Private Media Channel vs Wistia

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Score 8.7 out of 10

Based on 11 reviews and ratings

Score 9.2 out of 10

Based on 86 reviews and ratings

Pros

Secure video hosting
Stable video hosting
Fast video hosting

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Emrah Celik

Management (music)

FolkuniversitetetEducation Management, 5001-10,000 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

Multi language support
Subscription models

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Emrah Celik

Management (music)

FolkuniversitetetEducation Management, 5001-10,000 employees

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Their pricing structure limits the number of videos to host. It would be nice if they had a two-tiered structure for low cost hosting of older/archive content that is accessed very infrequently, and their usual pricing for current/active content.

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T. Blane McMichen

President

McMichen Consulting Company LLCMarketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Private Media Channel 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Because 10 is considered the best rating. Niche Video Media gives good service.

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J.C. O'Neill

Producer/Owner

Direct Motion MarketingInsurance, 1-10 employees

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Wistia 10.0

Based on 8 answers

It has served our company well and they just keep making Wistia better with more options for personal branding.

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Tammye Michau

Event Coordinator

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

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Usability

Private Media Channel 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Because 10 is the best.

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J.C. O'Neill

Producer/Owner

Direct Motion MarketingInsurance, 1-10 employees

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Wistia 9.9

Based on 12 answers

The whole procedure from starting a project, customizing it, uploading the video, adding SEO, and making it active is fairly straightforward, easy to navigate, and provides a hassle-free execution.

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Brent Polson

Marketing and Communications Manager

Applifast Inc.Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees

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Performance

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Wistia 9.0

Based on 10 answers

When I am customizing my listing, using the web color selector to change the color of the project, the color I choose isn't entered on the first or second attempt, which a bit frustrating at times.

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Brent Polson

Marketing and Communications Manager

Applifast Inc.Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees

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Support

Private Media Channel 8.8

Based on 3 answers

Because 10 is the best.

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J.C. O'Neill

Producer/Owner

Direct Motion MarketingInsurance, 1-10 employees

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Wistia 9.4

Based on 2 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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Tammye Michau

Event Coordinator

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

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Online Training

Private Media Channel 9.1

Based on 1 answer

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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Adriana West

Founder and CEO

Home Expo Gallery, LLCReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Implementation

Private Media Channel 9.1

Based on 1 answer

No, the support at Niche Video Media was very helpful during set up.

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J.C. O'Neill

Producer/Owner

Direct Motion MarketingInsurance, 1-10 employees

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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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Tammye Michau

Event Coordinator

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

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Alternatives Considered

Wistia and Vimeo simply provide hosting services, not a "channel" where my users can privately consume my content and interact with it as an extension of my website. In essense, I would have to extend my website to provide this functionality and simply place my videos hosted with them on the new pages I needed to build. This came with a full-fledged end user site I simply attached to my website.Brightcove simply wanted WAY too much money for the same functionality/capability.

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Adriana West

Founder and CEO

Home Expo Gallery, LLCReal Estate, 1-10 employees

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Another product similar to Wistia that I have used is Dropbox. Although this platform is great, Wistia provides a much simpler user interface and provides fantastic statistics and tracking available, as well as the ease of embedding and sharing videos, even with others that do not already have an account with Wistia.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Return on Investment

Better content delivery
Better customer service
Ability to provide high end streaming

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Marianella Moreno

IT and Interactive Media Director

Percussive Arts SocietyMusic, 11-50 employees

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Wistia has allowed us to track the activity of our video content to better engage our members and potential leads.
This platform has allowed us to embed videos into our own website without the need for an outside developer, saving us on costly contracts.
With our own site issues, or whatever it may be, Wistia allows us to be able to add specific individuals to projects and send links to members in order to view the content they are requesting if for some reason the site is not operational.
Contracting outside video content, Wistia allows other companies a location to securely upload their videos to us for our use within our site.

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Verified User

Professional in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 1-10 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?

Private Media Channel Editions & Modules

Private Media Channel

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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?

Wistia Editions & Modules

Wistia

Edition

Free Account

Pro Plan

$99.002

Advanced Plan

$399.002

Premium Plan

$799.002

2. per month

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