Last updated: 2026-01-13

For most people in the U.S. who want to multistream to Facebook, the simplest path is to open StreamYard in your browser, connect your Facebook destinations, and go live to Facebook plus a few other platforms at the same time on a paid plan. If you need a desktop encoder workflow or very custom scenes, you can pair tools like OBS, Streamlabs, or Restream with Facebook instead—but expect more setup and maintenance.

Summary

• StreamYard lets you multistream to multiple Facebook pages or profiles and other major platforms from one browser-based studio on paid plans. (StreamYard Help)
• Most creators only need a handful of destinations (Facebook + YouTube, LinkedIn, or Twitch), which fits well within StreamYard’s 3–10 destination caps. (StreamYard Help)
• OBS and Streamlabs can also reach Facebook, but they usually require plugins, desktop installs, or extra cloud relays to match the same multistream setup. (Restream Learn)
• For most non-technical hosts, StreamYard’s browser studio, easy guest links, and built-in recording create a faster, more reliable way to grow an audience on and beyond Facebook.

How does multistreaming to Facebook actually work?

Multistreaming means sending one live show to multiple destinations at once—like a Facebook Page, a YouTube channel, and a LinkedIn profile.

In practice, there are two main approaches:

1. Browser-based studio + cloud relay
   You run your show in a web studio (like StreamYard). We send a single video feed from your browser to our cloud, then copy it out to Facebook and your other destinations simultaneously. (StreamYard Help)

2. Desktop encoder + plugins or external relay
   You run software like OBS or Streamlabs Desktop on your computer. By default, OBS only streams to one platform at a time, so you add multistream plugins or send your OBS output into a relay service (like Restream or Streamlabs’ own multistream cloud) that forwards it to Facebook and others. (Restream Learn)

For most everyday creators in the U.S.—coaches, churches, podcasters, small businesses—the browser + cloud approach is easier to set up, easier to support guests on, and less sensitive to your local hardware.

How do you multistream to Facebook with StreamYard?

Here’s the basic flow once you have a paid plan with multistreaming enabled:

1. Connect your Facebook destinations
   In StreamYard, you add Facebook as a destination and connect your profile or pages. You can connect multiple pages or accounts and use them at the same time in a single broadcast. (StreamYard Help)

2. Add your other platforms
   Most people pair Facebook with YouTube, LinkedIn, X, or Twitch. You can also add custom RTMP destinations if you want to send the same show into a private video portal or another service. (StreamYard Help)

3. Build your studio once
   You set up your logo, overlays, backgrounds, and any on-screen banners. StreamYard focuses on high-quality, branded layouts, independent control over mic and system audio, multi-participant screen sharing, and presenter notes only you can see.

4. Invite guests with a link
   Guests don’t install anything—they just click a link in their browser. Many users call out that guests who struggle with other tools can join StreamYard without friction and that it “passes the grandparent test.”

5. Go live to Facebook plus your other destinations
   In the studio, you toggle on your Facebook pages/profiles and any other destinations. On paid plans, you can send to multiple destinations at once—3, 8, or 10 depending on the plan. (StreamYard Help)

While you’re live, we record your broadcast in the cloud for up to 10 hours per stream, so you can download or repurpose the session afterward. (StreamYard Paid Plans)

Can you stream to Facebook Pages and Groups at the same time?

Facebook has tightened how third‑party tools interact with Groups.

As of April 22, 2024, Facebook removed third‑party apps from Groups, which affects streaming directly into Groups from external tools. (StreamYard Facebook Groups Help)

What this means in practice:

• Multistreaming to multiple Facebook Pages in a single StreamYard broadcast still works—you can add and toggle on several pages at once. (StreamYard Help)
• For Groups, you may need to route your stream differently (for example, using a Page as the primary destination or RTMP options), depending on Facebook’s current policies.

If your entire strategy depends on going live inside a Group, check Meta’s latest rules and consider whether streaming to a Page and sharing into the Group manually will still get you the engagement you want.

Is multistreaming to Facebook free?

There are ways to reach Facebook without paying a subscription, but each path has trade‑offs:

• StreamYard
  Our free plan supports one destination at a time, so there’s no multistreaming. (StreamYard Blog) For people who care about reliability, branding, and guest experience, that’s usually a reasonable line: you upgrade when you’re ready to grow beyond a single channel.

• Streamlabs Dual Output
  Streamlabs offers a Dual Output feature that lets you stream to one horizontal and one vertical destination simultaneously for free; to stream to three or more platforms or multiple platforms of the same orientation, you need their Ultra subscription. (Streamlabs Multistream)

• OBS + plugins
  OBS itself is free and open source. By default, it streams to one platform at a time. To multistream, you either add plugins or send OBS into a relay like Restream or Streamlabs, which usually lands you back in a paid tier or a more complex setup. (Restream Learn)

If your priority is "I want this to work every week without fiddling with plugins", paying for a focused multistream tool often saves more time (and headaches) than it costs.

OBS → Facebook multistream: when is a plugin or Restream worth it?

If you’re already deep into OBS—custom scenes, granular routing, capture cards—you might prefer to keep OBS at the center and bolt multistreaming on.

Typical options:

• OBS + multiple RTMP outputs plugin
  You install a community plugin that adds extra RTMP outputs, then configure Facebook, YouTube, and others manually. It works, but you’re responsible for CPU load, upload bandwidth, and troubleshooting.

• OBS → Restream/Streamlabs → Facebook
  Instead of pushing multiple RTMP feeds from your computer, you send one stream to a relay service like Restream or Streamlabs’ multistream cloud. Restream, for example, documents how to send an OBS feed into their service to go live on Facebook and YouTube at the same time. (Restream OBS Integration)

These setups are powerful when you need very customized production pipelines. But they assume you (or someone on your team) is comfortable managing encoders, plugins, and occasional breaking changes.

For many creators who mainly care about strong branding, stable audio/video, and easy guests, it’s simpler to run the whole show in a browser-based studio like StreamYard and let the cloud handle routing to Facebook.

How does StreamYard compare to Streamlabs and Restream for Facebook?

If your main question is “Which tool should I open for my next Facebook show?” here’s a practical way to think about it:

• StreamYard
  You run everything in the browser. You get a production studio with overlays, independent audio controls, local multi‑track recording for post‑production, and the option to send that show to multiple Facebook pages plus other platforms at once on paid plans. Our multistream caps—3, 8, or 10 destinations—cover what most people actually use: Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and maybe Twitch or X. (StreamYard Help)

• Streamlabs Multistream
  Streamlabs provides a cloud relay similar in concept: you send them one stream, and their servers forward it to destinations including Facebook. Their product page notes that full multistreaming is an Ultra feature, while Dual Output (one horizontal + one vertical platform at the same time) is available for free. (Streamlabs Multistream)

• Restream
  Restream positions itself more heavily as a relay layer. They highlight integrations with OBS and other encoders to send one upstream feed into Facebook, YouTube, and more. Their Facebook documentation notes that streaming to a Facebook Page requires a paid plan. (Restream Facebook Page Help)

One more angle to consider is how generous the destination limits feel at realistic price points. Restream’s marketing often focuses on high destination counts, but streaming to around eight platforms is locked behind a business‑level plan, while our similar destination range is available on a lower‑priced tier. In practice, most creators never stream to that many places—what they care about is that Facebook plus a few core channels are covered without needing a business‑only package.

What we recommend

• If you want the fastest, least‑technical way to multistream to Facebook plus a few other major platforms, start with a paid StreamYard plan and run your shows from the browser.
• If you live inside OBS with heavy custom scenes and accept more complexity, use OBS with a relay like Restream or Streamlabs to reach Facebook.
• If you only need one destination for now, use StreamYard’s free plan to get comfortable with the studio, then add multistreaming when you’re ready to expand.
• If Facebook Groups are central to your strategy, keep an eye on Meta’s latest rules and consider a workflow where you stream to a Page via StreamYard and then share into the Group.