Castr: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-03
Score breakdown
79% backed by facts · How we rank
Castr against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Lowest monthly price$11.22$23.00$19.99 · median $17.495
Castr strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Low monthly entry price
- Player with your own branding
- Per-video viewer analytics
- Adaptive streaming (HLS/DASH)
Cons
- No permanent free plan
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest monthly price | $19.99 Starter For a small team running one or two live channels to a focused audience. $19.99 /mo Billed monthly, month to month $16.67 /mo $199.99 billed yearly | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Free plan | No Start 7-day trial | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Player without vendor branding | Yes Host videos behind your own brand with a player that carries no forced third-party ads, platform logos, or recommended videos. | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Viewer analytics | Yes Embedded player and video analytics | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Lead capture in the player | Not verified | — | |
| Video SEO | Not verified | — | |
| Adaptive streaming | Yes For professional teams that need adaptive bitrate, transcoding, access controls, and API access. | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Live streaming | Yes Plans covering live streaming, hosting, 24/7 playout, monetization, and OTT. | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Captions and transcripts | Yes Generate captions automatically with AI, give viewers interactive transcripts, and trim a section of a longer video into its own clip without re-uploading. | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| DRM | Yes DRM (Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady) Available on every plan as an add-on. | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Public API | Yes API access and three team members | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Founded | 2018 8 years in business since 2018 | castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 | Not verified | — | |
| GDPR data processing agreement | Not verified | — | |
| Public status page | Yes This is Castr's status page, where you can get updates on how our systems are doing. | status.castr.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | — | |
| Company | Not verified | — |
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