Opencast vs VideoPress
Opencast
opencast.orgVideoPress
videopress.comSide by side
| Figure | Opencast | VideoPress |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.7 (#4) | 7.4 (#92) |
| Founded | 2007 | 2005 |
| Player | The default Paella Player supports simultaneous streams, subtitles and optional viewing metrics. | The player is ad-free and unbranded, with customizable seekbar colors. |
| Purpose | Opencast is an open-source video management system for academic institutions, built for automated video capture and distribution at scale. | VideoPress hosts and plays videos for WordPress sites, aimed at videographers, creators, filmmakers, educators, and bloggers. |
Plans
In their own words
Opencast
Opencast is a free, open-source video management system for academic institutions, designed to capture and distribute video at scale. Administrators can schedule recordings and live streams, with classroom recording also possible depending on hardware. Opencast Studio captures video in a browser without requiring an Opencast installation. Configurable workflows can generate captions, add branding and thumbnails, and deliver media at chosen resolutions and bitrates. The integrated editor handles multiple streams, subtitles, and cover thumbnails. Fine-grained permissions control viewing and editing; learning platform integrations can provide single sign-on and video delivery. Opencast uses the Paella Player by default, while the separate Tobira portal can keep videos online during Opencast maintenance. Integrations include Brightspace, Canvas, ILIAS, Moodle, Sakai, Stud.IP, BigBlueButton, Zoom recording, Matomo, WordPress, Whisper, and YouTube. It runs on one Linux server or can scale across distributed Linux servers. Demo instances are available to explore the administrative interface and portal.
VideoPress
VideoPress has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.