Hippo Video vs. Renderforest Video

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hippo Video
Score 8.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
According to the vendor, Hippo Video is a DIY video personalization platform for businesses. The platform can be used to create and send mass in-video & hyper-personalized video email campaigns at scale to book more meetings, track opportunities, and close more deals effectively. Hippo Video has tailored workflows for marketing, email campaign, sales, and customer support processes. Merge data and video to deliver exceptional experiences that wow customers, and produce higher…
$0
per month
Renderforest Video
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Renderforest Video is an online video production platform that promises to allow individuals and businesses to create “broadcast quality” videos for private or business use. It is free to use and anyone can register as a user in a few simple steps. Renderforest features paid upgrades or subscription plans. Main features of Renderforest include: - HQ videos - Large Gallery of Video Production and Animation Templates and stories - 195,000+…
$14
month/billed annually
Pricing
Hippo VideoRenderforest Video
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
per month
Basic
$29
per month
Starter
$49
per month
Pro
$99
per month
Growth
$199
per month
Amateur
$14.00
month/billed annually
Pro
$29.00
month/billed annually
Popular
$39.00
month/billed annually
Agency
$49.00
month/billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Hippo VideoRenderforest Video
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$49 Per 10 HD 720 exports
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Hippo VideoRenderforest Video
Considered Both Products
Hippo Video
Chose Hippo Video
Loom is an excellent tool, and I have nothing to say against it, but I feel Hippo Video has an edge on the Marketing/Sales focus that is key for my organizations. Bonjoro is also a good choice, but I noticed a focus on Customer Service and just building relationships with …
Chose Hippo Video
Hippo Video has a very friendly user interface. The options and features in this makes it more than just a mere video editing tool. We have been able to screen record, send out videos, and access them all from email. Further, we have been receiving testimonials from clients …
Renderforest Video
Chose Renderforest Video
I have not used any other competitors to Renderforest as what they provide worked perfectly well for my needs.
Chose Renderforest Video
In my search for a motion graphic platform with an easy to use workflow, I tried out Canva. Whilst Canva didn't fit into the category I was searching for at all, it did give me another platform to do some static media content development on.

I also tried Animaker, which was a …
Chose Renderforest Video
They were easy to use and affordable. Very pleased with my choice. I'm not very savvy technologically but the interface was very easy to use. The helped me throughout my project. I had found them through a quick google search and decided instantly based off reviews I had …
Chose Renderforest Video
Powerpoint and AE: take a long time, complex to use, inefficient

Renderforest is more efficient, simpler, more convenient, faster and clear at a glance
Chose Renderforest Video
Different products have different features but they are very interesting if put together. Renderforest can be used to make an intro bumper, while Powtoon animates the contents. Not all issues can be solved by Powtoon, so you need third-party applications, like Adobe Premier, …
Chose Renderforest Video
I tried Flixpress, but I didn't like the designs of templates. According to my needs it was not good. So I chose Renderforest to close the gap in my work.
Chose Renderforest Video
This was drop-dead simple to use and the quality templates really cut down on a task that could waste hours. Thank you for the variety of templates and the ease of customization. I will look forward to there being even more text features, but I needed something special and the …
Chose Renderforest Video
I have not, but so far, I enjoyed my experience with Renderforest.
Chose Renderforest Video
I love the offer to pay to publish on a one time basis and not be locked into a monthly payment plan. It will make me use it more, but only when I need to.
Chose Renderforest Video
Renderforest is far superior. More intuitive and has a bunch of helpful templates. I've found that iMovie lacked in any direction and though there is a lot of freedom, for people who need to make quick and effective media, Renderforest is the better choice. I have really …
Chose Renderforest Video
I had initially selected another company to help create my videos but after spending a little more time doing research to see what else was out there, I couldn’t turn down Renderforest.
Chose Renderforest Video
I selected Renderforest because it gave me more alternatives especially by industry. And that is not easy to find around and in fact, I have not seen another company offering this kind of services which is useful for managers who want to show their product and services to other …
Chose Renderforest Video
Renderforest is the best tool to create any video genre you'll ever find. I'm glad to have found and will use a couple another times.No other website or tool help me to create so powerfull videos presentations.
Chose Renderforest Video
Renderforest does all the hard work for you and is easy and simple to use.
Chose Renderforest Video
Renderforest has more templates and user-friendly. Rendering was easier and did not have lots of bugs from Viddyoze.
Chose Renderforest Video
I tested every similar service on the internet and RenderForest most fits my needs because it's easy and has nice options to export the work after it is done. You can test a trial and see what the service can offer befor buying a plan.
Chose Renderforest Video
Renderforest as a company has given me the best options ovall, and did also provide me with a preview (watermark) copy of the video I was trying to capture. Within this industry, everything is visual, so that immediately helps.
Chose Renderforest Video
RenderForest outperforms their competition in quality easily. Tube Arsenal comes close but Renderforest still has far more variety and are on a different level of creativity. Adobe Spark is so bland and weak compared to RenderForest. Panzoid is also full of weak content. The …
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User Ratings
Hippo VideoRenderforest Video
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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7.1
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Usability
-
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9.5
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Performance
-
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8.3
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Support Rating
8.0
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Ease of integration
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9.5
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User Testimonials
Hippo VideoRenderforest Video
Likelihood to Recommend
Hippo Video is great to create personalized sales/support videos. You can can attach them to your email messages and send them as cold emails. Or you can use them to send your team members instructions of a project that you're stuck on or having problem with. You can use it for personal screen recording sessions as well. You can record webcams and also have your clients create testimonial videos. It has a nice UI/UX
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I used Renderforest to create an intro for my new YouTube show. I had made an error while cropping a logo. Customer service answered me immediately and was tremendously understanding and proactive. They fixed the error I had made and sent me back my finished product within minutes. I will definitely be using them again.
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Pros
  • Good for sending demos that wow prospects
  • Useful for adding assets to virtual presentations
  • Excellent to book meetings as you can add calendar links
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  • It's a great place for anyone who wants to improve their business by appearing very professional.
  • Easy to use and to create astonishing vibes with your clients.
  • Communication is very professional and really, really short response period.
  • For those who are more professional but have no time or ideas about what to make for their own business, inspiration is a place called Renderforest
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Cons
  • Improve bugs/glitches.
  • Improve load times for videos.
  • Add more customizability to videos.
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  • Uploading video is slow, processing time and rendering video are often jammed.
  • Some templates have more restrictions, such as the number of words in the title, the number of pictures, the size of pictures and so on.
  • Prices for individual users are not very friendly.
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Usability
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It was very easy. They have a nice help video to guide you along the way that you can turn off if you chose. But It was a quick process and everything tied together very well. I am very pleased with the final product. I will definitely use them again.
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Performance
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Renderforest Video has great performance. In all the time I have used it, I haven't ever really had to wait for anything to be done, except for the rendering time. The reason for not giving the product a full 10 out of 10 is that the page load times in the wizard have left me frustrated at times. This, though, is most likely the result of internet service in a 3rd world country, as opposed to a slow server.
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Support Rating
Hippo Video is in India. They answer your questions but they do take a little time. Not sure if they're a big team but they do respond to important messages. They also use their own tool for support and will show you how to fix the problems that you're having.
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Alternatives Considered
Loom is an excellent tool, and I have nothing to say against it, but I feel Hippo Video has an edge on the Marketing/Sales focus that is key for my organizations. Bonjoro is also a good choice, but I noticed a focus on Customer Service and just building relationships with existing clients, which is okay, but for our purposes, we needed a more go-to-market-oriented tool.
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In my search for a motion graphic platform with an easy to use workflow, I tried out Canva. Whilst Canva didn't fit into the category I was searching for at all, it did give me another platform to do some static media content development on. I also tried Animaker, which was a lot of fun to use, but the process was a lot more manual than what Renderforest Video presents. Renderforest Video was the easiest to use, had the widest variety of templates and made the best impression on management.
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Return on Investment
  • Greater marketing reach
  • Easy testimonials obtained
  • Worth the price
  • Less effects to create variety
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  • More time can be spent on interviewing clients and researching and development instead of creating quality graphics.
  • The subscription payment option saves money since we know we need them constantly in the future.
  • The quality of the content is superior to the ability of our on-site graphic design team at less than half the cost.
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ScreenShots

Hippo Video Screenshots

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Renderforest Video Screenshots

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