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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Video Streaming

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    IBM Video Streaming solutions are used to stream virtual events, executive town halls, video marketing product launches, and 24-hour streaming channels. According to IBM, the solution is built for privacy, reliability and scale, to optimize video quality, and powered by IBM Watson AI for video search and automated closed captioning. IBM Enterprise Video Streaming can power security-rich video communications ranging from employee town halls, to…

    $137

    per month 100 viewer hours

    Verint Community

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AVerint Community (Telligent) is a community and collaboration software platform developed by Telligent Systems and was first released in 2004. Telligent's focus was on offering a platform that can be integrated and extended, but this requires technical expertise. Verint acquired Telligent in 2015.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Video StreamingVerint Community
    Editions & Modules
    Silver
    $137
    per month 100 viewer hours
    Gold
    $688
    per month 2,000 viewer hours
    Platinum
    $1380
    per month 5,000 viewer hours
    Verint Community SaaS
    -
    per year per pageviews/API calls
    Verint Community AnyCloud
    -
    per domain and server
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Video StreamingVerint Community
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsVideo Streaming edition is available for purchase via credit card online (or via IBM salesperson if needs exceed those outlined in the online plans). Enterprise Video Streaming edition must be purchased from an IBM salesperson.—
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Video StreamingVerint Community
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    24 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    76%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
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    User Ratings
    IBM Video StreamingVerint Community
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (128 ratings)
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (62 ratings)
    7.5
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (60 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IBM Video StreamingVerint Community
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Very limited customization features. Permissions are a mess too if you want to have people assigned as chat moderators for events for instance, but dont want them access to the admin panel. The quality of the broadcast and live captions work well, but they charge extra for live captions. For operating a video on demand site, the design of the page is really poor and limited on customization. Been a user for years and seen almost no new innovation on the platform which has been disappointing. The metrics are a mess on the user panels too. They do provide an api link for your external metrics and/or data dumps for using something like tableau, but that features not really something to write home about and a rather basic offering. This is an expensive platform with limited options and an outdated style unfortunately. We have been getting by for our uses but there's nothing really keeping us with IBM if another platform offering came around
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    Verint
    If you need a community platform that's very versatile and has a relatively low entry-cost to get started, Verint is a good pick. If you need a solution that is guaranteed to work seamlessly and have no hiccups or issues overall, it is not well suited. Although it is a SAAS solution, some of the aspects of the platform do not make it seem so.
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    Pros
    IBM
    • IBM Video Streaming allows for the integration of interactive elements into video content, such as quizzes, polls, and live Q&A sessions. This can make learning more engaging for young students by making it interactive and fun, thus increasing their attention and participation.
    • Teachers in a K-5 setting can access and share professional development materials and teaching resources through the platform. This can help them stay updated on the best practices for early childhood education, innovative teaching methods, and subject-specific strategies, ultimately benefiting their students.
    • IBM Video Streaming provides the capability for teachers to create a library of on-demand educational videos. This is particularly useful for young learners who may need to revisit concepts multiple times to fully understand them. It also supports differentiated learning by allowing students to learn at their own pace.
    • Young students often benefit from visual aids in their learning process. IBM Video Streaming can deliver high-quality video content that includes animations, demonstrations, and visual explanations of concepts. This can be particularly effective in subjects like science, math, and reading, where visualizations can enhance understanding.
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    Verint
    • Forums - organizing forum questions and identifying answered
    • Various layouts of blogs, divided by groups to enable different or similar layouts throughout the site. Ability to enable all to view the same or have particular groups of blogs to stand out and have it's own look and feel
    • ability to customize widgets to the needs of your use case
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Occasionally, we experience a form of static that lasts for about 1 to 2 minutes. It appears in the live stream and in the auto-recorded file, but not in the live worship assembly. It occurs roughly 1 in every 4 hours of webcast time. I wish there was a way to trace the source of that recurring static. The diagnostic tools could be more robust.
    • It would be nice if the chat room allowed a user photo/avatar for each user to personalize that a little more.
    • I have wished for a way that an admin could use a “laser pointer” on the video window to point out something on the feed that other live viewers could see.
    • It would be wonderful to have a mini-tutorial for viewers who are not technically savvy that would inform them of how to get to the site and explain how they can use the software. For example, how they can see and type in the chat room, how to maximize the screen and make it smaller. Some of our viewers are in nursing homes or otherwise limited in capability to learn to use this on their own.
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    Verint
    • I would like to see engagement in the Elevate platform increase in discussions. We get so busy in our day, it is hard at times to get enough activity in a topic I know many struggle with in the contact center. The more sharing the better.
    • It would be nice if it were easier to connect as friends. That piece in Elevate seems difficult to build a network group and communicate with them all at one time on a topic or encourage them to join a discussion board when you know they have contributions that would benefit.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    Our organization depends heavily on this streaming service. Now that we have the option of allowing our clients to attend meetings virtually, we can never retract that option as so many of our clients love the flexibility. Also, we have no complaints with the service itself. It is reliable and dependable and any issues we have encountered have never been to blame on the service but rather our lack of knowledge of it or needing to update our embed code
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    Verint
    I am not part of this decision making process, but I did provide positive feedback to the decision making board.
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    Usability
    IBM
    The user interface is pretty straightforward, but simply needs optimization. (Please hire a seasoned UX person to fix it.) However, all of the key features are there and understandable. It's a great platform overall, a bit expensive, and could use some more options for its viewing experience, and a better "smart" embedding window for mobile applications.
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    Verint
    If you are an experienced online community professional, Verint offers the flexibility you need. You do need to have a lot of expertise if you want to build a solid user experience because there isn't a template out-of-the-box that is just ready to go for various use cases. It will take awhile to fully understand the capabilities of Verint Community.
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    Reliability and Availability
    IBM
    Absolutely. We have never had an outage problem or any application errors that I have been privy to. We are duly notified generally in advance of outages or updates
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    Verint
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    IBM
    As we use it now, we are satisfied with the streaming performance. I cannot speak to integration yet as we have yet to engage in that but have plans to in the future
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    Verint
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    IBM
    We funded 'white glove' service as our timelines were tight and our needs were well-defined. Tier 1 and Tier 2 support were able to help us get up and running in shorter order than we would have on our own. Documentation on the eCDN product had gaps, increasing the time to resolve and created concerns about success.
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    Verint
    While the support portal (cases) is helpful, I've been even more impressed by their own support community. I always get quick, thoughtful, and interesting answers to my questions from support personnel, in-house developers, other users, and even the VP/GM himself! They have a really wonderful thing going there.
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    Implementation Rating
    IBM
    Ustream is easy to implement. It takes any stream we have thrown its way and distributed it quickly and with quality. When talking to others that are pursuing live stream implementations, I often remind them that the technology used to distribute your live stream is less important than the quality of the content you are distributing. Taking care to use the right camera equipment, the proper encoder, and quality sound gear will result in a high-quality stream that will allow the strength of the Ustream CDN to shine.
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    Verint
    all customizations should be under warranty so that you get the right level of support from the 3rd party
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    Vimeo offers better tools for on-demand like chapters and marketing tools. But their live options are limited to event durations. YouTube can stream for longer durations but IBM 24/7 stream has been much more reliable and easy to use.
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    Verint
    I believe Verint Community stacks up very against previous solutions I have worked with. For an externally facing community, I think Jive-X was the best in class for many years, and Verint matches up very well from a features and configuration perspective. The other key point for me, is that Verint Community is also similar to Jive in that it has an extremely strong customer community of experienced community professionals. Verint does a great job of engaging with us about future plans, roadmaps, events, etc. I think this is a very under-rated benefit of a community platform, and Verint's is exceptional.
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    Scalability
    IBM
    IBM global network.
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    Verint
    Highly scalable system with the ability to expand to an increasing number of users and communities
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Our ROI is measured by the provision of ministry and satisfaction of our congregation. We are extremely pleased with our USTREAM and feel that it is a valuable asset to our church.
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    Verint
    • Verint Community has helped to gain more than one lakh users which shows that the platform is extremely stable and engaging. This helped for more brand awareness and e-commerce conversion rates
    • We have had huge problems with non English countries where this platform's limitations has caused huge number of loss and less user count. Hopefully this is fixed soon.
    • Our major plan was to expand our segments and verticals such as gaming, education and business which was done very well by using this platform and our team was able to customize it based on our brand's identity. We looking to expand to much more countries and hopefully target all our worldwide businesses.
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    ScreenShots

    IBM Video Streaming Screenshots

    Screenshot of the viewer's portal experience (channel page).Screenshot of how the automatically generated closed captions can be edited if necessary.Screenshot of the Analytics Console.Screenshot of the Watson Media CMSScreenshot of the viewer's portal experience (channel page).

    Verint Community Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Sophos Community, built on Verint Community, that offers forums, blogs, events, and membership perks for its usersScreenshot of VisionAires, a community powered by Verint, that features working groups, event, and a content hubScreenshot of an Avnet community with courses, competitions, and networking opportunitiesScreenshot of the ADI Engineer Zone, which is a community hub with built-in learning modules, webcasts, blogs, and supportScreenshot of MicroFocus' community to ask questions, join conversations, or share ideasScreenshot of the England Football Community, a place to connect with people and join the conversation about all things football.