No reason not to upgrade to Vimeo Pro
- Portfolios are an incredible tool to easily share custom reels of works with clients and collaborators. They are easy to customize, look great and rarely have playback problems.
- Security: Vimeo Pro offers a level of security you can't get with most video applications. We have videos on our website that we don't want others downloading or embedding and Vimeo allows us to restrict access or use a password. On YouTube you're limited to unlisted links that our clients are not comfortable with.
- The ability to download original source files from Vimeo, although probably not intended make it easy for us to keep track of the most recent versions of videos.
- The customer service is second to none. I've literally put suggestions down on their help page and seen them implemented site wide within a couple of weeks.
Cons
- The user experience can be a bit clunky and things change around on the back end without much explanation which sometimes leads to confusion.
- The ability to save custom portfolio templates. Although it's not super time consuming I find myself recreating portfolio layouts over and over again. This isn't a problem when I do it but sometimes our sales team needs to make a custom reel fast and I have to hold their hand through the process.
- The analytics are a little weak compared to almost every other video solution.