Dacast Reviews 94

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our experience with Dacast has been very positive. We have been clients for several years, and their platform has consistently provided a reliable streaming service for our online classes. Our studen... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been with DaCast for over 15 years, since the days of VZaar. Never had a reason to leave. The system was always up and worked all the time, but what impressed me the most was how they stayed backwards... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We’ve been using DaCast for several years now for our projects, and it’s been a solid experience all around. Streaming has been reliable with no major issues, and their customer support has honestly b... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be aware if you consider purchasing the annual plan. Technically, you have to mark your renewal date next year on your calendar yourself because your plan will automatically get renewed and charge... See more

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Dacast is the first online video platform with a complete SaaS (Streaming as a Service) approach. It offers a suite of features through cloud computing that include high definition live broadcasting, on-demand video, and paywall integration. Paywall integration is handled by a unique payment system inside the player and generates viewer login details. The platform is white-label, allowing companies to build their streaming needs on top of DaCast and embed on their site with no ads.


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4.4

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The DaCast PC software Issues

The DaCast PC software has a few areas that do not work well. My chat with Mac went well and he said he will put in a report to fix the areas that are not working well or correctly.

30 January 2023
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Reply from Dacast

Hi Cornelius, thank you for reaching out and notifying us. We will make sure this issue gets looked into and update you as soon as it is resolved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great streaming service with very good support!

I have been using Dacast successfully for 2 years. When I had problems today, I contacted the support via the chat function and Marry-ann immediately helped me to solve the problem. Thanks again!

28 January 2023
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Reply from Dacast

Outstanding! We are happy to know that Mary-Ann could quickly accommodate you, Mastajul.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service from DaCast

Mary-ann provides great service! very responsive and helpful.

21 January 2023
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Reply from Dacast

Thank you DSPN, we appreciate you sending us your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mary-ann is amazing!

Mary-ann is amazing!! I have had her help on issues many times and she is always soo helpful and kind! I greatly appreciate her expertise, patience, willingness to help solve a problem!!

6 January 2023
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Reply from Dacast

We are happy to hear this and that Mary-Ann was able to assist you. Thank you for your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Marry-Ann support is excellent

I contact Dacast support so often and Marry-ann is always of huge help. Fast responses, great help and swift solutions.

This is why we are at DaCast.

27 December 2022
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Reply from Dacast

Thank you Kerem. We are happy to hear that! Thank you for your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

DARYLL LEE should train other reps!

We've had an issue that we've been trying to get resolution on for over two days. We spoke to multiple customer service reps who appeared to just be "kicking the can down the road", so we were getting absolutely no resolution, but instead just lip service. FINALLY, I was fortunate enough to get on a chat with Daryll Lee. He was OUTSTANDING and actually resolved our time critical issue instead of just passing us along to others. I would STRONGLY recommend that you have Daryll Lee start training other reps on how to actual resolve customer issues. Before getting to him, I would've rated Dacast customer service as a 0 out of 10. He completely changed the game with the knowledge and persistence.

20 December 2022
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Reply from Dacast

We are very happy that Daryll was able to help you. Thank you for your input John!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A1 customer service

Customer service rep (Mary-ann) connected fast and was very attentive to solving my issue.

19 December 2022
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Reply from Dacast

We are happy to hear that James. Thank you for your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Daryll was fantastic

Daryll was fantastic, really took the time to solve the issue completely, and was friendly to boot!

14 December 2022
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Reply from Dacast

So happy we could help Monica. Thank you for your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mac answered all of my initial…

Mac answered all of my initial questions promptly with no delay. I'm optimistic about learning more about the services Dacast has to offer.

Thanks Mac!

12 December 2022
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Reply from Dacast

Thank you for letting us know! We are happy that Mac was able to help assist you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful!

Daryll was very helpful and knew a lot of information. When it came to a point that he was uncertain of the answer to a question, he immediately put me through to the proper department to help me further. Class A service!

6 December 2022
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Reply from Dacast

Thank you for your feedback Peter. We are happy to assist you anytime!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I switched from IBM/ustream

I switched from IBM/ustream, so far dacast has been great, i stream to about 250 clients simultaneously, so far been great, i will update in a few months with how it continues to perform.

I'm currently using wirecast but am switching to stream directly from a atem mini pro.

11 November 2022
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Reply from Dacast

Thank you for your feedback Troy, let us know if you need any assistance in the future:)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We tried the free trial with Dacast.

We tried the free trial with Dacast, as we have been using Youtube as a platform for the last three years and our issue with Youtube was the link changing when the wifi went down, so we would have to create a whole new link again for the client.
With Dacast this seems to not be an issue. We used the trial with OBS Studio and we found it very easy to set-up and use. The link remains regardless of whether you have internet connection issues or not. The only problems we encountered with the Limited Access Trial was that it told us that when connecting to the UK it was "busy", so Dacast told us to use the US connection and then this was fine. We worried that this would be a problem when it is busy, but Dacast tell us it automatically uses/switches to the next region that is available. Also, the iphones or ipads viewing the stream, would turn off every 10 minutes, but we have been assured this is only with the trial version and not with the paid package. I have yet to purchase the actual DaCast membership, but will be doing so soon.

24 September 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad experience

Poor customer service and incomplete platform.
Many people complain there will be a reason!

26 September 2022
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Reply from Dacast

Hi Luis,
Sorry to hear that you’ve had this experience. I was trying to look for your account based on your name here on Trustpilot, but couldn’t find your account or any tickets. If you could please send us an email at support@dacast.com we’d love to work with you to see if Dacast is a fit for your needs!
Thanks,
Karmen

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