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Deliver flawless live video to any audience, anywhere

OTT Apps
Launch and monetize your own branded TV and mobile apps

Spark Encoder
Tap into hardware encoding that's compact and powerful

Broadcaster App
Go live straight from your phone or tablet with studio-quality control


    Features

    BoxCast Flow
    Ensures smooth playback even on shaky networks

    Sharing
    Instantly clip, share, and amplify your broadcasts

    Producer
    Create professional streams right from your browser

    Third-Party Encoders
    Use the gear you love with our support of RTMP and SRT

      AUDIO
      Products

      Mixing Station Anywhere
      Control your digital mixer in real time from anywhere

      Mixing Station Web
      Mix, manage, and monitor live audio in a browser from anywhere

      Mixing Station
      Professional mixer control app for desktop and mobile

      Works with Mixing Station Anywhere
      Certified products for real time remote control and monitoring

        WEBSITE
        Products

        Sites
        Build a streaming-ready website without any coding

        Templates
        Choose from predesigned layouts optimized for video

          INDUSTRIES

          House of Worship
          Reach and engage your congregation wherever they worship

          Sports
          Stream games with professional quality for fans everywhere

          Local Government
          Bring transparency and connection to your community broadcasts

          Business
          Power your corporate events, webinars, and live streams
               
                 

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                  Blog
                  Insights, trends, and tips for the audio/video community

                  Tech Tips
                  Quick how-tos and deep dives on the latest streaming technology

                  Guides
                  Essential tips and expert strategies to expand your reach

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                  Podcast
                  Hear stories and strategies from our customers and experts

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                    Webinars
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                          BOXCAST VS. VIMEO


                          Video Hosting Built to Scale

                          BoxCast provides dedicated video hosting with clear 90-day or 1-year archive retention, predictable pricing, and zero storage surprises.


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                          Why choose BoxCast?

                          Custom protocol

                          0

                          lost packets


                          BoxCast Flow continuously repairs stream stability over unpredictable connections, delivering dependable reliability that Vimeo’s standard RTMP can’t match.

                          Extended video storage

                          365

                          days


                          Get up to 1 year of video storage included on mid-tier BoxCast plans, avoiding Vimeo’s complex upload quotas and restrictive storage caps.

                          Public accessibility

                          58

                          languages


                          Reach a global audience with live and archived broadcasts captioned in 58 languages, offering far broader automated translation coverage than Vimeo.

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                          Clear Storage Costs

                          BoxCast offers clear storage based on how long you keep your videos. Vimeo ties limits to upload quotas and bandwidth allocation with hard-to-predict overages.

                          		    

                          Custom Streaming Protocol

                          BoxCast Flow dynamically adjusts bitrate and uses adaptive recovery to keep streams stable. Vimeo relies on legacy RTMP workflows with standard buffering.

                          		    

                          HEVC (H.265) Compression

                          BoxCast delivers significantly higher video quality on less upload bandwidth using HEVC encoding. Vimeo primarily utilizes older AVC (H.264) compression standards.

                          		    

                          Multi-Lingual Captioning

                          BoxCast supports multi-lingual live and archived captions for up to 5 languages at a time. Vimeo offers standard live captions, but publicly documented multi-lingual live workflows remain limited.

                          		  

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                          Document Display

                          BoxCast lets you effortlessly present meeting agendas, presentations, and public documents directly alongside your live streams for online viewers. Vimeo lacks comparable document integration.

                          		    

                          Automated Scheduling

                          While BoxCast supports popular third-party software and hardware encoders, choosing a BoxCast hardware encoder enables fully automated, hands-free streaming. Vimeo lacks proprietary hardware automation.

                          		    
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                          • Modern Protocol
                          • Smart Compression
                          • Affordable Storage
                          • Document Display
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                          Stream Smoothly Every Time

                          • BoxCast primarily uses BoxCast Flow, a custom protocol designed to thrive over unreliable internet connections by dynamically adjusting bitrate and recovery behavior.
                          • Vimeo relies heavily on RTMP-based ingest, a legacy protocol developed when video was maxing out around 480p and 720p.
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                          Higher Quality, Less Bandwidth

                          • BoxCast supports modern HEVC (H.265) compression, allowing organizations to deliver 4K60 video on lower upload bandwidth.
                          • Vimeo primarily utilizes the older AVC (H.264) standard, which requires higher bandwidth for lower quality.
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                          No Hidden Fees

                          • BoxCast structures storage around how long content is stored, keeping costs clear and predictable.
                          • Vimeo’s storage is tied to upload quotas, bandwidth allocation, and plan restrictions where overages are hard to predict.
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                          Integrated Agendas and Notes

                          • BoxCast’s Document Display feature allows viewers to view meeting agendas, presentations, and speaker notes directly alongside the broadcast. Vimeo offers no comparable feature.

                          Why our customers prefer BoxCast


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