13 Ratings
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Based on 13 reviews and ratings
Top Rated
70 Ratings
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Based on 70 reviews and ratings
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.
Director of Video Content
Forum CommunicationsMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees
Vimeo
I think Vimeo is well-used by organizations or people interested in placing the videos within another platform (within an app, embedded in a website, etc.) rather than someone looking for a video platform for social media purposes. I would say Vimeo is a wonderful business solution rather than a personal outlet.
Associate Director of Chapter Services
Alpha Phi Omega National Service FraternityNon-profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Feature Rating Comparison
Video Marketing
JW Player
8.6
Vimeo
7.4
Support for advertisements
JW Player
9.1
Vimeo
7.1
Video SEO
JW Player
8.1
Vimeo
7.9
Lead generation
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.5
Video personalization
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.9
eCommerce
JW Player
—
Vimeo
6.2
Integration to Marketing Automation
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.7
Video Security
JW Player
7.8
Vimeo
9.4
Video access controls
JW Player
9.0
Vimeo
9.2
User management
JW Player
9.0
Vimeo
9.2
Video link sharing
JW Player
7.0
Vimeo
9.7
External video
JW Player
6.0
Vimeo
9.4
Internal video
JW Player
—
Vimeo
9.4
Video Player
JW Player
7.0
Vimeo
8.9
Player customization
JW Player
2.0
Vimeo
8.5
Embedded videos
JW Player
6.0
Vimeo
9.6
Video quality / Bandwidth controls
JW Player
10.0
Vimeo
8.5
Mobile compatibility
JW Player
10.0
Vimeo
8.8
Video Analytics
JW Player
1.0
Vimeo
8.2
Per viewer tracking
JW Player
1.0
Vimeo
8.4
Per video tracking
JW Player
1.0
Vimeo
9.3
Video analytics dashboard
JW Player
1.0
Vimeo
8.8
A/B testing
JW Player
—
Vimeo
6.7
Streaming quality reports
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.8
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
JW Player
8.6
Vimeo
8.0
On-Demand video
JW Player
6.0
Vimeo
7.6
Live streaming
JW Player
10.0
Vimeo
7.4
Video upload & format support
JW Player
10.0
Vimeo
7.7
Video library / File management
JW Player
7.0
Vimeo
8.7
Video portal
JW Player
10.0
Vimeo
9.2
Impact of streaming on network
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.0
Video Platform Integrations
JW Player
—
Vimeo
6.2
Integration to Salesforce.com
JW Player
—
Vimeo
5.4
Integration to Marketo
JW Player
—
Vimeo
5.8
Integration to HubSpot
JW Player
—
Vimeo
6.1
Integration to Eloqua
JW Player
—
Vimeo
5.9
Integration to LMS
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.5
Video Engagement
JW Player
—
Vimeo
7.0
Audience polling
JW Player
—
Vimeo
5.1
Audience Q&A / Live chat
JW Player
—
Vimeo
6.6
Video comments
JW Player
—
Vimeo
9.1
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
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Vimeo
- Image and Branding - Vimeo has always had an edge on design and branding versus its competitors like YouTube. Using Vimeo as a content delivery platform gives the appearance of being luxurious and having a high-end product.
- Video Configuration - I've used YouTube through multiple iterations of their video management and configuration options, and Vimeo has continued to beat it hands down, both in ease of use and robustness. I can easily organize my Vimeo videos into tags and playlists while I still struggle with YouTube, where it is quite laborious.
- User Interaction - Vimeo allows you to capture user email addresses for email lists with ease, something its competitors have not figured out yet. You can easily split your video into chapters and hyperlink from within the video to other areas, features which competitors like YouTube have in some form but not nearly as easy to use or well-implemented as Vimeo.
- Video Analytics - Vimeo has a full-featured analytics suite that helps content creators understand user interaction and engagement with their videos.
- Versioning and Collaboration - Vimeo has workflows for video history and for collaboration where you can have a content creator upload a video which enters a pipeline for an editor to approve. I have not used these workflows, but it's pretty cool that they have implemented features like this.
- Custom Micro-Sites - I have only ever embedded Vimeo videos in websites that I've created, or sent them as links to clients, but I have seen well-designed micro-sites for content creators built using Vimeo. Overall, Vimeo does design and branding very well. Their micro-sites look much better, visually speaking, than competitors like YouTube whose equivalent feature, the YouTube Channel, just seems dry in comparison.
Web & Mobile Developer
Bluefire ProductionsComputer Software, 1-10 employees
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.
Digital & Video Specialist
Allured Business MediaPublishing, 11-50 employees
Vimeo
- The Vimeo videos do not appear on search engine results, it would be better if search engines can find them.
- The search option can be made better. Looking up for old videos are a hassle sometimes.
- Can have CC autogeneration option, it would be better.
Manager - Video Team
Ekwa MarketingComputer Software, 51-200 employees
Likelihood to Renew
JW Player
JW Player 10.0
Based on 1 answer
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
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Vimeo
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Usability
JW Player
JW Player 9.0
Based on 1 answer
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...
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Vimeo
Vimeo 9.0
Based on 1 answer
The customization options are vast and very easy to utilize. While there can be a slight learning curve for some advanced features, it is not so steep that it takes a long time to figure out. Support is great at guiding you through anything that might be confusing to you as well
Student
RITPhotography, 5001-10,000 employees
Support Rating
JW Player
JW Player 7.0
Based on 2 answers
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.
Digital & Video Specialist
Allured Business MediaPublishing, 11-50 employees
Vimeo
Vimeo 8.2
Based on 15 answers
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.

Verified User
Partner in Other
Sports Company, 1-10 employeesImplementation Rating
JW Player
JW Player 7.0
Based on 1 answer
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
Chief Executive Officer
Motion Media SolutionsMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Vimeo
No score
No answers yet
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.
Director, Online Advertising and Operations
PlaybillPublishing, 51-200 employees
Vimeo
In higher ed we have a couple of options that integrate directly with our LMS (Blackboard/Canvas) that are comparable. Kaltura is outstanding but it's very expensive whereas I've found Viddler(and YouTube) to be much more simplistic. I've worked with other tools that want to charge based on the number of views or how much bandwidth you demand but I have always found that to be erratic. For budgeting purposes, I prefer to you just a sent annual fee like Vimeo.
Sr. Instructional Designer
Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and QualityEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
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.
Director of Video Content
Forum CommunicationsMedia Production, 1001-5000 employees
Vimeo
- We have seen a very good ROI on all of our weekly videos as it provides really good analytics.
- Because Vimeo is reliable there has been very little to no troubleshooting or issues with video playback. That means our customers don't leave the video when
- Our website is a destination for people to view our videos, so on the negative side, Vimeo doesn't have the user base to have our content organically discovered.
Creative Director
Ada Bible ChurchReligious Institutions, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
JW Player
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
JW Player Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Vimeo
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Vimeo Editions & Modules
Edition
Plus | $121 |
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Pro | $201 |
Business | $501 |
Premium | $751 |
- per month