Melon App (software)

Melon. is a web-based live streaming studio that enables anyone to go live with ease. With Melon you can stream to social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn Live or Twitch or multi-stream to all of them at the same time. Multistreaming allows your stream to appear on all platforms with one click. It was started in 2020 during the pandemic by the team behind Streamlabs. 
Melon is available on all major operating systems, including Windows and Mac. 
== History ==
Melon is built by the team behind Streamlabs and is a privately owned product. Streamlabs makes products and services for live streaming space and was acquired by Logitech in 2020
== Features ==
Melon is built to enable anyone to create a professional quality live stream. Melon offers many customization options to personalize the broadcast, ability to schedule and record streams, ability to stream to multiple platforms at the same time, and is hosted in the cloud. Today Melon claims tens of thousands of users monthly ranging from F500 companies to creators to small business owners to specific industries such as house of worship. 
Similar to other browser based streaming software - Melon works without any downloads. This means that the host (the person streaming) and the guest (someone the host wants to invite) can go-live directly from the browser. Ease of use is one of the main benefits of melon. 
== Alternative streaming solutions ==
There are several alternatives to Melon. The main alternatives are Streamyard, Re-stream, and Be.Live. Each of these is a browser-based tool. Each comes with similar features, but at different price points and a mix of features unique to each platform. 
For example, Streamyard’s unique feature is a plan for businesses. Re-streams unique features are more in depth analytics. Be.Live offers on screen agenda. 
Besides browser-based streaming apps, there are also desktop streaming apps. Examples are Xsplit, OBS, Wirecast, and Streamlabs. These need to be downloaded and offer even more customization and power features. The largest difference between the browser based and desktop solutions is the ability to invite guests to shows. 
==== Infrastructure: ====
Melon infrastructure is private, but the team claims that it is hosted on best in class infrastructure in the cloud. A core a component of Melon architecture are WebRTC. WebRTC is a real-time communication protocol.
==== Donations: ====
Melon allows its users to accept donations from their community. Melon, just like Streamlabs, takes no fees and 100% of the proceeds from each donation (except for the payment processing fee from the payment provider) goes from the supporter to creator. Melon also enables real-time alerts on screen to celebrate community. 
==== Pricing: ====
The core functions of the app are absolutely free. No credit card required. There is a limit to how much you can stream per month and that limits resets each month, but you can stream for free. 
There are 2 paid tiers. $15/month Standard plan and $49/month PRO plan. The paid tiers offer unlimited streaming, multistreaming to multiple streaming platforms, watermark removal, more customization options and other benefits. The main difference between the standard and the PRO plans is access to 1080P higher quality streaming and larger recording and media upload limits
Category:Livestreaming software