What Castr does

Castr is a Vancouver-based, privately-held live video streaming platform founded in 2018 that delivers multi-CDN video infrastructure to content creators, broadcasters, media companies, and enterprise customers. The platform's core offering centers on a multi-CDN network integrating Akamai, Fastly, and Cloudfront with proprietary intelligent routing and automatic failover across 40+ global ingest locations, supporting protocols including RTMP, SRT, HLS, and RTSP. The product surface spans live streaming with ultra-low latency, multistreaming to 30+ destinations from a single broadcast, video-on-demand hosting, cloud-based production tools with switching and overlays, IP camera streaming, TV playout (VOD2Live) for 24/7 broadcast scheduling, and a white-label OTT platform that enables branded app deployment across Web, iOS, Android, and TV with TVOD, SVOD, and AVOD monetization models.

Castr operates a dual go-to-market motion: a product-led growth model with a 7-day free trial for self-service signup targeting SMBs and individual creators, alongside an enterprise field sales motion ([email protected], demo booking, WhatsApp contact) targeting larger organizations. Named enterprise customers include Sony, Disney, the United Nations, Coinbase, Sephora, Autodesk, PBS, Wikimedia, and Texas University. The company monetizes through tiered subscription plans (live streaming, video hosting, multistreaming, OTT), transactional pay-per-view revenue on individual events, and white-label OTT licensing for enterprises. Industry-specific solutions span live TV and radio broadcasting, sports, gaming, education, churches, music and entertainment, enterprise communications, government, and live event production agencies.

The company is headquartered at 777 Hornby St, Suite 600, Vancouver, British Columbia, operating with 11-50 employees. Castr has been recognized by G2 as a Leader, High Performer, Best Support, Best Estimated ROI, Fastest Implementation, and Most Implementable, and by Capterra with a 4.7/5 rating including Best Ease of Use and Best Value designations. The platform emphasizes transparent pricing positioned below enterprise competitors while delivering comparable infrastructure quality, with a 99.9% guaranteed uptime SLA and infrastructure built to handle millions of concurrent viewers.

Name

Castr

Legal name

Castr Live Streaming, Inc

Website

https://castr.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Castr is a Vancouver-based live video streaming platform offering multi-CDN infrastructure (Akamai, Fastly, Cloudfront), multistreaming to 30+ destinations, white-label OTT deployment, and cloud production tools for broadcasters, content creators, and enterprise customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Video Streaming Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Software Publishers (513210), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise/Creator Video Hosting & OTT SaaS Platforms (MPACAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Live Stream Processing (Ingest, ABR Packaging, Just-in-Time Packaging) (MPAHAHAD), Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB), Media Transport & Contribution (SRT/RIST, Satellite/IP, Fiber) (MPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Live video streaming
• Video hosting platform
• Multistreaming services
• White-label OTT
• Video monetization

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription model for live streaming, video hosting, multistreaming, and OTT services. Plans include varying levels of traffic, features, and support levels. Annual and monthly billing options available.
2. Pay-Per-View / Transactional: Transaction-based revenue from PPV streaming events where viewers pay to access specific live content.
3. White-label OTT Licensing: Revenue from white-label OTT platform deployment for enterprises wanting branded streaming apps with custom monetization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Castr is a cloud-based live video streaming platform that delivers broadcast-grade video through a multi-CDN infrastructure (Akamai, Fastly, Cloudfront) with 40+ global ingest locations and 99.9% uptime. It offers an integrated portfolio including live streaming, multistreaming to 30+ destinations, video hosting, video monetization (Paywall and SSAI), white-label OTT app deployment, cloud production, TV playout (VOD2Live), transcoding, and a developer API, sold primarily via SaaS subscriptions to media companies, broadcasters, sports organizations, educational institutions, religious organizations, and content creators.

Product overview

Castr is a comprehensive video streaming platform offering an integrated portfolio of products organized around a core streaming infrastructure. The platform consists of Live Stream as the primary broadcast engine, paired with Multistream for multi-platform distribution, Video Hosting for on-demand content delivery, and Video Monetization for paywall and advertising features. Additional modules include White Label OTT Platform for branded app deployment, IP Camera Streaming for security camera integration, TV Playout (VOD2Live) for 24/7 broadcast scheduling, Transcoder for format conversion, Ultra Low Latency for real-time delivery, and Cloud Production for remote video production. The platform also offers vertical-specific solutions including Live TV & Radio, Sports, Game, Education, Church, and Music & Entertainment Streaming solutions. All products share a unified infrastructure powered by multi-CDN delivery (Akamai, Fastly, Cloudfront), supporting protocols including RTMP, SRT, HLS, and RTSP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Stream
• White Label OTT Platform
• Video Hosting
• Video Monetization
• IP Camera Streaming
• TV Playout (VOD2Live)
• Transcoder
• Cloud Production
• Developer API

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% uptime guaranteed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AkamaicoreTechnology or IntegrationAkamai CDN provides primary content delivery infrastructure for all live video streams, ensuring global reach with no buffering or lagging through one of the world's largest content delivery networks.
• FastlycoreTechnology or IntegrationFastly CDN integrated into multi-CDN network for intelligent routing and automatic failover, providing redundant content delivery infrastructure alongside Akamai and Cloudfront.
• CloudfrontcoreTechnology or IntegrationAmazon Cloudfront CDN integrated into multi-CDN network for intelligent routing and automatic failover, providing redundant content delivery infrastructure alongside Akamai and Fastly.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dacast: Direct competitor offering live streaming, VOD hosting, white-label OTT, and monetization on a unified SaaS platform aimed at broadcasters, sports, and enterprise — an almost mirror-image of Castr's product portfolio and pricing tier structure.
• Vimeo (Livestream): Vivoom/Livestream offering from Vimeo delivers live streaming and OTT SaaS with similar self-serve-to-enterprise pricing model, multistreaming, and monetization — explicitly cited as a Castr comparison page target.
• Restream: Specialist multistreaming platform with deep integration into 30+ social destinations, directly competitive with Castr's Multistream core feature set and overlapping PLG-driven SMB customer base.
• Mux: Developer-first video API platform for live, VOD, and real-time streaming — competes at the infrastructure/SaaS layer with Castr's Developer API and live-streaming products, particularly for engineering-led teams.
• Wowza Streaming Engine: Streaming infrastructure software (on-prem and cloud) for live and VOD with RTMP/SRT/HLS ingest and transcoding — competes with Castr at the professional streaming infrastructure layer, especially for production agencies.
• BoxCast: Live streaming SaaS focused on sports, faith, and broadcast verticals with bundled hardware — directly competes with Castr in sports and church streaming use cases.
• JW Player (now Brid.TV): Video player, hosting, and OTT platform with SSAI and monetization features that compete head-to-head with Castr's Video Hosting, Monetization, and White-Label OTT products.

Broad incumbents

• Brightcove: Established enterprise-grade video and OTT SaaS platform serving large media companies and enterprise — competes in the same end-to-end streaming workflow but at higher price points and with deeper enterprise sales coverage.
• IBM Watson Media (Ustream): Enterprise live and on-demand video platform with deep integration into the broader IBM Cloud and AI stack — competes for enterprise and government streaming deployments similar to those Castr serves (e.g., UN).
• AWS IVS (Interactive Video Service): Amazon's low-latency live-streaming PaaS offering, bundled with Cloudfront and tightly integrated into AWS — competes with Castr's Ultra Low Latency and developer-facing live video products, particularly for AWS-native customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CastrHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/castrlive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/castrlive
• Instagraminstagram.com/castrhq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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