EventLive vs Castr for private event live streaming

Compare a private event streaming app with a professional broadcast and multistreaming platform.

Key Points
  • Go live from an iPhone or Android phone in minutes
  • Private event page with no ads or unrelated videos
  • Guests can watch without installing an app or creating an account
  • Guestbook with photos and messages is included
  • Automatic guest reminders before the event starts
  • Pause and resume to the same event link
  • Human support by chat, email, and phone
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Castr

Key Points
  • Built for professional multistreaming and embedded video players
  • Requires a paid monthly or annual subscription
  • Best suited to encoder, RTMP, SRT, and production workflows
  • Includes bandwidth and video storage allowances by plan
  • Supports features like paywall, TV playout, and multistream destinations
  • More setup choices, but more settings to manage before a private event
  • Viewer experience depends on how the stream page or embed is configured

Choose the tool that matches the job.

EventLive keeps the event page, guest access, reminders, recording, and support in one private-event workflow.
Castr gives technical teams more broadcast controls for multistreaming and embedded video delivery.

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Castr
Best fit

Private events that need a simple guest experience

Broadcasters that need multistreaming, OTT, or embedded-player workflows

Setup

Create an event and stream from the mobile app or RTMP

Configure streams, destinations, bandwidth, player, and encoder settings

Guests

Unlimited

Depends on plan bandwidth and player usage

Guest account required

No

No, when using an embedded player or shared watch page

Mobile streaming

Native iOS and Android apps

Primarily encoder and browser-dashboard workflows

Guestbook

Included

Not a core event guestbook experience

Guest reminders

Included

Manage separately

Password protection

Included

Available through stream or page configuration

Pause and resume same link

Included

Depends on stream setup

Recording download

Full recording on device and cloud download

Cloud recording included by plan limits

Storage

Host securely for up to 10 years

Plan-based video storage

Paywall

Available on supported plans

Available on paid plans

RTMP

Included

Included

SRT

Supported through compatible workflows

Included on paid plans

White labeling

Available for professional use

Available through player/embed configuration

Price

$50 for one event, or $35 each for 10 events

Starts at $19.99/month, or $16.67/month billed annually

Free Test

Free trial available

EventLive is a Castr alternative when your priority is a private event, not a broadcast dashboard.

Castr is a professional live video platform with multistreaming, RTMP and SRT workflows, paywall support, and embedded players. Those tools are useful for teams that stream often and want deep control over delivery.

EventLive is designed for people who need the whole private event experience to work with less setup. Guests get one clean event page, reminders, a guestbook, and a replay without needing to understand the streaming platform behind it.

For occasional events, EventLive's per-event pricing can be easier to budget than a subscription with bandwidth and storage allowances. For recurring technical productions, Castr's monthly plans may be the better fit.

Run a test and pay only if you love it.

Key differentiators

EventLive is simpler for one-time private events.
Castr is powerful when you need a streaming control room. EventLive is built for weddings, funerals, graduations, and private events where the broadcaster needs fewer settings and guests need an easier way to watch.

Castr is stronger for production and distribution workflows.
If your priority is multistreaming to many destinations, SRT ingest, TV playout, or a managed embedded player, Castr is a capable broadcast platform. EventLive focuses on the complete private event experience around the stream.

Pricing works differently.
EventLive can be purchased per event, which keeps occasional streaming predictable. Castr uses monthly or annual plans with bandwidth and storage allowances, which can make sense for teams streaming repeatedly.

Event Credits

Pay as You Go
$59
$59 per event
5 Events
$250
$50 per event
10 Events
$400
$40 per event
25 Events
$875
$35 per event
50 Events
$1,500
$30 per event

Unlimited Plans

AnnualSave $389/yr
$167
~ /month
Billed at $1,999/yr
Save $389

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