Pricing guide · read October 26, 2026
Billing yearly takes Essential from $228 to $180, Core from $540 to $432 and Advanced from $1,068 to $828, and Advanced is the cheapest plan per destination at $8.62 a month.
Verified October 26, 2026 Prices are read from StreamYard's own pricing page. Yearly totals and per-destination figures are our arithmetic on those prices.
| Plan | Best for | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Trying the studio with a StreamYard logo on streams | $0 | $0 | Not listed |
| Essential | One creator streaming Full HD to two places | $18.99 | $14.99 | 2 |
| Core | Branded streams, cloud recording and pre-recorded shows | $44.99 | $35.99 | 3 |
| Advanced | Eight destinations, 4K local recording and webinars | $88.99 | $68.99 | 8 |
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The lowest paid price is $14.99 a month billed yearly on Essential, and there is a Free plan below it. Four facts decide most buying choices.
Essential billed yearly. $18.99 a month if you pay monthly.
Essential 2, Core 3, Advanced 8 streaming destinations.
$0 a month: all essential studio features, a StreamYard logo on streams and 2 hours of local recordings a month.
A 7-day free trial on paid plans, and a 7-day money-back guarantee on the first charge.
Essential is $228 a year billed monthly and $180 billed yearly, Core is $540 and $432, and Advanced is $1,068 and $828. The full bar is the monthly-billing yearly cost; the hatched part is billed yearly.
A destination costs $7.50 to $12.00 a month billed yearly, and Core is the dearest per destination. Advanced gives 8 destinations for $68.99, which is $8.62 each.
Streaming and editing tools come with every plan, and the tiers differ in branding, storage and output.
| Feature | Free | Essential | Core | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price billed monthly | $0 | $18.99 | $44.99 | $88.99 |
| Price per month billed yearly | $0 | $14.99 | $35.99 | $68.99 |
| Multistream destinations | Not listed | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Pre-recorded streams | Not listed | Not listed | 2 hours | 4 hours |
| Full HD (1080p) streaming | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| No StreamYard logo on streams | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Logos, overlays and backgrounds | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Cloud recording and 50 hours of storage | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Custom RTMP destinations | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| AI clips and intro and outro video | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| 4K (2160p) local recordings | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Extra camera and 15 backstage participants | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| On-Air webinars for 100 viewers | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Custom fonts and downloadable transcripts | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
Filled dot: the plan includes it. Open dot: it does not. "Not listed" means the plan card does not state it. Source: streamyard.com/pricing, October 26, 2026. Essential, Core and Advanced are for individual use only; business plans are separate.
Pick by the number of places you stream and whether you need your own branding. The costly mistake is buying Advanced for 8 destinations when you use 3.
StreamYard is one of several live tools. See how it compares in our Riverside vs StreamYard comparison, and to turn the recording into shorts see our Opus Clip pricing breakdown.
Yes to all three. Free is "$0" with 2 hours of local recordings a month, paid plans show "Start 7-day free trial", and the page states "StreamYard has a 7-day money-back guarantee."
The guarantee "only applies to your first charge," so check the plan and billing period before the trial ends.
StreamYard is worth it when a browser studio and multistreaming save more time than a desktop setup. The free baseline is streaming straight from YouTube Live, which has no multistream.
Paid alternatives include Restream and Riverside. Whichever you use, a platform's own rules still apply, such as Twitch's terms of service when you multistream there.
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On StreamYard's own pricing page (read October 26, 2026) Essential is $14.99 a month billed yearly or $18.99 billed monthly, Core is $35.99 or $44.99, and Advanced is $68.99 or $88.99. Free is $0, and business plans are quoted separately.
Yes. The page says "StreamYard's core features are free to use." The Free plan has all essential studio features, a StreamYard logo on streams, 2 hours of local recordings a month, 6 on-screen participants and 1 seat.
Paid plans show "Start 7-day free trial", and the FAQ states a 7-day money-back guarantee: "After 7 days, your purchase is deemed complete and cannot be refunded." The guarantee only applies to your first charge.
Yes. The page says you can cancel anytime, keep paid features until the end of the billing cycle, and are then moved back to the free plan.
StreamYard starts free, costs $14.99 a month on Essential billed yearly, and is cheapest per destination on Advanced. Check the numbers on StreamYard's pricing page, use the 7-day trial, and bill yearly once you know your destinations.
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