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Cloudflare
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162 Ratings
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15 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
Video Marketing

Cloudflare
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.6
JW Player
86%
JW Player ranks higher in 2/2 features
JW Player ranks higher in 2/2 features
Support for advertisements

N/A
0 Ratings
9.1
91%
2 Ratings
Video SEO

N/A
0 Ratings
8.1
81%
2 Ratings
Video Security

Cloudflare
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.8
JW Player
78%
JW Player ranks higher in 4/4 features
JW Player ranks higher in 4/4 features
Video access controls

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
User management

N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
90%
1 Rating
Video link sharing

N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
3 Ratings
External video

N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
2 Ratings
Video Player

Cloudflare
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.0
JW Player
70%
JW Player ranks higher in 4/4 features
JW Player ranks higher in 4/4 features
Player customization

N/A
0 Ratings
2.0
20%
3 Ratings
Embedded videos

N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
3 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Mobile compatibility

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Video Analytics

Cloudflare
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
1.0
JW Player
10%
JW Player ranks higher in 3/3 features
JW Player ranks higher in 3/3 features
Per viewer tracking

N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
1 Rating
Per video tracking

N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
2 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard

N/A
0 Ratings
1.0
10%
3 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage

Cloudflare
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
8.6
JW Player
86%
JW Player ranks higher in 5/5 features
JW Player ranks higher in 5/5 features
On-Demand video

N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
60%
3 Ratings
Live streaming

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Video upload & format support

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
3 Ratings
Video library / File management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
3 Ratings
Video portal

N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
100%
1 Rating
Attribute Ratings
- Cloudflare is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Support Rating
- Cloudflare and JW Player are tied in 2 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend

9.1
Cloudflare
91%
75 Ratings
8.0
JW Player
80%
4 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

10.0
Cloudflare
100%
1 Rating
10.0
JW Player
100%
1 Rating
Usability

9.0
Cloudflare
90%
1 Rating
9.0
JW Player
90%
1 Rating
Support Rating

8.5
Cloudflare
85%
53 Ratings
7.0
JW Player
70%
4 Ratings
Implementation Rating

Cloudflare
N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
JW Player
70%
2 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cloudflare
I can't think of a single scenario where Cloudflare isn't useful. Our company uses Cloudflare for ALL sites. In fact, as a Web Development Agency, we don't work with clients unless they allow us to use Cloudflare. It's really that good ;-) and necessary for modern websites and apps.
Web Design & SEO Consultant
Bright AdviceManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees
JW Player
JW Player has flexible plans that won't cost you a lot of money. If you are a startup, JW offers a variety of plans that will suit your specific needs and grow with you as your company grows. You do not need to be a video expert to understand how to upload a video, which allows nearly anyone in the office to do it.
Director of Video Content
Forum CommunicationsMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Cloudflare
- When you need a FREE and EASY TO SETUP SSL certificate on your page (if you don't have the locked locker icon when opening your page, you need it)
- When you want to obfuscate your webpage's IP (any connection will give the Cloudflare's IP)
- You need to speed up the connection for static content (it will not help database connections or dynamic content)
- IF your DNS isn't good (Cloudflare's DNS is amazing, quick, easy, and works pretty well)
Marketing Specialist
Bezares SAAutomotive, 201-500 employees
JW Player
- Responsive HTML5
- Provides share functionality built into the player
- Platform use enables playlist functionality and playlist players which can be customized or versioned for specific uses
- Videos uploaded to the JW Platform automatically provide multiple image frame options for selecting video thumbnail
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Cons
Cloudflare
- There is a huge jump in price between the mid-tier and enterprise solutions which is hard to justify for smaller businesses, or companies owning many small businesses.
- It is difficult to convert from a CNAME installation back to a DNS based one
- Setting up page-level caching with web workers is counterintuitive for simple websites
Owner
Full Service Full Stack, LLCInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
JW Player
- Definitely missing the ability (in and easy way) to have clickable links in the video.
- Analytics is a little cumbersome and not very user-friendly.
Digital & Video Specialist
Allured Business MediaPublishing, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Cloudflare
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Cloudflare Editions & Modules
Edition
Free | Free |
---|---|
Pro | $202 |
Business | $2002 |
Enterprise | Contact sales team |
- none
- per month
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—JW Player
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—JW Player Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 10.0
Based on 1 answer
No answer on this topic is available.
JW Player
JW Player 10.0
Based on 1 answer
Just made the decision to renew given demonstrated improvements being made to the platform to expand compatibility for its player use on devices such as Apple TV, as well as improvements made recently to its JW Platform Dashboard
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Usability
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 9.0
Based on 1 answer
While there are some parts of the service that can be tricky to implement if you have a very custom site, like holepunching for cache, for the most part, the service works very well out of the box and is easy to use
Online Marketing Director | Business Develoment
National Air WarehouseConsumer Goods, 1-10 employees
JW Player
JW Player 9.0
Based on 1 answer
Reliability and compatibility on a majority of platforms. Would have received a 10 except recent versions of browsers such as Firefox are now defaulting against Flash components and thus prompting approval from users BEFORE loading which is a HUGE obstacle to an effective user experience thus creating concerns by end-users unnecessarily and risking that they will NOT accept the prompts, thus leaving unable to view video content hosted using the JW Player. Assurances by JW support suggest they will resolve this, so we'll see...
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
Cloudflare
Cloudflare 8.5
Based on 53 answers
I (fortunately) have not encountered an issue I deemed severe enough to require me to submit a ticket to support. Most of the time, the problems I have encountered were fixable by simply waiting (as is usual with DNS services); or Googling and perusing their perfectly serviceable documentation and browsing support forums.

Verified User
General Manager in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employeesJW Player
JW Player 7.0
Based on 4 answers
Support is reasonable. I from time to time have made suggestions on improvements that would be nice to see (like the ability to have a clickable link within the video - that is easy to create, without tons of coding) and it seems as though I never see it happen or get much response to "suggestions" to upgrade the software. The good news, other than a few things as I mentioned above, overall, I don't have many "technical issues" in the platform, which is a good thing. On occasion, I have seen some "issues" with the delivery of the video, but it has been pretty scarce. So it is dependable.
Digital & Video Specialist
Allured Business MediaPublishing, 11-50 employees
Implementation Rating
Cloudflare
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
JW Player
JW Player 7.0
Based on 2 answers
One of the primary features promoted by JW Platform is its SEO definition. However, there did not seem to be a way to integrate that data to our platform if selected thus only leaving the benefits of that data to be established on the individual video page hosted by JW Platform, which isn't useful in the end to the client value we are trying to deliver for our VideoproFile.net solution
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cloudflare
CloudFlare is always innovating fast and adding new interesting solutions to the CDN, DNS, and DDoS problems that keep appearing as the internet grows and matures. Due to network effects, using CloudFlare is easier, faster, and more reliable than the competitors, and their support is super fast. I have used other solutions in previous companies like Akamai but their APIs were not very easy to use and their interfaces were not that friendly, also their CDNs were not as fast to clear the cache.
Product Design/Development Engineer
TransferwiseFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees
JW Player
JW had more player options, a better/more intuitive user interface, was altogether faster both in rendering the uploaded videos and in time to load on the web page. The integration with OpenX for pre-roll was faster and easier than with Brightcove, and lastly, they offered a great price for service.
Director, Online Advertising and Operations
PlaybillPublishing, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Cloudflare
- Uptime: With Cloudflare's website protection, we have avoided panic-inducing outages and downtime.
- Reduced hosting load: Cloudflare's CDN allows us to use smaller servers and greatly diminish bandwidth usage.
- Reduced domain renewal cost: Most of our domains could be transferred to Cloudflare, where domain renewals are as cheap as possible.
- Increased total website cost: All of Cloudflare's features aren't free, and they increase our monthly overall website cost. The protection and other features are helpful, just not free.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 501-1000 employeesJW Player
- JW Player has was less expensive (without sacrificing quality) than our previous video platform so the ROI was instant.
- We were easily able to add a variety of video advertising options including pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll.
- The quality and consistancy of the look of the video has enabled us to grow our video views by well over 100% since starting with JW.
Director of Video Content
Forum CommunicationsMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees