Best Live TV Streaming Services in 2026
Updated
In short: Restream is ranked #1 of 133 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of PRISM Live Studio and mimoLive. The best-ranked option with a free plan is PRISM Live Studio. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Amazon Interactive Video Service at $0.07/mo.
Choosing a live TV streaming service means weighing how you’ll produce and distribute streams, and which tools you need along the way. Restream, PRISM Live Studio, and mimoLive appear among the first entries, followed by OneStream Live and Agora Interactive Live Streaming. Compare whether services support 24/7 looping, pre-recorded streams, cloud recording, and multistreaming. Browser-based studio options, custom RTMP destinations, and unified chat can help distinguish production and audience-management workflows. Check for a free plan and the paid-from price as you compare access and cost. The ranking starts with these entries and continues across a range of services with different feature sets.
133 live TV streaming services ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | App | Score | From | Free plan | Paid from | Multistreaming | Pre-recorded streams | 24/7 looping | Browser-based studio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restream | 9.6 | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 2 | PRISM Live Studio | 9.4 | $6.67/mo | Yes | $9.99/mo | — | — | — | No | View |
| 3 |  mimoLive | 9.2 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | No | View |
| 4 |  OneStream Live | 9.2 | $15/mo | Yes | $15/mo | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 5 | Agora Interactive Live Streaming | 9.2 | $0.99/mo | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 6 | Ant Media Server | 9.2 | $0.24/mo | Yes | $89/mo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| 7 | Streamlabs Multistream | 9.1 | — | Yes | $15.75/mo | — | — | — | — | View |
| 8 | Amazon Interactive Video Service | 9.1 | $0.07/mo | No | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 9 |  Riverside | 9.0 | $19/mo | Yes | $19/mo | — | — | — | — | View |
| 10 | ManyCam | 8.7 | $4.92/mo | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 11 | Streamster | 8.7 | $0.48/mo | Yes | — | — | — | — | No | View |
| 12 | Castr | 8.6 | $16.67/mo | No | $16.67/mo | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 13 | OnTheFly.Stream | 8.6 | ₹2,143/mo | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | View |
| 14 | BoxCast | 8.5 | $8.25/mo | No | $109/mo | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | View |
| 15 |  Streamlabs Mobile | 8.5 | $27/mo | Yes | $15.75/mo | — | — | — | — | View |
| 16 | SplitCam Multistream | 8.5 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | No | View |
| 17 | Dacast | 8.4 | $3.25/mo | No | $29/mo | — | — | — | — | View |
| 18 | Switcher Studio | 8.3 | $35/mo | No | $45/mo | — | — | — | — | View |
| 19 | OBS Studio | 8.2 | Free | Yes | — | — | — | — | No | View |
| 20 |  VPlayed | 8.2 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| 21 | CameraFi Live | 8.2 | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 22 | Larix Broadcaster | 8.2 | $9.99/mo | Yes | $9.99/mo | — | — | — | No | View |
| 23 | Streamlabs Desktop | 8.1 | $14.92/mo | Yes | $15.75/mo | Yes | — | — | — | View |
| 24 | Be.Live | 8.1 | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
| 25 | YouTube | 8.1 | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | View |
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Questions about this list
Which live TV streaming service is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Restream is ranked #1 of 133 with a score of 9.6. PRISM Live Studio is second and mimoLive third.
How many of these have a free plan?
12 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Amazon Interactive Video Service has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.07/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.