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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud CDN

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AThe Google Cloud CDN is touted as a low cost option with tight integration with Google Cloud apps and services.N/A

    StreamShark Live Streaming Platform

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AStreamShark is an enterprise platform for live streaming and video on demand, built for AV operators, broadcast engineers, and communications teams. It combines Multi-CDN delivery with automatic failover, ISO 27001 certified security, hardware encoder management, and a full CMS for the on-demand video library.

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    Google Cloud CDNStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Standard
    $199
    per month
    Team
    $499
    per month
    Business
    $999
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud CDNStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All plans include the full live streaming and video on demand platform. Prices shown are month-to-month in USD. Annual billing saves 20%: Standard $159/mo, Team $399/mo, Business $799/mo. Data transfer, VOD storage, and encoding allowances scale by plan, with overage billed per GB. Enterprise plans are custom-priced and include SSO, Hollywood-grade DRM, Shark AI Scribe, live captions and translations, 4K+ streaming, and eCDN. A 14-day free trial with full Business plan access is available on request.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud CDNStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud CDNStreamShark Live Streaming Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Cloud CDN is available globally and supports various load balancers available in different regions around the globe, so I find Google Cloud CDN as one of the best choices for CDN as it serves globally and it is really fast, safe, and secure. It might be not suitable for you if you do not have any technical background.
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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
    Google
    • The intelligent categorization and management of site content cache in Google Cloud CDN is unique and offers the best results with simple settings.
    • It has powerful servers in all geographical regions of the world and the speed of the site will increase many times for the customer with smart routing.
    • It has AnyCast IP feature and website receives a single global IP address. In this case, the site loads at the same speed worldwide.
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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
    Google
    • Unable to use any kind of code to show different content.
    • Absence of cloud workers as provided by Cloudfront, Cloudflare and Akamai.
    • No support for dynamic routing.
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    StreamShark
    • Channel support (see YouTube channels).
    • More Webinar options, i.e. polls and attendance.
    • Better reporting (see Zoom, i.e. advanced attendance logs, attention tracking).
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    Usability
    Google
    There is not really an interface for managing rules directly, compared to market leaders, Google's implementation is probably strong on the technical side but for the average user it might be lacking. There are no advanced features which can be compared to what other leaders in the CDN sector are providing or they can be achieved but with high implementation cost and usage of other products in the Google Cloud suite
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    StreamShark
    The StreamShark Live Streaming Platform's easy-to-use. There are a few features that require learning, but this is expected.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    I didn't have the need to use support from Google when I was either testing or setting up my website. Information was easily found by searching online if I needed to, and the options that I needed to install or enable were there on the setup page. Honestly, I was a former systems administrator so most of this stuff is not challenging for me.
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    StreamShark
    The customer support from StreamShark is exceptional. Always very responsive and quick resolution which is often needed just before an event goes live.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    We have limited software developers and don't have the need for a big cloud service provider along with their costs. Google Cloud CDN brings to usr, reliability and brand familiarity. Google Cloud CDN also doesn't bother us with pitches or 1000 emails about the products. We went and signed up for it, without dealing with a pushy salesperson.
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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
    Google
    • Google Cloud CDN has worked great as a tool to provide more reliable and faster interactive web experiences such as with e-learning sites.
    • The product can require additional training costs, even for experienced IT administrators.
    • Overall, ongoing costs can also be prohibitive for organizations with smaller web presences.
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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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