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3Q is the European digital infrastructure for video streaming, OTT, and FAST channels. The partner-friendly SaaS solution is API-first and runs on 3Q's own independent European video infrastructure, independently of hyperscalers. The 3Q online video platform, made in Germany, lets customers and partners host, manage, and distribute audiovisual content live and on-demand on websites and apps. 3Q's white-label solution for video portals gives audiences fully managed content, with a central media library that provides analytics on each asset's streaming performance. 3Q is GDPR-compliant and all processes are ISO/IEC 27001 certified. It scales globally with multi-CDN and a China setup with ICP filing, valued expertise for many European companies. 3Q is the right choice when European data sovereignty is a non-negotiable requirement and not just "hosted in the EU," but structurally guaranteed. When companies are looking for a specialized, turnkey video platform without having to build their own DevOps team. Video Hosting and Management: You upload videos via browser or video API and organize everything in a central interface. Automated workflows handle transcoding, metadata, and publishing to websites, apps, and the intranet. Live Streaming and Webcasting: You stream live to a large audience with no limits on viewer numbers or data volume, broadcast redundantly with all common encoders, and convert every live stream to video-on-demand automatically with Live2VOD. The Live Clipping module creates new clips directly from a live or completed stream. Delivery and Video Player: The 3Q Content Delivery Network delivers content quickly and in high quality worldwide. The cookie-free and consent-free HTML5 video player works on all devices, supports all video formats, is customizable with logos, overlays, and interactive elements, and offers comprehensive advertising support. It is accessible in accordance with WCAG 2.1/BITV 2.0. Video AI and Analytics: The integrated video AI generates transcripts, metadata, thumbnails, captions, translations, and chapter markers. 3Q Analytics shows how your video and livestream content is used, filterable by project and time period, and exportable. API-First: SDKs give developers access to nearly all features of the 3Q platform: upload, encoding, player integration, streaming, analytics, and more at no additional cost. Headquartered in Munich, 3Q offers a modular pay-as-you-go pricing model & 24/7 support.

About

StreamYard is a live streaming studio in your browser. Interview guests, share your screen, and much more. Stream directly to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other platforms. StreamYard makes it easy to broadcast your live show to all audiences on multiple platforms at once. Interview guests, sync comments, and brand every broadcast. Better yet, our backup servers make sure your livestream runs smoothly no matter what—because the show must go on. Record or go live, it's up to you StreamYard is a simple but powerful recording studio for creating professional audio and video recordings

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Enterprises and mid-market organisations (500+ employees) with high data-protection and compliance requirements: media companies, sports and event organisations, corporate communications teams, and OTT partners that need GDPR-compliant, EU-owned video streaming, hosting, and management.

Audience

Live streamers, Video producers, Event producers

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$0
3Q prices modularly and by actual use, with no base fee. There are two plans, and a 7-day free trial covers all core modules.

- Pay as you Go: no base fee, pay per use. Includes the REST video API and player SDKs, two admin accounts, the Live-to-VoD recorder and analytics.

- Enterprise: price on request. Tailored packages and terms with volume pricing, full branding, system integration, professional services, premium network with eCDN integration, 24/7 support with SLA and training, and SSO/SAML.

For larger or more complex projects, Enterprise Fast Track is a direct line to 3Q's business team. Current pricing is available on the 3Q website.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$0
Screen sharing
Banners
On-screen comments
Brand colors
Green screen
Stream anywhere
Streaming limits
No StreamYard branding in your streams
Unlimited streaming
10 on-screen participants
Logo
Overlays
Backgrounds
Custom RTMP destinations
Pre-recorded streams
Recording
Multistream
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.9 / 5
features 4.4 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.7 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • 💯 Very User-Friendly 💯 Easy to Adapt 💯 Comprehensive features 💯 Not resource demanding 💯 No installations--just go to the site! 💯 Can be customized!
  • Great for live streams, you have the option of live casting to multiple platforms, I like the option of paying a monthly or annual fee. You can stream from all the major social media outlets as well.
  • This software is like no other. It allows people to be able to stream across various platforms and has a professional setup, similar to news channels. The split screen feature is great. StreamYard also allows for information to be displayed to viewers on a scrolling marquee.
  • I host a talk show and recently tried StreamYard after using another streaming application for almost two years. It is easy to use. The best part is the ease in playing my brand's video before my interviews. No more sharing a screen to do so as with another streaming service! Love it! Further, it is a plus that we can share our guests' names and even a ticker tape. I am still learning. My first live went without a hitch.
  • I love that StreamYard is so user friendly. I like to think I'm techie, but I'm not really. However, StreamYard makes is so easy to livestream to multiple platforms at once and the platform itself makes me look like a techie. I've received so many compliments on how cool my livestreams look.

Cons

  • One thing that I find missing is to be able to have a feature where we get to have a background music in our streams, as of the moment what we do is we do load it straight from share screen then just hide the share screen window.
  • I don't have cons at this time as I just started using the program.
  • Initially, it was difficult for me to connect the app to Facebook. Facebook made it difficult to find on their platform. Another problem that I noticed is that there’s a delay from when a viewer types something in the chat until when it appears on screen.
  • This is not a major con but when guests share their screen, I have to admit their screen into the studio.
  • Um...there's nothing I don't like about StreamYard.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

3Q
Founded: 2009
Munich, Germany
3q.video

Company Information

StreamYard
Founded: 2018
United States
streamyard.com

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Categories

For company-critical live broadcasts, 3Q offers livestreaming on its own European video infrastructure, with no limit on viewers or data volume. 3Q transmits your signal redundantly with all common hardware and software encoders and delivers adaptively at low latency over HLS and DASH. The 3Q Content Delivery Network with multi-CDN keeps playback stable worldwide, including a China setup with ICP filing, and eCDN integration relieves internal corporate networks. Multi-channel streaming lets viewers switch feeds, languages or camera perspectives directly in the player. Live2VOD turns every broadcast into video-on-demand the moment it ends, and the Live Clipping module creates clips straight from a running or finished stream. Every livestream stays GDPR-compliant and independent of US hyperscalers. All 3Q processes are ISO/IEC 27001 certified, with 24/7 support from real video experts.

3Q is the European video platform for hosting and managing video on demand. 3Q stores every asset in one central media library, where project folders, playlists and tags keep content organised and findable, with no switching between systems. Upload runs by browser or REST video API, and automated workflows handle transcoding, metadata and publishing to websites, apps and the intranet. Video AI adds automatic subtitles, transcriptions, translations, chapter markers and thumbnails, which opens access to international audiences without manual work. Every video plays through the cookie- and consent-free 3Q video player, brand-customisable and accessible to WCAG 2.1/BITV 2.0. 3Q Analytics reports reach, playback time and engagement for each asset, filterable and exportable. 3Q runs its own independent European video infrastructure, so content stays GDPR-compliant and independent of US clouds. All 3Q processes are ISO/IEC 27001 certified, with 24/7 support from real video experts.

3Q is the European Video Platform as a Service for developers and enterprises building their own video products. An API-first design gives programmatic access through a REST video API and native player SDKs at no additional cost, so video hosting, livestreaming, video-on-demand and management embed directly into applications, portals and CMS. The modular architecture carries custom workflows, from secure corporate intranets to the backends OTT partners build on and white-label media libraries. Ingestion, transcoding, video AI and delivery all run through the same API and connect to existing systems and CI workflows. Adaptive streaming over HLS and DASH and the cookie- and consent-free 3Q video player are included. 3Q operates its own independent European video infrastructure, so the whole video workflow stays GDPR-compliant and independent of US hyperscalers. All 3Q processes are ISO/IEC 27001 certified, with modular pay-as-you-go pricing and 24/7 support from real video experts.

3Q is the European platform for large-scale online events: webcasts, town halls, Shareholders' Meetings, and press conferences streamed to a few or tens of thousands of viewers. Interaction: The 3Q webcasting module includes live polls, live Q&A, Live reactions and quizzing and presentation slides, so viewers take part inside the player. Access: Single sign-on through your identity provider secures internal events, and a magic link gives external speakers browser access without an account. Branding: The interface is fully white-label. Every session records automatically with Live2VOD and stays on demand, building a reusable content library. For smaller, strongly interactive webinar formats with microphone and video call-ins, 3Q works with specialist event partners. The platform runs on 3Q's own independent European video infrastructure, GDPR-compliant and all processes are ISO/IEC 27001 certified, with 24/7 support from real video experts.

Categories

Live Streaming Features

Access Control
Audience Analytics
Audience Engagement
Browser-based
Customizable Branding
Encoding
Event Scheduling
Live Streaming Production
Moderation
Monetization Tools
Multi-Screen / Split-Screen
Multiple Camera Feeds
Multistreaming
Session Recording
Social Media Integration
Streaming Platform Integration

Video Features

Analytics
Brand Overlay
Bulk Uploading
Closed Captions
Mobile Screen Support
Privacy Options
Social Sharing
Video Looping
Video Streaming

Webinar Features

Alerts/Notifications
Customizable Branding
Event Management
Live Chat
Multi-Presenter
On-Demand Webinars
Polls / Voting
Q & A
Reporting/Analytics
Screen Sharing
Social Media Promotion

Live Streaming Features

Access Control
Audience Analytics
Audience Engagement
Browser-based
Customizable Branding
Encoding
Event Scheduling
Live Streaming Production
Moderation
Monetization Tools
Multi-Screen / Split-Screen
Multiple Camera Feeds
Multistreaming
Session Recording
Social Media Integration
Streaming Platform Integration

Video Features

Analytics
Brand Overlay
Bulk Uploading
Closed Captions
Mobile Screen Support
Privacy Options
Social Sharing
Video Looping
Video Streaming

Screen Recording Features

Annotations / Drawing
Audio Capture
Backup
Collaboration Tools
File Sharing
Multi-Screen Recording
Screen Capture
Speech-to-Text
Video Editing
YouTube Uploading

Integrations

AccessOwl
Altar Live
Axis LMS
Azure API Apps
Eventtia
Facebook
Facebook Live
GitHub Student Developer Pack
Hive Streaming
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Live
Parrot
PhoneLiveStreaming
Twitch
X (Twitter)
YouTube
YouTube Live
digital delegate
evenito AG

Integrations

AccessOwl
Altar Live
Axis LMS
Azure API Apps
Eventtia
Facebook
Facebook Live
GitHub Student Developer Pack
Hive Streaming
LinkedIn
LinkedIn Live
Parrot
PhoneLiveStreaming
Twitch
X (Twitter)
YouTube
YouTube Live
digital delegate
evenito AG
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