niconico vs Vimeo
niconico
nicovideo.jp
Vimeo
vimeo.comSide by side
| Figure | niconico | Vimeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | ¥825/mo | $12/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 13 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.2 (#32) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Founded | 1997 | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | New York, United States |
| Mobile apps | The video app is available for iPhone and iPad, and the live-streaming app lists Android 5.0 or later as its required environment. | Vimeo offers apps for iOS and Android that provide access to video features from a smartphone. |
| Support | The live app directs users to contact support through the Contact Us option in its My Page section. | All listed paid plans include email support; Enterprise adds phone support and a 99.9% uptime SLA. |
Plans
niconico
- FreeFree
- Niconico Premium, monthly¥990 a month
- Niconico Premium, annual¥9,900 a year
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
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.