Frame.io vs. Kaltura

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Frame.io
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Frame.io in New York offers a video collaboration platform, supporting the video editing process by providing creative teams with time stamped comments, annotations and hashtags, and an accelerated sharing and approval process, as well as integrations with popularly used editing tools (e.g. Final Cut Pro) to enhance the editing and collaboration process.
$15
per user/per month
Kaltura
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Kaltura, headquartered in New York, offers enterprise or large scale video storage, streaming, and distribution supporting a variety of purposes such as streaming, enterprise video portal, interactive video and virtual classroom, or podcasting.N/A
Pricing
Frame.ioKaltura
Editions & Modules
Pro
$15
per user/per month
Team
$25
per user/per month
Free
Free
For up to 2 users
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Frame.ioKaltura
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Frame.ioKaltura
Creative Collaboration
Comparison of Creative Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
5.0
1 Ratings
0% above category average
Kaltura
-
Ratings
Audit trail5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Marketing
Comparison of Video Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
7.5
5 Ratings
1% above category average
Lead generation00 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Video personalization00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
eCommerce00 Ratings5.72 Ratings
Support for advertisements00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Video SEO00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Video Platform Integrations
Comparison of Video Platform Integrations features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
7.3
4 Ratings
22% above category average
Integration to Salesforce.com00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Integration to Marketo00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Integration to Eloqua00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Integration to LMS00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Video Security
Comparison of Video Security features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
8.3
7 Ratings
6% below category average
Video access controls00 Ratings8.57 Ratings
User management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Video link sharing00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Internal video00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
External video00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Video Player
Comparison of Video Player features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
7.8
6 Ratings
8% below category average
Player customization00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Embedded videos00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Mobile compatibility00 Ratings5.76 Ratings
Video Analytics
Comparison of Video Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
6.4
5 Ratings
16% below category average
A/B testing00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Streaming quality reports00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Per viewer tracking00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
Per video tracking00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
8.1
7 Ratings
4% below category average
On-Demand video00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Live streaming00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
Impact of streaming on network00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Video upload & format support00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
Video library / File management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Video portal00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Video Engagement
Comparison of Video Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Frame.io
-
Ratings
Kaltura
7.0
3 Ratings
13% below category average
Audience polling00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
Audience Q&A / Live chat00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Video comments00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
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User Ratings
Frame.ioKaltura
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(8 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.3
(3 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(2 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Frame.ioKaltura
Likelihood to Recommend
Frame.io
The best thing about frame.io (and the reason we subscribed to the service in the first place), is it is very easy for clients to give notes when reviewing videos we produce for them. It allows them -- forces them, actually -- to give frame specific notes, so there is no confusion about what shot they are talking about. The one thing that would be nice would be another area for clients to make more global, general notes, so that both the global and specific notes could all be referenced in one place. But overall, had this service for about three years and still very happy with it.
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Kaltura
Kaltura is an excellent tool IF you have a large library of content. It can be pretty pricey so if you are early in launching an online program you may be better off waiting a few years until you've amassed a large enough catalog to warrant the investment in such a tool. The tool is best purchased by a University or company-wide vs having a single department try to find the budget for it. The unlimited plan pays for itself in most cases if you go this route. Secondly, you must be willing to invest time and resources into on-going training for your faculty and staff, especially for those who wish to create their own media and use the quizzing features.
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Pros
Frame.io
  • Simple UI. Its drag and drop interface makes uploading and organizing something that happens inherently. Versioning is a huge issue when reviewing videos and frame allows you to keep old versions while prioritizing updated edits on the same link.
  • Frame.io allows you to make accurate notes on a video down to the frame - including drawing on a frame to indicate exact details your notes refer to. This allows for your post team to know exactly what the note-maker is referring to.
  • Privacy settings. Frame has an easy way to manage sharing by providing a "review link" and a "presentation" - this allows you to limit whether a reviewer has access to provide notes or just to review an edit. Simple password protection is an option for any review as well as the option for allowing a file to be downloadable.
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Kaltura
  • Very easy to use interface for uploading videos or capturing a screen recording. There are very few clicks required to get the media up and running. The video conversion process that happens on the back-end is fast and provides videos in device agnostic formats.
  • Integrates well with other systems, such as our Moodle LMS. This extends the capabilities of the LMS and also allows us to keep video/multimedia content organized in a central location (the KMC).
  • Kaltura can be connected to various processes within your organization. For example, we have a system in place that allows a video lecture in a classroom to be uploaded to Kaltura in a very easy manner.
  • User/role management is very important as some people on campus have more privileges to publish content than do others. We have Kaltura connected to our Single Sign-On solution for authentication and we can assign roles to specific people within the Kaltura software.
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Cons
Frame.io
  • Though I love the integration with After Effects, it's a tiny bit buggy from time to time. You'll need to re-sign in once a week (at least, this is what my tests have determined) and there is an issue with timeline jumping. If you click onto a comment, the timeline takes you to the problem area, but if you move the playhead elsewhere and click onto the same comment, it will not return you to the location. You must first click onto a different comment, then back onto the original. It's silly, and to me, a bug that will be resolved eventually.
  • Frame.io does not provide an archiving feature, so it's a bit of sore spot to delete old videos. When running into storage problems, which you might depending on your plan, you'll need to remove old videos.
  • Video links play natively at 560p. I don't understand this, as 720p or 1080p should be the standard playback resolution. This means some clients might not be as technologically-savvy, and won't think to click onto the resolution button to upgrade the resolution playback. I've had clients ask why the video was "low-quality" when they needed to change the resolution. This feels like boneheaded development to me.
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Kaltura
  • As it relates to the LMS integration, we would like to see improved workflow. But that may be just as much a Canvas issue as a Kaltura issue.
  • I would like to see the ability to add inline, anchored comments to the video timeline.
  • We are seeing issues with compatibility with certain browsers - especially Chrome. The faster Kaltura can move away from Flash the better.
  • The capture appliance (CaptureSpace Lite) needs to be reconsidered. It's not intutive enough.
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Likelihood to Renew
Frame.io
No answers on this topic
Kaltura
The choice to renew our subscription does not belong to us, though we are able to provide input. We are aware of competitive products who have matured in the past three years, and we are aware now of alternatives to conventional plugin usage (LTI).
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Usability
Frame.io
I've used other video review systems, Frame was the only one I didn't question how they allowed you to review - I just started reviewing. It's that simple. It's easy to set up projects, invite collaborators, and then provide a final cut for download. It's naturally built for the kind of work that TV/Film & video production companies do.
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Kaltura
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Frame.io
I've only reached out to Frame.io a few times but they responded quickly and offered achievable solutions. The fact that I haven't had to reach out to them more is proof that the platform is easy to use, reliable, and can run on its own. The only issues we have had were related to uploading issues on our end.
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Kaltura
The first line support agents seldom are able to diagnose or troubleshoot any problems that we have. These agents simply open support tickets in their system which are escalated to a foreign level 2 support agent which creates at least a day delay between reporting a problem and getting initial feedback. Any back-and-forth questions add at least another day delay.
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Alternatives Considered
Frame.io
Frame.io is better when being compared to the Google Drive as a platform just because of the usability. Frame.io has a more simple design format, that makes organizing projects and file structures much more readily available when doing a quick search. The ability to review and comment on the different projects is also better in Frame.io as it shows who said what and at what timecode they are referring to.
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Kaltura
Kaltura was the best option given the sheer volume of people we needed to support digitally. Others were better in their own regard, but due to limitations in number of attendees or sessions, Kaltura was the best option
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Return on Investment
Frame.io
  • Frame.io has allowed the team to collaborate on our own schedules
  • Frame.io has allowed the team to collaborate remotely
  • Frame.io has allowed us to share content with clients for feedback before publishing
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Kaltura
  • Managing video content with the KMC has greatly reduced the amount of hours previously needed to manage.
  • User issues ie: uploading video, viewing video has been greatly reduced.
  • Increased user engagement with using video in LMS courses. We currently have 6,929 videos on our system. Last month , 2/1/14, 17,623 videos were viewed at least 75% of the way through.
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