Radiocast Sites vs Live365
Live365 is a long-running radio host. For your website, it gives you embeddable player widgets to place on a site you build elsewhere, rather than a website builder.
Feature comparison
- Price
- Radiocast Sites$19.99/mo for Radiocast MAX, which includes Sites, Hosting, AirChain and Reporter
- Live365From $65/mo (Broadcast 1, with Live365 ads) since September 1, 2026; ad-free versions cost more
- Stream hosting
- Radiocast SitesIncluded: stream, AutoDJ and station panel
- Live365Yes
- Live player
- Radiocast SitesBuilt in, keeps playing while listeners move between pages, with lock-screen controls
- Live365Embeddable player widget
- Now playing & recently played
- Radiocast SitesAutomatic, straight from your station, plus a weekly trending tracks chart
- Live365Through Live365 widgets
- Schedule & DJs
- Radiocast SitesSynced from your station, or edited by hand (or both)
- Live365Not part of a Live365 website; you build that elsewhere
- Requests, talkback, comments & chat
- Radiocast SitesBuilt in: song requests, voice talkback, contact form, comments and live chat with moderation
- Live365No website features; you’d add these elsewhere
- Staff accounts
- Radiocast SitesListener and staff accounts, roles you design, audit log and IP bans
- Live365Not applicable (no website builder)
- Custom domain
- Radiocast SitesFree yourstation.radiosite.net address, plus your own domain with automatic HTTPS
- Live365No website builder; use your own site
- Designs
- Radiocast Sites12 complete radio designs, recolored to your brand
- Live365No website builder
| Feature | Radiocast Sites | Live365 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99/mo for Radiocast MAX, which includes Sites, Hosting, AirChain and Reporter | From $65/mo (Broadcast 1, with Live365 ads) since September 1, 2026; ad-free versions cost more |
| Stream hosting | Included: stream, AutoDJ and station panel | Yes |
| Live player | Built in, keeps playing while listeners move between pages, with lock-screen controls | Embeddable player widget |
| Now playing & recently played | Automatic, straight from your station, plus a weekly trending tracks chart | Through Live365 widgets |
| Schedule & DJs | Synced from your station, or edited by hand (or both) | Not part of a Live365 website; you build that elsewhere |
| Requests, talkback, comments & chat | Built in: song requests, voice talkback, contact form, comments and live chat with moderation | No website features; you’d add these elsewhere |
| Staff accounts | Listener and staff accounts, roles you design, audit log and IP bans | Not applicable (no website builder) |
| Custom domain | Free yourstation.radiosite.net address, plus your own domain with automatic HTTPS | No website builder; use your own site |
| Designs | 12 complete radio designs, recolored to your brand | No website builder |
Where Radiocast Sites is stronger
- A complete station website, not just a player to paste into one.
- Your schedule, DJs and now playing on your own domain, updated automatically.
- Stream hosting and website for $19.99/mo.
Where Live365 is stronger
- Customizable player widgets you can place on any existing website.
- Works with whichever website builder you already use.
Which should you choose?
Choose Live365 if you already have a website you’re happy with and only need a player to put on it.
Choose Radiocast Sites if you want your stream, sound and website in one place: a radio website that keeps itself up to date from your station, included with Radiocast MAX at $19.99/mo.
Questions
Does Live365 include a website?
Live365 provides embeddable players for your website; it doesn’t offer a website builder.
Do I need a separate website builder with Live365?
Yes. Live365 gives you players to embed, so you’d build the site itself with Wix, Squarespace, WordPress or similar. Radiocast Sites is the whole website.