Question 1

Do we have to stop using BoxCast to try PealCast?

Accepted Answer

No. The easiest way to trial us is to add PealCast as an extra destination from your existing BoxCast setup — your Sunday morning does not change at all. Once you can see who is actually watching, most churches make PealCast the place their people watch.

Question 2

Is PealCast a full replacement for BoxCast?

Accepted Answer

For most churches, yes: we host the stream, record it, and give your people one place to watch. The difference is what happens after the service — BoxCast is built to deliver video well, and PealCast is built to tell you who watched it and who needs a phone call this week.

Question 3

What does it cost compared to BoxCast?

Accepted Answer

PealCast starts at $49/mo and you pay for the people who actually watch — notifying your whole list is unlimited on every plan. There is no setup or onboarding fee — we still get on a live call to configure your first stream, connect Planning Center and train your team. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.

Question 4

Do we need new hardware?

Accepted Answer

No. If you already send RTMP or SRT from a hardware encoder or from OBS, you are ready today — it is a server URL and a stream key, and most churches are live the same afternoon.

Question 5

What happens to our recordings?

Accepted Answer

Every service is recorded automatically and kept for 3 to 12 months depending on your plan, and we can push a copy to your own S3, Google Drive, or OneDrive so your archive stays yours.

	BoxCast	PealCast
Streaming your service	Solid, church-focused streaming with its own hardware encoder and a long track record.	Hosted streaming over RTMP or SRT from the encoder you already own, plus auto-recorded replays.
Who watched	View counts and aggregate analytics — the crowd, not the people in it.	Each viewer connects with a verified mobile number, so you see names instead of a number.
Follow-up	Not what it is built for — you export and chase people by hand.	The Shepherd’s Report every week: who’s new to welcome, who’s drifted to check on.
Planning Center	Publishes your stream into Church Center.	Per-person watch history written back onto the member’s record, plus follow-up cards.
Go-live notifications	Handled by your website or a separate texting tool.	Built in — email, plus a text and a Church Center push through Planning Center, with one tap to watch.
Hardware	Its encoder is part of the offering.	None to buy. Keep your current encoder, or route your feed in from BoxCast while you trial us.

The BoxCast alternative that
tells you who watched.

PealCast vs BoxCast, honestly

You do not have to switch to find out

BoxCast alternative questions

Keep the stream. Add the names.

The BoxCast alternative that tells you who watched.

PealCast vs BoxCast, honestly

You do not have to switch to find out

BoxCast alternative questions

Keep the stream. Add the names.

The BoxCast alternative that
tells you who watched.