--- title: "Stream ReRuns vs OBS, Restream, Gyre" description: "Stream ReRuns compared with OBS Studio, Restream Upload & Stream and Gyre for 24/7 reruns: cost, where it runs, fetching past broadcasts, staying on air." url: "https://royalsoftworks.com/products/stream-reruns/compare/" source: "https://royalsoftworks.com" format: "markdown" note: "Markdown rendering of the HTML page at `url`. Same content, same canonical URL." --- Compare # Stream ReRuns and the alternatives Three other ways to keep a channel on air, checked against their own pages, and an honest answer to which one fits which job. Stream ReRuns is not affiliated with any of them, or with any streaming service. Free to download, no account · Pro €20 once, VAT included · Windows [Download free](https://royalsoftworks.com/download/#stream-reruns) ## What we compared it with ### [OBS Studio](https://obsproject.com/) The free, open-source streaming studio; its VLC Video source can loop a playlist of files. ### [Restream Upload & Stream](https://restream.io/upload-and-stream) Restream's cloud feature for streaming uploaded, pre-recorded videos on a schedule. ### [Gyre](https://gyre.pro/) A cloud service that keeps a channel live 24/7 with looped, uploaded videos. ## Side by side Checked on 5 October 2026 against each product’s own site (sources below). “Not stated on its site” means we could not find it there — read it as unknown, not as no. | Question | Stream ReRuns | OBS Studio | Restream Upload & Stream | Gyre | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | What does it cost? | Free with a small watermark; €20 once (VAT included) removes it. | Free and open source. | Looping is on the higher Upload & Stream plans; prices on restream.io. | From $49 a month (Start) to $169 (PRO+), after a 7-day free trial. | | Where does the stream run from? | Your own computer — it has to stay on. | Your own computer. | Restream's servers. | Gyre's cloud — your computer can be off. | | Does it fetch your past broadcasts by itself? | Yes — it downloads the last 24 hours of a Twitch channel's past broadcasts or a YouTube channel's finished live streams, and tops itself up. | No — you supply the files. | No — you upload the videos. | No — you upload the videos. | | How much can it loop? | As much as fits on your disk; the window is 24 hours by default, plus pinned videos and imports. | Any playlist of local files. | An upload library of 2, 4 or 12 hours, by plan. | Not stated on its site | | Does it survive a 48-hour Twitch cap? | Yes — it ends the session on purpose before Twitch's 48-hour or Facebook's 8-hour cap and starts a new one, resuming from the same second. | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site | | Where can it stream to? | One destination at a time: Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook, Rumble, TikTok, Trovo, Restream or any RTMP/RTMPS address. | Any RTMP service you set up in it. | Many channels at once — that is Restream's core service. | YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram and other RTMP platforms. | ## When an alternative is the better choice - **Gyre.** If your computer cannot stay on, a cloud service is the honest answer: the stream keeps running with your laptop closed. - **Restream.** If you want the same rerun on many platforms at once, multistreaming is what Restream is for — Stream ReRuns sends to one destination, and can send that one to Restream. - **OBS Studio.** If you already run OBS and have the files, a looping VLC source costs nothing and gives you full control of the scene around the video. ## When Stream ReRuns is the better choice - You want reruns of your own channel without uploading anything: Stream ReRuns fetches your past broadcasts itself and keeps the last day ready. - You want it to run for days unattended: reconnects, a stall watchdog, sessions ended before the platform's cap, and a resume from the same second. - You would rather pay once: €20, not a monthly bill for a cloud machine. - You want the files and the loop on your own disk, with pins, imports and a 24-hour timeline to arrange them. ## Sources - OBS Studio: [obsproject.com/kb/media-sources](https://obsproject.com/kb/media-sources) (checked 5 October 2026) - Restream Upload & Stream: [restream.io/upload-and-stream](https://restream.io/upload-and-stream) (checked 5 October 2026) - Gyre: [gyre.pro/](https://gyre.pro/) (checked 5 October 2026) Product names are the trademarks of their owners and are used only to identify the products compared. Prices and features change; if you spot one that has, tell us and we will correct it. [Download Stream ReRuns](https://royalsoftworks.com/download/#stream-reruns) [See what it does](https://royalsoftworks.com/products/stream-reruns/)