To choose between Castr and XtreamCast, separate three things: social distribution, website viewing and your video archive. Storage and transfer are different capacities. This comparison starts from monthly Castr Starter and monthly XtreamCast Started+.
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| Decision | XtreamCast | Castr |
|---|---|---|
| Price and billing | Started+: USD 25/month, monthly billing. Chile uses a CLP catalogue plus VAT. | Starter: USD 19.99/month. Annual: USD 199.99 paid yearly; not monthly billing. Official source: Castr, Price and billing |
| Transfer and storage | Started+: 1 TB monthly transfer; 5 GB storage. | Monthly Starter: 200 GB/month transfer and 100 GB storage. Official source: Castr, Transfer and storage |
| Simultaneous destinations | Up to ten compatible destinations, using your own accounts and permissions. | Starter: six destinations; higher plans increase the limit. Official source: Castr, Simultaneous destinations |
| Scheduled channel | Live Station: USD 10/month add-on to the video plan and its capacity. | Starter lists TV playout. Check file limits and plan capacity. Official source: Castr, Scheduled channel |
| Monetization | VAST pre-, mid- and post-roll ads (Google IMA) in Player v2; SecureToken authorizes playback from your own access system. | Starter lists a paywall; in-stream advertising is listed from Standard. Official source: Castr, Monetization |
| Availability SLA | 99.995% monthly contractual SLA on every paid plan, without service credits or compensation; measured availability on a public status page. | Publishes a 99.9% uptime SLA and a public status page. Official source: Castr, Availability SLA |
| Free trial | Free video plan with no end date and a 3-day trial for radio, no credit card. | 7-day trial with no credit card. Official source: Castr, Free trial |
| When transfer runs out | No overage fees: alerts at 80% and 100%; prorated top-up or a pause until renewal. | The pricing page does not state what happens when the plan transfer runs out. Official source: Castr, When transfer runs out |
| Delivery | HLS delivery included from our own origins in Chile and North America; optional Global CDN at USD 20/month per channel. | Lists Multi-CDN delivery on every plan. Official source: Castr, Delivery |
Comparison of each provider’s public offer, linked to its official source. Confirm currency, tax, billing period and capacity with each provider before buying.
On paid plans, XtreamCast does not cap concurrent viewers: what you size is monthly transfer. You get alerts at 80% and 100% and can top up instantly from the dashboard, with no automatic overage charges; if you do not top up, service pauses until renewal. Recordings, VOD and Live Station share the plan storage. Service terms.
Castr offers more initial storage and a built-in paywall. XtreamCast is built to run a channel from your encoder: more player transfer, RTMP and SRT ingest, a 99.995% monthly SLA and 24/7 support in Spanish. Compare the full cost of the features you will use.
XtreamCast features and conditions →Test your encoder, required destinations and embed on a parallel channel before moving the public signal. Export your Castr files and plan their retention in XtreamCast: Recording Cloud and VOD share the plan storage.
Migration guide (Spanish) →Castr offers more initial storage and a built-in paywall. XtreamCast is built to run a channel from your encoder: more player transfer, RTMP and SRT ingest, a 99.995% monthly SLA and 24/7 support in Spanish. Compare the full cost of the features you will use.
Add base plan, add-ons, transfer and storage. Compare the same period and check tax and renewal. XtreamCast Started+ with Live Station starts at USD 35/month: USD 25 base plus USD 10 add-on.
No. Use the free video plan, with no credit card and no end date, to check your encoder, your connection and the player with your own signal before deciding. Keep your current broadcast while you verify it.
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