Streamate is a no-nonsense site that is easy to use and designed for the masses.  It does not have a lot of features beyond the basics, but it does have many beautiful models who are ready and willing to please.  The site is easy to navigate and has enough variety of performers to suit any taste.  What Streamate lacks in terms of advanced features, it makes for with excellent site design and performance.

Performers

Streamate has built a large cadre of webcam models from all walks of life. They typically have around 500 performers online at any given time. Most niches are represented well on the site including gay, couples, BBWs and mature hosts. Even some of the harder to find performers, such as pregnant women, had a nice selection. The models can be searched by features such as hair, ethnicity, and body shape.  There are both amateur as well a professional performers, including a porn star category.

The site has models from all over the world including Eastern Europe, Asia as well as North and South America. In general, there are many beautiful performers on Streamate, but they don’t have the depth of models that some of their competitors have.  However, Streamate models are friendly and willing to please making the overall experience an enjoyable one.

Site Features and Ease of Use

Streamate is one of the simplest, easy to use adult cam sites on the web. The site is very well designed and easy to navigate with most actions taking just one click. Browsing through performers is easy with a number of ways to perform searches. Top rated hosts are listed first for your convenience. Performers with HD and audio capability have icons next to their names. The site is built for those looking for quick and easy webcam fun. You will be able to jump into the party within seconds of joining. When you decide to view a show, you can choose from a premium or exclusive show. Both types feature the performer getting naked and entertaining you. The difference is that premium shows will have other members watching with you, while exclusive shows are strictly one-on-one. You will pay a little extra for that privacy though.

On the Streamate home page it is easy to see which models are online. You can browse the thumbnails of live performers, select a specific category, or perform a detailed search. The thumbnails indicate if a performer is online, whether the show is in HD, and if it includes audio.  There is also a brief introduction to the performer including their age, gender and country of origin. Streamate allows viewers the ability to rate performers and each performers ratings are visible to everyone. A unique feature of Streamate is that if you select a performer who is offline or in private chat, you will receive suggestions pointing you towards similar models who are available. You can also arrange to receive SMS notifications on your phone when your favorite performers are online. There is also a schedule detailing when performers will be available during the week. Picture and video galleries also are available that document prior performances (pictures are free while videos are part of a monthly membership fee).

Show Quality

The speed and quality of the Streamate live shows is excellent. The framerate is better than most sites and the clarity is one of the best out there. A small percentage of performers have HD cameras which provides a much larger window for viewing the shows. Image quality is excellent in HD as well, so look for models with HD cameras for the best experience. One oddity is that only about 20% of the models offer audio which is surprising given that audio is ubiquitous on most other sites.

Price and Value

Membership to Streamate is 100% free of charge. With the free membership you can browse the site and engage in free video chats with the performers. For premium and exclusive shows, there is a per minute fee charged. These fees range from $0.99 to $4.99 per minute depending on the model. The average cost is $2.99 per minute, although there do seem to be quite a few budget cams particularly among the Asian models. This overall pricing is in line with the averages in the industry.

Conclusion

Streamate offers its members a simple, straight-forward site that focuses on the basics and does them very well. It is not the most exciting webcam site, nor does it do anything extraordinarily different. That being said, Streamate’s primary focus is always the cam shows and it does an excellent job of providing quality services. It’s a great starter site for a webcam newbie, but it also offers enough quality performers to make an old pro happy. With free membership, you really have nothing to lose.