A Chat About Glimesh vs Trovo

This video provides a comparison between Glimesh and Trovo, two live streaming platforms, highlighting their differences in user experience, monetization, customization, and technical aspects (0:00-0:14).

Key Comparisons:

• User Interface (UI):

  • Trovo (0:56-1:52): The UI is described as similar to Twitch, with a left-hand navigation bar for favorites, trending, and followed streams. It features boosted streams and trending tags. Users can search for games but cannot directly follow them as they once could.

  • Glimesh (2:51-3:19): Glimesh offers a randomized display of upcoming and recommended streams from various categories like games, music, and art. It also has a section for charity and user-created events.

• Streamer Visibility:

  • Trovo (5:06-5:20): Displays smaller thumbnails with viewer numbers visible in the upper right corner of each stream thumbnail. It tends to show higher-numbered streams at the top.

  • Glimesh (4:15-4:55): Shows larger thumbnails without viewer numbers. The platform randomizes the listing of streams each time the page is refreshed, giving smaller streamers a chance to be seen at the top. Viewer numbers are only visible once you enter a stream (6:04-6:45).

• Monetization:

  • Glimesh (8:00-8:35): Allows for quick monetization by setting up a Stripe account and submitting tax paperwork. Users can immediately set up subscribe and donation buttons.

  • Trovo (8:38-9:30): Requires streamers to reach Level 1 (at least 20 followers and 8 hours of stream time) to enable the subscribe button. Tax information is only required when reaching the payout threshold of $50.

• Stream Customization (Chatbots):

  • Both platforms support various chatbots for alerts and stream management.

  • Glimesh (9:39-10:01): Supports Glomboi, Beatbot, and Odibot.

  • Trovo (10:04-10:22): Supports Beatbot, Botissimo, Baatrix, Stream Elements, and Streamlabs.

• Developer/Admin Support:

  • Both platforms offer Discord servers for community support, suggestions, and direct interaction with developers and admin staff.

  • Trovo (10:41-11:20): Provides Discord server and email support.

  • Glimesh (11:22-12:04): Offers a Discord server and a forum for suggestions and API help.

• Streaming Technology:

  • Glimesh (12:15-12:36): Uses FTL (Faster Than Light) technology, offering near-instantaneous interaction, but is currently only supported by OBS and its forks like Streamlabs Desktop.

  • Trovo (12:36-12:49): Uses standard RTMP server technology, which is compatible with a wider range of encoding software including XSplit, OBS, Streamlabs Desktop, and Ecamm.

• Viewer Count vs. Community:

  • Trovo (13:48-13:53): Suggested for those seeking a higher number of viewers.

  • Glimesh (13:56-14:10): Recommended for those looking to build a dedicated community, especially for new streamers, as its viewership is not as large.

The video concludes by recommending that content creators try both platforms for a month to determine which best suits their streaming needs (14:30-14:56).