What each one is built for
LiveReacting
Pre-recorded and 24/7 live streams: upload a video and go live, or build a playlist for non-stop streaming. The same account also does live shows from a browser studio with cameras, guests and a shared screen, multistreaming to several platforms at once, trivia, polls and giveaways with a chat overlay, YouTube ad breaks, ready-made templates, and control by an AI agent or your own code.
Live247
A 24/7 live stream on YouTube from a playlist of video or audio files, looped by its servers and billed by the hour. A basic tool for that one job: its pages document no timed start of its own, no graphics or chat overlay over the video, no interactive elements and no platform but YouTube.
LiveReacting vs Live247, side by side
How we compared
LiveReacting figures come from our pricing page. Live247 figures come from Live247's own site, which is one page with its prices and FAQ, and from YouTube's list of verified encoders; the number beside each Live247 cell names its source below. "Not documented" means we found no public Live247 page that says so.
- Live247 homepage, with its pricing calculator at 1080p and 4K, its product demo and its FAQ open, read on September 25, 2026
- YouTube Help, YouTube Live verified encoders, read on September 25, 2026
| LiveReacting | Live247 | |
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| Price | ||
| New-customer offer | $21.99/mo for the first 5 months, then $39.99. Or $287.93 for the first year billed yearly ($23.99/mo), then $396 a year. Code KICKSTART2026. The offer ends Oct 31, 2026. | None shown. It bills by the hour from prepaid credit, and its yearly figure is twelve months at the same rate [1] |
| One 24/7 stream at 1080p | $39.99/mo, or $33/mo billed yearly, a flat price however long it runs. Playlists and scheduling included. | About $19.94/mo for one stream at 1080p or below running 24/7: 2.73¢ an hour, paid from prepaid credit [1] |
| Free option | Free plan: 3 streams a month, 720p, 30 minutes each, LiveReacting watermark | A "Start streaming for free" button with no credit card; its pages state no free hours. Credit is bought from $1 [1] |
| Storage | 100 GB for each stream, files up to 10 GB | 100 GB per stream [1] |
| Programming | ||
| Limit on stream length | No limit set by the service; platform limits apply | Its pages name no limit: its servers loop the playlist, and the price is quoted for a stream running 24/7 [1] |
| Playlists | Yes, on every plan, the Free plan included: set the order, or shuffle it into a new order each time it loops. Video or audio | Yes, of video or audio files, played in order or at random [1] |
| Scheduling | Yes, Advanced Scheduling: several dates, or a repeat every set number of minutes, hours or days | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| Bring videos in from YouTube, Google Drive or Dropbox | Yes, on every paid plan: paste a YouTube channel, playlist or video link, or a Google Drive or Dropbox link | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| Templates to start from | Yes, 100+, of them 16 for 24/7 streams | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| Change the stream while it is on air | Yes, on the fly, without stopping the stream: videos, overlays and scenes | Yes, mid-stream file replacement [1] |
| Cut to a live camera or a guest | Yes, Live Studio in the browser: cameras, guests who join from a link and a shared screen, placed anywhere beside your videos and switched with scenes, while the stream stays on air | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| What viewers see | ||
| Trivia, polls and giveaways in the live chat | Yes, all three. Up to 150 viewers play trivia or a poll at once | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| Live chat shown on the stream | Yes, a chat overlay with comments from every platform you connect with a login | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| Logos, text and graphics over the video | Yes: logos, name banners, images, text and countdowns, placed anywhere on the stream | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| Where it goes | ||
| Platforms | YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Instagram; on every paid plan, also any platform that accepts RTMP, such as Kick, TikTok or LinkedIn, and several at once | YouTube only for now; its FAQ says other major platforms are planned [1] |
| Connect your YouTube channel by signing in | Yes, or paste a stream key | By stream key: you paste a key from YouTube. Its homepage lists "No YouTube account access required" [1] |
| Stream into an event already scheduled in YouTube Studio | Yes | Yes: its FAQ has you schedule the stream on YouTube, then paste that stream's key [1] |
| Choose where YouTube ad breaks fall | Yes, Ad Slots Manager | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| HLS, SRT and SCTE-35 ad markers | By request, on a custom plan | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| YouTube Live verified encoder | Not on the list. Streams through YouTube's official API; the app passed YouTube's API compliance audit and Google's verification | Not on the list [2] |
| Files, scale and automation | ||
| File types | Video and audio files; LiveReacting converts a file the platform does not accept, free, on our servers | MP4 and MP3 files only, as its FAQ says; 10-bit HDR video is supported [1] |
| Many streams at once | Yes, up to 20 at checkout, up to 1,000 on request | Yes, as many streams as you buy credit for, with a bulk discount; its FAQ has seen over 100 on one YouTube channel [1] |
| API to create and control streams | Yes, on every paid plan | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
| AI agents over MCP | Yes, on every paid plan: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients | Not documented on Live247's pages we checked [1] |
On the Free plan you can build the whole stream and go live for a short test before you pay for the 24/7 plan.
Where is each one ahead?
LiveReacting is ahead on
- The same few steps as Live247 to start: upload your videos, put them in a playlist, go live. Everything below is there when you need it, in the same stream.
- Platforms beyond YouTube: Twitch, Kick and any other platform that accepts RTMP, several at once, on every paid plan. Live247 streams to YouTube only.
- Trivia, polls and giveaways that viewers play by typing in the live chat, and a chat overlay that puts their comments on the stream.
- Logos, text and countdowns over your videos, and 16 ready-made templates for 24/7 streams.
- Advanced Scheduling on several dates, a YouTube channel imported by link, and ad breaks placed between videos with Ad Slots Manager.
- Live Studio in the same stream: cameras, guests who join from a link and a shared screen, beside your videos.
- Streams run by an AI agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor over MCP, or by your own code through the API, on every paid plan.
Choose LiveReacting if you want a 24/7 stream with a straightforward setup and the settings to shape it when you need them: other platforms at once, trivia and polls, a chat overlay, templates, scheduling and automation.
Live247 is ahead on
- A lower price: about $19.94 a month for one 1080p stream running 24/7, on Live247's homepage on September 25, 2026. LiveReacting's standard price is $39.99. New customers pay $21.99 a month for the first 5 months, still more than Live247.
- Billing by the hour from prepaid credit, so a stream that runs part of the day costs less, and a bulk discount from the second stream.
- 4K for about $39.88 a month running 24/7, where 4K on LiveReacting doubles the 24/7 price.
Choose Live247 only for the most basic job: one video or a playlist looping on YouTube and nothing more, at the lowest price, paid by the hour.
How do you start a 24/7 stream on each?
LiveReacting
- Create a free account and open a 24/7 template, or start from scratch.
- Upload your videos, or on any paid plan paste a link to a YouTube channel, playlist or video, or to a Google Drive or Dropbox file.
- Put them in a playlist: set the order, shuffle it or loop one file.
- Connect your YouTube channel by signing in, or paste a stream key.
- Click Go Live, or set the dates and times it should run.
How To Stream 24/7 on YouTube Using Pre Recorded Videos without OBS, our tutorial.
Live247
- Upload your MP4 or MP3 files to the Live247 website, and set them to play in order or at random.
- On YouTube, create a stream with "Schedule Stream", turn off auto-stop, and copy its stream key.
- Paste the key into Live247 and activate the playlist.
- Go live on YouTube while Live247's servers play the playlist on loop, billed by the hour from your credit.
From Live247's own homepage, "How it Works", and its FAQ, read on September 25, 2026.
What does LiveReacting add to a 24/7 stream?
Live247 loops a playlist on YouTube, and LiveReacting starts with the same job. Each feature below can join that stream later, when you want it. We found none of them on Live247's pages.
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Stream to more than YouTube
Live247 streams to YouTube only. Here the same 24/7 stream can also go to Twitch, Kick or any platform that accepts RTMP, at the same time, on every paid plan, and LiveReacting restarts a Twitch stream by itself every 48 hours. See multistreaming.
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Trivia, polls and giveaways
We found nothing on Live247's pages for viewers to play. Here they answer a trivia question, vote in a poll or enter a giveaway by typing in the live chat, and the result appears on the stream, so the 24/7 stream does not look the same every hour. See interactive live streaming and why that matters on YouTube.
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Bring in your YouTube channel
Moving a channel's back catalogue? Paste a link to the YouTube channel, a playlist or one video, pick what you want, and the videos land in your media library. Live247 takes uploads from your computer, MP4 and MP3 only. On every paid plan. Help Center guide.
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Several dates, or any gap you choose
Live247's FAQ asks you to schedule on YouTube only to turn off auto-stop. LiveReacting runs its own schedule: several dates set at once, or a repeat every set number of minutes, hours or days, and each run starts by itself. Help Center guide.
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Advanced automation
Split the stream into scenes, such as a countdown, a music block and a video playlist, and give each one a rule for what comes on next. The stream moves through them by itself. Help Center guide.
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Ad breaks where you choose
Live247's homepage points to YouTube's standard pre-roll and mid-roll ads. With Ad Slots Manager you mark the points in the playlist where YouTube may show an ad, so a break falls between two videos. It needs a monetized channel. Help Center guide.
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Connect a client's YouTube channel
Running channels for clients? Send the owner an invite link: they sign in to Google on a page with your logo and grant streaming access only, and no stream key changes hands. Help Center guide.
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Run it from an AI agent, or your own code
Tell an AI agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor what the stream should play, and over MCP it builds the playlist, schedules the stream and swaps a video while it is live. Your own code does the same through the REST API, on every paid plan. See the MCP server and the API.
Can you start from a ready-made 24/7 stream?
Yes. Open a finished 24/7 project, such as a lofi radio with its live chat on screen, a horror story marathon or a spa ambience, put your own videos or music in it and go live. We found no templates on Live247's pages.
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Playlist of pre-recorded videos
Playlist of video files that play one after another in sequence for continuous streaming.
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24/7 LoFi + chat overlay
24/7 lofi music live stream with audio playlist, animated background, and live chat overlay display.
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Soul music 24/7
24/7 soul music radio live stream with audio playlist and audio visualizer graphic overlay.
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24/7 relaxing spa
24/7 relaxing spa ambience live stream with calming audio playlist and meditation background visuals.
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24/7 horror stories
24/7 horror stories radio stream with audio narration playlist and animated spooky background graphics.
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24/7 minimalistic LoFi
24/7 minimalist lofi beats stream with a minimal audio visualizer and clean aesthetic background design.
How much does a 24/7 stream cost on each?
On Live247, one stream at 1080p or below costs 2.73¢ an hour, about $19.94 a month running 24/7, paid from prepaid credit; 1440p and 4K cost 5.46¢ an hour, about $39.88 a month (Live247's homepage, September 25, 2026). On LiveReacting, one 24/7 stream costs $39.99/mo, or $33/mo billed yearly, a flat price with Video Playlists and Advanced Scheduling in it.
So Live247 costs less for a stream that goes to YouTube alone. The LiveReacting plan adds other platforms at the same time, trivia, polls and a chat overlay, templates for 24/7 streams, and a schedule set on several dates at once.
New customers get 45% off the first 5 months month to month ($21.99 a month, then $39.99), or 40% off 12 months at $39.99 billed yearly ($287.93 for the first year, then $396 a year), on the 24/7 plan at 1080p 30 FPS with the code KICKSTART2026 until Oct 31, 2026. The offer comes on top of the volume discount.
How do you move a 24/7 stream from Live247 to LiveReacting?
- Bring the files: upload the same MP4 and MP3 files, or on any paid plan paste a link to your YouTube channel or playlist, or to a Google Drive or Dropbox folder, and LiveReacting fetches them.
- Put them in a playlist in the order you want, or shuffle it. For a long list, upload a CSV of the file names.
- Connect your YouTube channel by signing in, or keep using a stream key from YouTube Studio, and go live.
Nothing is imported from Live247 directly. MP3 files go in an audio playlist over a background picture or video, as in the lofi templates above.
LiveReacting vs Live247: questions
Is LiveReacting a good alternative to Live247?
Yes, for any 24/7 stream of pre-recorded videos beyond the most basic loop. Live247 loops a video or a playlist on YouTube, and its pages document no timed start of its own, no graphics or chat overlay over the video, no interactive elements and no platform but YouTube. LiveReacting runs the stream from its servers on YouTube, or on any other platform that allows one, several at once, and adds trivia, polls, a chat overlay and a live camera when you want them. Live247 costs less at the standard price and streams to YouTube only, as of September 25, 2026.
Is LiveReacting harder to set up than Live247?
No. Upload your videos, put them in a playlist, connect YouTube by signing in or with a stream key, and go live. Live247's own homepage lists the same kind of steps: upload the files, activate the playlist with a YouTube stream key, go live. Everything else LiveReacting has waits until you want it.
Which is cheaper for a 24/7 stream?
Live247, at the standard price. One 1080p stream running 24/7 costs about $19.94 a month on Live247, billed by the hour, and $39.99 a month on LiveReacting, or $33 a month billed yearly. Live247 prices checked September 25, 2026. New customers pay $21.99 a month on LiveReacting for the first 5 months, still more than Live247. The offer ends Oct 31, 2026.
Does Live247 charge by the hour?
Yes. Live247 sells prepaid credit from $1 and charges 2.73¢ an hour for a stream at 1080p or below and 5.46¢ at 1440p and 4K, so a stream that runs part of the day costs less. LiveReacting's 24/7 plan is a flat $39.99 a month per stream, or $33 a month billed yearly, with no limit on how long it runs. Live247 prices checked September 25, 2026.
Can Live247 or LiveReacting stream 24/7 to Twitch or Kick?
LiveReacting can; Live247's FAQ says it supports only YouTube for now, as of September 25, 2026. LiveReacting sends one stream to YouTube, Twitch, Kick or any platform that accepts RTMP, several at once, on every paid plan. Twitch ends a live stream at 48 hours, so LiveReacting restarts it by itself every 48 hours.
Can viewers take part in a 24/7 stream on Live247 or LiveReacting?
On LiveReacting, yes: viewers answer trivia, vote in polls and enter giveaways by typing in the live chat, with up to 150 in a trivia game or a poll at once, and a chat overlay shows their comments on the stream. We found nothing like it on Live247's pages, as of September 25, 2026.
Will YouTube treat a 24/7 stream on LiveReacting or Live247 as repetitive content?
With either tool, the risky case is one short video looping with nothing else on screen. A playlist shuffled into a new order each time it loops, a chat overlay with viewers' comments, and trivia or polls in the live chat make each hour different, and LiveReacting has all of these, the 24/7 plan included. Our guide to looping a video on YouTube Live explains the policy.
Is LiveReacting a YouTube Live verified encoder?
It is not on YouTube's list of verified encoders, as of September 25, 2026. LiveReacting streams to YouTube through YouTube's official API, and the app passed YouTube's API Services compliance audit and Google's verification. Sign in with your YouTube channel and LiveReacting creates the live stream there for you.
How do I move my 24/7 stream from Live247 to LiveReacting?
Upload the same MP4 and MP3 files, or on any paid plan paste a link to your YouTube channel or playlist, or to a Google Drive or Dropbox folder, and LiveReacting fetches them. Put them in a playlist, connect YouTube by signing in or with your stream key, and go live.
Do I need to keep my computer on?
No, with either one. Live247's FAQ says you can close the tab once the stream runs, and LiveReacting streams from its own servers in the same way.