Multistream vs Upstream
Multistream Cloud for $10/mo, with chat, alerts, a chat bot and text to speech in a free app.
Where Multistream gives you more
Upstream's free plan streams for 24 hours a month, and unlimited hours start at $30 a month. Multistream Cloud sends your OBS stream to up to 12 platforms for $10 a month, and the free app adds chat, alerts, a chat bot and text to speech.
1. Multistream to more platforms, for less
Multistream: Multistream Cloud sends one stream from OBS to up to 12 platforms for $10/mo, and keeps them live if OBS drops. The free app also multistreams from your PC, to as many platforms as your connection supports.
Upstream: Upstream's free plan streams to up to 10 platforms for 24 hours a month. Unlimited hours start at $30/mo.
2. Alerts, goals and polls built in
Multistream: Follows, subs and tips pop up on your stream, and the scene editor lets you design your own. Goals, polls, a timer and a wheel come with them, free.
Upstream: Upstream shows alerts when you paste a StreamElements alert link into its overlays.
3. A full chat bot
Multistream: Commands, timers, moderation and loyalty points, free in the app. On Pro the bot runs in the cloud, even with your PC off.
Upstream: Upstream's website doesn't list a chat bot.
4. Your chat, read out loud
Multistream: Chat messages and alerts are read out on stream, with many voice services to choose from, free.
Upstream: Upstream's website doesn't list text to speech.
5. Know how every stream went
Multistream: Growth, sessions, audience and viewers for every platform you stream to, free in the app.
Upstream: Upstream's website doesn't list analytics.
Questions, answered
Is Multistream free?
Yes. The app is free: chat, alerts, overlays, the chat bot and text to speech, connected to every platform in one app instead of a separate tool for each. It can also multistream from your PC, to as many platforms as your connection supports. Pro, at $10/mo, adds Multistream Cloud: OBS sends one stream, the cloud sends it to up to 12 platforms and keeps them live if OBS drops. Max, at $30/mo, has three times the data and up to 20 platforms.
Does Multistream work with OBS?
Yes. Multistream is built around OBS: point OBS at it once and press Start Streaming as usual. The app walks you through it and checks your OBS settings.
Can I switch from Upstream?
Yes, in a few minutes: download the app, connect your platforms, and point OBS at Multistream. Your channels, followers and chat stay where they are.
Which platforms can I stream to?
Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and more, plus any RTMP or SRT server: up to 12 at once with Multistream Cloud, or 20 on Max.
Every feature, side by side
| Feature | Multistream | Upstream |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Free plan | Yes: the whole app, multistreaming from your PC included | Yes: 24 streaming hours a month, 1080p 30fps, no watermark |
| Multistreaming to 3+ platforms | Multistream Cloud: up to 12 platforms for $10/mo, or 20 with Max ($30/mo) | Up to 10 platforms, free for 24 hours a month; unlimited hours from $30/mo |
| Built into the app | ||
| TikTok gift triggers | Free: a TikTok gift can switch scenes, post to Discord and more | Not listed |
| Song requests | Free: !play adds the song to your Spotify queue | Not listed |
| Loyalty points and games | Free: points, a !redeem store, !gamble, bets and duels | Not listed |
| Giveaways | Free: viewers enter with a keyword | Not listed |
| Auto-moderation (filters that get stricter for repeat offenders) | Free: link, word, caps and spam filters with a ladder | Not listed |
| Twitch channel-point rewards | Free: make rewards and work through redemptions | Not listed |
| Subathon timer | Free: subs, gifts, bits, tips and TikTok coins add time | Not listed |
| Emote wall | Free: emotes from chat float across your stream | Not listed |
| Import your old bot (Nightbot, StreamElements, Streamlabs) | Free: bring your commands over | Not listed |
| Stream Deck buttons | Free: ready-made button links | Not listed |
| Tips from Ko-fi and more | Free: Ko-fi, Streamlabs, StreamElements, TipeeeStream, Fourthwall | Not listed |
| Multistreaming | ||
| Streams from OBS | Yes, with the Multistream for OBS plugin: a dock that checks everything, then goes live everywhere with one button. Streamlabs, Meld, XSplit, vMix and PRISM work too, each with its own setup steps | Yes |
| Vertical feed next to the horizontal one | Yes, with the free Multistream Vertical tool for OBS | Not listed |
| Disconnect protection (platforms stay live if OBS drops) | Pro: your BRB clip plays for up to 30 minutes | A backup stream, BRB screen or loop that you set up |
| Chat | ||
| All your chats in one place | Free in the app: Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok and Instagram · Pro on the website | Every platform's chat in one overlay |
| Chat on your stream (overlay) | Free, with its own looks, highlights and filters | Yes |
| Chat bot (commands, timers, moderation, points) | Free in the app · Pro runs it in the cloud with your PC off | Not listed |
| On your stream | ||
| Alerts for follows, subs and tips | Free, with a scene editor for your own alerts | By pasting a StreamElements alert link into its overlays |
| Goals, polls, timer, wheel, event list | Free (1 goal at a time; as many as you like on Pro) | Clock and countdown; a donation goal by pasted link |
| Text to speech | Free: chat and alerts read out, with many voice services | Not listed |
| Automations (actions on events: OBS scenes, Discord, lights) | Free: 3 actions · as many as you like on Pro | Not listed |
| Running your stream | ||
| One title for every platform | Free: Twitch, Kick and YouTube at once | Not listed |
| Analytics | Free in the app: growth, sessions, audience, viewers | Not listed |
Their side comes from their own websites, checked on October 17, 2026.