Likelihood to Recommend Animoto is great for small to mid-sized business looking for control over their own video marketing. Allows someone with initiative and "scrapbooking mentality" to create professional-looking videos with ease. If you have even the smallest of marketing budgets, Animoto is perhaps the most worthwhile investment--that is, if you're able to get decent photographs or video clips to build from.
Read full review ilos is great for a larger group looking for an easy to learn capture system and platform all combined together. Because it lets you record, edit, and share there is no reason to learn one or two software for capture and editing, and another for sharing. ilos is not targeted at intermediate or advanced users, so the ability to manipulate your content - specifically when editing, is very limiting to more experienced users.
Read full review Pros Online editor, no download required. Music library to add sound to your video. User friendly tools in the interface. Read full review Desktop capture is simple even for first-time users Editing capabilities and focused on only the most common features, avoiding overwhelm or confusion Sharing inside Canvas is simple and intuitive Read full review Cons Great visual tool that lets you intelligently communicate what you are seeking to explain to your audience. More features I might suggest would be anything that makes it more interactive with the viewer in real-time. For the price , it is a great deal as is. Read full review Features are often rolled out before they are fully baked Communication of changes can be limited and frustrating Not all changes feel like improvements, much less necessary Read full review Support Rating We haven't actually needed much support so that in itself says a lot about the software. It was easy to use and had great tool tips that guide you through the tool so you don't even need to reach out to support. There are help files that are there when needed, and some of these are helpful to us as well because again, we didn't have to reach out and wait for support.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We had invested in making our own videos using YouTube, and even
Camtasia . But they were still us interpreting on behalf of our audience which took forever. Once we found Animoto, it was so much easier to upload the pics our audience would send us. From there we had a 100% positive response, that we had indeed captured what they were trying to say.
Read full review It was a tough call to choose ilos over
Kaltura , but the more limited features made ilos seem more approachable for novice users. Price was also far lower because of the limited focus of ilos.
Kaltura did offer more tools for marketing/public purposes - such as streaming, capture integration, and video portals - but none of those are necessary for us.
Read full review Return on Investment we created many video clips that deliver the exact message we want to the audience leads to more business and more profits for us. Good for beginners to start making their own videos free version of this software put watermark while exporting videos. Read full review Makes sharing content with students easier for faculty - so they actually make and share videos more than before Students don't have issues viewing, even on limited bandwidth Because you can make a video wherever and whenever you want, creation has increased Read full review ScreenShots