JW Player vs. Streamable

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
JW Player
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
JW 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
Streamable
Score 9.1 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Streamable provides a place to upload, share, and embed video anywhere online. They offer professional video hosting solutions for creators and businesses, as well as tools to manage and edit their video. Streamable can be used for free or by subscribing to professional hosting solutions. Founded in 2014, Streamable's customers use the service to host their videos, either on Streamable or embedded on their websites. Streamable features Streamable users can upload videos,…
$8.99
per month per user
Pricing
JW PlayerStreamable
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Basic
$8.99
per month per user
Pro
$14.99
per month per user
Business
$39.99
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
JW PlayerStreamable
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCustom plans available
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
JW PlayerStreamable
Features
JW PlayerStreamable
Video Marketing
Comparison of Video Marketing features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
8.6
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Streamable
-
Ratings
Support for advertisements9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Video SEO8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Security
Comparison of Video Security features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
7.8
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Streamable
9.1
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Video access controls9.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
User management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Video link sharing7.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
External video6.02 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Internal video00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Video Player
Comparison of Video Player features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
7.0
3 Ratings
16% below category average
Streamable
9.1
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Player customization2.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Embedded videos6.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls10.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Mobile compatibility10.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Video Analytics
Comparison of Video Analytics features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
1.0
3 Ratings
155% below category average
Streamable
4.5
1 Ratings
54% below category average
Per viewer tracking1.01 Ratings4.51 Ratings
Per video tracking1.02 Ratings4.51 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard1.03 Ratings4.51 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
8.6
3 Ratings
1% below category average
Streamable
9.1
1 Ratings
4% above category average
On-Demand video6.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Live streaming10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Video upload & format support10.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Video library / File management7.03 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Video portal10.01 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Impact of streaming on network00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Best Alternatives
JW PlayerStreamable
Small Businesses
Wistia
Wistia
Score 9.8 out of 10
Wistia
Wistia
Score 9.8 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
JW PlayerStreamable
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
JW PlayerStreamable
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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Streamable
As a video agency founder, I've used several different video hosting platforms for both my clients and my own videos. Oftentimes, businesses just want a simple way to embed videos on their website. While they can use YouTube for free, they are stuck with a cluttered interface and related videos (sometimes even their competitors!) popping up on their videos. Other options like Vimeo or Wisitia are great, but for most businesses, they have too many features, and because of that, you are paying way more than what you actually need.
Streamable is extremely simple and fast. It checks all the boxes for what a business needs in a video hosting solution - privacy control, a simple clean embed, and the ability to replace videos without breaking links. And it's super affordable. Highly recommend Streamable!
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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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Streamable
  • Video Hosting
  • Sharing Videos
  • Video Management
  • Download Videos From The Web
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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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Streamable
  • More Detailed Analytics
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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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Streamable
No answers on this topic
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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Streamable
No answers on this topic
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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Streamable
No answers on this topic
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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Streamable
No answers on this topic
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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Streamable
Streamable is significantly cheaper than Vimeo and Wistia. Although Vimeo and Wistia have more features (like video marketing tools), for video hosting Streamable is the best bang for your buck. For the majority of small businesses Streamable is going to be the best solution for you
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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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Streamable
  • Our video hosting costs are about 50% less than using Vimeo
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ScreenShots

Streamable Screenshots

Screenshot of Drop files to upload videosScreenshot of Share multiple videos in a playlist using one linkScreenshot of Videos can be embedded into a websiteScreenshot of Video privacy settings (incl. password protection)Screenshot of No adsScreenshot of Video merging