Facebook Live Overview

This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of Facebook Live based on over 2285 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.

Facebook Live, Animoto, Infogram, Vimeo LiveStream, iMovie, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Authoring and Publishing. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

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Facebook Live supports business activities such as:

  • Engagement Management
  • Advertisement
  • Content Management
  • Social Media Management
  • Coaching

Facebook Live can help you with many business goals, such as Acquire Customers, Launch New Products, Build Brand Awareness, Scale Best Practices, Improve Digital And Social Presence, etc. It can help manage these activities if you use Social Media Facebook Video etc. for these needs. As a solution, Facebook Live's capabilities include Live Streaming, Personalization, Recording, etc.

Facebook Live was founded in 2004. Telecommunications Vertical is its biggest customer base.

Reviews

"...Also, when having to communicate with those who are not in the building, an interacting and engaging way to build relations is to use Facebook live..." Peer review by Jay C, Ms J

Cuspera Reviews

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Facebook Live solved their Authoring and Publishing needs. Cuspera uses 2285 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Authoring and Publishing needs.

Business Priorities

Acquire Customers and Launch New Products are the most popular business priorities peers achieved using Facebook Live.

Other priorities:

  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Grow Market Share
  • Improve ROI
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
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Use Cases

Peers recommend Engagement Management , Advertisement , Content Management , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using Facebook Live.

Read Peer Reviews and Expert Experience for Business Use Cases

BUSINESS USE CASES RATINGS CUSTOMER AND EXPERT EXPERIENCES
Engagement Management with Social Media, Facebook and Video

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (206)

"...Also, when having to communicate with those who are not in the building, an interacting and engaging way to build relations is to use Facebook live..."
engaging and following up

4.82/5 ★

Read Reviews (187)

"...Facebook Live videos get 6 times more interactions than regular Facebook videos and are a great way to increase social media engagement...."
Advertisement with Social Media, Facebook and Video

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (111)

"...Or, if you want to supplement your video ads with live broadcasts, how much time should you dedicate to your Facebook Lives? ..." How to Drive More Organic Reach With Facebook Live
Content Management with Social Media, Video, Facebook and Promotions

4.71/5 ★

Read Reviews (51)

"...By posting content that connects your target audience or that naturally creates meaningful interactions (e.g. Facebook Live) or by building a niche community through a Facebook Group, you can likely get a higher organic reach...." How Companies Like Bored Panda, REI, and Vox Are Growing Their Organic Reach on Social Media
content sharing

4.18/5 ★

Read Reviews (16)

"...You can start a YouTube channel, or simply share your content with your followers via Facebook Live or Instagram..."
content publishing

4.54/5 ★

Read Reviews (15)

"...Yet another adjustment Facebook has made to promote video content was the introduction of Facebook Live, which was introduced in 2016...."
content curation

4.76/5 ★

Read Reviews (13)

"...Using the same approach as you might use with Twitter or Facebook Live or Periscope, jump on Youtube Live and create related content...."
PEER EXPERIENCES
Engagement Management with Social Media, Facebook and Video

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (206)

"...Also, when having to communicate with those who are not in the building, an interacting and engaging way to build relations is to use Facebook live..." Peer review by Jay C, Ms J
engaging and following up

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (187)

Advertisement with Social Media, Facebook and Video

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (111)

"...Or, if you want to supplement your video ads with live broadcasts, how much time should you dedicate to your Facebook Lives? ..." How to Drive More Organic Reach With Facebook Live
Content Management with Social Media, Video, Facebook and Promotions

4.71/5 ★

Read Reviews (51)

"...By posting content that connects your target audience or that naturally creates meaningful interactions (e.g. Facebook Live) or by building a niche community through a Facebook Group, you can likely get a higher organic reach...." How Companies Like Bored Panda, REI, and Vox Are Growing Their Organic Reach on Social Media
content sharing

4.71/5 ★

Read Reviews (16)

content publishing

4.71/5 ★

Read Reviews (15)

content curation

4.71/5 ★

Read Reviews (13)

42+ more Business Use Cases

Our AI advisor, Wyz, harnessed 2285 insights from peers and experts to help you assess how these Facebook Live use cases fit your Authoring and Publishing needs.

Based on peer insights

Cuspera recommends Facebook Live for

Use Cases Engagement Management , Advertisement , Content Management
Medium Social Media, Facebook, Video
Features Live Streaming, Personalization, Recording
Business Priorities Acquire Customers, Launch New Products, Build Brand Awareness
Industries Telecommunications, Education, Retail

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

for Facebook Live

What is Facebook Live?

Facebook Live is a live video streaming feature on Facebook that allows to broadcast a live video out to an audience through a company page or personal profile. Facebook Live leverages the website’s existing audience to compete with similar live services.

What is Facebook Live used for?

Facebook Live is a Authoring and Publishing Software mainly used by its customers to Acquire Customers and Launch New Products by Engagement Management, Advertisement and Content Management .

What are the top features of Facebook Live?

Live streaming, Personalization and Recording are some of the top features of Facebook Live.

Who uses Facebook Live?

Facebook Live is used by Telecommunications, Education and Retail among other industries.

What are Facebook Live alternatives?

Animoto, Infogram, Vimeo LiveStream and IMovie are popular alternatives for Facebook Live.

Where is Facebook Live located?

Facebook Live is headquartered at 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025.

Popular Business Setting

for Facebook Live

Top Industries

  • Telecommunications
  • Education
  • Retail

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise

Peers used Facebook Live to Acquire customers and Launch new products

Peer and Expert Opinion on Features

for Facebook Live

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Live streaming

4.10/5 ★

Read Reviews (291)
Personalization

3.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (92)
Recording

3.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (85)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

3.12/5 ★

Read Reviews (47)
Gamification

4.47/5 ★

Read Reviews (14)
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Live streaming

4.10/5 ★

Read Reviews (291)
Personalization

3.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (92)
Recording

3.91/5 ★

Read Reviews (85)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

3.12/5 ★

Read Reviews (47)
Gamification

4.47/5 ★

Read Reviews (14)

IT and Other Capabilities

for Facebook Live

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

3.86/5 ★

Read Reviews (212)
Data Export

3.70/5 ★

Read Reviews (154)
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Import

3.86/5 ★

Read Reviews (212)
Data Export

3.70/5 ★

Read Reviews (154)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Chat Support

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (82)
24/7 Support

4.28/5 ★

Read Reviews (96)
Email Support

4.17/5 ★

Read Reviews (3)
Phone Support

4.17/5 ★

Read Reviews (3)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Chat Support

4.84/5 ★

Read Reviews (82)
24/7 Support

4.28/5 ★

Read Reviews (96)
Email Support

4.17/5 ★

Read Reviews (3)
Phone Support

4.17/5 ★

Read Reviews (3)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.25/5 ★

Read Reviews (8)
Analytics

4.45/5 ★

Read Reviews (31)
Custom Reports

4.33/5 ★

Read Reviews (101)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.25/5 ★

Read Reviews (8)
Analytics

4.45/5 ★

Read Reviews (31)
Custom Reports

4.33/5 ★

Read Reviews (101)

Software Failure Risk Guidance

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for Facebook Live

Overall Risk Meter

Low Medium High

Top Failure Risks for Facebook Live

Vendor Profile Details

Company Name

Facebook

Company Website

https://www.facebook.com/

Year Founded

2004

HQ Location

1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, California 94025

Employees

10001+

Social

Financials

IPO