Vimeo vs Wowza Video
Vimeo
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Wowza Video
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| Figure | Vimeo | Wowza Video |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $12/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 3 |
| Spec score · Video Hosting Platforms | 8.7 (#5) | 7.7 (#76) |
| Spec score · Video CMS Software | 8.8 (#1) | 7.6 (#15) |
| Spec score · Video Platform as a Service (VPaaS) Software | 8.6 (#4) | 7.6 (#18) |
| Spec score · Church Streaming Software | 8.7 (#7) | 7.6 (#31) |
| Analytics | Starter, Standard and Advanced include basic viewer, engagement and social analytics; event analytics begin with Advanced and team analytics are Enterprise-only. | The analytics dashboard reports stream health, viewership, viewer behavior, and player performance for live and on-demand video. |
| Founded | 2004 | 2007 |
| Integrations | Vimeo lists integrations including Adobe Premiere Pro, Dropbox, Figma, Google Drive, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Slack, Shopify, TikTok, Webex, WordPress, YouTube and Zoom. | Wowza Flowplayer integrates with Wowza Video, and Wowza lists technology partners including 3Play Media and Applicaster. |
| Support | All listed paid plans include email support; Enterprise adds phone support and a 99.9% uptime SLA. | Wowza offers premium support that includes online ticket submission, chat, and live event support, along with tutorials and a help center. |
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
Wowza Video
- Video Platform Growth Plan$99, paid once
- Player Only PlanPriced on request
- Video Platform EnterprisePriced on request
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.