Flowplayer vs Kinescope
Flowplayer
flowplayer.com
Kinescope
kinescope.comSide by side
| Figure | Flowplayer | Kinescope |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €10/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.6 (#8) | 8.4 (#17) |
| Analytics | Flowplayer offers engagement, popularity, and advertising metrics and says customers can use its analytics or integrate their existing analytics stack. | Its video analytics include views, retention, engagement, audience behavior, device, and geographic data. |
| Company history | Flowplayer says its first version was released as an open-source project in 2004. | Kinescope says it has built video tools since 2014 and launched the Kinescope platform in 2020. |
| Founded | 2004 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Flowplayer lists its Stockholm address as Sveavägen 34, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden. | Netherlands |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, comScore, WordPress, Drupal, and EZDRM. | Official integrations include WordPress, Moodle, Open edX, Hugo, Vimeo, YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, Yandex Disk, and Zoom. |
| Live streaming | The platform supports live streams, scheduled streams, 24/7 streams, and simulated-live playlists. | Kinescope supports low-latency live streaming for events, webinars, and product launches. |
| Player | Flowplayer Native is an HTML5 video player with an open, extensible architecture and plugins for accessibility, events, casting, and analytics. | The player is ad-free, customizable, embeddable, and supports playback up to 4K. |
| Product | Flowplayer offers an online video player and platform for hosting and delivering on-demand, live, and simulated-live video. | Kinescope provides video hosting, processing, streaming, an embeddable player, video management, analytics, and a built-in CDN. |
| Protection | The platform lists DRM encryption, qualified user limiting, and paywall integrations among its protection and monetization capabilities. | Paid plans include Widevine and FairPlay DRM, and the product also supports signed URLs, domain restrictions, and dynamic watermarks. |
| Support | The pricing page lists a self-service knowledge base, email support, dedicated SLA and support plans, and a customer success manager among support options. | The enterprise page says Mega plans include priority support with defined response times; the pricing page lists dedicated support for Mega. |
Plans
Flowplayer
- Video Platform Growth Plan$99, paid once
- Player Only PlanPriced on request
- Video Platform EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Flowplayer
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