Alternatives
Dacast alternative for on-demand films.
When you sell the film, not the live event.
Dacast is a strong live streaming platform: broadcasts, pay-per-view events and OTT across devices, billed by the data your viewers use. uncompressed.io does not do live streaming at all. If your work is finished films, series and a members library, it is built for that instead.
Video hosting for filmmakers · 5 GB free · Paid plans from USD 9/month
By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
What is a good Dacast alternative for creators who sell films on demand?
If your product is live events, stay with Dacast or another live platform: uncompressed.io does not stream live. If you sell finished films, series and memberships on demand, uncompressed.io offers purchases, rentals and memberships at 0% commission, with viewing hours included in the plan instead of data billed by the gigabyte.
- Dacast is the stronger choice for live streaming
- uncompressed.io does not stream live
- 0% commission on purchases, rentals and memberships
- Viewing hours included, not data billed per GB
- Films stream as exported, with no re-encode
- Optional Leak Shield, USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year
Be fair to Dacast
Where Dacast is strong
and where it is not the fit
Dacast is the better pick for
Live broadcasts, pay-per-view events, conferences, church services, sports and concerts streamed as they happen, and OTT delivery of those streams across devices. Its plans include live streaming at every tier.
uncompressed.io is the better pick for
Finished work: films, documentaries, series, recorded classes and members libraries, sold as purchases, rentals, downloads or memberships, with the picture as exported and nothing taken from each sale.
Live, then on demand
Data versus hours
What a gigabyte means
when a film sells
Dacast bills data overage at USD 0.3 per GB. A 90-minute 1080p film streamed at about 8 Mbps uses roughly 5.4 GB per full viewing. These are estimates, to show the scale.
5.4 GB
One full viewing
90 minutes at about 8 Mbps, estimated
USD 1.62
Dacast overage per viewing
at USD 0.3 per GB beyond the plan
2.4 TB
Dacast Starter data
per year, billed annually
20,000 h
uncompressed.io extra block
USD 29 beyond the included hours
On uncompressed.io you do not count gigabytes. Each paid plan includes viewing hours a month (Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000), and playback never pauses above that: an extra block is added. Plans run Lite at USD 9, Pro at USD 39 and Max at USD 99 a month.
Side by side
Dacast and uncompressed.io
for selling video
Dacast figures from dacast.com/pricing, read 12 October 2026. Overage USD 0.30 per GB of data and USD 0.15 per GB of storage. The page also lists Event (USD 63 a month billed annually, 6 TB upfront) and Custom by quote. The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month.
What an on-demand shop includes
Read from the live price list. Verified 2026-10.
| Commission on sales | 0 percent, at any volume. Buyers pay into your own payment account; your card processor's fee applies. |
|---|---|
| What you can sell | Purchases (stream forever), downloads, rentals with a viewing window, memberships with monthly or yearly tiers, bundles and series. |
| Member tools | Free trials per tier, coupon codes, gift memberships, refunds and free access from your earnings page. |
| Your storefront | A shop under your name at yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or on your own domain. Buyers need no account. |
| Picture quality | Films stream as you exported them: no re-encode of video or audio, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections. |
| Viewing hours included | Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000 hours a month, then USD 29 per extra 20,000-hour block. Playback never pauses. |
| Plans | Starter free (5 GB, one film at a time); Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month; yearly is one month free. |
| Leak Shield (optional) | Every buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy; the open web and torrent indexes are searched; a confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends the takedown. USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year, any paid plan. |
| Inclusion window | The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month. |
Plans and add-ons: pricing. The whole cluster starts at the creator platform guide.
Getting started
Open an on-demand shop
next to your live platform
Upload the recordings
Upload finished films and event recordings as exported, with no re-encode.
Set your offer
Purchases, rentals with a viewing window, downloads, bundles and monthly or yearly memberships.
Link from the event
Point live viewers to yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or your own domain, for the replay and the catalog.
Protect the releases
Add Leak Shield so each buyer gets their own marked copy. It reduces risk and makes leaks traceable; it cannot guarantee a film never leaks.
For the bigger picture on selling on demand, read the VOD streaming platform guide or the streaming platform for concert films.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is a good Dacast alternative?
It depends on the job. For live streaming and pay-per-view events, look at other live platforms, because uncompressed.io does not stream live. For selling finished films, series and memberships on demand, uncompressed.io offers purchases, rentals and memberships at 0% commission, with viewing hours included rather than data billed per GB.
How much does Dacast cost?
Dacast's pricing page lists Starter at USD 39 a month billed annually with 2.4 TB of data a year and 500 GB of storage, Event at USD 63 a month billed annually with 6 TB upfront, Scale at USD 165 a month billed annually with 24 TB a year, and Custom by quote. Data overage is USD 0.30 per GB.
Does uncompressed.io do live streaming?
No. uncompressed.io has no live streaming and no live chat. If live events are your product, Dacast or another live platform is the better choice.
Is Dacast good for selling films?
Dacast offers a paywall and pay-per-view, included on Event and Scale and as an add-on on Starter. Its billing is built around data in GB and TB. A film-first platform includes memberships, rentals, bundles, coupons and gifts, and prices by viewing hours.
Can I use Dacast for live and another platform for on-demand?
Yes, and many creators do. Stream the live premiere or event where live works best, then sell the recording and the rest of your catalog on demand from your own shop.
What happens if viewers watch more than my plan includes on uncompressed.io?
Playback never pauses. Each paid plan includes viewing hours a month (Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000), and above that an extra block of 20,000 hours is billed at USD 29.
Sell finished films with nothing taken from each sale.
Memberships, rentals, purchases and a branded shop come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month), with no commission. Buyers pay into your own payment account.
Sources
- 1.Dacast pricing (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Dacast home page (read 12 October 2026)