Church live streaming has become an essential part of doing church online. Tithely Sites offers a Livestreaming platform that works with Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo. To learn more about this option, visit Tithely Sites Live Stream. If you would like to use a different platform, here are some suggestions for live stream services.
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Use your mobile device, webcam, or camera plugged into a computer.
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Link directly to your Live Channel from your website.
Paid Options
1. DaCast
Price range:
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Starter Plan $19/month (includes 100 GB of bandwidth & 20 GB of storage)
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Premium Plan $125/month (includes 2,000 GB of bandwidth & 200 GB of storage)
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Enterprise Plan $289/month (includes 5,000 GB of bandwidth & 500 GB of storage)
Features: *All plans include
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Content delivery network (CDN) powered by Akamai
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Live streaming, video on demand (VoD) packages and playlists
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100% white label (ad-free) with customization tools
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Compatible with social media platforms and mobile devices
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Analytics dashboard
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Live Recording
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24/7 customer support
Price range:
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Basic Plan $79/month
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Premium Plan $127/month
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All plans include a one time $79 activation fee and unlimited bandwidth (except for 24/7 broadcast ministries).
Features:
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Ad-free
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Facebook and Twitter compatible
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Mobile device and Roku compatible
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Moderated Chat
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Map of who’s attending
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Integrated sermon notes
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Video-on-demand is available only on the premium plan.
Price range:
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$15/month for 35 simultaneous viewers per live event and 1.5MB maximum video bitrate
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$35/month for 50 simultaneous viewers per live event and 2.5MB maximum video bitrate
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$59/month for 200 simultaneous viewers per live event and 4.5MB maximum video bitrate
Features:
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$15/month Plan:
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24/7 streaming
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Roku compatible
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Online Bible integrationlive streaming services
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Social media integration
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With the $35/month plan you will also get access to:
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50GB of storage
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Compatible with Roku
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Live site/online campus webpage
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Email support
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$59/month Plan (includes all previous features plus):
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100 GB of storage
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Social Media direct sharing
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Live Recording
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Phone support
4. TruthCasting
Price: TruthCasting bases their prices on the number of members in your Church, or the average weekly on-site attendance.
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Churches under 100 members: $25/month
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101-500 members: $50/month
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501-1000 members: $75/month
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1001-2000 members: $100/month
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2001-3000 members: $200/month
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For higher numbers of members, TruthCasting offers custom pricing
Features:
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Ad-free
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Unlimited bandwidth and storage
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Embed code to stream live video on your website
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Phone support
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Live recording
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Compatible with iPhones and iPads
5. Livestream
Price:
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Premium Plan $900 (billed annually, $199/month billed month-to-month)
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Enterprise Plan starting at $999/month
Features:
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Live embedding
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Ad-free
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Live chat with moderation
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Plays on Facebook & Twitter
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Tracking & analytics
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Telephone customer support
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Studio – Live production switcher
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Enterprise (includes basic features plus the following):
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White labelling
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Unlimited channels
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Paywall
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Password protected events
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Embeddable player
6. Churchstreaming.tv
7. Facebook Live
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Use your mobile device
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Connect with your Facebook Page followers
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Link to your Facebook Page from your website
Note: Facebook does present more trouble than the options listed above. Often Facebook will prevent Live videos from being viewed outside of Facebook and may direct your viewers to go back to Facebook to view the livestream.