There's a lot of different options out there so we'll attempt to list the options here (per platform aka operating system) and their pros/cons
- OBS/OBS Studios/Open Broadcaster Software
- SLOBS/StreamLabs OBS (except Linux)
| Cost | Cross-platform | Customizable | Record Locally | Export/Save Settings | Multi-Profile Support | Plugins | External API | Themeable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBS | Free | All | Highly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes via Plugin | Yes |
| TwitchStudio | Free | Windows | Somewhat | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| SLOBS | Free | Windows/Mac | Somewhat | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| XSplit | Paid | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| StreamElements OBS.Live | Free | Windows | Highly | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes via Plugin | Yes |
| Wirecast | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Lightstream | Web | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Streamyard | Web | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Restream Studio | Web | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |