A Vimeo Livestream alternative built for event businesses

Per-event pricing, generous event bandwidth, mobile streaming, ticketing, and long-term event storage.

Key Points
  • Pay per event, buy event packs, or use unlimited business pricing
  • 5,000 viewer-hours of bandwidth included per event, not a vague account-wide pool
  • Recordings stay available while you are a customer, including pay-as-you-go customers
  • Built-in Pay-Per-View ticketing with Stripe
  • Guestbook options or real-time chat
  • Easy mobile app plus RTMP and HEVC options for professional workflows
  • Human support: chat, email and phone
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Key Points
  • Mature video hosting platform with polished player and embed tools
  • Live streaming is tied to Advanced, Premium, or Enterprise-style account plans
  • Published self-serve bandwidth policy is 2 TB per month across the account
  • High bandwidth can trigger custom or Enterprise plan discussions
  • Storage and advanced live features depend on plan level
  • External encoder workflow is powerful, but less friendly for phone-first event teams
  • Audience support and business response times are plan dependent

Your best month should not become a bandwidth emergency.

EventLive prices and bandwidth around events. Vimeo publishes a 2 TB monthly bandwidth threshold for self-serve plans, and says accounts that exceed it can be asked to reduce usage, upgrade, or migrate.
For event businesses, that difference matters: one high-attendance live stream should not force a rushed platform move before the next client deadline.

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Pricing model

Pay per event, buy event packs, or choose flexible unlimited business pricing.

Monthly or annual account plans; higher bandwidth often means a custom or Enterprise plan.

Bandwidth

5,000 viewer-hours per event included, with prepaid add-ons available before a busy event.

2 TB per month account threshold on self-serve plans, shared across videos and live streams.

Bandwidth enforcement

Per-event bandwidth planning, so one successful event does not put your whole video library at risk.

Vimeo says high usage can trigger outreach, a seven-day response window, and possible temporary suspension.

Storage

Recordings stay available while you remain a customer, including pay-as-you-go event customers.

Storage depends on the account tier; public plans list fixed account-level storage allowances.

Pay-Per-View Ticketing

Built-in ticket sales with Stripe for business events.

Available through Vimeo OTT or monetization products, not the simple live event workflow.

Guest interaction

Choose a guestbook with photos and messages, or real-time chat for interactive events.

Live chat, Q&A, and polls are available on live-capable plans.

Mobile streaming

Friendly iOS and Android app for going live from a phone without encoder setup.

Typically expects a camera connected to a supported encoder or Vimeo production tools.

Professional streaming

RTMP and HEVC workflows for teams that want a professional encoder setup.

RTMP/RTMPS/SRT workflows are available for external encoders.

No Login Required for Guests
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Depends on privacy and event settings

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EventLive is a Vimeo Livestream alternative for teams that sell and run real events.

Vimeo is a strong general video platform. The problem for event businesses is predictability. Vimeo publishes account-level storage and bandwidth limits, including a 2 TB per month bandwidth threshold on self-serve plans. Vimeo also says high-bandwidth accounts may need to reduce usage, upgrade to a custom or Enterprise plan, or migrate.

EventLive is built around the event itself. You can pay per event, buy credits in bulk, or move to unlimited pricing when your business needs it. Bandwidth is planned per event, recordings stay available while you are a customer, and you can add ticketing, guestbook messages, chat, mobile streaming, RTMP, and HEVC workflows without rebuilding your client process.

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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