Going live online - Which is easier between Facebook and YouTube?

[Fidelia]

Sometimes, we have events that we want to go live online. There are options between Facebook and YouTube for going live.

What is the basis by which the decision to go live on a particular platform is made? What are the intricacies of going live on Facebook and YouTube? Which one is easier?

 

[Suba]

In my opinion, both are easy. so you can do live broadcasts, especially if you are going to do promotions, especially the content must be of high quality so that it can attract audiences, or you can also do both.

 

[itsmejob]

Nowadays, doing a livestream is easier on TikTok, I think Facebook and YouTube does not have guest features. While TikTok, incorporated this feature in livestream where the creator can invite up to 8 people during the live and go live together.

 

[SHAHID987]

In my area due to slow speed of internet, I get easily Facebook access as compare to YouTube, sometimes when I try to watch any video there it load and load but I don't get what I want.

 

[mrki444]

I would choose facebook if I have already good facebook page or group. In other case I would go for Youtube. It is more specialized for streams than Facebook.

 

[King Belieal]

I have observed that YouTube live is far better in terms of video quality than livestream on Facebook. I think Facebook has a lowered bit rate for their livestream. But Facebook livestream integrates with other Facebook features like Facebook pages and Facebook events.

 

[eLdavis]

I have never done anyone before though, but I think going live on Facebook might be easier, cause I have noticed people tend to use Facebook more.

 

[King Belieal]

I have never done anyone before though, but I think going live on Facebook might be easier, cause I have noticed people tend to use Facebook more.

The only reason why Facebook live seems to be popular amongst people going live is that Facebook live doesn't consume much bandwidth as much as going live on YouTube. But for quality, YouTube live is far ahead.

 

[freelancermaria]

I have never tried it before on either social media platform. Perhaps Facebook is better because most people use it these days. It can also be useful if you have a huge number of followers.

 

[codescript94]

In my opinion, on Facebook the number of people who viewed your broadcast is reduced to just those on your contact list. YouTube has the ability to deliver it to other people but it only depends on your dissemination strategy.

 

[King Belieal]

Why would I want to go live on Facebook when I can't monetize that livestream. YouTube allows you to monetize your livestreams through Ads and even turn it to regular videos thereafter.

 

[magnus2022]

I think Facebook have more friendly and straightforward features than YouTube. Facebook can connect evencatcvery slow internet connection. YouTube usually works better when you have very fast internet. This my personal experience though

 

[King Belieal]

When people always ask me, if you have a local target audience, it is better to go live with your events through Facebook live. YouTube live is majorly for brands that has global appeal because it's reach is wider.

 

[Kirubel]

Both are good for going live, but Facebook is good for slow internet connections. If you have a slower internet connection, if your internet is unstable, or if your friends have poor internet connections, then using Facebook will help you. because your followers will watch your live without any problem.

 

[deucher]

In my opinion, Facebook is much simpler, but it all depends on the reason for use, because you cannot stream video games on Facebook because the format of the video broadcast is different

 

[arunima25]

I have never been live on any platform. I have seen the going live option on Facebook while updating my status and I am sure that it's just a click away. You just need to position the camera well for better views. YouTube might be having similar options too. In both the platforms, I would say that make sure that the internet connection is good with minimal background noise interruptions for better quality broadcasting.

 

[Min George]

I have never been live on any platform. I have seen the going live option on Facebook while updating my status and I am sure that it's just a click away. You just need to position the camera well for better views. YouTube might be having similar options too. In both the platforms, I would say that make sure that the internet connection is good with minimal background noise interruptions for better quality broadcasting.

I think that you are spot on with your submissions about going live. I use a 5G mifi connection to go live. It would be better if you have a tripod stand too.

 

[arunima25]

I think that you are spot on with your submissions about going live. I use a 5G mifi connection to go live. It would be better if you have a tripod stand too.

That's great. Even I have been using a 5G WiFi connection since it was launched in our country. The speed is good but not as much as we expected and as anticipated. Tripod stand is a worthy investment of you are really into video making or going live frequently.

 

[Stardom22]

For me l would go for the Facebook because l find it more conveniently using it because it has a lot of users.