A Dacast alternative built for live events, not streaming infrastructure

Launch a branded event page, invite guests, stream from your phone or OBS, and keep the replay in one place.

EventLive
Key Points
  • Fast setup for one-time and recurring live events
  • Stream from iOS, Android, tablets, RTMP, or OBS
  • Private branded event page with guestbook and reminders
  • No guest app, account, or technical setup required
  • Event credits and unlimited plans for professional streamers
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Dacast
Key Points
  • Powerful video hosting and monetization platform
  • Better suited to teams comfortable managing encoders and channels
  • Bandwidth, storage, and plan limits need ongoing attention
  • More setup work to create a polished event-specific guest experience
  • Support and features vary by subscription tier

Dacast is a video platform. EventLive is an event streaming workflow.

Dacast can be a strong choice when you already have a technical streaming setup. EventLive focuses on the whole event: setup, invitations, a private viewing page, guest reminders, replay, and support.

EventLive vs Dacast feature comparison

Feature
EventLive
Dacast
Best fit
Weddings, funerals, performances, nonprofits, and businesses that need a branded event page fast.
Teams with an existing encoder workflow that need a traditional video hosting platform.
Setup
Go live from a phone, tablet, or OBS without building a streaming stack.
Requires more manual channel, encoder, and player configuration.
Viewer experience
One private event link with no app download, no guest login, reminders, and optional password protection.
Embeddable player and video portal tools, with more setup left to the broadcaster.
Event page
Built-in branded page with guestbook, photos, welcome media, registry or donation links, and replay.
Video player and hosting tools; event-page extras usually require separate site work.
Pricing model
One-time event credits or unlimited plans, with volume discounts for repeat streamers.
Subscription plans with bandwidth and storage limits to manage.
Support
Human chat and email support for live event workflows.
Support level depends on plan and platform workflow.

EventLive is not only a Dacast alternative, it's simpler for real events.

Dacast gives broadcasters a broad set of video platform tools. That flexibility is useful for technical teams, but it can add friction when the goal is to get a specific audience to a specific event with minimal setup.

EventLive packages the event workflow into one place: create the page, invite viewers, stream from the device you already have, collect guestbook messages, and share the replay. For event professionals, nonprofits, venues, and families, that means less configuration and a better guest experience.

Run a test and pay only if you love it.

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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