Gumlet vs. Vimeo

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gumlet
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Gumlet is used by businesses to host and deliver video content and optimized images across websites and applications at any scale. Gumlet Video: Video Hosting and Streaming Multi-Level Video Protection: Safeguards content with advanced DRM solutions like Widevine and Fairplay, preventing unauthorized access while allowing for controlled playback. Video Management: Users can upload, organize, and stream videos. Integration with cloud storage simplifies…
$25
per month $0.15 / GB streaming overage after 2 TB of bandwidth
Vimeo
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Vimeo is a video experience platform. They enable anyone to create high-quality video experiences to connect and bring ideas to life. They proudly serve their growing community of nearly 300 million users — from creative storytellers to globally distributed teams at the world's largest companies.
$9
per month
Pricing
GumletVimeo
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month
Creator
$25
per month
Growth
$99
per month
Business
$249
per month
Enterprise
On request
per month
Starter
$9
per month
Standard
$25
per month
Advanced
$65
per month
Enterprise
Contact sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GumletVimeo
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GumletVimeo
Considered Both Products
Gumlet
Chose Gumlet
Gumlet has a better UI than Vimeo and is easier to understand. Sitting on top of AWS is one of its best features. Easy and clear documentation is a huge plus or advantage over most others too. Having support is a bonus for this product too as Firebase and AWS do not really …
Chose Gumlet
I had limited experience of Vimeo and to be fair most video hosting outside of YouTube so my comparison is a little limited.

Gumlet is more cost effectively secure and provided a better 4K delivery performance - I can only comment on performance in the UK but I have to assume …
Chose Gumlet
Integrating and managing a new platform like Gumlet has required less resources and time.
The costs associated with using the Gumlet are lower than Vimeo platform.
Bandwidth saving and better conversion rates stacks up against Vimeo
Chose Gumlet
Gumlet excels in video optimization, ensuring smooth, buffer-free streaming across various devices and internet connections. This is particularly beneficial for us with a diverse audience base. Wista and Vimeo are good platforms but it seems illogical to use them when a …
Chose Gumlet
Earlier we were using Vimeoon our landing page but it was not helping must as it was bringing a few 3rd party scripts which were hampering the load time when checked on the Gtmetrix page speed test thus we were looking for some other option. Once we tested the same use case …
Chose Gumlet
Vimeo might be the only real competitor. ich prefer Gumlet because of its fair pricing, better workflows, stability and overall look. i wasn't looking for a network with an algorithm in its back but for a solid video-hosting and player-solution. i have found it in Gumlet.
Chose Gumlet
I was a Vimeo subscriber for over 10 years, and - finally - Gumlet seems to be a fine replacement. The lifetime deal makes it very attractive to me, which is why I switched over from Vimeo. Google Drive and YouTube can deliver some of the features I need, but not all (player …
Chose Gumlet
I would say Gumlet is similar to Vimeo. It's not as a polished interface as Vimeo and there is no mobile app, but when you consider the cost of Vimeo you get almost all the features for a much lower price. We don't have the screen recoding tool with Gumlet which I will miss …
Chose Gumlet
We've used platforms like Vimeo and Wistia before Gumlet. Gumlet stands out due to its strong focus on media optimization, offering advanced video compression and image delivery features that reduce costs and improve performance. Unlike Vimeo and Wistia, Gumlet provides more …
Chose Gumlet
Honestly, the LTD was a no-brainer for me. I hate to say price point but it is a consideration. But the features have to match what I need and the product still needs to feel like an amazing product. Gumlet has all that. I also choose Gumlet because there was a migration tool. …
Chose Gumlet
I like Gumlet much better. Seems more affordable, easier to setup and the limits per plan are also better I think.
Chose Gumlet
Depending on the plan you select, you can get much more value for your money with Gumlet.
Chose Gumlet
Bunnynet don’t have The MP4 share file link and no limit streaming bandwidth.
Chose Gumlet
Gumlet allows me to customize the player to reflect my brand identity.
Chose Gumlet
Much cheaper and the quality is the same (if not better).
Chose Gumlet
They have all the same features and keep adding more, generating landing pages for video share was huge for us. Ease of use, no ads. cost, it really doesn't compete. We're very happy with the outputted quality of the video exports and the ability to manage DRM for video …
Chose Gumlet
I like Gumlet since they are transparent with the storage limits. Gumlet has everything laid out in an easy-to-read graph.
Chose Gumlet
The integration support isn't quite as robust as Wistia, but Wistia is considerably more expensive. Wistia also doesn't have Fairplay support. Wistia has a robust API for their player, that is highly programmable, but in the end, Gumlet offered enough customization in their …
Chose Gumlet
Gumlet is an ad-free and cost-effective option that may get used without trackers.
Chose Gumlet
Gumlet allows me to get the freedom and control of my content without interference from third party hosting platforms. This is critical in today's environment where bad actors are finding ways to download content for free and also platforms making decisions on what type of …
Chose Gumlet
We have found the Gumlet viewer experience to be better because

playback starts more quickly
Chose Gumlet
I have chosen Gumlet for the price and reliability. Really happy.
Vimeo

No answer on this topic

Features
GumletVimeo
Video Marketing
Comparison of Video Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
5.3
39 Ratings
35% below category average
Lead generation00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Video personalization00 Ratings6.535 Ratings
eCommerce00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
Support for advertisements00 Ratings2.914 Ratings
Video SEO00 Ratings6.329 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation00 Ratings7.022 Ratings
Video Platform Integrations
Comparison of Video Platform Integrations features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
2.8
11 Ratings
76% below category average
Integration to Salesforce.com00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Integration to Marketo00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Integration to HubSpot00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Integration to Eloqua00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
Integration to LMS00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Video Security
Comparison of Video Security features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
9.2
40 Ratings
7% above category average
Video access controls00 Ratings9.040 Ratings
User management00 Ratings9.337 Ratings
Video link sharing00 Ratings10.038 Ratings
Internal video00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
External video00 Ratings8.937 Ratings
Video Player
Comparison of Video Player features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
8.5
41 Ratings
4% above category average
Player customization00 Ratings7.033 Ratings
Embedded videos00 Ratings8.640 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls00 Ratings9.039 Ratings
Mobile compatibility00 Ratings9.340 Ratings
Video Analytics
Comparison of Video Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
9.0
36 Ratings
14% above category average
A/B testing00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Streaming quality reports00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
Per viewer tracking00 Ratings9.525 Ratings
Per video tracking00 Ratings9.531 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
9.3
40 Ratings
7% above category average
On-Demand video00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
Live streaming00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
Impact of streaming on network00 Ratings10.020 Ratings
Video upload & format support00 Ratings9.537 Ratings
Video library / File management00 Ratings7.636 Ratings
Video portal00 Ratings9.026 Ratings
Video Engagement
Comparison of Video Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Gumlet
-
Ratings
Vimeo
4.9
27 Ratings
48% below category average
Audience polling00 Ratings1.16 Ratings
Audience Q&A / Live chat00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
Video comments00 Ratings6.827 Ratings
Best Alternatives
GumletVimeo
Small Businesses
Wistia
Wistia
Score 9.5 out of 10
Wistia
Wistia
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Flipgrid
Flipgrid
Score 1.0 out of 10
Flipgrid
Flipgrid
Score 1.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Panopto
Panopto
Score 7.6 out of 10
Panopto
Panopto
Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
GumletVimeo
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(80 ratings)
8.7
(44 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(9 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(23 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(5 ratings)
5.0
(10 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GumletVimeo
Likelihood to Recommend
Gumlet
For hybrid live event formats, where a group watches the same video simultaneously and the flow needs to be perfectly synchronized, Gumlet is, in my opinion, the best solution. Especially in combination with a live Zoom call, Gumlet made our work possible in the first place, because video and audio run smoothly and the quality is automatically adjusted to the viewers' internet connection. If an event depends on everyone finishing at the same time, Gumlet is invaluable. Gumlet is also ideal for online courses and video libraries where high-quality, high-resolution videos need to start without loading time – we are increasingly using it instead of our LMS because the performance is simply much better. Gumlet is currently less suitable if you need permanent live stream channels or want to prepare many live events simultaneously, as streams are currently automatically closed and archived when OBS ends. However, according to support, this feature is already in development. For our use cases, I would recommend Gumlet without hesitation. Für hybride Live-Event-Formate, bei denen eine Gruppe gleichzeitig dasselbe Video anschaut und der Ablauf absolut synchron sein muss, ist Gumlet aus meiner Sicht die beste Lösung. Besonders in Kombination mit einem Live-Zoom-Call hat Gumlet unsere Arbeit überhaupt erst möglich gemacht, weil Video und Audio stabil laufen und die Qualität automatisch an die Internetverbindung der Zuschauer:innen angepasst wird. Wenn ein Event davon lebt, dass alle gleichzeitig fertig sind, ist Gumlet Gold wert.
Auch für Online-Kurse und Videobibliotheken, bei denen hochwertige, hochauflösende Videos ohne Ladezeit starten müssen, ist Gumlet ideal – wir nutzen es inzwischen zunehmend anstelle unseres LMS, weil die Performance einfach deutlich besser ist.
Weniger geeignet ist Gumlet aktuell, wenn man dauerhafte Live-Stream-Kanäle benötigt oder viele Live-Events parallel vorbereiten möchte, da Streams derzeit automatisch geschlossen und archiviert werden, wenn OBS endet. Dieses Feature ist aber laut Support bereits in Entwicklung.
Für unsere Anwendungsfälle würde ich Gumlet jederzeit weiterempfehlen. This review was originally written in German and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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Vimeo
For an overall professional appearance of Vimeo, I think it looks fabulous for the clients we work with. I think it works extremely well to host videos for courses and training that can be paid training. The privacy feature is great for that. I've never used it for going LIVE and wonder if that might be a good option for businesses but since I haven't tried it, I'm not of the capabilities. And I'm not sure how the clients are able to get on the LIVES. It does have so many new features since I started 4 years ago, and that means that there is a higher learning curve if you want to make full use of this platform.
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Pros
Gumlet
  • Speedy transcoding, hosting, and streaming of my film media
  • Privacy Features (Passwords, private, unlisted, geo-blocking of select countries, etc.)
  • Automated AI subtitling / transcription of my content for no additional fee
  • Extensive Analytics, reports about my content
  • Additionally offers direct download links for my content
  • Attractive Player customization, hide Gumlet logo if so wanted, change highlight color of the player, upload own logo
  • Very attractive value proposition with the current special lifetime deal
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Vimeo
  • User-friendly interface for administrators of the account and external viewers. Being able to easily navigate a new platform or software is ideal for anyone.
  • Seamless sharing and embedding across many platforms. Vimeo is well-recognized so it makes it easy for other platforms to recognize Vimeo. The compatibility is outstanding.
  • As an administrator of the account, being able to select viewing privileges may seem like a basic function, but it's so necessary right now with how heavy our organization is utilizing the platform. We can mass upload content early and only release it for the public over time by simply changing it to a public video.
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Cons
Gumlet
  • I would like the ability to set a higher minimum playing resolution so that videos aren't blurry at the start.
  • Coming from Vimeo I would like to see a Chrome extension or Windows application to record my screen similar to what Loom has.
  • I would like to see sub folder in playlists within collections. Currently I can only have top level playlists.
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Vimeo
  • Price - For the full featureset of Vimeo, you will be paying $900 a year as of 2020, and this is expected to only go up over time. Thankfully, Vimeo offers lower tiers with less functionality, and most people will not need the unlimited streaming viewers or whopping 7 TB of storage that you get for the highest level of membership. But it is still a premium price for a premium service.
  • "Suggested" Algorithm - The equivalent of YouTube's suggested videos feature is the Vimeo Staff Picks, which recommends curated content from their team of editors. While this content generally has a high level of production, it is not especially relevant to the video you are watching, or to your watch history as a user. I rarely watch suggested videos in Vimeo.
  • Search - The Vimeo search page is beautiful, having huge thumbnails of videos with a clean, visually-appealing layout. However, the results themselves leave much to be desired. When I search for "jung" to try to find videos on Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung, of the first 18 results, not a single result is actually about C. G. Jung. On Youtube, the first 14 results are all about Jung. When I search for "c. g. jung" on Vimeo I find a number of relevant results, so it's not that the videos are not available in Vimeo. Rather, the search algorithm is not returning relevant results.
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Likelihood to Renew
Gumlet
I’d rate our likelihood to renew at a clear 10, because Gumlet has become such an integral part of how we deliver, protect and scale our video content. The platform consistently performs without issues, the playback quality is excellent, and the security features give us peace of mind that no other tool matched. Beyond reliability, Gumlet keeps adding meaningful improvements such as AI subtitles, interactive elements, and better analytics, which continue to streamline our workflow and increase engagement without extra effort from our team. At this point, switching to anything else would feel like a step backwards, both in efficiency and overall video experience.
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Vimeo
I usually extract the links of all lectures from the embed code, but now Vimeo is not allowing that feature. Instead, I have to copy the whole embed code and then extract the URL from the embed code separately. This process has become cumbersome and a bit of hassle since I don't need the whole embed code.
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Usability
Gumlet
The dashboard is simple to navigate. It's easy to view my videos and organize them. It just makes sense. I don't have to guess where to find anything. I also love the import tool and the ability to set up players based on my collections. This type of customization will save me time!
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Vimeo
The design is clean and intuitive for the most part, which allows for ease of use by both novice and experience users. We are grateful for the ways that the front-end video player is easy to navigate and intuitive to use, and the backend is generally designed the same way. Tools and options are where you expect to find them, and it was easy to navigate the storage on the backend through folders and content filters
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Reliability and Availability
Gumlet
No answers on this topic
Vimeo
I use Vimeo all the time, and never had any issues with the system.
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Performance
Gumlet
No answers on this topic
Vimeo
Vimeo does well in performance with systems with ease. I have not encountered any issues with loading pages or slowing down in other software or systems.
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Support Rating
Gumlet
The support is not so responsive as compared to other software, sometimes 1 day, sometimes 2-3 days, depending on their staff. I would say it's below average in terms of their support
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Vimeo
Terrible support. When I subscribed to Premium we were guaranteed support. However, after the first e-mail I received from them, I never heard from them again. I sent several emails over the course of a couple of weeks acknowledging that due to covid, I did not expect a miracle overnight and that I was keen to work on the issue with them. I have not heard from customer service at all. This is very disappointing. We lost customers due to the poor quality of the livestreams and were left to sort the issue out without their help.
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Implementation Rating
Gumlet
It was quick and easy. We found that the import from Vimeo wasn't pulling in the highest original quality so we manually uploaded our clips.
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Vimeo
Vimeo does provide the legwork of content curation and management of sources. The quality of content is not bad from a viewer's point of view. I think the analytics could use a little bit of improvement, only because my department has a lot of users.
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Alternatives Considered
Gumlet
They have all the same features and keep adding more, generating landing pages for video share was huge for us. Ease of use, no ads. cost, it really doesn't compete. We're very happy with the outputted quality of the video exports and the ability to manage DRM for video protection was built into the app. A huge bang for the buck here. Can't wait to update or try out more new features. The biggest thing I love is that they listen to their customers and work to implement suggestions from the community.
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Vimeo
YouTube was the platform we primarily used previously, after having restrictions and having locked out of a couple of accounts we needed a better platform. We also lost some of our videos. We also have an internal app to track client videos and Vimeo supported it better. With the increased storage and the number of videos we create, we decided Vimeo would be better.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Gumlet
No answers on this topic
Vimeo
Nothing that I could think of. Maybe changing the way of extracting the URL's from the embed codes.
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Scalability
Gumlet
No answers on this topic
Vimeo
Vimeo does well with integrating videos in the Absorb LMS that I currently manage.
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Professional Services
Gumlet
No answers on this topic
Vimeo
Everything works fine in Vimeo, and the users like the quality and sound of the lectures when viewed on Absorb LMS. They can view the lectures on the desktop and mobile devices.
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Return on Investment
Gumlet
  • Gumlet compared has no higher costs associated
  • Faster page load times improved user experience
  • High-quality video content without buffering improves conversion rates for businesses
  • Smoother viewing experience increases user engagement and retention.
  • Reduction of unnecessary data usage leads to lower bandwidth costs
  • Integrated analytics can provide insights into viewer behavior
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Vimeo
  • It allows clients to serve a massive amount of video content within an LMS without eating up disk space or sacrificing bandwidth.
  • The overall cost is very low compared to other tools and there is no 'pay per view' style unstable pricing.
  • The tool has allowed students in other countries to access content faster.
  • NEGATIVE - the upload limits per week, especially on the basic/pro accounts are too restrictive.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Gumlet Video CMSScreenshot of Branding and customizationsScreenshot of Streaming experiencesScreenshot of Video analyticsScreenshot of Simplified video management