Start with what you already have
The vMix Web Controller is the easiest way to share vMix: free, built in, and it works in any browser on the church network. For many churches, it’s the right first step toward splitting vMix roles.
As the team grows, though, the questions change. Not just “can a volunteer edit a title?” but “how does the team know the plan, find out the stream stopped, and get help when the person who set it up is away?” That’s where WorshipMetrics comes in.
Side by side
| vMix Web Controller | WorshipMetrics | |
|---|---|---|
| Switch inputs and transitions | Yes, Switcher page | Yes: preview, program, transitions, T-bar, overlays 1–4 |
| Edit titles | Yes, Title Editor | Use the Web Controller for titles |
| Run shortcuts, start stream and recording | Yes, Shortcuts page | Start and stop stream and recording |
| Audio meters and bus audio | Yes, live meters, bus mute and volume | |
| PTZ cameras | Virtual PTZ inputs | Camera Control: nine picture presets per camera, joystick, focus lock |
| Works from home | No, church network only by default | Yes, on Pro and Max, through one secure outbound connection |
| Team chat | Channels, direct messages, files | |
| Alerts | Email, web push, optional SMS text | |
| Wiring diagrams and system notes | The Signal Map | |
| AI help | Luminos in the app, Journey on 910-WORSHIP | |
| Volunteer scheduling | A month at a time, by position | |
| Activity log | Every remote action logged |
Use both. The Web Controller is perfect for a titles volunteer on a laptop; WorshipMetrics is what connects that volunteer to the rest of the team.
How a volunteer grows
- First Sunday: a phone or laptop on the Web Controller, one job (titles, or the stream).
- First month: invited to the WorshipMetrics team. They see the schedule, the team chat, and the Sunday plan, from any Mac or PC browser.
- A few months in: they take the camera seat with Camera Control, or back up the director from the WorshipMetrics vMix panel.
- Later: they help from home on a Sunday the tech director is away, with alerts on their phone and the full panel in their browser. (See can volunteers run the livestream when the tech director is out?)
How it’s set up
- Tech Manager runs on the vMix computer in the booth. It talks to vMix locally and keeps one secure outbound connection to WorshipMetrics, with no port forwarding.
- Volunteers sign in to WorshipMetrics in a browser on any Mac or PC. They can also install Tech Manager on their own PC (a Mac version is coming soon).
- vMix keeps running in the booth. Switching never depends on the internet. (See cloud vMix production for churches.)
- Local control in the booth is free. Cloud control from anywhere comes with Pro ($49/month) and Max ($99/month).
More: your livestream team, connected even when they’re not at church.
Related questions
- What does WorshipMetrics add to the vMix Web Controller?
- The Web Controller lets a volunteer control vMix from a browser on the church network. WorshipMetrics adds the team around it: team chat, alerts when the stream or a device has a problem, wiring diagrams and documentation, AI help, volunteer scheduling, PTZ camera control with picture presets, and a vMix panel that can work from anywhere.
- Do volunteers need Tech Manager to use WorshipMetrics with vMix?
- Tech Manager runs on the vMix computer in the booth and connects vMix to WorshipMetrics. Volunteers can then sign in from a web browser on any Mac or PC. Volunteers can also install Tech Manager on their own PC (a Mac version is coming soon).
- Is the WorshipMetrics vMix panel free?
- Local control in the booth, through Tech Manager, is free on every plan. Using the same panel from anywhere (cloud control) comes with the Pro plan ($49/month) and Max ($99/month).
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