GNU MediaGoblin vs Vimeo
GNU MediaGoblin
mediagoblin.org
Vimeo
vimeo.comSide by side
| Figure | GNU MediaGoblin | Vimeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $12/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 13 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.1 (#39) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Founded | 2011 | 2004 |
| License | MediaGoblin is released under the GNU AGPLv3. | Vimeo's Developer Addendum grants a limited license and prohibits reverse engineering or modifying player elements, indicating proprietary service software rather than an open-source product. |
| Security | The deployment guide recommends running MediaGoblin under a dedicated unprivileged system user to help keep it more secure. | Vimeo says it undergoes annual SOC 2 Type II attestation and maintains ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications. |
| Support | The project points users to its IRC channel, mailing list, documentation, and bug tracker for help and discussion. | All listed paid plans include email support; Enterprise adds phone support and a 99.9% uptime SLA. |
Plans
Vimeo
- FreeFree
- Starter$12 a month
- Standard$25 a month
- Advanced$75 a month
- EnterpriseFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
- FreeFree
- Starter$12 a month
- Starter$12 a month
- Standard$25 a month
In their own words
GNU MediaGoblin
GNU MediaGoblin has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Vimeo
Vimeo is a video platform for making, managing, and sharing video, with tools for hosting, creation, collaboration, and live events. Paid plans include an ad-free player with 4K, HDR, and Dolby Vision support, video embedding, templates, trimming, timeline editing, and GIF creation. They also include transcription and subtitle translations, with additional AI tools on higher tiers. Teams can use shared folders, video review, configurable review links, and downloadable comments. The Advanced plan adds virtual events and webinars, simulcasting, Q&A, polls, audience chat, and stream health information. Vimeo offers web, Android, iOS, and API access, along with integrations such as Adobe Premiere Pro, Figma, Google Drive, Slack, and Zoom. Free accounts do not expire, but can upload or create up to 1 GB of content over the account’s lifetime. Paid plans include email support. Starter costs $12 a month for one user, with 2 TB of storage and 2 TB of monthly bandwidth; higher listed plans add users, storage, and event capacity. Enterprise pricing is custom.