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8 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Video hosting with a player nobody advertises on
Vimeo keeps a free tier before its $12 plan, the better-known name for a clean player with nobody else's ads or recommendations around it.
Video hosting priced by bandwidth, with DRM on top
Gumlet meters by bandwidth instead of a flat plan and adds DRM, with a free tier and a $6 plan, for video that needs copy protection SproutVideo's plan does not mention.
Video hosting that reports who watched what
Vidyard also reports who watched what down to the viewer, with a free tier and a $24 plan, aimed more at sales teams tracking a prospect's view than a course site.
Pay-as-you-go video hosting and delivery
bunny.net bills pay-as-you-go instead of a flat plan with bandwidth included, starting at $1, for testing at low volume before committing to a fixed plan.
A video membership with its own apps
Uscreen at $49 builds a video membership with its own apps, selling access where SproutVideo simply hosts and serves.
Video hosting and streaming as an API
Mux is an API to build video into your own product rather than a player to embed, with a free tier and a $20 plan, for a developer rather than a course creator.
Video hosting for video your own site depends on
Wistia also builds for video a business site depends on, with a free tier before a $79 plan, deeper marketing-focused analytics and forms bolted onto the player.
Works with YouTube
Live streaming and hosting sold by the terabyte
Dacast adds live streaming alongside hosting, billed by the terabyte, starting at $39 with no free tier, for a business that also broadcasts live.
Works with YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Kick