OBS Studio vs Wistia | TrustRadius

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Score 9.2 out of 10

Based on 7 reviews and ratings

Score 8.9 out of 10

Based on 108 reviews and ratings

Pros

Allows for custom backgrounds.
Scrolling and moving information.
Quick and efficient duplication of slides.

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Vice President, Sales

Tredent Data Systems, Inc.Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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First, their platform is super easy and intuitive to use. There are lots of customization options, which are not difficult to learn and use.
Their player is mobile responsive, so all I need to do is use the embed code on my site or landing page. Their player adapts to the viewport size.
They have very good statistical information that helps you to see where people drop off. This insight helps evaluate content or length of video.
Their turnstile feature allows you to put registration directly in your video, and can be used for gated content. (Register to see the rest of this video.) Also the turnstile registration date can be integrated with your marketing automation platform.

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T. Blane McMichen

President

McMichen Consulting Company LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Overwhelming layout
Sometimes the program continues to screen record even when it has been stopped, saving way too many videos.

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Mandy Henriksen

Music Teacher

Lindenwold Board of EducationEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Obtaining embed codes for a significantly large number of videos can be very time consuming as there is no way to automatically pull a report.
Within a project, there is no way to set the list to show a specific number of videos and you may only have a certain number of videos shown unless you click to expand the list and continue to do so.
Once the list is expanded and you click in to a video, when clicking back, the list reloads and you must expand the entire list again which can become very time consuming.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

No score

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Wistia 10.0

Based on 8 answers

There are other options out there that would work for my company. However the platform is superior to the others that we have used. I will most likely renew when the time comes. The idea that the product is still evolving and adding new options is intriguing to stay with Wistia.

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Maketing and Web design

Sierra MediaMedia Production, 1-10 employees

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Usability

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Wistia 9.6

Based on 13 answers

Great, simple, usable product. Would have given it higher marks, but sometimes the folders and permissions aren't the most intuitive. Interface for uploading, tagging, describing videos is simple. Sharing is also relatively intuitive. Overall, a clean and simple interface and most of our marketing team had no issues using it. I think it was easier than using Vimeo.

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Digital Marketing Operations Manager

BambooHRComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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Performance

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Wistia 9.0

Based on 11 answers

We've rarely had any trouble with Wistia, and if we have, their team is quick to respond and offer a fix. The software functions like it's supposed to, which is a breath of fresh air in a lot of ways. The HubSpot integration, especially, is really useful and has never caused any problems.

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Verified User

Director in Marketing

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

OBS Studio 9.0

Based on 3 answers

We've never needed to contact support. Not sure if they have it since it's an open-source program.

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Steven Shulmister

Co-Founder | Head of Research | VP, Operations

VGMMarket Research, 11-50 employees

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Wistia 9.6

Based on 10 answers

Their response time is unbelievable! I would send an email and have a response in less than 15 minutes. It may not have always been the complete answer, but it was a response that let me know they were working on my request.

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Event Coordinator

Flightstar Aircraft Services, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Implementation Rating

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Wistia 10.0

Based on 1 answer

We were in the process of changing our website so that took some time to get Wistia implemented in to our website.

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Event Coordinator

Flightstar Aircraft Services, LLCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

OBS takes a lot more work to get started with than Google Hangouts, but you get a much more high quality output from it. It even works better with YouTube than Hangout, which is odd since it is also owned by Google. You can not set a poser image on a YouTube live stream when you use Hangouts, but you can with external programs like OBS. You can do so much with layout, like having two video sources on the screen at the same time, any style lower thirds; it is much more powerful.

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Web & Media Developer

The Coming Home Network InternationalReligious Institutions, 1-10 employees

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I didn't actually select Wistia from a list of alternatives - I first became aware of Wistia through their library of support materials for video making, then realized that they had a pretty nice hosting capability. I started by trying it out with a couple videos that I linked to, then grew from there. Been very pleased all the way.

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Training and Development Manager

Sequoia Equities, Inc.Real Estate, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Great ROI! Can't imagine using a different software
Enables us to provide client with multiple options for a streaming presentation

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Owner/Producer

106 StudiosMedia Production, 1-10 employees

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There is not a day that goes by that we don't generate leads and subscribers through a Wistia form on a video - often from deep in the archives.
Wistia lead generation has really allowed us to maximize and monetize our video collection. This morning we got a new customer who began as a lead from a video that, quite frankly, I had forgotten about.

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Founder

Social JumpstartMarketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

OBS Studio Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Wistia Editions & Modules

Edition

Free Account	$0
Pro Plan	$99.00²
Advanced Plan	$399.00²
Premium Plan	$999.00²

per month

Additional Pricing Details

Please see wistia.com/pricing for plan features.

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