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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    JW Player

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AJW Player (or JWP) is a video platform boasting 40,000 broadcasters, publishers, and other video-driven brands whose business relies on video as users. It provides these companies with a way to accelerate and scale their video strategy and is a video platform that can be used to stream video, engage audiences on any screen, and monetize content.N/A

    Showpad eOS®

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AShowpad is an Enablement Operating System (eOS™) that aligns sales and marketing teams around high-impact buyer interactions while generating the insights needed to continuously improve conversion rates.N/A
    Pricing
    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—There is also an Ultimate package available. Pricing for Ultimate is available by custom quote only. Contact Showpad for Ultimate pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Considered Both Products
    JW Player
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    Bigtincan
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    85%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Video Marketing
    Comparison of Video Marketing features of JW Player and Showpad eOS®
    Feature
    JW Player
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Showpad eOS®
    -
    Ratings
    Support for advertisements9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video SEO8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Security
    Comparison of Video Security features of JW Player and Showpad eOS®
    Feature
    JW Player
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Showpad eOS®
    -
    Ratings
    Video access controls9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video link sharing7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    External video6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Player
    Comparison of Video Player features of JW Player and Showpad eOS®
    Feature
    JW Player
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Showpad eOS®
    -
    Ratings
    Player customization2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded videos6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video quality / Bandwidth controls10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile compatibility10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Analytics
    Comparison of Video Analytics features of JW Player and Showpad eOS®
    Feature
    JW Player
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Showpad eOS®
    -
    Ratings
    Per viewer tracking1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Per video tracking1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video analytics dashboard1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Hosting, Management & Storage
    Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of JW Player and Showpad eOS®
    Feature
    JW Player
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Showpad eOS®
    -
    Ratings
    On-Demand video6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live streaming10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video upload & format support10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video library / File management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video portal10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Small Businesses
    Vidyard
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Vidyard
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Paperflite
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Panopto
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Scratchpad
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.4
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    JW PlayerShowpad eOS®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    JW Player
    JW Player has flexible plans that won't cost you a lot of money. If you are a startup, JW offers a variety of plans that will suit your specific needs and grow with you as your company grows. You do not need to be a video expert to understand how to upload a video, which allows nearly anyone in the office to do it.
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    Bigtincan
    Any person who is interested in understanding the level of engagement from a client needs Showpad. It is a must-have software if you have people within your organization that are customer-facing. If your role is primarily communicating with employees within your own organization, then this software might not be as useful to you. For those in sales, account management, or who needs to know if your recipient has seen your emails/content, this is a useful tool.
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    Pros
    JW Player
    • Responsive HTML5
    • Provides share functionality built into the player
    • Platform use enables playlist functionality and playlist players which can be customized or versioned for specific uses
    • Videos uploaded to the JW Platform automatically provide multiple image frame options for selecting video thumbnail
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    Bigtincan
    • User-Friendly. The ability to easily customize to fit your needs
    • Delivering content easily and quickly, reducing cost for print, and out of date information
    • Reporting. Providing the analytical function to track what content has been utilized or not utilized and become more efficient in the type of information you share
    • Offline Use. The ability to be able to view content offline
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    Cons
    JW Player
    • Definitely missing the ability (in and easy way) to have clickable links in the video.
    • Analytics is a little cumbersome and not very user-friendly.
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    Bigtincan
    • Version control is an issue. Would be nice to go back to previous versions of a file.
    • The in-app viewing experience feels a little rigid. Prefer to download the files before viewing.
    • The main landing page is a little more cluttered than I would like.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    JW Player
    Just made the decision to renew given demonstrated improvements being made to the platform to expand compatibility for its player use on devices such as Apple TV, as well as improvements made recently to its JW Platform Dashboard
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    Bigtincan
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    Usability
    JW Player
    Reliability and compatibility on a majority of platforms. Would have received a 10 except recent versions of browsers such as Firefox are now defaulting against Flash components and thus prompting approval from users BEFORE loading which is a HUGE obstacle to an effective user experience thus creating concerns by end-users unnecessarily and risking that they will NOT accept the prompts, thus leaving unable to view video content hosted using the JW Player. Assurances by JW support suggest they will resolve this, so we'll see...
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    Bigtincan
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    Support Rating
    JW Player
    Support is reasonable. I from time to time have made suggestions on improvements that would be nice to see (like the ability to have a clickable link within the video - that is easy to create, without tons of coding) and it seems as though I never see it happen or get much response to "suggestions" to upgrade the software. The good news, other than a few things as I mentioned above, overall, I don't have many "technical issues" in the platform, which is a good thing. On occasion, I have seen some "issues" with the delivery of the video, but it has been pretty scarce. So it is dependable.
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    Bigtincan
    I have not been involved with support from Showpad so I am not entirely sure. However, we have received some emails from our help desk about an outage and it seems like it didn't last very long so I would say that it was pretty effective support to that extent.
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    Implementation Rating
    JW Player
    One of the primary features promoted by JW Platform is its SEO definition. However, there did not seem to be a way to integrate that data to our platform if selected thus only leaving the benefits of that data to be established on the individual video page hosted by JW Platform, which isn't useful in the end to the client value we are trying to deliver for our VideoproFile.net solution
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    Bigtincan
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    Alternatives Considered
    JW Player
    JW had more player options, a better/more intuitive user interface, was altogether faster both in rendering the uploaded videos and in time to load on the web page. The integration with OpenX for pre-roll was faster and easier than with Brightcove, and lastly, they offered a great price for service.
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    Bigtincan
    The only option our company used was cloud-based file-sharing services (Box, Dropbox, etc) and emails like Outlook or Gmail. Both options make it hard for version control and for ease of navigation. Generally, end-users had an easier time finding content on Showpad.
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    Return on Investment
    JW Player
    • JW Player has was less expensive (without sacrificing quality) than our previous video platform so the ROI was instant.
    • We were easily able to add a variety of video advertising options including pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll.
    • The quality and consistancy of the look of the video has enabled us to grow our video views by well over 100% since starting with JW.
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    Bigtincan
    • It has improved sales reps in becoming audible ready on different topics via lots of practice via LearnCore.
    • It has made the job more interesting by employing competitions.
    • It has made our reps more polished and client facing out in the field and has reduced ramp up time on new hires.
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    Showpad eOS® Screenshots

    Screenshot of Content relevant to an opportunity, recommended by marketing and machine learning.Screenshot of A secure branded environment, used to share content and collaborate with buyers and colleagues.Screenshot of Showpad analytics, that support content decisions based on measured performance, and helps users coach their sales teams on best practices.