If you are in India and want to run a continuous YouTube stream with Castr, the published prices are in US dollars, not confirmed INR checkout totals. The useful comparison is therefore between Castr’s monthly and annual plans, their bandwidth pools, and what happens when that bandwidth runs out.
Castr says it supports unlimited live streaming duration while your subscription is active and has enough streaming bandwidth. That does not guarantee that every plan will support every channel, because bitrate, viewing, duration, destinations, and the way you supply the video all affect usage.
What Castr publishes for India-based readers
Castr’s official pricing page lists five plans: Starter, Standard, Premium, Ultra, and Events. The figures below are the prices and allocations shown on Castr’s pricing page, as listed on Castr’s site in September 2026.
| Plan | Monthly price | Annual billing equivalent | Bandwidth | Streams | Destinations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | $19.99/month | $16.67/month, billed at $199.99/year | 200 GB/month or 2.4 TB upfront annually | 2 monthly or 3 annual | 6 |
| Standard | $49.99/month | $41.67/month, billed at $499.99/year | 500 GB/month or 6 TB upfront annually | 2 monthly or 3 annual | 10 |
| Premium | $199.99/month | $166.67/month, billed at $1,999.99/year | 3 TB/month or 36 TB upfront annually | 5 monthly or 10 annual | 20 |
| Ultra | $349.99/month | $291.67/month, billed at $3,499.99/year | 5 TB/month or 60 TB upfront annually | 10 monthly or 15 annual | 30 |
| Events | $749.99/month | $624.99/month, billed at $7,499.99/year | 10 TB/month or 150 TB upfront annually | 15 monthly or 15 annual | 30 |
These are not verified India prices. The reviewed Castr material does not establish the final INR amount, the exchange rate used by your bank, GST or other taxes, payment availability, or foreign-exchange charges. Do not turn the dollar figures into a claimed rupee total without checking Castr’s checkout for your billing details.
The current figures are available on Castr’s official pricing page. Check the billing toggle carefully, because the displayed bandwidth pool and stream allocation change between monthly and annual billing.
Monthly or annual billing
Monthly billing gives you a smaller commitment while you test a channel. That can matter if you are still deciding whether to run a devotional loop, a local news replay, a study station, or an ambience channel. It also gives you an opportunity to measure real viewer delivery and source behaviour before committing to a year.
Annual billing lowers the displayed monthly equivalent and gives a larger bandwidth pool upfront. Castr presents annual billing as optional and says it provides two months free. For example, Starter is shown as $16.67 per month when billed annually, but the actual annual charge shown is $199.99. Standard is shown as $41.67 per month with an annual charge of $499.99.
The annual figures should not be read as a guarantee that the plan is suitable for twelve months of any particular stream. The annual pool is still used by the channel’s actual delivery. If your audience grows, your bitrate is higher than expected, or you use several destinations, the pool can be consumed earlier than your planning assumed.
The trade-off is simple:
- Monthly billing preserves flexibility but provides a smaller recurring allowance.
- Annual billing requires more money upfront but provides the larger stated bandwidth pool.
- Neither option removes the need to estimate usage.
- Neither option confirms the final amount charged to an Indian payment method.
If you are comparing Castr with another workflow, first separate the billing question from the operating question. A cloud service may remove the need to leave a home computer running, while a local computer or VPS may give you different control over files and restarts. The practical differences are discussed in this comparison of BoxCast and Castr for looping prerecorded YouTube videos.
Compare the resources that continuous streaming uses
A continuous YouTube channel is not defined only by the length of the source video. You need to consider how much data is delivered, how many streams you run at once, where the stream is sent, and whether your content is scheduled or supplied live.
Bandwidth is the first constraint
Castr’s pricing table gives each plan a bandwidth allowance. The allowance is not the same thing as the length of a video file stored on your computer. It relates to delivery and can be affected by bitrate, viewer demand, stream duration, and the number of destinations.
A low-bitrate devotional loop with a modest audience has a different usage pattern from a high-quality music visualiser watched by viewers throughout the day. Two channels with the same running time can therefore consume different amounts of bandwidth. You should measure or estimate the actual stream settings rather than choosing a tier from its name.
Castr’s March 2026 help article says that usage can exceed an allowance with higher bitrate, more viewers, or longer duration. It also states that Starter and Standard streams are automatically disabled when allocated bandwidth is exhausted, while Premium and higher plans activate overage protection. Read the current wording before subscribing, because “overage protection” is not by itself a promise that usage is free or that a broadcast cannot be interrupted.
Concurrent streams are separate from destinations
The table lists streams and destinations as different resources. A plan may permit a certain number of concurrent streams and a different number of destinations. If you operate one YouTube channel, the maximum destination count may not be useful to you. If you operate several language channels or send one source to multiple platforms, it may become relevant.
Do not assume that a higher destination allowance solves a bandwidth problem. Sending to more destinations can change delivery requirements, while a larger concurrent-stream allocation does not automatically provide enough bandwidth for every audience or bitrate.
Storage and playout need a separate check
A continuous channel may use uploaded videos, recordings, scheduled items, or a live source. Castr describes 24/7 cloud playout as a way to schedule these into one continuous channel. That is a different workflow from leaving a camera or desktop encoder connected all night.
The pricing material does not establish that every playout feature has identical limits or identical bandwidth treatment. Confirm the exact storage, scheduling, file, and playout rules for your intended setup. If your starting point is a folder of videos, this guide to making a YouTube live stream from a folder of videos will help you identify the workflow questions before you buy a plan.
Can Castr run a 24/7 YouTube stream
Castr’s Help Centre article “Livestream 24/7 With Castr”, authored by Govinda Sunil and dated 1 December 2022, says that Castr supports unlimited live streaming duration for events as long as the subscription remains active and has enough streaming bandwidth. The condition is important. It describes the service-side duration, not an assurance that an encoder, internet connection, YouTube channel, or individual broadcast can never fail.
Castr lists YouTube as a destination. Its setup guidance says you can connect a destination through account linking or by entering the platform’s server and stream key. You can read the Castr setup guide for starting a live stream before deciding how your channel will be connected.
YouTube also applies its own channel and live-stream requirements. Check the current YouTube Help guidance for live streaming for the account-side conditions that apply to your channel. Castr’s plan allowance cannot override a restriction on the YouTube account or a problem with the stream key.
The source matters as well. Castr’s introductory material says an encoder may be needed for an external camera or camcorder and names software encoders including OBS, Streamlabs OBS, XSplit, vMix, and Wirecast. It also describes workflows involving webcams, screens, mobile devices, tablets, and prerecorded video that may not require an encoder. There is no single mandatory physical device for every reader.
For a scheduled prerecorded channel, the main questions are whether your files are accepted, how they are arranged, how replacements are handled, and how bandwidth is counted. For a camera channel, you also need to consider the source computer, local internet connection, capture equipment, and what happens if the source disappears overnight.
How to estimate your actual need
Start with one channel, not the largest plan. Write down the intended output quality, approximate bitrate, number of simultaneous destinations, and whether viewers are likely to watch throughout the day. Then decide whether you will use an uploaded playlist, cloud playout, a live camera, or an encoder from your own computer.
A useful checklist is:
- How many YouTube channels must be live at the same time?
- Will the source be prerecorded files, a camera, a screen, or a separate encoder?
- What bitrate will each stream use?
- Will the stream go only to YouTube or to other destinations as well?
- What is the expected viewer pattern across a day and a month?
- What happens if the bandwidth allowance is exhausted?
- Do you need a plan with overage protection, and have you checked what that protection means?
- Are you prepared to pay annually before the channel has proved its operating pattern?
If you do not know the bitrate, find it in the encoder or production settings rather than guessing. If you do not know the viewer pattern, begin with a short test and record the actual results. A plan that looks generous on paper can be a poor fit when the source bitrate or audience is higher than expected.
For a channel in India, also account for the practical side of running the source. A local computer may need to remain powered, and a home connection may be interrupted. A VPS may avoid some home-equipment issues but still requires configuration and monitoring. The choice between a cloud PC and a VPS for a nonstop Indian channel is covered in this comparison of cloud PC and VPS options.
If the main pain is leaving a computer running and recovering a loop after a failure, StreamNeo removes that particular task by taking an uploaded video, connecting it to your YouTube stream key, and running the broadcast in the cloud with automatic monitoring and restarts. It is YouTube-only, so it should be assessed against your actual destination and content workflow rather than treated as a general ing replacement.
What happens when usage is higher than expected
There are two different risks: the stream may consume more bandwidth than planned, or the stream may stop when its allocation is depleted. Castr’s help material says Starter and Standard streams are automatically disabled when their allocated bandwidth is exhausted. It says Premium and higher plans activate overage protection, but you should verify the current terms and financial effect before relying on that feature.
This matters more for a 24/7 channel than for an occasional broadcast. A short event can end before a usage issue becomes visible. A channel that runs continuously gives bitrate, viewers, duration, and destinations more time to accumulate usage.
Do not choose a plan solely because it has a higher stream count. If you run one YouTube stream, the deciding resource may be bandwidth rather than concurrency. Conversely, a channel operator managing several separate language or business streams may need both concurrent streams and a suitable allowance.
Keep a simple operating record during testing. Note the source type, output settings, start and stop times, destinations, and any usage shown in the account. This gives you evidence for the next billing decision and makes it easier to discuss an unexpected result with Castr support.
Verify the price before subscribing
A price page is a useful starting point, not a final India invoice. Before entering an annual commitment, check whether checkout accepts your billing address, which currency appears at payment, whether taxes are added, and whether your chosen payment method is accepted. The reviewed Castr material does not establish those India-specific details.
Also check the date and billing toggle on the pricing page. Plan figures and allowances can change, and the annual view may display both a monthly equivalent and a total annual charge. Save the page or account summary that you relied on, including the allowance and overage wording.
Confirm the operational details at the same time:
- whether your intended YouTube workflow uses an uploaded file, playout, or an encoder;
- how destinations are counted;
- how bandwidth is measured;
- what the plan does after its allowance is reached;
- whether overage protection has a charge or another consequence;
- whether your stream can be restarted or replaced without creating a new YouTube broadcast;
- and whether your YouTube channel is already able to live stream.
If the channel is devotional, local-language, or built around a long playlist, test the exact content rather than a short sample with different settings. A practical overnight test can reveal file, audio, source, and reconnection problems that a pricing comparison cannot.
Before committing, compare the operating options on the pricing page. When the file and channel are ready, start free — 24-hour trial, no card.
FAQ
Is Castr priced in rupees for customers in India?
Castr’s published pricing page lists the plans in US dollars. The reviewed material does not confirm the final INR checkout amount, exchange rate, GST or other taxes, payment availability, or bank charges, so check the live checkout before subscribing.
Which Castr plan is enough for a 24/7 YouTube stream?
There is no universal answer from the plan name alone. Compare your bitrate, expected viewing, stream duration, destinations, concurrent channels, and the consequences of exhausting bandwidth; then confirm the current allowance and overage terms with Castr.
Does Castr support continuous streaming?
Castr says unlimited live streaming duration is supported while the subscription is active and has enough streaming bandwidth. That is a conditional service statement, not a guarantee that YouTube, your source, internet connection, or individual broadcast will never fail.
Should I pay monthly or annually?
Monthly billing is easier to test and limits the initial commitment. Annual billing shows a lower monthly equivalent and a larger upfront bandwidth pool, but you should only choose it after checking your actual usage and confirming the India-specific payment and tax details at checkout.