Best Live TV Streaming Services in 2026
Updated
In short: Restream is ranked #1 of 133 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Agora Interactive Live Streaming and Amazon Interactive Video Service. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Agora Interactive Live Streaming. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Interactive Video Service at $0.07/mo.
Live TV streaming services help you produce and distribute continuous or scheduled video, whether you need a browser-based studio, cloud recording, or custom RTMP destinations. Compare how each service handles 24/7 looping, pre-recorded streams, multistreaming, and unified chat, alongside whether it offers a free plan and what paid access starts at. Restream leads the ranking, followed by Agora Interactive Live Streaming and Amazon Interactive Video Service; Riverside, BoxCast, Dacast, OBS Studio, and Red5 Pro are also among the first entries. Consider which production and distribution options match your workflow, and which features you need available in one service.
133 live TV streaming services ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Multistreaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restream | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | Yes | View |
| 2 | Agora Interactive Live Streaming | 8.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.99/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | Amazon Interactive Video Service | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.07/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 4 |  Riverside | 8.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | — | View |
| 5 | BoxCast | 8.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8.25/mo | No | $109/mo | Yes | View |
| 6 | Dacast | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $3.25/mo | No | $29/mo | — | View |
| 7 | OBS Studio | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 8 | Red5 Pro | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $29.99/mo | No | $29.99/mo | — | View |
| 9 | Streamlabs Desktop | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $14.92/mo | Yes | $15.75/mo | Yes | View |
| 10 | PRISM Live Studio | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $6.67/mo | Yes | $9.99/mo | — | View |
| 11 | Meld Studio | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1.42/mo | Yes | $20/mo | — | View |
| 12 |  Livepush | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | $15/mo | Yes | View |
| 13 | XSplit Broadcaster | 7.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5/mo | Yes | $14.99/mo | — | View |
| 14 |  mimoLive | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 |  OneStream Live | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | $15/mo | — | View |
| 16 | Ant Media Server | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.24/mo | Yes | $89/mo | Yes | View |
| 17 | Streamlabs Multistream | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | $15.75/mo | — | View |
| 18 | Lightstream | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $12/mo | Yes | $9/mo | — | View |
| 19 | LiveReacting | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $1.33/mo | Yes | $16/mo | — | View |
| 20 | playout.video | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | — | View |
| 21 | Upstream | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $2/mo | Yes | $30/mo | — | View |
| 22 | StreamRove | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $24.17/mo | Yes | $24.17/mo | — | View |
| 23 | vMix | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $50/mo | No | $50/mo | — | View |
| 24 | Wirecast | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $34/mo | No | — | — | View |
| 25 | Castr | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $16.67/mo | No | $16.67/mo | Yes | View |
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Questions about this list
Which live TV streaming service is ranked first on Inferse?
Restream is ranked #1 of 133 with a score of 8.8. Agora Interactive Live Streaming is second and Amazon Interactive Video Service third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Interactive Video Service has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.07/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.