Gumlet vs Vimeo Comparison 2026
Gumlet metres by bandwidth: free for 100GB a month, then $6 a month billed annually for 3,000GB, with DRM available at $99 on top of any plan. Vimeo has a free basic plan too, then $12 a month billed annually for 2TB of storage, password protection, domain restriction and Frame.io-style timestamped review comments. Pick Gumlet for bandwidth-priced infrastructure with DRM built in. Pick Vimeo for privacy controls and review tools without touching an API.
Video hosting priced by bandwidth, with DRM on top
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At a glance
- Gumlet starts cheaper, at $6.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Gumlet | Vimeo | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $6 | From $12 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Annual only |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Yes |
Gumlet
Video hosting priced by bandwidth, with DRM on top
Gumlet is video infrastructure for somebody who wants their own player on their own site rather than a channel on somebody else's. It transcodes, delivers, and will lock a video down with DRM if the content is worth stealing, which is the feature that usually forces a jump to enterprise pricing elsewhere. Image optimisation runs on the same account. The dashboard assumes you know what a bitrate ladder is, and does not apologise for it.
Our note
Price this on bandwidth rather than on the plan name, because a single popular video can move you two tiers in a month. If the content does not need protecting, the cheaper video hosts do the same delivery job without the DRM machinery you are partly paying for.
Vimeo
Video hosting with a player nobody advertises on
Vimeo is where a video goes when it has to sit on your own site without YouTube's suggestions appearing over the end of it. The player is customisable, privacy controls are real, and the review tools are decent. Its audience discovery never materialised, so treat it as hosting rather than as a place people will find you.
Why people weigh these two
- Vimeo instead of Gumlet
- Vimeo is the mainstream way to host video with a player nobody advertises on, freemium from $12 a month, without Gumlet's bandwidth-metered, DRM-centred setup.
- Gumlet instead of Vimeo
- Gumlet prices hosting by bandwidth and adds DRM, with a free tier and plans from $6, less than Vimeo's starting tier, with copy protection built in.
Which one should you pick
Pick Gumlet if DRM or bandwidth-based pricing fits how the content gets watched. The free plan covers 100GB of bandwidth and 60 minutes of live streaming a month, paid plans start at $6 a month billed annually for 3,000GB, and DRM is a $99-a-month add-on on any plan.
Pick Vimeo if privacy controls and review tools matter more than bandwidth math. A free basic plan exists, and Starter is $12 a month billed annually for one user and 2TB, with password protection, domain restriction and timestamped comments on a cut. Advanced at $75 a month adds hosted live events with Q&A and polls, which is not something Gumlet offers at all.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper, Gumlet or Vimeo?
- At the entry paid tier, Gumlet: $6 a month billed annually against Vimeo's $12. Both also have a free tier first, so neither needs payment just to try the basics.
- Does Vimeo offer DRM like Gumlet does?
- Its own features do not mention DRM. Vimeo's protection is password protection, domain restriction and unlisted links. Gumlet is the one built for content that needs to be locked down, with DRM priced at $99 a month on any plan.
- Which one has review and collaboration tools?
- Vimeo. Timestamped comments on a cut cover the job Frame.io does for smaller teams. Gumlet's features are about delivery, transcoding and image optimisation, not reviewing a draft with a client.
- Can either host a live event?
- Both, in different ways. Gumlet's plans include live streaming minutes starting on the free tier. Vimeo reserves hosted live events, with Q&A, polls and simulive scheduling, for its $75-a-month Advanced plan.
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