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Based on 22 reviews and ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Kaltura
Kaltura is an excellent tool IF you have a large library of content. It can be pretty pricey so if you are early in launching an online program you may be better off waiting a few years until you've amassed a large enough catalog to warrant the investment in such a tool.The tool is best purchased by a University or company-wide vs having a single department try to find the budget for it. The unlimited plan pays for itself in most cases if you go this route. Secondly, you must be willing to invest time and resources into on-going training for your faculty and staff, especially for those who wish to create their own media and use the quizzing features.
Instructional Technlogy Manager
Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and QualityEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
uStudio
No answers on this topic
Feature Rating Comparison
Video Marketing
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
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Video personalization
Kaltura
7.0
uStudio
—
Support for advertisements
Kaltura
10.0
uStudio
—
Video SEO
Kaltura
10.0
uStudio
—
Video Platform Integrations
Kaltura
10.0
uStudio
—
Integration to LMS
Kaltura
10.0
uStudio
—
Video Security
Kaltura
9.5
uStudio
—
Video access controls
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
—
User management
Kaltura
8.9
uStudio
—
Video link sharing
Kaltura
9.9
uStudio
—
Internal video
Kaltura
9.9
uStudio
—
External video
Kaltura
9.9
uStudio
—
Video Player
Kaltura
9.5
uStudio
—
Player customization
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
—
Embedded videos
Kaltura
9.9
uStudio
—
Video quality / Bandwidth controls
Kaltura
9.9
uStudio
—
Mobile compatibility
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
—
Video Analytics
Kaltura
8.5
uStudio
—
A/B testing
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
—
Streaming quality reports
Kaltura
10.0
uStudio
—
Per viewer tracking
Kaltura
8.1
uStudio
—
Per video tracking
Kaltura
8.1
uStudio
—
Video analytics dashboard
Kaltura
7.1
uStudio
—
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Kaltura
8.5
uStudio
—
On-Demand video
Kaltura
8.1
uStudio
—
Live streaming
Kaltura
8.0
uStudio
—
Impact of streaming on network
Kaltura
7.0
uStudio
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Video upload & format support
Kaltura
9.9
uStudio
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Video library / File management
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
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Video portal
Kaltura
9.0
uStudio
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Video Engagement
Kaltura
6.0
uStudio
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Video comments
Kaltura
6.0
uStudio
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Pros
Kaltura
- Very easy to use interface for uploading videos or capturing a screen recording. There are very few clicks required to get the media up and running. The video conversion process that happens on the back-end is fast and provides videos in device agnostic formats.
- Integrates well with other systems, such as our Moodle LMS. This extends the capabilities of the LMS and also allows us to keep video/multimedia content organized in a central location (the KMC).
- Kaltura can be connected to various processes within your organization. For example, we have a system in place that allows a video lecture in a classroom to be uploaded to Kaltura in a very easy manner.
- User/role management is very important as some people on campus have more privileges to publish content than do others. We have Kaltura connected to our Single Sign-On solution for authentication and we can assign roles to specific people within the Kaltura software.

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employeesuStudio
No answers on this topic
Cons
Kaltura
- Admin interface is sometimes difficult to navigate.
- Videos ingested sometimes are delayed by hours or days before being available.
- Support services often have full-day delays before escalation.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesuStudio
No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew
Kaltura
Kaltura 6.3
Based on 3 answers
Since we have many terabytes of data currently stored with Kaltura and the system and it works great, it would be very difficult to move to another system.
IS Technical Support Specialist IV
University of KentuckyHigher Education, 5001-10,000 employees
uStudio
No score
No answers yet
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Support Rating
Kaltura
Kaltura 5.0
Based on 2 answers
The first line support agents seldom are able to diagnose or troubleshoot any problems that we have. These agents simply open support tickets in their system which are escalated to a foreign level 2 support agent which creates at least a day delay between reporting a problem and getting initial feedback. Any back-and-forth questions add at least another day delay.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employeesuStudio
No score
No answers yet
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Alternatives Considered
Kaltura
We considered a couple of options 2 years ago. One of those options has since been sold and dismantled. Kaltura was really the best product in this space. Now, Canvas is releasing its own video solution very soon and it has some nice workflow features. It remains to be seen if that solution will challenge Kaltura.
Director, Learning Technologies
Emporia State UniversityHigher Education, 501-1000 employees
uStudio
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Kaltura
- The ability to have such a robust solution for rich media content far outweighs the cost of service.
- We have new projects which will push the limits and abilities of Kaltura in the future.
Senior Web Designer / Rich Media Architect
Educational Testing ServiceEducation Management, 1001-5000 employees
uStudio
No answers on this topic
Pricing Details
Kaltura
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
uStudio
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No