Switchboard reviews

Switchboard.live is an incredibly versatile and user-friendly live-streaming platform that simplifies the process of broadcasting to multiple platforms simultaneously. One of the standout features of this program is its ability to stream to a wide variety of social media channels, including Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn, without requiring you to enter login credentials from your clients or friends.

The straightforward dashboard makes it easy to navigate and understand, even for those new to live-streaming. This is a game-changer because it removes the struggle with the frustration of coordinating login information from multiple sources to reach their audience across different platforms.

The focus on maximizing your viewership potential by allowing you to stream to various platforms concurrently. You can significantly increase the reach and engagement of your live events, ensuring you don't miss out on potential viewers who prefer to consume content on specific social media channels.

I invested in this as I have use cases later down the line, looks great, but the logic system in the back end is awful, terminology confusing and zero customer support when you ask very important questions.

1) I need to edit my own brand page, you never replied to say what I can or cannot do, guys it cannot be hard to give me access to this and allow basic edits.
2) Deleting subscriptions is impossible
3) Menu system is one of the worse I have ever seen, all parts are poor.

Hello.

I use several services of livestreaming and Switchboard is a must have, also if you have other platforms.

Years of experience, in continuous improvement and excellent customer service.

If you need to stream, you trust in Switchboard.

Regards.

As a person who works in live streaming/broadcasting, I have a fair share of experience with multistreaming platforms. I know Switchboard is trying to market themselves differently with their unique feature StreamShare but I can't help compare the leading multistream platform out there.

What I Love!
1. Streaming destination
They have 10 important streaming destinations + RTMP. Restream has 36 & Castr has 35. But as long as your destination support RTMP these numbers don't really matter.

2. Stream Server
They have 10 Stream Server, they covered 5 out of 7 continents they are missing South Africa. Comparing to Restream (26) and Castr (15)

3. Templates
I really love this feature, no more daily Copy/Paste just to update the Title of the Live Streaming for the day.

4. Workflow
Currently, I have 8 Restream and 5 Castr accounts because each live stream needs a different encoder input, none of the two has this feature. This feature would greatly help me manage 10 live stream programs in just one account.

5. Workspace
With 5 codes you can easily resell up to 10 programs. Alternatively, this is also helpful in creating 10 teams so they'll have limited access to their own live streaming and destination (authentication). Like #4, as the "Admin" of our company, I can easily manage all teams without switching accounts.

6. 2FA
Just added security for admin. For paranoid users like me.

7. No Switchboard branding
At 35/mo (regular price) there's no branding compared to Restream's $49/mo

8. Automatic Title & Description Update
No more going to each destination to update the title & description, you can update it right on your Switchboard.

What I don't like:
1. UI... for some reason UI seems to have a learning curve but actually, it's simple. It just that the way it is designed looks a bit confusing but actually is not.

2. No Automatic Live Stream (In the Roadmap)
Currently, you have to "Go Live" in your encoder go to Switchboard, and press "Go Live" in order to start the live stream.

My Wishlist:

1. Unified chat
Make this available and you can compete with other platforms!

2. Automatic Live Stream
See I don't like #2

2. Streaming Recording
This is useful as a redundancy, just in case users forgot to record from their Encoder.

3. Backup RTMP (Failsafe)
It's good to have a failsafe or backup RTMP input just in case the primary RTMP connection got disconnected.

4. RTMP Pull Link
Similar to StreamShare but the user doesn't need to have a Switchboard account in order to have a secured source of RTMP so they could broadcast your live stream in theirs.

6. RTMP Source
Opposite of #5 no need for an encoder, just get the RTMP link from the broadcaster so you could stream their broadcast as well.

7. Stream pre-recorded videos

8. Schedule a live stream of recorded videos

I have some suggestions when it comes to their monthly pricing and feature, but due to the character limit, I have to end here.

Grab this deal while you can.

I bought 1 code at first. I tried it out and bought 3 more codes. And today the last one and I have the full pot. :)

I use with OBS, Larix and Restream.io everything works great.

One time while multistreaming a 4 hour conference, 1 stream on Youtube got disconnected, it could be related to the internet connection because the bandwidth dropped dramatically for a while, but the other 4 facebook channels streamed without a problem.

It is possible to attach a logo to the stream but you have to write to the support. It should be a standard option.

Unfortunately Switchboard lacks a core functionality (at least for me): it does not collect aggregated chat messages in the encoder from the people attending the live stream(s). Please let me know whether this feature is on your to-do list or not, otherwise I will ask Appsumo for my money back. Thanks.

I bought 1 code and have been enjoying Switchboard so far, but there are a few things holding me back from getting the other 4 codes.

1. Embeddable player. When will it come out and what does the billing look like for that? If I get that then I am committing!
2. Simulated live streaming. The ability to upload a video to stream out at a scheduled time would be gold.
3. Unified chat. Although less important to me, this is another feature that is keeping me from the stack and fully committing.
4. Roadmap. I know they say this is coming, but I can't buy on "coming soon".

Other than that, I am loving Switchboard and hope to learn more about the above points before the deal ends.

Switchboard has been a great tool for me to be able to expand my audience. This deal has saved me almost $600/year!Looking forward to building my brand a lot easier getting out to multiple destinations!

Switchboard was amazingly easy to set up. I use it with OBS (which does need a bit more of a learning curve) and the two together work well.

Hi! I bought Switchboard to be able to stream from various video software I use like EcammLive and also VMix and find Switchboard simple and convenient. It does what it is meant to do and I can easily switch between my inputs and stream to my social media.

I stacked 5 codes because this deal has an awesome value, a great future and it’s an excellent fit for my workflow. I usually rent streaming equipment for musicians and Facebook TV Shows to stream concerts, questions & answers with fans, news shows, etc.. With this deal i can complement my rental services with also software rental and offer a variety of plans to stream to multiple destinations and with multiple sources. Thank you Switchboard team!

We grabbed 5 codes. Sure, it's a really established tool, with a lot of unique features that are ideal for people who stream a lot of content. But we bought it for one killer feature: Stream Share. We regularly host guests on livestreams (typically FB Live), so being able to have our guests ALSO stream it to their audience at the same time is awesome.