For anyone looking to branch out to something besides Twitch, this is a great write up!!!
For anyone looking to branch out to something besides Twitch, this is a great write up!!!
Heya all. Since I saw a post earlier today on someone wanting to switch streaming sites, I thought I'd share some of my research with you when I left Twitch (for the most part, I do still multistream there.) The research is as recent as possible, but as always, make sure to do your own homework first. Lastly, I'm not going to talk about FBG or YT because you already know about those.
Glimesh – glimesh.tv (note: this is my main streaming site)
Good: Runs on the FTL protocol, which is far faster than Twitch; it's nearly real time. Positive community. Runs mostly on open-source values. No affiliate status needed for subscriptions.
Bad: Alpha state - and it shows. Community is positive as mentioned earlier, but small and shrinking due to alpha state. Running on FTL means it's going to destroy lesser-spec computers and internet connections (meaning less than 4500 mbps). Some personal drama at the site has turned people off.
Trovo – trovo.live
Good: Has a very active community. Set up much like Twitch, so easy to figure out. Has free stuff streamers can give to their communities.
Bad: Set up somewhat like a content factory, where if you miss or are late for two streams, they turn off your streaming schedule (you can reactivate it). Owned by Tencent, which turns some people off.
Caffeine – caffeine.tv
Good: Has a very active community. If you like tournaments and heavy interactivity, this place is for you. Aside from gaming, heavy focus on music.
Bad: Has been accused of being highly mediagenic (i.e., if you’re not one of the pretty people, you aren’t going to get far.) If you are not a gamer or musician, this site really isn’t for you.
Brime – brimelive.com
Good: Automatic multistreaming. If you multistream, Brime has it built in.
Bad: Confusing setup and if you intend to stream on only one site, Brime doesn’t seem to be set up for that (even though technically it is.)
DLive – dlive.tv
Good: Similar to Trovo, set up like Twitch, so easy to navigate. Covers the same functions as Twitch and could be considered a straight clone.
Bad: Controversial site. For reasons fair or not (I make no judgement opinions on this), DLive has been accused of everything from being an alt-right hate site to a cryptocurrency scam. If you want to stay clear of lightning rods, this may be one to avoid.
Picarto – picarto.tv
Good: Heavy art-based site recently moving into gaming and music. Is nearly as old as Twitch, so has a decent longevity record.
Bad: HEAVY ART-BASED SITE means that gaming and music gets short-shrift (gaming doesn’t even show up on the categories until you literally scroll to the bottom and currently ALL games are a single cat). Bizarrely, viewers AND streamers must be subscribers of the site in order to pay for video and ad-free streams. Not entirely family friendly; as an art site, it has heavy NSFW and like typical art sites, the filters default to off. (thanks to Taymichu for reminding me of the last one!)
Nonolive – nonolive.com
Good: European-based site; like DLive and Trovo, pretty much a Twitch clone. Great if you stream in multiple languages.
Bad: Site is originally set up to be “the Spanish Twitch” and it shows; very little is in English or is set up for non-Eurocentric standards. If you only stream in English, this may be one to avoid.
Glimesh – glimesh.tv (note: this is my main streaming site)
Good: Runs on the FTL protocol, which is far faster than Twitch; it's nearly real time. Positive community. Runs mostly on open-source values. No affiliate status needed for subscriptions.
Bad: Alpha state - and it shows. Community is positive as mentioned earlier, but small and shrinking due to alpha state. Running on FTL means it's going to destroy lesser-spec computers and internet connections (meaning less than 4500 mbps). Some personal drama at the site has turned people off.
Trovo – trovo.live
Good: Has a very active community. Set up much like Twitch, so easy to figure out. Has free stuff streamers can give to their communities.
Bad: Set up somewhat like a content factory, where if you miss or are late for two streams, they turn off your streaming schedule (you can reactivate it). Owned by Tencent, which turns some people off.
Caffeine – caffeine.tv
Good: Has a very active community. If you like tournaments and heavy interactivity, this place is for you. Aside from gaming, heavy focus on music.
Bad: Has been accused of being highly mediagenic (i.e., if you’re not one of the pretty people, you aren’t going to get far.) If you are not a gamer or musician, this site really isn’t for you.
Brime – brimelive.com
Good: Automatic multistreaming. If you multistream, Brime has it built in.
Bad: Confusing setup and if you intend to stream on only one site, Brime doesn’t seem to be set up for that (even though technically it is.)
DLive – dlive.tv
Good: Similar to Trovo, set up like Twitch, so easy to navigate. Covers the same functions as Twitch and could be considered a straight clone.
Bad: Controversial site. For reasons fair or not (I make no judgement opinions on this), DLive has been accused of everything from being an alt-right hate site to a cryptocurrency scam. If you want to stay clear of lightning rods, this may be one to avoid.
Picarto – picarto.tv
Good: Heavy art-based site recently moving into gaming and music. Is nearly as old as Twitch, so has a decent longevity record.
Bad: HEAVY ART-BASED SITE means that gaming and music gets short-shrift (gaming doesn’t even show up on the categories until you literally scroll to the bottom and currently ALL games are a single cat). Bizarrely, viewers AND streamers must be subscribers of the site in order to pay for video and ad-free streams. Not entirely family friendly; as an art site, it has heavy NSFW and like typical art sites, the filters default to off. (thanks to Taymichu for reminding me of the last one!)
Nonolive – nonolive.com
Good: European-based site; like DLive and Trovo, pretty much a Twitch clone. Great if you stream in multiple languages.
Bad: Site is originally set up to be “the Spanish Twitch” and it shows; very little is in English or is set up for non-Eurocentric standards. If you only stream in English, this may be one to avoid.
