Aiven vs. ilos

Aiven is well suited for medium/big companies where the reliability for events coming in is imperative and choose to use Kafka but would like to avoid the most complex parts of the integration and instead have an easy setup. It is less suited in my opinion for smaller companies, mainly due to its pricing.

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ilos is great for a larger group looking for an easy to learn capture system and platform all combined together. Because it lets you record, edit, and share there is no reason to learn one or two software for capture and editing, and another for sharing. ilos is not targeted at intermediate or advanced users, so the ability to manipulate your content - specifically when editing, is very limiting to more experienced users.

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• Desktop capture is simple even for first-time users
• Editing capabilities and focused on only the most common features, avoiding overwhelm or confusion
• Sharing inside Canvas is simple and intuitive

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• Features are often rolled out before they are fully baked
• Communication of changes can be limited and frustrating
• Not all changes feel like improvements, much less necessary

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It was a tough call to choose ilos over Kaltura, but the more limited features made ilos seem more approachable for novice users. Price was also far lower because of the limited focus of ilos. Kaltura did offer more tools for marketing/public purposes - such as streaming, capture integration, and video portals - but none of those are necessary for us.

Incentivized

• Makes sharing content with students easier for faculty - so they actually make and share videos more than before
• Students don't have issues viewing, even on limited bandwidth
• Because you can make a video wherever and whenever you want, creation has increased

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