-streaming service that Castr provides. We stream from OBS weekly and send signals to both Facebook and Youtube. Castr has been a simple solution where I set the streaming info for both sites in Castr, and then only have to log-in and change anything if one of them has a problem with the persistent streaming key. in our weekly use, Castr is NEVER the problem if we encounter any issues.

CONS

Because we only use a simple feature of the site and are barely scraping the surface, it was a bit overwhelming to set up.

Reasons for switching to Castr

moving away from using mobile devices for the video sources of our streaming.

Vendor Response

Dear Reid, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Janny

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2021

Using monthly for our Jazz Jam streams!

We have been using Castr with OBS for more than one year now; due to the pandemic, all our programs had to go online. Even after we come back to in-person programming, we will definitely rely on Castr as our multi-streaming service. We tried with several others, but none were as reliable as Castr.

PROS

The interface is very user friendly, and there are a ton of channels that I can set up. Controls are easy to understand, you don't need too much information to set up a channel. I have been working with three different Facebook channels, and two YouTube on the same stream and I have had no issues with lag. Also, the price is very affordable.

CONS

I wonder if there is a way to integrate Instagram. I know it's not a very friendly platform for multistreamers, but I just wonder...

Reason for choosing Castr

Pricing, we had used it in the past without any problems, and its interface was very appealing.

Reasons for switching to Castr

We use OBS with Castr to multi-stream. OBS itself does not allow multi-streaming. Restream was not reliable, and it was more expensive.

Vendor Response

Dear Gonzalez, Thank you for the wonderful support and for the positive feedback. Your words encourage us to work harder and smarter.

Replied May 2021

Anthony

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

The cheapest and best option for smaller to mid-size churches.

PROS

Castr is not only very easy to setup and manage a stream, but being able to broadcast to multiple sources such as Facebook and YouTube is made very easy.

CONS

It doesn't happen a lot, but on occasion we have had a glitch where when we multi-stream, one platform will work instantly but the other platform takes a while to connect. Usually all you have to do is close the window and restart Castr to fix the problem. But overall this happens very rarely. As long as you have stable internet you should have no issues.

Reason for choosing Castr

The price point was much better for us, plus personal recommendation of Castr from people we trust

Vendor Response

Dear Anthony, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Zak

Broadcast Media, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Castr is the best multi-streaming solution

My experience overall has been smooth and consistent.

PROS

It works and the feed is reliable, I can’t say the same for other popular streaming services. The ease of use is also very simple for someone just starting out.

CONS

I really don’t have anything negative to say, I chose Castr because it was the best option.

Reasons for switching to Castr

I started to experience issues when I moved to Florida, their servers were unreliable and the feed would often be unwatchable for the audience in real time.

Vendor Response

Dear Zak, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Brandon

Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Rock Solid Livestream Platform

In short, Castr is a rock-solid livestreaming platform. It's simple to set up, easy to implement, and delivers results.

PROS

Our team hosts livestream events for corporate clients. It's quick and easy to set up and is been a rock-solid platform. We've never experienced downtime or service level issues during a live event.

CONS

Castr doesn't offer advanced features, such as variable bitrate streaming, unless you upgrade to higher tier plans. We've also been a customer for more than a year and plans and pricing have changed multiple times.

Reason for choosing Castr

Castr was up front about what it did well and was easy to say yes to.

Reasons for switching to Castr

We were looking for an option that offered advanced controls, more privacy protection for streams, and that was more transparent about pricing and bandwith.

Vendor Response

Dear Brandon, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Eleazar

Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2022

Great customer and quality service, easy configuration.

The ability to stream to different platforms simultaneously was a big issue. Now with Castr, the problem is solved. Also to be able to schedule a video to go live at a particular time on all selected platforms at the same time.

PROS

Scheduling a rebroadcast to stream at a selected time and also broadcasting a stream without a watermark.

CONS

No possibility to chat live with all platforms in the same chat window.

Reason for choosing Castr

no watermark on non of its selected products. fast and good customer service, available 24/7.

Vendor Response

Dear Eleazar, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We will improve our chat systems shortly. Happy Streaming :)

Replied October 2022

Anthony

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2021

Simple Affordable Solution to Multi-stream

PROS

Its ease of use and the ability to create unique Multistream configurations works well for us on a weekly basis as well as for our occasional special services like weddings, funeral and the like.

CONS

Remembering to click "Start Live Stream" on Facebook Live; however, this is not Castr's fault.

Reason for choosing Castr

Simplest and least expensive option for u our needs.

Vendor Response

Dear Anthony, Thank you for taking your valuable time for sharing your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. If you can link your FB account via login method then you do not need to hit the start streaming button, it would be automated, our support team can help you with setting up the same. Happy Streaming :)

Replied November 2021

Anonymous

51-200 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2021

Easiest way to simultaneously stream Zoom to YouTube and Facebook

Overall very happy. Support over chat has been responsive with any questions. After using it with this organization, I have recommended Castr to other organizations, and they have been happy with performance. One of the nonprofits I work with only has to broadcast events every few months, so I have the flexibility to signup in months I will need Castr, and then cancel when I don't need it. And all my settings stay when I signup again.

PROS

During pandemic, we had to quickly transition our on onsite mosque programs to online only. Previously we would record and upload certain programs to YouTube, but now we would be hosting via Zoom, and we wanted to reach our audience on YouTube and Facebook live as well. There are many tools on the market, but we found Castr to be easy to set up and priced similarly to others. Castr also allows you to stream to other major platforms such as Twitch and Vimeo and so many others we have not heard of. We have also liked the ability to upload videos and schedule a go live event. It drastically reduces the need to manage things separately on Facebook and YouTube.

CONS

YouTube integration was finicky in the beginning, and part of it was with how YouTube was making changes. We settled upon separate YouTube streaming keys for each of our event types, and configured them as as separate streams in Castr. This also means we have to pre-schedule our streams in YouTube and associate with the correct. However, we have worked that into our processes, and it isn't that much overhead. We've also had the occasional problem with Facebook where the stream starts twice, and and we end up with 2 events (a 2 minute start of the event, and then a separate one with the rest).

Reason for choosing Castr

Pricing was better for the features that we require.

Vendor Response

Thank you for the wonderful feedback, and your right some social media sites change the policies too quickly with less information. Our team is constantly working to always deliver the best possible solution.

Replied May 2021

Theresa

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2021

Great value for multi streaming, AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE/SUPPORT

Amazing experiences, high quality customer service reps.

PROS

From the first time we used Castr.io the program has done exactly what we needed for a very very reasonable price. Love the price and even better than cost is customer support. EVERYTIME we have had a question, they have replied nearly instantaneously no matter what time it was!!!!

CONS

This software does exactly what we need, there really are no least likes.

Reason for choosing Castr

Cost and features

Reasons for switching to Castr

Cost and features

Vendor Response

Dear Theresa, Thank you for taking your valuable time for sharing your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied September 2021

Daniel

E-Learning, 1 employee

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

2

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2023

It works well, but wish there were more features for multicasting

It's expensive, but one of the cheaper options these days for what I need. I would not use Castr if it were not for free options being a dwindling thing (I moved from Mobcrush, which worked excellently and had similar features, but was free).

PROS

It functions well for multicasting, the basic chat it has will bring together the chats of other sites. This is very helpful for my use-case where I teach.

CONS

It's pretty bare bones on some aspects:-The chat popup isn't customizable. I think this feature is needed to compete with other services.-When adding social media accounts for streams, it disallows you to re-use the same pages without penalizing you (against restrictions on the account for number of accounts). When using a paid product that says it can be used with X-many accounts, it should mean that, not count duplicates.-I could not set up multiple multistream setups as a result of the above issue.

Reasons for switching to Castr

Mobcrush ended service.

Vendor Response

Dear Daniel, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many new features so stay needed. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Greg

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Best product for our Church Livestream

My overall experience with Castr has been above and beyond my expectations. It has been fantastic and I highly recommend it to anyone that would like to broadcast to multiple destinations at one time.

PROS

Castr is so easy to use and allows so much freedom when it comes to our church livestreams. I have quickly been able to train other congregation members, who are more elderly, to use this software with ease which allows more freedom for me. With that said being able to login from any location allows me to troubleshoot any ideas they may come across when I am not on site. I love this product very much.

CONS

I cannot say there are any cons I have found with Castr. This product has been so good and reliable that it creates a quality product to multiple destinations at one time making my life so much easier. If I have to mention one con, is that I have not been able to figure out the responding to all platforms at one time, but I think that comes from me using a phone and not a computer.

Reason for choosing Castr

Upon trying Castr in their free trial, I quickly learned how great and easy it was and my mind was made up from the very start. I did not pursue other products as this did everything and more that I wanted to do.

Vendor Response

Dear Greg, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

David

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed March 2023

Great Service

Multistreaming is what I mostly use it for and my experience has been very positive little to no hiccups at all.

PROS

Castr is an amazing product and I have yet to really tap into all of its features but I will say it's very reliable and the customer service is great and fast when I have concerns or questions.

CONS

I don't have any cons, this product does everything I need it to and more.

Reason for choosing Castr

Pricing and ease of use

Vendor Response

Dear David, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Daniel

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2023

Best Bang for your Buck on the Market!

Castr has been a wonderful addition to our team and has allowed us to take care of some of the issues that we were facing with the current freeware we were using.

PROS

The software is all-encompassing and relatively inexpensive. When looking at other options on the market, it blows all current freeware out of the water and holds its own again some of the more expensive comparable programmings.

CONS

Honestly, the issues we have are from lack of training on the product. The degree of functionality is just very high. Comprehensive training would benefit new customers.

Vendor Response

Hi Daniel, Thank you for the honest feedback. We are constantly working towards offering more features shortly. Stay Tuned, happy streaming :)

Replied May 2023

Raquel

Entertainment, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed May 2022

I left Restream for Castr

I stream live everyday of the week and it's how I earn a living. Castr has made multi-streaming affordable and reliable. I couldn't be happier and always recommend Castr over any and all others.

PROS

I was with Restream for years and switched to Castr because it was more bang for the buck. The customer service has been very friendly and more than helpful with ANY issue I've run into - even if was with other software. I wish I knew of Castr before I wasted all that time and money with Restream.

CONS

Chat Overlay doesn't display User name when consolidating all of your comments, making it useless. Was told it was a Facebook coding issue - don't really care. It doesn't work, other chat overlays do.

Reason for choosing Castr

Pricing.

Reasons for switching to Castr

Their value didn't match Castr. They priced me out for what I was using it for and what they were offering.

Vendor Response

Dear Raquel, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We will improve our chat system very soon and ensure the user name issue is fixed. Happy Streaming :)

Replied October 2022

Devshi

Media Production, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2023

Good SOftware

Overall experience is ready good. just need to make some cheap.

PROS

Reliability is good, Not diconnecting, till day not any stream failed from castr end thai i like.

CONS

Expensive, When i sending 7000 kbps castr can receive near to 5000 whay i dont know... Need to add some more destination for current plans to make it cheap. Need to add Graphics Options for live streams like restream

Reason for choosing Castr

I like interface and easy goind streaming platform.

Vendor Response

Dear Devshi, Thank you for taking your valuable time to share your fantastic feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. We are working on many improvements, so stay tuned for new updates. Happy Streaming :)

Replied March 2023

Bruno

Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed May 2023

An easy to use and affordable multistreaming tool

Over the years, Castr has never given me any doubt that it is a platform I can trust for multistreaming.Often companies of this caliber overlook the issue of customer support, yet one of Castr's strengths is exactly that. Any problem you have can be resolved in a matter of minutes via live chat.Furthermore, the platform delivers exactly what it promises to do and at a very competitive price.

PROS

Once I started livestreaming client events, I quickly ran into the problem of multistreaming. Castr was one of the first platforms I tried, and I ended up sticking with it. The ease of use, customer support, and stability of the platform were the main reasons I kept using it.When I need to multistream, I know I can count on Castr to have everything ready in a matter of minutes.

CONS

Honestly, I have yet to encounter a problem that customer support has not been able to resolve. That being said, I have had to deal with customer support a few times due to bugs in the platform, however, overall, every problem I have had has been resolved and the team has always been very helpful.

Vendor Response

Hi Bruno, Thank you for the honest feedback. We are constantly working towards offering more features shortly. Stay Tuned, happy streaming :)

Replied May 2023

Brian

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2021

New Compression Technology, TV station in a box.

Castr has serviced our needs to reach not only our community, but parts of the world. We reach South Africa, and Europe. Our stream is never dropped, we broadcast for 1 1/2 hours.

PROS

BoxCaster is cloud based platform, for live streaming. Has it's own ethernet connection. Set up is easy, you don't need that super expensive computer. Can start a stream from your iPad or IPhone. Our muliti camera HDMI mixer fits right into one side. Best of all the BoxCater has Audio Gain Control. Our sound person is very happy what we here is what is sent out. This is a TV station in a box 4 x 3 inchs. We also use the service to broadcast to facebook and youtube. Now they have a live chat system which is managed by the developers. The level of service is outstanding.

CONS

No aspect of this product is difficult. It fit effortlessly into our demands.

Reason for choosing Castr

Ease of operation and dependable service. One stop shopping

Reasons for switching to Castr

Did not live up to the description. involved other software, carries and computer's

Vendor Response

Dear Brian, Thank you for taking your valuable time for sharing your wonderful feedback. Your simple words mean a lot to us. Happy Streaming :)

Replied September 2021

Wayne

Broadcast Media, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed November 2020

My Professional review of Castr

So far, re-streaming to multiple platforms without stressing my computer and internet bandwidth on a daily basis with that ease of use and quick to connect to all my destinations makes using Castr worth it.

PROS

For me, after searching the web and looking at all the Re-streaming software available out there, Castr's price point was the best value for money. It's ease of use and simple user interface also made buying this software a no-brainer.

CONS

can't think of any right now but i would maybe add the ability to do simple graphic overlays from the dashboard, per destination. So for destination 1, i can say add a custom graphic bug, and 2 another different custom overlay etc.

Reason for choosing Castr

again, value for moneyt and ease of use.

Reasons for switching to Castr

less stress on vmix and someone else is handling the restreaming whiles i deal with switching.

Vendor Response

Dear Wayne, Thank you so much for taking your valuable time to review us with such wonderful positive feedback. It means a lot to us. Thanks again.

Replied May 2021

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