--- description: Review of Dacast Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Dacast | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Management Software](/directory/4337/video-management/software) > [Dacast](/software/200122/dacast) # Dacast Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/200122/dacast Page: 1 / 10\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/200122/dacast?page=2) > Dacast is a cloud-based live streaming and video hosting solution that helps non-profits, event agencies and businesses of all sizes capture broadcast and manage videos in real-time. The platform includes white-labelling capabilities, which enable enterprises to personalize the interface, video players and landing pages with custom logos, colours and fonts to establish brand identity. Dacast enables businesses to display videos using a live gallery, create multiple expos for live content and broadcast video content across various social networks. It offers a host of features like a content library, embeddable HTML5 players, video availability scheduling, country/domain restrictions and more. Additionally, teams can broadcast high-definition videos using transcoding tools, record and stream live videos, and securely upload videos in bulk. Dacast’s interactive dashboard lets managers analyze audience engagement and performance of videos via analytic, graphs and reports. Pricing includes monthly/annual subscriptions and support is provided via phone, email and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 230 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 230 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: DaCast - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2008 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Starter Plan The Starter plan costs $39/month and comes with 1,000 GB of bandwidth per month (1.2 TB / year) and 50 GB of storage. The plan is ideal for affordable streaming to small groups. Event Plan The Event plan goes for $63/month and comes with 6 TB of bandwidth upfront and 50 GB of storage. This plan is best suited for broadcasters who want to host one-time or occasional live events. Scale Plan As its name suggests, the Scale plan is built for businesses and organizations who are ready to take things to the next level. This plan costs $188/month when billed annually and includes 24 TB of bandwidth per year and 1 TB of storage. Custom If your needs exceed the resources available with the other three plans, Dacast is willing and able to provide you with a unique pricing package for high-volume plans of any size. Please contact us for custom pricing. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Audience Analytics - Audience Engagement - Brand Overlay - Bulk Uploading - Closed Captions - Content Library - Content Management - Customisable Branding - Event Scheduling - Inside the Video Search - Labeling - Live Streaming Production - Live Streaming Software - Mobile Screen Support - Multimedia Support - Multistreaming - On-Demand Webcasting - Performance Monitoring ## Integrations (1 total) - OBS Studio ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Video Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4337/video-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4337/video-management/software) - [Live Streaming Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4376/live-streaming/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Castr](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/240637/castr) — 4.7/5 (446 reviews) ## Reviews ### "program experience" — 5.0/5 > **Dimitrios** | *2 May 2022* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Stability of the server and streaming Low latency. > > **Cons**: Very expensive for our small business ----- ### "A decent live streaming and video hosting company for professional use." — 5.0/5 > **Ryan** | *18 April 2022* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: What brought me to this software was the integration with InPlayer, which allows monetization of live streams and videos. We were looking to quickly deploy a Dacast workflow for a football team that wanted to charge online viewers and Dacast worked well in that application, both reliability and monetization features. The cost and reporting of bandwidth is transparent. > > **Cons**: The control panel seems a little buggy with some changes requiring to confirm with a button at the bottom, others do not. Changes take a few seconds to take in order to do anything else with the page. In general, the control panel could use some work. I would like to see the ability to email the stream encoder settings to yourself or an app that allows you to see the settings. The recording feature has been unreliable with some missed portions and multiple recordings for the same stream. YouTube was able to record the stream reliably. > > Overall the service has been reliable but lacks some features and convenience that I expected at this price point. I am currently looking for another cheaper provider for my live streams. ----- ### "Lot of investment" — 3.0/5 > **Larry** | *1 June 2022* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: The layers are good. It follows logic. The audio is a bit confusing. > > **Cons**: There are so many variables that you have to be Very good problem solver and completely knowledgeable about product and how third party interacts > > You guys need to realize that if we have trouble using your program we fail our customers and they will not hire us. Our customers ARE Your customers. If we fail you fail I would check to when most of your streaming happens. I’m gonna guess the weekends and nights. So when do you offer support? I be never gotten you when I needed you the most and it had cost me business. People are already suspicious of streaming and I have to use all the elite features or I can’t separate from Facebook streamers. Most importantly they must be easy to use. ----- ### "Streaming without copyright hassle" — 5.0/5 > **Niklas** | *18 July 2022* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Dacast is easy to use and does work for any stream that has to deal with copyright infringement and similar issues on traditional streaming platforms. The mix of advance-payment and subscription is ideal for repeated streaming with small audience. > > **Cons**: Bandwidth gets very expensive very fast especially when streaming for a great audience. Mind your projects beforehand and do the math with included stream calculator. Also there is no way to verify the spent bandwidth since you will not receive any logs. > > Dacast did work for our events and the support team took one's best to care about us buying the right plan. Yet we try to move our viewers to move to a traditional platform and deal with copyright infringement beforehand. With 15k viewers bandwidth goes like nothing. ----- ### "Quick & Easy Setup for your Church" — 5.0/5 > **Juan C** | *26 March 2021* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I am new to Webcasting, and was apprehensive initially when deciding on a streaming service. However, once I tried Dacast and saw how simple, quick, and easy it was to use I was convinced. I love that we have the ability stream our church services and that Dacast works with OBS which is what we use to create our streams. Additionally, after streaming, we have the added capability of hosting our recording as a Video On Demand option for those that were not able to catch the live stream. Also, the other reason that I chose Dacast was that our streaming and video hosting service is not competing with millions of others on free or publicly accessible options. It does require an investment upfront (I am using the starter package) and have not run out of capacity nor has anybody that connects has filed any sort of complaints. This service functions as advertised and I think it is well worth the investment, especially for teams that are new to web . > > **Cons**: Where I believe the product could use some improvements is on the Analytics area. I think that there should be some options or features that allow us to track specific users. In our case, I would love it if I could assign some sort of "Credential" or "ID" to users so that when they either watch online or watch "recordings", I could be able to track who where the users. There are other reports, hwo > > Overall, we have been using Dacast's Streaming Starter Package since July 2020 and have had zero issues. I am extremely pleased with the service and that our church members are able to watch Online, via Facebook and other Social Media, or by hosted page from our Website. 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