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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kaltura

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AKaltura, headquartered in New York, offers enterprise or large scale video storage, streaming, and distribution supporting a variety of purposes such as streaming, enterprise video portal, interactive video and virtual classroom, or podcasting.N/A

    Yesware

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AYesware, from Vendasta since the October 2022 acquisition, is a service for salespeople that helps them close deals faster. An email service tracks email, templates responses and syncs to CRM.

    $19

    per month

    Pricing
    KalturaYesware
    Editions & Modules
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    Pro
    $19
    per month
    Premium
    $45
    per month
    Enterprise
    $85
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KalturaYesware
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Annual plans save up to 23%.
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    Community Pulse
    KalturaYesware
    Considered Both Products
    Kaltura
    No answer on this topic
    Vendasta
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    KalturaYesware
    Video Marketing
    Comparison of Video Marketing features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Yesware
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video personalization10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce5.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for advertisements9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video SEO7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketing Automation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Platform Integrations
    Comparison of Video Platform Integrations features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Yesware
    -
    Ratings
    Integration to Salesforce.com5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Marketo5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to Eloqua9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration to LMS10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Security
    Comparison of Video Security features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    8.3
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Yesware
    -
    Ratings
    Video access controls8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    User management8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video link sharing8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal video8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    External video8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Player
    Comparison of Video Player features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    7.8
    6 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Yesware
    -
    Ratings
    Player customization8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded videos8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video quality / Bandwidth controls8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile compatibility5.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Analytics
    Comparison of Video Analytics features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    6.4
    5 Ratings
    21% below category average
    Yesware
    -
    Ratings
    A/B testing6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Streaming quality reports6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Per viewer tracking6.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Per video tracking6.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video analytics dashboard6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Hosting, Management & Storage
    Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    8.1
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Yesware
    -
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    On-Demand video8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live streaming7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Impact of streaming on network8.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video upload & format support8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video library / File management8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video portal8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Engagement
    Comparison of Video Engagement features of Kaltura and Yesware
    Feature
    Kaltura
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Yesware
    -
    Ratings
    Audience polling6.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Q&A / Live chat6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video comments8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    KalturaYesware
    Small Businesses
    Vidyard
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mailtrack
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vidyard
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Mailtrack
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Panopto
    Score7.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KalturaYesware
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (63 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KalturaYesware
    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.
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    Vendasta
    It works for my company and my problems. If you need a Sales CRM you can go for higher-end products that will give you what Yesware gives along with other stuff. Wherein we had specific problems we wanted to solve. -We needed a solution for a smaller team within our bigger sales team. -We needed a solution to be easy to use point and click and did not require any setup. -We needed to have a better solution to YAMM.
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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.
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    Vendasta
    • Tracking open rates, link click rates, and reply rates. This allows us to compare different templates in order to see which allows for the most interactions and meetings set directly from email engagement.
    • Seeing exactly when someone opens an email and whether it is in their normal location. Also if they are opening on a mobile device versus a computer to be able to organize the set up of the email in a more beneficial way.
    • Being able to save Templates for Mail Merges to avoid the duplication of effort that other mass email systems utilize.
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    Cons
    Kaltura
    • As it relates to the LMS integration, we would like to see improved workflow. But that may be just as much a Canvas issue as a Kaltura issue.
    • I would like to see the ability to add inline, anchored comments to the video timeline.
    • We are seeing issues with compatibility with certain browsers - especially Chrome. The faster Kaltura can move away from Flash the better.
    • The capture appliance (CaptureSpace Lite) needs to be reconsidered. It's not intutive enough.
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    Vendasta
    • The ability to unwrap iframe embeds on email (e.g. if I send a Vimeo link over email, have that video thumbnail show and link out to a video)
    • Removing recipients from a campaign. If my ruleset is to remove a contact from a sequence after he/she replies, sometimes a person will reply from another email and Yesware doesn't recognize it. (e.g. if I add jeff@amazon.com to my campaign and jeff.bezos@amazon.com replies to my thread, Yesware will still send an email to jeff@amazon.com unless he is manually removed)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kaltura
    The choice to renew our subscription does not belong to us, though we are able to provide input. We are aware of competitive products who have matured in the past three years, and we are aware now of alternatives to conventional plugin usage (LTI).
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    Vendasta
    I like the product, but due to the limitations I don't love it. I'm curious to revisit other options, particularly in lieu of Yesware's recent price increases (although I'm on a legacy plan). Some of my challenges to be browser related (I'm on an older computer) -- I'll have to see how things go when I receive my new computer. If the glitches (especially with regard to tracking accuracy and send later feature) go away, I'd be much more inclined to renew
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    Usability
    Kaltura
    No answers on this topic
    Vendasta
    Yesware is easy to setup and get connected in existing systems. We were able to get started sending the day we puchased our subscription because of the addon for Gmail and easy connection to our CRM. It's also very easy to use in the day to day, kicking off campaigns and seeing their status to as about as easy as it gets. I have not concerns about usability
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    Support Rating
    Kaltura
    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.
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    Vendasta
    Because it deserves this rating. The features and functionality provided are great. Our Sales team is very satisfied with this software as it integrates very well with our other software like Outlook, Salesforce, etc. Yesware provides great follow up with customers, which is essential for sales. Meeting scheduling is also flawless.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kaltura
    Kaltura was the best option given the sheer volume of people we needed to support digitally. Others were better in their own regard, but due to limitations in number of attendees or sessions, Kaltura was the best option
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    Vendasta
    All of these tools do what Yesware does, and more; but Yesware does the follow-up email portion best, in my experience. It is reasonably priced and is regularly adding new functionality to make it a sticky license for us to have. Yesware does not have predictive analytics or a particularly strong dialer solution, but it does provide team-wide and template efficacy tracking, and a basic dialer.
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    Return on Investment
    Kaltura
    • Managing video content with the KMC has greatly reduced the amount of hours previously needed to manage.
    • User issues ie: uploading video, viewing video has been greatly reduced.
    • Increased user engagement with using video in LMS courses. We currently have 6,929 videos on our system. Last month , 2/1/14, 17,623 videos were viewed at least 75% of the way through.
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    Vendasta
    • I think net positive ROI from generating meetings that lead to closed deals. Ultimately very difficult to quantify the ROI since it is essentially automating a lot of the manual prospecting done by BDRs/AEs - so ROI is likely higher than just that quantifiable number around deals closed.
    Incentivized
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