Vimeo vs. YouTube Live

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Vimeo
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Vimeo is a video experience platform. They enable anyone to create high-quality video experiences to connect and bring ideas to life. They proudly serve their growing community of nearly 300 million users — from creative storytellers to globally distributed teams at the world's largest companies.
$9
per month
YouTube Live
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
YouTube Live is the platform's livestreaming service.N/A
Pricing
VimeoYouTube Live
Editions & Modules
Starter
$9
per month
Standard
$25
per month
Advanced
$65
per month
Enterprise
Contact sales
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
VimeoYouTube Live
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
VimeoYouTube Live
Considered Both Products
Vimeo
Chose Vimeo
The only thing was the ability to stream pre-recorded videos hosted on Vimeo which recently totally failed to deliver and that's why we are leaving.
YouTube Live

No answer on this topic

Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
VimeoYouTube Live
Video Marketing
Comparison of Video Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
3.9
36 Ratings
59% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
Lead generation4.221 Ratings00 Ratings
Video personalization5.833 Ratings00 Ratings
eCommerce3.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for advertisements2.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Video SEO4.626 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Marketing Automation3.520 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Platform Integrations
Comparison of Video Platform Integrations features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
1.0
10 Ratings
146% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
Integration to Salesforce.com1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Marketo1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to HubSpot1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to Eloqua1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration to LMS1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Security
Comparison of Video Security features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
7.2
37 Ratings
19% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
Video access controls7.437 Ratings00 Ratings
User management7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
Video link sharing7.735 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal video7.333 Ratings00 Ratings
External video6.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Player
Comparison of Video Player features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
6.3
38 Ratings
28% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
Player customization4.730 Ratings00 Ratings
Embedded videos7.737 Ratings00 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls7.736 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile compatibility5.037 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Analytics
Comparison of Video Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
5.3
34 Ratings
34% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
A/B testing1.712 Ratings00 Ratings
Streaming quality reports6.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Per viewer tracking5.323 Ratings00 Ratings
Per video tracking6.729 Ratings00 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard5.927 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
5.2
37 Ratings
48% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
On-Demand video3.323 Ratings00 Ratings
Live streaming6.114 Ratings00 Ratings
Impact of streaming on network1.219 Ratings00 Ratings
Video upload & format support5.835 Ratings00 Ratings
Video library / File management7.733 Ratings00 Ratings
Video portal7.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Engagement
Comparison of Video Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Vimeo
4.0
27 Ratings
67% below category average
YouTube Live
-
Ratings
Audience polling1.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Q&A / Live chat5.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Video comments5.627 Ratings00 Ratings
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VimeoYouTube Live
Small Businesses
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Score 8.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Flipgrid
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Score 1.8 out of 10
Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Events & Webinars
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Panopto
Panopto
Score 7.6 out of 10
Zoom Events & Webinars
Zoom Events & Webinars
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
VimeoYouTube Live
Likelihood to Recommend
5.3
(41 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.6
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
VimeoYouTube Live
Likelihood to Recommend
Vimeo
For an overall professional appearance of Vimeo, I think it looks fabulous for the clients we work with. I think it works extremely well to host videos for courses and training that can be paid training. The privacy feature is great for that. I've never used it for going LIVE and wonder if that might be a good option for businesses but since I haven't tried it, I'm not of the capabilities. And I'm not sure how the clients are able to get on the LIVES. It does have so many new features since I started 4 years ago, and that means that there is a higher learning curve if you want to make full use of this platform.
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Google
It's really a great platform for people that want to go live or stream. There are already so many people using the platform and if you go live on youtube there should be a boost in your viewer count. It's also fun being able to stream/ go live, on your phone, iPad, camera, etc.
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Pros
Vimeo
  • User-friendly interface for administrators of the account and external viewers. Being able to easily navigate a new platform or software is ideal for anyone.
  • Seamless sharing and embedding across many platforms. Vimeo is well-recognized so it makes it easy for other platforms to recognize Vimeo. The compatibility is outstanding.
  • As an administrator of the account, being able to select viewing privileges may seem like a basic function, but it's so necessary right now with how heavy our organization is utilizing the platform. We can mass upload content early and only release it for the public over time by simply changing it to a public video.
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Google
  • video quality
  • fan/viewer interaction
  • Live scheduling
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Cons
Vimeo
  • Price - For the full featureset of Vimeo, you will be paying $900 a year as of 2020, and this is expected to only go up over time. Thankfully, Vimeo offers lower tiers with less functionality, and most people will not need the unlimited streaming viewers or whopping 7 TB of storage that you get for the highest level of membership. But it is still a premium price for a premium service.
  • "Suggested" Algorithm - The equivalent of YouTube's suggested videos feature is the Vimeo Staff Picks, which recommends curated content from their team of editors. While this content generally has a high level of production, it is not especially relevant to the video you are watching, or to your watch history as a user. I rarely watch suggested videos in Vimeo.
  • Search - The Vimeo search page is beautiful, having huge thumbnails of videos with a clean, visually-appealing layout. However, the results themselves leave much to be desired. When I search for "jung" to try to find videos on Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung, of the first 18 results, not a single result is actually about C. G. Jung. On Youtube, the first 14 results are all about Jung. When I search for "c. g. jung" on Vimeo I find a number of relevant results, so it's not that the videos are not available in Vimeo. Rather, the search algorithm is not returning relevant results.
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Google
  • user base could have an easy edit page
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Usability
Vimeo
The customization options are vast and very easy to utilize. While there can be a slight learning curve for some advanced features, it is not so steep that it takes a long time to figure out. Support is great at guiding you through anything that might be confusing to you as well
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Google
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Vimeo
Terrible support. When I subscribed to Premium we were guaranteed support. However, after the first e-mail I received from them, I never heard from them again. I sent several emails over the course of a couple of weeks acknowledging that due to covid, I did not expect a miracle overnight and that I was keen to work on the issue with them. I have not heard from customer service at all. This is very disappointing. We lost customers due to the poor quality of the livestreams and were left to sort the issue out without their help.
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Google
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Alternatives Considered
Vimeo
YouTube was the platform we primarily used previously, after having restrictions and having locked out of a couple of accounts we needed a better platform. We also lost some of our videos. We also have an internal app to track client videos and Vimeo supported it better. With the increased storage and the number of videos we create, we decided Vimeo would be better.
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Google
i just clicked the first one i saw, i haven't tried any other live streaming applications / platforms
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Return on Investment
Vimeo
  • It allows clients to serve a massive amount of video content within an LMS without eating up disk space or sacrificing bandwidth.
  • The overall cost is very low compared to other tools and there is no 'pay per view' style unstable pricing.
  • The tool has allowed students in other countries to access content faster.
  • NEGATIVE - the upload limits per week, especially on the basic/pro accounts are too restrictive.
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Google
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