OneStream Live offered Free, Basic, Standard, Professional and Enterprise plans, with different limits for destinations, resolution, storage, bandwidth and team seats. The displayed monthly prices ranged from free to $139, but prices, taxes, add-ons and entitlements can change, so treat the figures below as a comparison snapshot rather than a promise of what checkout will show.
For a YouTube channel that needs to run overnight, the most important distinction is separate from the ordinary destination count. OneStream’s support guidance says its 24/7 feature is YouTube-only and requires Enterprise, while the pricing material also mentions a 24-hour stream add-on. Confirm the exact requirement and total in your account before subscribing.
Plans and listed monthly prices
The plan decision is easier if you begin with the limit that is actually stopping your channel. A devotional channel may care about continuous duration and automatic recovery. A local news loop may need several destinations and more than 720p. A small team may care more about seats than storage.
The following table records the figures surfaced in OneStream Live’s pricing and product material during the research pass. The prices are displayed monthly in US dollars. As listed on OneStream Live’s site in September 2026, the paid monthly prices were $15 for Basic, $39 for Standard, $49 for Professional and $139 for Enterprise. Applicable taxes and optional add-ons are extra, and annual billing or discounts may alter the amount shown at checkout.
| Plan | Displayed monthly price | Simultaneous destinations | Maximum resolution | Team seats | Storage | Monthly bandwidth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 2 | 720p | 1 | 1 GB | Not shown in the listed highlights |
| Basic | $15 | 5 | 720p | 1 | 5 GB | 0.5 TB |
| Standard | $39 | 10 | 1080p | 4 | 20 GB | 1.5 TB |
| Professional | $49 | 30 | 1080p | 6 | 50 GB | 2.5 TB |
| Enterprise | $139 | 50 | 1080p | 10 | 150 GB | 5 TB |
These are OneStream’s published product limits, not independent performance measurements. A higher plan gives you more capacity on paper, but it does not automatically make a source video better, remove YouTube’s own requirements, or settle whether a particular channel is suitable for continuous broadcasting.
Before paying, open the official OneStream Live pricing page and check the monthly or yearly selector, the currency, the tax treatment and any options selected by default. The page you see at checkout should take precedence over an older comparison, including this one.
What the Free plan really permits
The Free plan is useful for testing a workflow or running a short, occasional broadcast. Its limits become important when you try to use it as an always-on channel rather than as a trial environment.
The listed Free allowance is two simultaneous destinations at up to 720p, with one team seat and 1 GB of storage. OneStream’s Free-plan guidance also separates the duration of prerecorded and real-time streams. A prerecorded stream can run for up to 15 minutes, while a real-time stream can run for up to one hour. These are different limits, so describing the Free plan simply as having a one-hour limit would be misleading.
Uploaded media is listed as being retained for 60 days before deletion. That matters if your workflow depends on keeping a master video inside the service. You should retain the original video elsewhere, particularly if it contains your station artwork, translated captions or a carefully edited audio loop.
The Free plan does not list captions or subtitles and playlists among its features in the reviewed material. That does not necessarily tell you what YouTube itself can do after receiving the broadcast. It tells you that you should not assume the streaming service will provide those controls on the Free tier.
For example, a small study channel might upload a short test video, send it to YouTube and a second destination, and check the audio, image and scheduled event. That is a reasonable Free-plan use. A channel intending to repeat a long meditation video through the night needs to test the duration rule rather than assume that an upload can run indefinitely.
If the Free plan is being considered for a monetised channel, also separate streaming capacity from YouTube eligibility. A service plan cannot guarantee monetisation, membership revenue or approval. The practical questions are whether the broadcast remains within the service’s duration rules, whether the material is yours to use, and whether the channel meets YouTube’s current policies. The discussion in whether a looping YouTube livestream can earn channel membership revenue is useful for keeping those questions separate.
What paid plans change
Paid plans mainly increase capacity. Basic raises simultaneous destinations from two to five and storage from 1 GB to 5 GB, while retaining a listed 720p ceiling. Standard moves to ten destinations, 1080p, four seats and 20 GB of storage. Professional increases those figures to 30 destinations, six seats and 50 GB. Enterprise lists 50 destinations, ten seats and 150 GB.
Bandwidth rises as the plans increase. The listed figures are 0.5 TB for Basic, 1.5 TB for Standard, 2.5 TB for Professional and 5 TB for Enterprise. Bandwidth is not the same as storage. Storage concerns the material held in the account; bandwidth concerns the transfer capacity used while streams are delivered. A large library can therefore create a storage problem, while many destinations or sustained output can create a bandwidth problem.
The jump from Basic to Standard is particularly relevant if your channel needs 1080p or more than one person managing it. Professional is aimed at a wider distribution pattern, with a listed allowance of 30 simultaneous destinations. That does not mean you should buy it merely because the number is larger. If YouTube is your only destination, the extra destinations may have no practical value.
Team seats matter when an editor prepares uploads, another person checks titles and a third person watches a live channel. A single operator running one devotional channel may not need more than one seat. A local news operation with separate publishing and monitoring responsibilities should check whether the seat definition matches the people who need access.
Add-ons can extend some base limits, but their availability and price should be checked inside the current account. The reviewed support material describes possible add-on ceilings including up to 500 GB of storage, ten seats, 200 destinations and bandwidth ranging from 1 TB to 250 TB. It also says add-ons are purchased on an existing subscription. Do not treat those ceilings as a substitute for checking whether your selected plan is eligible for the add-on you need.
For an Indian channel, calculate the total in the currency and tax treatment shown at checkout rather than converting a displayed US-dollar amount mentally. OneStream’s tax guidance says applicable taxes are calculated separately. Its example also explains that EU VAT treatment depends on the customer’s circumstances and a valid VAT ID, but the broader lesson is simple: the displayed plan price is not necessarily the final charge.
Prerecorded and real-time duration limits
“Live stream” can describe two different workflows. In a real-time broadcast, software sends an ongoing camera, screen or encoder feed. In a prerecorded broadcast, a prepared video is sent as a live event or loop. OneStream’s Free-plan documentation gives different limits for these modes, so your test should use the mode you intend to operate.
The listed Free limits are 15 minutes for prerecorded streams and one hour for real-time streams. Neither figure should be silently applied to every paid plan without checking the plan page and support documentation. The research material confirms the Free figures, but it does not establish that every duration rule is identical across all paid tiers.
This distinction is important for a looping bhajan, lofi or ambience station. A long source file may be technically ready, but the plan can still impose a maximum broadcast or scheduling period. A real-time feed may have different behaviour from an uploaded file. Ask support or verify the account’s documentation before building a nightly schedule around an assumption.
A useful test has three parts. First, send a short private or unlisted broadcast to check that the correct YouTube channel receives it. Second, let the broadcast run long enough to expose any session or scheduling rule. Third, inspect what happens after a disconnect, a source failure or the end of the scheduled period. For a channel that must recover without someone sitting beside the computer, the guide to restarting a YouTube 24/7 stream automatically after it disconnects covers a separate part of the problem.
Do not confuse a service’s session limit with YouTube’s own live-stream settings. YouTube has its own rules for live events, accounts and content. Check the current YouTube Live Help documentation for the platform-side requirements before you make the service plan the centre of your design.
Storage, destinations and resolution
Destinations are the places to which one broadcast is sent at the same time. The listed allowances are two on Free, five on Basic, ten on Standard, 30 on Professional and 50 on Enterprise. An add-on may increase destination capacity, but the final option and price need confirmation in the account.
If YouTube is the only destination, do not choose a plan solely because it supports 30 or 50 destinations. That capacity is relevant to a broadcaster sending the same programme to several platforms, pages or channels. For a YouTube-only devotional station, storage, duration, resolution and continuous-stream eligibility are more likely to decide the plan.
Resolution is similarly easy to overvalue. Free and Basic list 720p, while Standard, Professional and Enterprise list 1080p. A 1080p plan cannot turn a soft 720p source into genuine high-detail video. It may still be useful when your prepared artwork or camera feed is 1080p, but check the complete encoding path and YouTube’s recommended settings before paying for the higher ceiling.
Storage is the account space for uploaded material. The listed amounts are 1 GB on Free, 5 GB on Basic, 20 GB on Standard, 50 GB on Professional and 150 GB on Enterprise. If your station uses one long video, the initial file size may matter more than the number of uploads. If you keep several language versions, adverts, backgrounds and emergency clips, the library can become the constraint.
Bandwidth is consumed as the service delivers the stream. The listed paid allowances are 0.5 TB, 1.5 TB, 2.5 TB and 5 TB from Basic through Enterprise. The research material does not show a bandwidth figure in the Free pricing highlights, so do not invent one or assume it is unlimited.
For a simple visual loop, a smaller source may be easier to store and transfer, provided its quality is acceptable. If you are preparing a relaxation or ambience channel on your own computer first, the advice on reducing CPU use in a looping OBS relaxation stream can help you distinguish local encoding pressure from the limits of a hosted service.
The separate 24/7 YouTube rule
The 24/7 feature should be checked separately from ordinary plan capacity. OneStream’s Help Center states that 24/7 streaming is exclusive to YouTube and requires an Enterprise plan. It also describes a scheduled run of up to 30 days. That means a plan’s destination count, storage and resolution do not by themselves prove that you can operate an eligible continuous YouTube channel.
The pricing material also displays a 24-hour stream add-on, while the support guidance gives Enterprise as the requirement for 24/7 streaming. Those statements should not be flattened into “buy any plan and add 24/7”. The safer reading is that eligibility, plan level, add-on availability and the number of concurrent streams must be verified together at checkout.
The add-on information describes up to three concurrent YouTube-only 24-hour streams and a maximum scheduled duration of 30 days. These are service limits reported in the reviewed material, not a guarantee that every account will be offered the same option. The exact add-on price should be checked on the current pricing page or inside the account. Do not rely on a copied price from an older article.
This also explains why an ordinary multistreaming plan may be the wrong fit for a 24/7 Indian music, prayer or study channel. You may need only one destination, but you still need the correct continuous-stream entitlement. Conversely, if you need to broadcast occasional events to several destinations, Enterprise may be unnecessary unless another limit requires it.
A 24/7 entitlement also does not settle copyright, monetisation or YouTube policy questions. Check that you have rights to the music, footage, images and recordings in the loop. A service can deliver a file to YouTube without giving you permission to use its contents. For an Indian film-instrumental channel, review the practical issues discussed in how to stream Indian film instrumentals on YouTube 24/7 before committing to a schedule.
If you want to remove the need to keep a home computer running, StreamNeo turns an uploaded video into a YouTube-only 24/7 broadcast after you provide the file and stream key, with automatic monitoring and restart when the stream drops. That addresses a different operating model from comparing OneStream plan limits, so confirm that YouTube-only delivery and the trial terms fit your channel before relying on it.
What to confirm before subscribing
Use the following checks at the point of purchase, not only while reading a comparison article:
- Confirm the plan price, billing interval, currency and applicable taxes.
- Confirm whether the displayed price includes every add-on you selected.
- Confirm the number of simultaneous destinations you actually need.
- Confirm whether your source is treated as prerecorded or real-time, and which duration rule applies.
- Confirm the maximum resolution, storage, bandwidth and team-seat allowances.
- Confirm uploaded-media retention, especially if the service is your only copy.
- Confirm whether 24/7 streaming is available for the account, whether Enterprise is required and whether the option is YouTube-only.
- Confirm the maximum scheduled duration and the permitted number of concurrent 24/7 streams.
- Confirm whether cancellation ends access immediately or at the end of the billing cycle. OneStream’s billing material says paid feature access continues to the end of the current cycle after cancellation, but verify the current terms.
- Confirm pause, refund and renewal terms in the current billing documentation. The reviewed material describes pausing and cancellation but does not establish a general refund policy.
Keep screenshots or an exported copy of the checkout summary with the date and account details removed where appropriate. That gives you a record of what you accepted if the plan page changes later. Recheck the official pages before renewal rather than assuming a limit will remain unchanged.
For a first overnight test, use a non-critical broadcast and watch the beginning, the scheduled end and a deliberate reconnect if the service allows it. Check the YouTube Studio event as well as the service dashboard. A green status in one place is not enough if the public video is missing audio, shows the wrong channel or has ended.
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FAQ
How much does OneStream Live cost?
The pricing snapshot reviewed here displayed Free, then $15, $39, $49 and $139 per month for Basic through Enterprise. As listed on OneStream Live’s site in September 2026, those paid prices were shown in US dollars before applicable taxes and possible add-ons. Check the live pricing page and checkout because the figures and entitlements can change.
Is OneStream Live free?
Yes, the reviewed material listed a Free plan with two destinations, 720p, 1 GB of storage and one team seat. It also listed separate limits of 15 minutes for prerecorded streams and one hour for real-time streams, with uploaded media retained for 60 days. It is not the same as an unrestricted 24/7 plan.
Can OneStream Live stream to YouTube 24/7?
OneStream’s support documentation says its 24/7 streaming feature is exclusive to YouTube and requires Enterprise. It also describes up to 30 scheduled days, while the pricing material mentions a 24-hour stream add-on. Confirm eligibility, add-on availability, concurrent-stream limits and the final checkout terms for your account.
Which limit should I check first?
For a YouTube-only continuous channel, check 24/7 eligibility and duration before comparing destination counts. For occasional broadcasts, compare the actual bottleneck: destinations, resolution, storage, bandwidth, seats or stream mode. The cheapest plan is useful only if its duration and retention rules fit the way you intend to operate.