--- description: Learn more about Dacast price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Dacast Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Management Software](/directory/30754/video-management/software) > [Dacast](/software/122710/dacast-web-conferencing) # Dacast Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/122710/dacast-web-conferencing Page: 1 / 10\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/122710/dacast-web-conferencing?page=2) > Live streaming solution that helps businesses to publish, transcode, organize, monetize, and analyze live and on-demand video content. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 229 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Dacast? Dacast platform is ideal for all kinds of activities and industries, among which: Faith, Sport, Business, Education, Agencies, Production, Entertainment, Media, Government/Nonprofit, Medical... ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 229 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: DaCast - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2008 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0,00 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Starter Plan The Starter plan costs $39/month and comes with 1,000 GB of bandwidth per month (1.2 TB / year) and 50 GB of storage. The plan is ideal for affordable streaming to small groups. Event Plan The Event plan goes for $63/month and comes with 6 TB of bandwidth upfront and 50 GB of storage. This plan is best suited for broadcasters who want to host one-time or occasional live events. Scale Plan As its name suggests, the Scale plan is built for businesses and organizations who are ready to take things to the next level. This plan costs $188/month when billed annually and includes 24 TB of bandwidth per year and 1 TB of storage. Custom If your needs exceed the resources available with the other three plans, Dacast is willing and able to provide you with a unique pricing package for high-volume plans of any size. Please contact us for custom pricing. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Access Controls/Permissions - Audience Analytics - Audience Engagement - Bulk Uploading - Content Library - Live Streaming Production - Performance Monitoring - Real-time Broadcasting - Reporting/Analytics - Session Recording - Social Media Streaming - Social Sharing - Video Streaming ## Integrations (1 total) - OBS Studio ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Video Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30754/video-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Management Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30754/video-management/software) - [Live Streaming Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/31755/live-streaming/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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If the encoders worked properly and they had more CDNs—especially for better distribution in South America—it could grow into a great service. > > **Cons**: latency was consistently very high, encoding performance was unreliable Disappointing customer service > > We tried using DaCast for about a year in Paraguay, but the latency was consistently very high, and the encoding performance was unreliable. Despite several attempts to make it work, the quality just wasn’t up to standard. Eventually, we had to set up our own servers for stream encoding and switched to another provider for passthrough. Shortly after switching, we were unexpectedly charged for another full year. I contacted support immediately, arguing that we were not made aware of any automatic renewal for an annual subscription — especially since we were not actively using the service. However, DaCast refused to refund the charge, stating that all their subscriptions are auto-renewed by default. Overall, it has been a very disappointing experience both technically and in terms of customer service. I would strongly caution others to be careful with their subscription terms and monitor billing closely. We won’t be using DaCast again. ----- ### "Not very professional: Auto charged with no consent and hard no for refund" — 3.0/5 > **Nayeon** | *06 March 2025* | Arts & Crafts | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: They provide a affordable service. It was good when i worked. > > **Cons**: They have a auto renew membership with no consent policy before they charge. And there is no way for a customer to cancel it even on the same day you get charged. (They keep saying no due to their new policies.) I think they at least give you a reminder as a consent before they automatically charge or let customer cancel it. It almost feel a scammer practice. > > They are not the same service i experience in the past. It doesn't feel like a professional service. ----- ### "program experience" — 5.0/5 > **Dimitrios** | *02 May 2022* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Stability of the server and streaming Low latency. > > **Cons**: Very expensive for our small business ----- ### "An excellent product that has it all; well, almost everything" — 5.0/5 > **Victor M** | *09 May 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use interface. Excellent seaworthiness. Excellent results and performance. Optimization of resources and transparency of information resources. > > **Cons**: This is the only area of ​​opportunity that we find in the service. There are currently many plugins and add-ons that other providers can be added almost immediately. We are sure that the Dacast team will be able to work on these integrations soon. A specific example was the real-time CHAT service that should be optimized as soon as possible > > I would summarize it as: Excellent provider, excellent service, excellent cost-benefit ratio. Excellent business partner ----- ### "A Little Rough Around the Edges, but Fantastic Value for Money" — 4.0/5 > **Gus** | *19 July 2022* | Restaurants | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Dacast is a great platform for hosting and live streaming videos. You can control the style of the video player without any third party branding or recommended videos like YouTube has. It creates a lot more streamlined and focused viewing experience for employee training videos. > > **Cons**: The overall polish of Dacast could be improved. Changes to video info isn't always saved the first time. Uploads don't always finish uploading the first time. Processing to full HD quality can take a while too. The product works well overall, but it could use that extra bit of fine tuning. > > Dacast helps our team keep focus and lets us fully control our content, while keeping videos private and only accessible to our team. I've been quiet pleased with how seamlessly we were able to integrate it into our training materials in the place of YouTube. ----- Page: 1 / 10\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/122710/dacast-web-conferencing?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/122710/dacast-web-conferencing) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data