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Brightcove vs. JW Player

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Brightcove

42 Reviews and Ratings

JW Player

15 Reviews and Ratings

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brightcove

    Score9 out of 10
    		N/ABrightcove Video is a video hosting and publishing solution. The company also provides a cloud media processing product called Zencoder.N/A

    JW Player

    Score9.8 out of 10
    		N/AJW Player (or JWP) is a video platform boasting 40,000 broadcasters, publishers, and other video-driven brands whose business relies on video as users. It provides these companies with a way to accelerate and scale their video strategy and is a video platform that can be used to stream video, engage audiences on any screen, and monetize content.N/A
    Pricing
    BrightcoveJW Player
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BrightcoveJW Player
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BrightcoveJW Player
    Considered Both Products
    Brightcove
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    JW Player
    Jim Cairl
    Director, Online Advertising and Operations at Playbill (Publishing, 51-200 employees)
    Chose JW Player
    JW had more player options, a better/more intuitive user interface, was altogether faster both in rendering the uploaded videos and in time to load on the web page. The integration with OpenX for pre-roll was faster and easier than with Brightcove, and lastly, they offered a …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrightcoveJW Player
    Video Marketing
    Comparison of Video Marketing features of Brightcove and JW Player
    Feature
    Brightcove
    -
    Ratings
    JW Player
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    Support for advertisements00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Video SEO00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Video Security
    Comparison of Video Security features of Brightcove and JW Player
    Feature
    Brightcove
    -
    Ratings
    JW Player
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    Video access controls00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    User management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Video link sharing00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    External video00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Video Player
    Comparison of Video Player features of Brightcove and JW Player
    Feature
    Brightcove
    -
    Ratings
    JW Player
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    Player customization00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Embedded videos00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Video quality / Bandwidth controls00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Mobile compatibility00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Video Analytics
    Comparison of Video Analytics features of Brightcove and JW Player
    Feature
    Brightcove
    -
    Ratings
    JW Player
    1.0
    3 Ratings
    Per viewer tracking00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Per video tracking00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Video analytics dashboard00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Video Hosting, Management & Storage
    Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Brightcove and JW Player
    Feature
    Brightcove
    -
    Ratings
    JW Player
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    On-Demand video00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Live streaming00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Video upload & format support00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Video library / File management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Video portal00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    BrightcoveJW Player
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)