The best way to stream without installing anything: guests join from a browser link and the cloud does the encoding, but the free plan shows the StreamYard logo and removing it costs $35.99 a month billed yearly.
What it is
StreamYard is a live streaming and recording studio that runs in the browser: invite guests with a link, add your logo, overlays, backgrounds and on-screen comments, and stream to YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Twitch and custom RTMP destinations. Mixing and encoding happen in StreamYard's cloud, so a laptop handles it far more easily than a local streaming app. Free: all studio features with the StreamYard logo on your streams, 6 people on screen, 2 hours of local recordings a month and streaming limits. Plans for individuals, billed yearly (monthly in brackets): Essential $14.99 a month ($18.99), unlimited streaming in 1080p to 2 destinations; Core $35.99 ($44.99), no StreamYard logo, 3 destinations, 10 on screen, cloud recording with 50 hours of storage, pre-recorded streams and AI clips; Advanced $68.99 ($88.99), 8 destinations, 4K local recordings and webinars for 100 viewers. Business plans are separate. 7-day free trial. Checked on streamyard.com November 13, 2026.
Best for
- Interviews, podcasts and talk shows with remote guests
- Streaming to LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook at once
- Laptops that struggle with local encoding
What we like
- Nothing to install: you and your guests join from a browser
- Cloud encoding keeps the load off your computer
- Clean studio for guests, comments on screen and branding
What to watch
- Free plan shows the StreamYard logo and caps local recordings at 2 hours a month
- Removing the logo needs Core at $35.99 a month billed yearly
- No game capture or OBS-style scene control: built for talking heads and shared screens
- Depends on your upload connection and StreamYard's servers
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