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Streamable

Score9.1 out of 10

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What is Streamable?

Streamable provides a place to upload, share, and embed video anywhere online. They offer professional video hosting solutions for creators and businesses, as well as tools to manage and edit their video. Streamable can be used for free or by subscribing to professional hosting solutions.

Founded in 2014, Streamable's customers use the service to host their videos, either on Streamable or embedded on their websites.

Streamable features
Streamable users can upload videos, crop and trim videos, embed videos, and share videos with a link. Streamable hosts videos in HD and Ultra 4k. Videos can be organized into labeled folders and collections (i.e., playlists) of videos shared with a link. Included on all plans, Streamable provides a number of helpful video tools: multiple videos can be merged together, a video can be updated without changing the link, and a video clip can be created from a URL.

The vendor states customers often use Streamable as a lower price alternative to Vimeo, YouTube, and Wistia where the features are simpler and easier to use, and there are no ads that distract viewers.

Download videos

Videos can be downloaded on Streamable anytime with the download links on the Streamable dashboard. Streamable doesn't put watermarks or any branding on downloaded videos.

Clip videos from any link
Streamable supports most major social media sites (if they allow clipping) and video hosts. If, for some reason, the clipper doesn't work for a particular link the video can be uploaded directly to Streamable, and customer support is available to help.

Free video hosting
Streamable is free to use for videos under 10 minutes long and under 250MB. A video is hosted for 90 days at no charge - for larger videos and to host videos forever, there are subscriptions available for premium hosting features.

Free to start
Streamable can be used simply by uploading or clipping video. To keep videos for longer than 48 hours, a free account must be created with an email address and password. This will unlock some additional features with a subscription, but the vendor states that millions of customers use Streamable without a subscription.

Categories & Use Cases

Media

Drop files to upload videos
Share multiple videos in a playlist using one link
Videos can be embedded into a website
Video privacy settings (incl. password protection)
No ads
Video merging
A hyperlinked watermark can be added to videos
Trim videos
Download videos
Labels can be used to organize content into folders
The video dashboard
Videos can be replaced but the same link can be used
New video clips can be created from any video link (e.g., YouTube)

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Top Performing Features

  • Video access controls

    Admins can set permissions and restrictions to control who has access to video content, from where videos can be accessed, etc.

    Category average: 8.8

  • Video link sharing

    Allows users to generate hyperlinks for sharing individual videos or players.

    Category average: 9.6

  • Internal video

    Supports an internal use case, e.g. hosting and distributing videos to employees for training purposes or corporate communications.

    Category average: 8.7

Areas for Improvement

  • Per viewer tracking

    Tracks behavior of individual viewers as they engage with videos.

    Category average: 9.1

  • Per video tracking

    Tracks engagement trends across all viewers of a particular video.

    Category average: 9

  • Video analytics dashboard

    Includes a dashboard view of video performance metrics.

    Category average: 7.5

Simple, But Powerful Video Hosting

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

host and manage videos. We use Streamable as a cost-effective solution compared to Vimeo.Additionally, for some of the consulting work we do, we wanted software that we can recommend for businesses who need a simple video hosting solution. This is a super common question we get. The two options usually would be YouTube or Vimeo. Vimeo has all the functionality they would want, but typically above their price point. YouTube is great because it's free, but the player is a bit cluttered when embedded on a website (not to mention ads or related videos showing up when you pause.) Streamable fits right between these two and is the perfect balance of value, functionality, and simplicity.

Pros

  • Video Hosting
  • Sharing Videos
  • Video Management
  • Download Videos From The Web

Cons

  • More Detailed Analytics

Return on Investment

  • Our video hosting costs are about 50% less than using Vimeo

Alternatives Considered

Vimeo and Wistia