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Best Game Streaming Software in 2026
Stats pulled from makers' pages 20 Sept 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
Game streaming software captures and sends a live feed across supported services and devices. Among the 45 entries, 34 include a free plan and 15 provide a trial. Published paid pricing starts at $0.48 for Streamster.
Top 10 on one screen
| Tool | What it does | Score | Price | Runs on | Pages read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Restream | Restream is a web-based multistreaming service for live and scheduled video. | 8.2/10 | Free · paid from $19 a month | Android, api, iOS, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | 28 Sept 2026 |
| 2 OBS Studio | OBS Studio is free, open-source software for recording video and live streaming on Windows, macOS, and Linux. | 8.2/10 | Free to use | Linux, macOS, Windows | 29 Sept 2026 |
| 3 Streamlabs Desktop | — | 7.9/10 | Free · paid from $14.92 a month | macOS, Windows | 27 Sept 2026 |
| 4 PRISM Live Studio | PRISM Live Studio is a desktop and mobile tool for live broadcasts, video recording, and photos with effects and media such as stickers, images, and music. | 7.7/10 | Free · paid from $6.67 a month | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 5 XSplit Broadcaster | XSplit Broadcaster is a Windows application for creating and controlling scenes for live streams, recordings, podcasts, presentations and virtual-camera workflows. | 7.7/10 | Free · paid from $5 a month | Windows | 5 Oct 2026 |
| 6 SplitCam Multistream | SplitCam Multistream sends one live stream from your device to multiple platforms at the same time, using an encoder-based workflow. | 7.6/10 | Free to use | Android, iOS, macOS, Windows | 9 Oct 2026 |
| 7 Vidari Studio | — | 7.6/10 | Free to use | Windows | 10 Oct 2026 |
| 8 Meld Studio | Meld Studio is a desktop streaming and recording app with a free plan and paid plans from $20 a month. | 7.5/10 | Free · paid from $16.67 a month | macOS, Windows | 2 Oct 2026 |
| 9 StreamChum Studio | StreamChum Studio is a desktop app for composing streams, encoding video, going live or recording locally. | 7.5/10 | Free · paid from $8.26 a month | macOS, Web, Windows | 9 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Streamster | Streamster sends one live video feed to its cloud servers, which distribute it to selected streaming platforms. | 7.5/10 | Free · paid from $0.48 a month | Android, iOS, Web, Windows | 5 Oct 2026 |
- 44 ranked
- 1
Restream
Restream is a web-based multistreaming service for live and scheduled video.
- Free
- Windows
- Linux
- Web
- 2
OBS Studio
OBS Studio is free, open-source software for recording video and live streaming on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Free
- Windows
- Linux
- 3
- 4
PRISM Live Studio
PRISM Live Studio is a desktop and mobile tool for live broadcasts, video recording, and photos with effects and media such as stickers, images, and music.
- Free
- Windows
- 5
XSplit Broadcaster
XSplit Broadcaster is a Windows application for creating and controlling scenes for live streams, recordings, podcasts, presentations and virtual-camera workflows.
- Free
- Windows
- 6
SplitCam Multistream
SplitCam Multistream sends one live stream from your device to multiple platforms at the same time, using an encoder-based workflow.
- Free
- Windows
- 7
- 8
Meld Studio
Meld Studio is a desktop streaming and recording app with a free plan and paid plans from $20 a month.
- Free
- Windows
- 9
StreamChum Studio
StreamChum Studio is a desktop app for composing streams, encoding video, going live or recording locally.
- Free
- Windows
- Web
- 10
Streamster
Streamster sends one live video feed to its cloud servers, which distribute it to selected streaming platforms.
- Free
- Windows
- Web
- 11
- 12
mimoLive
mimoLive is a live video production application built as a many-in, many-out engine.
- Free
- Web
- 13
- 14
Action!
Action! is paid Windows software for gameplay recording, console capture, screenshots, benchmarking, and live broadcasting.
- Free trial
- Windows
- 15
Shed
Shed, also called Muxshed, is a self-hosted live production studio that ingests RTMP, SRT, or WebRTC, mixes video in a browser, and sends the result to multiple…
- Free
- Linux
- Web
- 16
- 17
DualStream Relay
DualStream Relay sends one stream from a PC to DualStream servers, which distribute it to multiple destinations.
- Free
- Windows
- 18
OneStream Live
OneStream Live is a cloud service for creating, scheduling, and multistreaming prerecorded or live video to social platforms and the web.
- Free
- Web
- 19
StreamRove
StreamRove sends one RTMP or SRT feed to multiple streaming destinations at the same time.
- Free
- Web
- 20
- 21
CameraFi Live
CameraFi Live is a smartphone app for recording and broadcasting video on Android and iOS.
- Free
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
Upstream
Upstream is cloud live-streaming software for browser-based broadcasts, multistreaming, and continuous channels built from uploaded videos.
- Free
- Web
Before you pick
For each tool, inspect no-cost access and the first paid tier, along with resolution ceilings, multistreaming, hardware encoding, alerts and widgets, custom RTMP, virtual cameras, and platform availability. The order is rebuilt nightly, so treat it as a changing guide rather than a permanent ranking.
Each tool's facts are read from its maker's own pages, with the day they were read. How we rank · Disclosure