Panopto -- A solid lecture capture and acceptable video hosting platform
October 31, 2019
Panopto -- A solid lecture capture and acceptable video hosting platform
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Panopto
We have a sitewide license to Panopto for video hosting and playback. We have the lecture capture installed in many of the large classrooms, but not across campus. Panopto provides the hosting and streaming needs for courses and the campus. The ability to control the entire library, schedule recordings, and manage sharing and branding is the key advantage over using something like YouTube.
- Recording lectures.
- Playback with multiple sources to pick.
- Pricing.
- User Interface and Design.
- Backend management.
- Analytics.
- Panopto's pricing model was better for our organization's needs than Kaltura.
- Panopto has met our needs, but not exceeded them.
- Development seems stagnant.
Kaltura is sleeker and more polished, both on the user-facing and backend. Panopto has been doing in-class lecture capture for longer, but Kaltura's new(er) offering is catching up. Kaltura was easier and more intuitive for faculty and instructors in many ways. Panopto is still ahead on the quality of lecture capture, in-video searching, and editing. However, the "personal lecture capture" of Panopto is terrible and Kaltura's is way better, if that's important to your users.
Do you think Panopto delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Panopto's feature set?
Yes
Did Panopto live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Panopto go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Panopto again?
Yes