Disney Streaming Services vs. JW Player

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Disney Streaming Services
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Disney Streaming Services is a consumer-facing digital video streaming service.N/A
JW Player
Score 9.8 out of 10
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JW 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
Disney Streaming ServicesJW Player
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Disney Streaming ServicesJW Player
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Disney Streaming ServicesJW Player
Features
Disney Streaming ServicesJW Player
Video Marketing
Comparison of Video Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Disney Streaming Services
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Ratings
JW Player
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
Support for advertisements00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Video SEO00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Video Security
Comparison of Video Security features of Product A and Product B
Disney Streaming Services
-
Ratings
JW Player
7.8
Ratings
13% below category average
Video access controls00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
User management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Video link sharing00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
External video00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Video Player
Comparison of Video Player features of Product A and Product B
Disney Streaming Services
-
Ratings
JW Player
7.0
Ratings
19% below category average
Player customization00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Embedded videos00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile compatibility00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Video Analytics
Comparison of Video Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Disney Streaming Services
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Ratings
JW Player
1.0
Ratings
155% below category average
Per viewer tracking00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Per video tracking00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Product A and Product B
Disney Streaming Services
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Ratings
JW Player
8.6
Ratings
1% below category average
On-Demand video00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Live streaming00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Video upload & format support00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Video library / File management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Video portal00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
User Ratings
Disney Streaming ServicesJW Player
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
-
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9.0
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Support Rating
-
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7.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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7.0
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User Testimonials
Disney Streaming ServicesJW Player
Likelihood to Recommend
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I think they do a great job of converting a video into various formats (file/size) that will accommodate a variety of devices. From computer to phone to tablet, it streams really nice with little or no latency. I would really, really like to see an easy way to add clickable text and links to the video (in a similar fashion to how YouTube does it).
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Pros
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  • Delivers the video/podcast in the best manner it can - streaming cleanly.
  • It automatically converts the video in various delivery formats for different devices.
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Cons
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  • I could use a little more info on some of the videos. an info panel with things like, for example, bitrate would be helpful.
  • Our previous video player had a publish to YouTube button - so that with one button it took care of a whole other channel. That would be nice to see.
  • I'll be honest, i don't really have a lot of points here. In my experience, it's a solid, all-around well built platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Just made the decision to renew given demonstrated improvements being made to the platform to expand compatibility for its player use on devices such as Apple TV, as well as improvements made recently to its JW Platform Dashboard
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Usability
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Reliability and compatibility on a majority of platforms. Would have received a 10 except recent versions of browsers such as Firefox are now defaulting against Flash components and thus prompting approval from users BEFORE loading which is a HUGE obstacle to an effective user experience thus creating concerns by end-users unnecessarily and risking that they will NOT accept the prompts, thus leaving unable to view video content hosted using the JW Player. Assurances by JW support suggest they will resolve this, so we'll see...
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Support Rating
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Support is reasonable. I from time to time have made suggestions on improvements that would be nice to see (like the ability to have a clickable link within the video - that is easy to create, without tons of coding) and it seems as though I never see it happen or get much response to "suggestions" to upgrade the software. The good news, other than a few things as I mentioned above, overall, I don't have many "technical issues" in the platform, which is a good thing. On occasion, I have seen some "issues" with the delivery of the video, but it has been pretty scarce. So it is dependable.
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Implementation Rating
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One of the primary features promoted by JW Platform is its SEO definition. However, there did not seem to be a way to integrate that data to our platform if selected thus only leaving the benefits of that data to be established on the individual video page hosted by JW Platform, which isn't useful in the end to the client value we are trying to deliver for our VideoproFile.net solution
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Alternatives Considered
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JW Player is the most widely used internet video player out there, so it was an easy choice for us to trust JW with our video content and delivery. What impressed me most was their hunger to improve and satisfy our business needs. Many of their competitors weren't nearly as interested in our bottom line as they were in their own
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Return on Investment
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  • JW Player has was less expensive (without sacrificing quality) than our previous video platform so the ROI was instant.
  • We were easily able to add a variety of video advertising options including pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll.
  • The quality and consistancy of the look of the video has enabled us to grow our video views by well over 100% since starting with JW.
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