Top 7 Freemium Webcam Platforms
People often wonder what's the difference between premium and freemium live cam sites. The simple answer is that on freemium sites, you get plenty of hot action, including nudity and sex acts, in the open free rooms, while on premium sites you must go to a private chat to see the goods. The seven sites below offer all the live action, for free, that you can handle, with a few unique site-specific features too.
CamSoda.com
CamSoda has a feature you won't find on almost any other cam site. The models preview galleries on the main pages simultaneously present as live streams, and show exactly what's happening inside the public chat rooms, giving you a all-encompassing view of the live action on the site at any given moment. Free content on the site includes exclusive vids found on the top left, as well as free content on the bottom of the main page — Reallifecams and Nude in Public.
All the activity on the site is arranged in tags. Since there is no search tool to help you find a specific tag (There's a filter on the left but not always reliable), you will have to do a manual search until you find those that are related to your favorite kink or fetish. Tags range from the basic, such as #new, #BBW, #milf, to the more specific and hardcore, such as #joi, #squirt, #cei, and hundreds of others.
Private chats start as low as $0.70/min, and the average is $3.00/min, including cam2cam on desktop and also on mobile. If you enjoy your time on CamSoda, consider opting for a membership, which costs $19.95 a month. This will make you a Premium member and provide benefits such as no ads (Though the site has very few), the ability to change the tip volume (You'd be surprised how annoying the sound can get), send models private message and chat and tip anonymously. Signing up also gives you a onetime bonus of 200 free cam site tokens (Worth $20).
CamSoda also loves when the models connect to their fans, especially through social media, and many performers will have their chat rooms full of colorful icons that will link to their Facebook, Instagram, even Amazon Wishlist accounts so you can keep tabs on them outside of the actual site. Another way to get a special treat from your favorite model is asking for a custom video which many performers offer, a special paid video of your deepest, darkest desires, just for you.
Stripchat.com
Stripchat offers a huge selection of webcam models of all genders, couples and groups, around 6000 of them on all hours of the day and night. These fabulous exhibitionists love showcasing their bodies for all to see, and you can catch all the nudity for free in the public rooms, which stream in up to 1080p HD quality (There's also an HD category in case that's your most important criteria).
Select All Categories at the bottom of the main filter on the left to arrive at the beating heart of the site, containing (In alphabetical order) hundreds of kink options, from the vanilla to the extreme. You'll find basic fetish categories such as Dominant, Ebony, Interactive Toys, and Mature. You'll also find completely unique offerings such as Athletic Granny, Colombian MILF, or Arab with piercing.
A private chat starts at $0.90/min, and averages at $2.70/min. As Stripchat is a model-centric site, they get to choose what they charge you for. This means some ladies will not charge you a thing for cam2cam, while others will bump up prices. This also means that some of the ladies will opt only for block sessions and will not agree to pay by minute. But this is great for those on a budget because paying in advance for a set amount of minutes can significantly lower costs.
Along with free sex and nudity, Stripchat is a top site for HD quality livestreams, and fetish performances. Virtual reality. When you select VR Cams from the filter on the left, you'll see around 20-40 ladies sporting the tech to give you a total 360 degree experience, if you have the right gear. The category will also include specific explanations and links to the equipment you need, and the ladies themselves are also well versed in VR shows.
Chaturbate.com
Chaturbate is the one of the world's largest adult cam site with over 4,000 rooms broadcasting at any one time, but perhaps more importantly, it's one of the freakiest. While there certainly are professional live sex cam hosts on this mega platform, the overwhelming majority are amateurs streaming from their bedrooms, dungeons, kitchens, living rooms, outside, offices, many in full cosplay, makeup, wigs, and accessories. Live streams go as high up as 4K HD, providing an unsurpassed clarity of view.
With so many rooms broadcasting day and night, filtering down the results to those categories that are relevant to you can be quite tricky. One way to start is by viewing first the shows that are streaming in HD (Select the settings icon on the right of the screen and then tick the Prioritize HD cams box). However, much like CamSoda, the best way to find your particular kink mistress is to go around the rooms, check out the profile pics (Taken every few seconds from the live streams), and start up a conversation.
Despite the ridiculous amount of action to be found in the free rooms, this is a cheap cam site. Private chats start at $0.60/min, making Chaturbate on of the cheapest cam sites in live cams, which average at $3.30/min. Spy Shows will give you the chance to peep into private chats at a fraction of regular priced chats. To stand-out at Chaturbate, with rooms occupied by thousands of other users, it definitely helps to up your status and making yourself a Chaturbate Supporter for $19.95 a month.
One thing to consider on Chaturbate which you may not have even considered on others, is broadcasting yourself on the site. That's right, this is the most friendly site to performers, not even because of the tips/cash/profits, but because this is the place many go at times when hey want to feel like models themselves, even if that spirit moves them only once in a while. The site also offers lots of helpful tips and articles to bump up viewership, and in general is a great place if you feel like showing off your birthday suit (Or just chat to some strangers).
MyFreeCams.com
MyFreeCams is a freemium site, but it has a twist, or two. The first would be that it's a female only site. The second is that it looks like it is frozen in time from the 90's, and you'd be right. This platform was one of the very first sites to take live cams and make it free, and naked for all. The 1000+ ladies stream in up to 1080p, and many don't belong to studios but just model for themselves, and that's apparent when you check out the rooms that include plenty doing shows from showers, gardens, with pets, etc.
MyFreeCams doesn't have a proper filter the way you're used to seeing them, nor are there classic tags. Instead, the site offers several links that help you narrow down the field. For example, the Model Explorer is located on the top right has unique sections to begin exploring the site's many streamers, such as My Perfect Mate, My Day Job, My Talents, What I Do For Fun, and My Ride. But you also have Trending Rooms, and your own membership account which allows you to customize your preferences, which will require you to register.
All the chats on MyFreeCams cost the same, and include within them cam to cam. That price is a not so friendly $6.00/min, and if you want an exclusive chat, add $2 more to that price. Though, this site really is full of sex and nudity in the free rooms, so we would only recommend shelling out that kind of change for very specific fetishes. Also worth mentioning is the fact that this site houses the largest collect of American cam girls, just in case that's your turn on.
Once you do become a member of the site, and make a single purchase, you become a premium member for life, which comes with two main benefits. The first is the ability to turn on your camera in open chats, no need for a private. The second is viewing all the rooms as live streams to scroll through, rather than teeny tiny thumbnails you can barely make out as a non-member on the main page.
BongaCams.com
BongaCams is this lists European resident, showcasing models from around the world, but mostly performers speaking exotic languages such as Russian, German, French, and even far-eastern models. The site translates automatically when you log in to your native tongue, offering over 30 languages. Though highly freemium with birthday suits aplenty in the open rooms, the platform offers high level amenities, such as premium-level customer care, available to users 24/7, and cam rooms with up to 4K HD quality.
BongaCams has multiple filters, sorters, and tags, making finding your miss right a breeze. The first option is the yellow Categories button up top with basic physical and kink categories. Then there's the Quick Search below the tags, with the same categories along with other sorting such as language, region and languages. Then there are the tags, including HD+, displaying the highest quality rooms on the site.
Private chats average at $4.15/min, and a chat where others can't spy on you will cost you $2 more. The cheapest performers ask for around $2.10/min, and both end of the spectrum include cam2cam, on mobile and desktop alike. Entering a group show (Only $1.80/min) will lower costs, and also joining a session in progress via the Spy Mode option is also real cheap compared to per-minute rates.
On BongaCams, just making a singular purchase will make you a Gold member for like, which is good news, as models feel free here to sometimes block users without this icon next to their username. In addition, the site loves promotions, and showers you with them. For example, if you buy tokens from your mobile device, you'll get 50% of them back (Up to 100 tokens). And the Cashback Offer gives 25-200 tokens to the 5 biggest spenders in the last 24 hours.
Cam4.com
Cam4 is one of the cheapest cam sites on this list, yet offering near-perfect HD quality rooms, and models the likes of which you're hard pressed to find anywhere else, especially since so many of them love performing with their friends in a single room, and also have an affinity for sex toys, whips, chains, and other delights. This is a super friendly site too, rarely blocking users no matter their status, and emphasizing humor and laughs (Along with nudity) in the public rooms.
With a filter to be proud of, Cam4 makes browsing easy and quick. Just hit the orange button on the right to get not just regular categories, including HD, but the only site on this list offering a filter for any country, and any language (Perhaps you're looking for a model from France speaking Chinese, or a girl from India who speaks Portuguese?). But the real fun starts when you go through the profile pics that update every few moments. The people love to have group parties on the site.
The average cost on the site is $3.00/min but starts at only $0.60/min. Just like on other freemium sites on this list, note that some ladies will require extra for camera to camera chats, and may also demand a set amount of time rather than per-minute rates. But if you decide to become a regular on Cam4, the membership program will help with budget concerns. For $19.95/month you'll get a bunch of enjoyable perks: 100 free Cam4 tokens, access to premium cam shows, watching multiple cams at the same time, bonus token offers, and unlimited private messaging that is auto-translated.
Flirt4Free.com
Flirt4Free loves to prove to its users and members just how awesome their models are, and it does so with non-stop contests and competitions, showcasing and highlighting the winning performers in categories such as Top 20 Models, Flirt of the Month, the Hall of Fame, and others. But they also love to show off their new additions, giving you low cost Feature Shows, which are entire hour-long shows where the brand new addition can really show off her skill-set and her beauty for all to see.
Finding your way around is simple with the main left side filter, as well as the filter on the top-middle of the page, which include Room Type (Here is where you'll find the most expensive, and cheapest rooms), languages and world regions. Above it you'll find the contests and awards, as well as the Videos section and the VIP membership info.
The cheapest chats start at a super low $0.50/min, but average at $5.00/min, and includes cam2cam. The VIP Program gives you many more benefit that include unlimited access to your own recorded shows, 200 free videos every day (Flirt4Free has a great Videos section, some even free), 1 hour feature show with celebrity cam models and the ability to send emails with attachments to your favorite performers. Joining the program will cost you $39.95 a month. This options is truly dedicated to the hard core fans of the site, and in our opinion, worth every cent.
If you're into kinky live shows you've definitely, come to the right place. Flirt4Free has a whole section called the Fetish Community, which contains more than 50 categories and dozens of chat rooms with live shows that cover almost any inclinations you may have. This is also one of the only sites around with models having the capability of controlling your sex toy, not just the other way around, located under the 2-Way Interactive category.
Conclusion
CamSoda is the best freemium site on the list, not just because of all the sexy ladies showing their bodies off for free, but because it offers unique features. The free content alone is worth it, both voyeur shows and pre-recorded, as well as the free recordable shows you experience. And of course, all the models are displayed in their live streams, so technically you don't even need to enter the free rooms to see so much action it will make your head spin.