--- description: Learn more about OBS Studio price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: OBS Studio Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Making Software](/directory/31677/video-making/software) > [OBS Studio](/software/164144/obs) # OBS Studio Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/164144/obs Page: 1 / 44\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/164144/obs?page=2) > We do not want to be listed but gartner refuses to remove us. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 1072 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses OBS Studio? We still do not consent to being listed here. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 1072 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Open Broadcaster Software ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Open source and free software - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Basque, English, French, German, Korean, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish ## Features - Animation - Live Streaming Production - Real-time Broadcasting ## Integrations (2 total) - YouTube - Zoom Workplace ## Category - [Video Making Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31677/video-making/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Making Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31677/video-making/software) - [Live Streaming Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31755/live-streaming/software) - [Screen Recording Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31975/screen-recording/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Zoom Workplace](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/144037/zoom-video-conferencing) — 4.6/5 (14531 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Powerful and Free Streaming Tool with Professional Capabilities" — 5.0/5 > **Don** | *27 March 2026* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I like most about OBS Studio is its powerful, free, and highly customizable streaming and recording capabilities, which allow me to create professional-quality content without any cost. > > **Cons**: What I like least about OBS Studio is its steep learning curve and complex setup, which can be challenging for beginners to configure properly. > > Overall, my experience with OBS Studio has been very positive. It is a powerful and reliable tool for both recording and live streaming, offering high-quality output and extensive customization options. While the initial setup can be a bit complex, once configured properly, it runs smoothly and provides professional-level results. It’s especially impressive considering that it is completely free and open-source. ----- ### "Amazing Product for Broadcast and Recording" — 4.0/5 > **Kyle** | *4 June 2025* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's incredibly user friendly and customizable. If you can think of something to do, OBS can likely handle it > > **Cons**: The updates don't always work or are compatible with the setup I have had, making me have to redor my entire layout > > Incredibly positive and would likely never actually switch unless they stopped being able to do anything ----- ### "OBS is too cumbersome to love." — 1.0/5 > **Theresa** | *25 March 2025* | Printing | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: OBS is a powerfully unique tool that has the ability to support a livestreamer's unique vision. > > **Cons**: As an I.T. professional, I was up for the OBS setup challenge. The experience was absolutely terrible... and wasted a LOT of my time. There's a gigantic learning curve. I couldn't ever stream to youtube without errors and never could fix the fb settings to have it work. I removed OBS from my 2 laptops. It's concerning it's open source as well as all the plugins, which could easily lead to viruses being placed on devices by hackers. Too many individual plugins are needed to get the most out of it. > > Absolutely horrible. After weeks of trying to overcome setup issues and finding the right plugins, I uninsalled it. I tried another livestreaming tool and was able to setup and stream across 3 platforms in a couple of hours. ----- ### "Great experience with OBS" — 5.0/5 > **Madi** | *8 April 2025* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The customization, easy to read layout and plugins. > > **Cons**: Learning it can be hard at first. And there’s many things going on on the screen, but in the end it’s worth it. > > I’m really happy that I started with OBS studio for my streaming journey\! ----- ### "Excellent streaming/recording software\!" — 5.0/5 > **Bailey** | *23 July 2025* | Animation | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Free to use, with no additional costs for additional features. Usable for both streaming online and also recording videos offline. Being able to create separate scenes with their own sources is very handy, as sometimes I want to use OBS for streaming (which would have a different scene setup), and sometimes just screen recording. > > **Cons**: Has a tough time handling inconsistent internet speeds, and can fail to recover a stream if the internet drops out for a second. Sometimes it streams at a higher bitrate than the settings specify. ----- Page: 1 / 44\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/164144/obs?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/164144/obs) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data