Castr plans and pricing
Plans covering live streaming, hosting, 24/7 playout, monetization, and OTT. No long-term contract, cancel anytime.
Plans start at $19.99/mo, or $16.67/mo billed annually. Annual billing includes a full-year bandwidth pool and, on most plans, more concurrent streams. Compare every capability
For a small team running one or two live channels to a focused audience.
Billed monthly, month to month
$199.99 billed yearly
What you get
For teams sending one broadcast to many destinations, with pull links and ad support.
Billed monthly, month to month
$499.99 billed yearly
Everything in Starter, plus
For professional teams that need adaptive bitrate, transcoding, access controls, and API access.
Billed monthly, month to month
$1,999.99 billed yearly
Everything in Standard, plus
For broadcast-critical workflows: failover, advanced playout, and low latency.
Billed monthly, month to month
$3,499.99 billed yearly
Everything in Premium, plus
OTT platform plan
For launching a branded OTT service: web app, CMS, and SVOD/TVOD included.
Billed monthly, month to month
$7,499.99 billed yearly
Everything in Ultra, plus
Running something bigger? For custom allocations, enterprise controls, or a migration plan, confirm the workflow with us before you buy.
Every plan combines multistreaming, video hosting, live-to-VOD, TV playout, and a paywall, so you can retire the separate tools you pay for today.
Every plan is month-to-month. Annual billing is optional and gives you 2 months free, never a requirement to get started.
Multi-CDN delivery and 24/7 support on every plan, backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA.
Paywall on every plan, in-stream ads from Standard, SVOD and TVOD on Events, and DRM available as an add-on on any plan.
Plan-by-capability comparison
The selected billing period changes concurrent-stream and bandwidth allocations. To estimate viewer bandwidth and cost before you pick a plan, use the free bandwidth calculator. For everything each plan unlocks beyond these rows, see the full feature list.
| Capability | Starter $19.99/mo $16.67/mo Subscribe Starter Subscribe Starter | Standard $49.99/mo $41.67/mo Subscribe Standard Subscribe Standard | Premium Most popular $199.99/mo $166.67/mo Subscribe Premium Subscribe Premium | Ultra $349.99/mo $291.67/mo Subscribe Ultra Subscribe Ultra | Events $749.99/mo $624.99/mo Subscribe Events Subscribe Events |
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| Plan limits Streams, destinations, bandwidth, and hosted-video storage. | |||||
| Concurrent streams | 2 streams 3 streams | 2 streams 3 streams | 5 streams 10 streams | 10 streams 15 streams | 15 streams 15 streams |
| Multistream destinations | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 30 |
| Player bandwidth | 200 GB/mo 2.4 TB upfront | 500 GB/mo 6 TB upfront | 3 TB/mo 36 TB upfront | 5 TB/mo 60 TB upfront | 10 TB/mo 150 TB upfront |
| Hosted-video storage | 100 GB | 200 GB | 2 TB | 3 TB | 3 TB |
| Core streaming Ingest, recording, delivery, workflow, and support capabilities. | |||||
| Multiple ingest (RTSP, RTMP, HLS, MPEG-TS) | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| SRT ingest | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Cloud recording Record up to 72 hours and retain recordings for up to three days. | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Live-to-VOD | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| SRT/RTMP pull links | Not included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Sub-second streaming | Not included | Not included | Add-on | Add-on | Add-on |
| HLS URL for live | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| HLS URL for VOD | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Low-latency playback | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Video source download | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Failover ingest | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| eCDN peer-to-peer delivery | Not included | Not included | Not included | Eligible | Eligible |
| Additional team members | Not included | Not included | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 24/7 support | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Dedicated support | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included with annual billing | Included |
| Player & security Playback, audience analytics, customization, and access controls. | |||||
| HTML5 player and iframe | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Video analytics Analytics retention: 30 days on all published plans. | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Custom player | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Adaptive bitrate transcoding Limited to one stream per account. | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Bitrate ladder | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Player rewind | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Playlists | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dynamic player | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Password protection | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Domain allowlisting | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Timeshifting | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Geographic blocking/allowlisting | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| DRM (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) Available on every plan as an add-on. Talk to a video expert to enable Widevine, FairPlay, and PlayReady for your content. | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| Monetization & OTT Paywall capabilities and the branded application experience included with Events. | |||||
| In-stream advertising | Not included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Paywall | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Paywall commission | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| Branded web app | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| iOS, Android, and TV apps iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, TizenOS, and WebOS are separately scoped. | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Separately scoped |
| SVOD and TVOD | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| 30+ pre-integrated payment gateways | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| OTT commission | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | 5% |
| Content management system | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Sales reporting | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Subscriber emailing system | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Subscriber support ticketing system | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Transcoding & playout Technical transformation and scheduled-channel limits. | |||||
| Transcoder allocation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| H.265 to H.264 conversion | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Split audio tracks | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Deinterlacing/interlacing | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Transcoder watermarking | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| TV playout allocation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Playout schedule mode | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Maximum files per playout | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
| Maximum playout file size | 500 MB | 1 GB | 2 GB | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| Maximum duration per playout file | 30 min | 60 min | 60 min | 240 min | 240 min |
| Advanced playout settings | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Playout loop mode | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Maximum loop days | Not included | Not included | 15 days | 30 days | 30 days |
| Electronic program guide | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Pre-recorded streaming Pre-recorded stream limits, imports, and looping. | |||||
| Concurrent pre-recorded streams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Pre-recorded video storage | 4 GB | 4 GB | 10 GB | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| Maximum files per pre-recorded stream | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Maximum pre-recorded file duration | 60 min | 120 min | 240 min | 240 min | 240 min |
| Dropbox import | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Infinite loop | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Developer & integrations API access, integrations, and stream event notifications. | |||||
| API access | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| LiveU API access | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Stream alerts | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Player events API | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
Need a capability not listed here, or a different allocation? Confirm the complete workflow and cost with a video expert before purchase.
Talk to a video expertEvents, native apps, and migration
Events ships with a white label OTT platform: a branded web app, CMS, SVOD and TVOD, and 30+ payment gateways. When you are ready for iOS, Android, or TV apps, we scope them around your platforms and launch date.
Included with Events
Separately scoped add-ons
iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, TizenOS, and WebOS are not included in the published Events price. Exact platforms and implementation are confirmed with sales.
Scope native appsA standard live streaming workflow can start with checkout today. If you are moving native apps, an existing catalog, subscriber data, or payment systems from another vendor, we plan that migration with you before you commit.
Document streams, destinations, bandwidth, storage, source protocols, playback, access controls, and support needs.
Use self-serve checkout when the listed limits fit. Bring custom allocations, native apps, or migration requirements to sales.
For a migration, identify video catalogs, subscriber data, payment workflows, domains, applications, and launch constraints.
Test the selected streaming workflow and confirm separately scoped implementation items before moving the audience.
FAQ
Choose with fewer surprises.
Plans are month-to-month, the limits above are listed in full, and anything custom is confirmed in writing before you pay. Here are the cost and plan questions buyers ask most.
Castr live streaming plans start at $19.99 per month, or $16.67 per month billed annually. What live streaming costs depends on the concurrent streams, player bandwidth, and hosted-video storage you need. The comparison table above lists the exact allocation and price for each plan.
Starter has a seven-day trial. The other published plans link directly to checkout.
Monthly plans list a monthly player-bandwidth allocation. Annual plans list a larger upfront annual pool and show the monthly price equivalent.
No. Events includes a branded web app. Native iOS, Android, and eligible TV applications are separately scoped add-ons.
Discuss scope before buying when the project includes native apps, existing video catalogs, subscriber data, payment workflows, custom allocations, or launch dependencies.
No. Every plan is available month-to-month with no long-term contract. Annual billing is optional and gives you 2 months free plus a larger upfront bandwidth pool.
Yes. DRM is available as an add-on on every plan. Talk to a video expert to enable it for your content.
Every plan includes the paywall. In-stream advertising starts on Standard. SVOD, TVOD, and 30+ pre-integrated payment gateways come with Events.
We help map streams, destinations, bandwidth, storage, protocols, support, monetization, migration, and apps to the right buying path.
Month-to-month plans with no long-term contract.
