Brightcove vs. StreamShark Live Streaming Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brightcove
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Brightcove Video is a video hosting and publishing solution. The company also provides a cloud media processing product called Zencoder.N/A
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
StreamShark is a live streaming solution that provides options for large enterprises as well as individuals or businesses with small to medium requirements.
$199
per month
Pricing
BrightcoveStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Editions & Modules
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Standard Annual Live Streaming
$159
per month ($1,908 billed annually)
Standard Monthly Live Streaming
$199
per month (billed monthly)
Team Annual Live Streaming
$399
per month ($4,788 billed annually)
Team Monthly Live Streaming
$499
per month (billed monthly)
Business Annual Live Streaming
$799
per month ($9,588 billed annually)
Business Monthly Live Streaming
$999
per month (billed monthly)
Enterprise
custom pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrightcoveStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFull pricing breakdown and feature points available on the StreamShark website. Monthly plans: for individuals and small businesses Starting from $199/mo Features: 1080p Cloud Transcoding Real Time Stats Instant Video Archives Live Highlight Clips DVR & Live Rewind Multistream to Social Chat Privacy Controls Sub Users Enterprise Solutions: Custom plans for organizations, publishers and broadcasters (Contact for pricing) Includes all the monthly plans features, and: Single Sign On (SSO) Support Encoder Management Enterprise Viewer Home Page Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Assisted Streaming Encrypted Streams 360º 4K Streams White Glove Stream Monitoring 24/7 Phone Support
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Small Businesses
Vimeo
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
Vimeo
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Vimeo
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
Vimeo
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Kaltura
Kaltura
Score 8.0 out of 10
Kaltura
Kaltura
Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BrightcoveStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(16 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(13 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.0
(2 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrightcoveStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Brightcove
It works very nicely for our company site because it can easily and seamlessly embed into the site and email HTML pages. It also has picture in picture, sharing, closed captioning (CC) as basic functions. It will also show the time of the video. Because these are short-term-use videos or might get updated frequently and also are just targeting a specific audience, being able to hide or not able to show the number of views or date published (unlike YouTube) actually helps us.
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StreamShark
For internal communications such as Town Halls, StreamShark is a perfect solution. StreamShark provides the necessary security needed for private companies as well as a tried and true viewing experience for the end user.
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Pros
Brightcove
  • Ability to easily output a JSON response for requested video data. This makes it easy to work with Brightcove as partner.
  • The read APIs are very flexible and can the output can be easily customized using cgi args. This provides great customization of the output and sorting and filtering mechanisms to find the videos you're looking for.
  • The ability to add captions to videos is good, especially with the regulations requiring video captioning. DFXP support works great as long as the player is given the exact XML format it is looking for.
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StreamShark
  • StreamShark has an excellent live support model, which gives us real-time support on live stream productions. Another feature we like is the Okta SSO integration. This makes it simple to manage access to the videos and streams.
  • Our account manager, James Broberg, is an absolute pleasure to work with. He clearly has our goals in mind when he suggests the new features in our bi-weekly meeting.
  • Additionally, the StreamShark support team, namely, Yudong, Robert, and Aakanksha drive our requests to completion in a timely manner.
  • The look and feel of the GUI is user-friendly.
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Cons
Brightcove
  • The code for customizing the video player can be made easier, I think it still uses BEML code.
  • Easily accessible ready made code will help users like me to implement a cool looking player.
  • I would love to implement Brightcove video cloud on most of the projects that I work on and I see we could use it in so many different ways but pricing is not easily available on the website.
  • Again if I could work with someone to price for small, medium and large businesses that would be great.
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StreamShark
  • Multiple homepages for channels e.g. one for public and one for internal.
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Likelihood to Renew
Brightcove
It took quite some time to upload and organize our video library. The amount of time it would require to relocate all this information outweighs any negative aspect I personally have with the experience. They have been pretty good to work with and from speaking with my Brightcove rep, I know some of the issues I have listed are currently being addressed and tested for future releases.
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StreamShark
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Usability
Brightcove
Very usable! I don't see any major flaws
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StreamShark
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Brightcove
We are notified often of downtime, and I have not heard from a support rep for over a year. It really makes it hard to learn what new things are coming out and how we can take our video to the next level when there is no contact from the team on a regular cadence.
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StreamShark
Great response times, had personal help from James when needed, felt like an extremely valued customer.
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Alternatives Considered
Brightcove
Marketing department favors it because EVERYONE uses YouTube. Overall, YouTube offers decent features and functionality. But Brightcove offers the ability to brand and style players, and control what our users see (and so much more) and YouTube does not. For instance, on YouTube, users are presented with other videos (which could contain competitor videos).
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StreamShark
I had been researching different virtual event s and streaming platforms and kept coming up against the same problems. They either couldn't be branded, the signup flow added friction and would have caused drop off, or quality of the stream was poor. It was also important that I was able to get data and analytics from the stream. This meant that embedded YT live was out of the question because embedded YT don't always count the views. StreamShark Live Streaming Platform allowed for a solve for all of these problems.
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Return on Investment
Brightcove
  • Again, there has been a huge cost savings which significantly improved our ROI
  • There has also been less time spent on learning new technologies and training additional staff on maintaining a video server.
  • Less time spent on the previous two points has allowed me to focus on other areas within the department that needed improvement.
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StreamShark
  • This service has positively impacted the organization by allowing larger audiences to receive information and act on said information in a more timely manner. This equates to more productivity around the organization, as initiatives and objectives can be efficiently shared with remote attendees in all of our different office locations.
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ScreenShots

Brightcove Screenshots

Screenshot of Go beyond tracking plays and impressions and fuel your programs with video engagement data that signals who is getting the most value from your content.Screenshot of Deliver interactive video on-demand and live experiences - chat, polls, click to purchase, sentiment, quizzes, branching journeys, and more - that increase engagement, provide more data on your audiences, and turn viewers from passive observers to active participants.Screenshot of Deliver live and on-demand video experiences that are easy to create and manage from a single platform. Orchestrate rich, beautiful experiences that promote your brand and your content and keep audiences engaged with interactive elements.Screenshot of Start to think of your video content as your greatest asset for connecting with every audience on any device, whether it's web, mobile, or connected TVs. Reach all your audiences, including customers, prospects, partners, teams, anyone and everyone!Screenshot of Understand audience engagement to inform content strategies and audience preferences to ensure you’re delivering the best streaming video experiences possible.

StreamShark Live Streaming Platform Screenshots

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