Niche Private Media Channel (discontinued) vs. StreamShark Live Streaming Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Niche Private Media Channel (discontinued)
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Niche Video Media in Atlanta, Georgia offers an enterprise video hosting platform called Private Media Channel. It has been discontinued.N/A
StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
StreamShark is a live streaming solution that provides options for large enterprises as well as individuals or businesses with small to medium requirements.
$199
per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard Annual Live Streaming
$159
per month ($1,908 billed annually)
Standard Monthly Live Streaming
$199
per month (billed monthly)
Team Annual Live Streaming
$399
per month ($4,788 billed annually)
Team Monthly Live Streaming
$499
per month (billed monthly)
Business Annual Live Streaming
$799
per month ($9,588 billed annually)
Business Monthly Live Streaming
$999
per month (billed monthly)
Enterprise
custom pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Niche Private Media Channel (discontinued)StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFull pricing breakdown and feature points available on the StreamShark website. Monthly plans: for individuals and small businesses Starting from $199/mo Features: 1080p Cloud Transcoding Real Time Stats Instant Video Archives Live Highlight Clips DVR & Live Rewind Multistream to Social Chat Privacy Controls Sub Users Enterprise Solutions: Custom plans for organizations, publishers and broadcasters (Contact for pricing) Includes all the monthly plans features, and: Single Sign On (SSO) Support Encoder Management Enterprise Viewer Home Page Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Assisted Streaming Encrypted Streams 360º 4K Streams White Glove Stream Monitoring 24/7 Phone Support
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
Wistia
Wistia
Score 8.9 out of 10
Vimeo
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Flipgrid
Flipgrid
Score 1.8 out of 10
Vimeo
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Panopto
Panopto
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Kaltura
Score 8.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Niche Private Media Channel (discontinued)StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(11 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(3 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Niche Private Media Channel (discontinued)StreamShark Live Streaming Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
I'm not sure what the average user is looking for, but I can imagine a number of scenarios for which the platform offers a very flexible hosting service for a variety of users, with plenty of bells and whistles, for a reasonable costs that can protect content while offering a good interface between the publisher and their viewers.
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StreamShark
For internal communications such as Town Halls, StreamShark is a perfect solution. StreamShark provides the necessary security needed for private companies as well as a tried and true viewing experience for the end user.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Answer the telephone and provide technical support very readily. Stay on the line to make sure your problem is solved.
  • Hosting with user payment ability to be handled by their site or my site. Don't have to have different companies for payment and hosting.
  • Affordable for small business.
  • Ability to organize content in multiple ways. Works well for educational model.
  • Allows my own branding. There branding is fairly transparent.
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StreamShark
  • StreamShark has an excellent live support model, which gives us real-time support on live stream productions. Another feature we like is the Okta SSO integration. This makes it simple to manage access to the videos and streams.
  • Our account manager, James Broberg, is an absolute pleasure to work with. He clearly has our goals in mind when he suggests the new features in our bi-weekly meeting.
  • Additionally, the StreamShark support team, namely, Yudong, Robert, and Aakanksha drive our requests to completion in a timely manner.
  • The look and feel of the GUI is user-friendly.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Niche could add a more comprehensive online tutorial.
  • The Niche Web RTC program is amazing but it would be great if they had an app that would allow mobile devices to also connect even if they dont have chrome
  • It would be great if Niche could add a less comprehensive platform only for healthcare applications
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StreamShark
  • Multiple homepages for channels e.g. one for public and one for internal.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
Because 10 is considered the best rating. Niche Video Media gives good service.
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StreamShark
No answers on this topic
Usability
Discontinued Products
Because 10 is the best.
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StreamShark
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Discontinued Products
Immediate response from a knowledgeable rep - not a tier 1 automaton reading a script. I can, and have, reached them at all hours by phone, by chat, or by email. Responses are under 24 hours and frequently less than 1. And stuff gets DONE! I see things I request in almost every monthly release.
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StreamShark
Great response times, had personal help from James when needed, felt like an extremely valued customer.
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Online Training
Discontinued Products
It was direct and personal, aimed at solving the immediate task at hand while instructing me how the channel as a whole works in the process.
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StreamShark
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
No, the support at Niche Video Media was very helpful during set up.
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StreamShark
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
The access controls of who can view, when one can view, how many times one can view, and from where they can view and also the security, and protecting from download [are better]. The review and approval workflow, editing the videos, blue-pen are all not available in Vimeo Pro.
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StreamShark
I had been researching different virtual event s and streaming platforms and kept coming up against the same problems. They either couldn't be branded, the signup flow added friction and would have caused drop off, or quality of the stream was poor. It was also important that I was able to get data and analytics from the stream. This meant that embedded YT live was out of the question because embedded YT don't always count the views. StreamShark Live Streaming Platform allowed for a solve for all of these problems.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • I believe videos for training will be the way of the future. Once the initial cost of producing the videos is accounted for, other than hosting cost all views of the course will be income.
  • I believe creating short marketing videos will attract new customers.
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StreamShark
  • This service has positively impacted the organization by allowing larger audiences to receive information and act on said information in a more timely manner. This equates to more productivity around the organization, as initiatives and objectives can be efficiently shared with remote attendees in all of our different office locations.
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