How they compare
BongaCams is one of Europe's biggest cam networks and a favourite for anyone watching their spending: public shows are free, sign-up costs nothing and often comes with bonus tokens, and token prices can go as low as about 5 cents each at the time of writing. The busiest rooms follow European evenings, so US viewers find the most choice late at night.
ImLive is an older, private-show site. You can preview rooms for free, including up to six hosts at once in its multi-viewer, but the point is to take a host private. Credits start at around $30 for 25, with private shows from about $1 a minute at the time of writing; group cams and the Discount Club bring that down, and new members usually get free credits.
The layouts are a trade-off too: BongaCams is busy and ad-heavy, while ImLive is tidier but steers you towards paid shows. ImLive also has its own sections for men, couples and trans hosts.