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BoxCast Streaming
Deliver flawless live video to any audience, anywhere

BoxCast Flow
Ensures smooth playback even on shaky networks

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

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

BoxCast Producer
Create professional streams right from your browser

Third-Party Encoders
Use the gear you love with our support of RTMP and SRT
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    BoxCast RemoteMix
    Control your digital mixer in real time from anywhere

    Compatible Mixers
    Connect your favorite digital mixer to BoxCast RemoteMix

    Mixing Station
    Professional mixer control app for desktop and mobile

    Works with BoxCast RemoteMix
    Certified products for real time remote control and monitoring
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      BoxCast OTT Apps
      Launch and monetize your own branded TV and mobile apps

          House of Worship
          Reach and engage your congregation wherever they worship

          Synagogues + Temples
          Stream Shabbat, holidays, and lifecycle events automatically

          Sports
          Stream games with professional quality for fans everywhere

          Business
          Power your corporate events, webinars, and live streams

            Local Government
            Bring transparency and connection to your community broadcasts

            Education
            Connect students, families, and alumni to every campus moment

            Special Districts
            Stream and caption meetings and events for districts of any size

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

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

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                  Essential tips and expert strategies to expand your reach

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                  Stay up to date with product news, best practices, and more

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                  Hear stories and strategies from our customers and experts

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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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                          Features
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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.

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                          "Once everything’s set up, it just runs. We’re not scrambling at the end of an event trying to upload or piece things together."

                          Madison Isom
                          Special Projects Manager,                           KHM Travel Group

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