JW Player vs. Microsoft Stream

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Microsoft Stream
Score 0.0 out of 10
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Microsoft Stream is an enterprise video option available to users of Microsoft 365 as part of the Office 365 E1 edition tier. Users can create explainer videos and send videos to Teams channels, SharePoint sites, Microsoft Viva Engage posts, Microsoft Viva Connections, and Microsoft365.com to inform and align with colleagues in the flow of work.N/A
Pricing
JW PlayerMicrosoft Stream
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
JW PlayerMicrosoft Stream
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
JW PlayerMicrosoft Stream
Considered Both Products
JW Player
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 …
Chose JW Player
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 …
Chose JW Player
JW Player is competitive with VideoJS and MediaElements. Though we preferred VideoJS based on some features for its player attributes for years, we ultimately switched to JW Player due to its platform capabilities, functionality and recent investments the firm was making to …
Microsoft Stream
Chose Microsoft Stream
Consensus is better for lead generation and sharing marketing content; however, Stream is most appropriate for capturing meeting recordings when using teams. its integration flawlessly allows for such a slick process that using an external solution wouldn't.
Features
JW PlayerMicrosoft Stream
Video Marketing
Comparison of Video Marketing features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
Microsoft Stream
-
Ratings
Support for advertisements9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Video SEO8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Security
Comparison of Video Security features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
7.8
Ratings
13% below category average
Microsoft Stream
-
Ratings
Video access controls9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video link sharing7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
External video6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Player
Comparison of Video Player features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
7.0
Ratings
19% below category average
Microsoft Stream
-
Ratings
Player customization2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Embedded videos6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video quality / Bandwidth controls10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile compatibility10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Analytics
Comparison of Video Analytics features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
1.0
Ratings
155% below category average
Microsoft Stream
-
Ratings
Per viewer tracking1.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Per video tracking1.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video analytics dashboard1.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video Hosting, Management & Storage
Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of Product A and Product B
JW Player
8.6
Ratings
1% below category average
Microsoft Stream
-
Ratings
On-Demand video6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Live streaming10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video upload & format support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video library / File management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video portal10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
JW PlayerMicrosoft Stream
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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-
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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-
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Usability
9.0
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-
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Support Rating
7.0
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Implementation Rating
7.0
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User Testimonials
JW PlayerMicrosoft Stream
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Stream is good for recording and capturing discussion from meetings. I would say that it isnt appropriate where there is lots of detail and lots of varying topics discussed as the summarising tool can in these instances be too broad. It is really good where meetings have been left or missed; as the notes and transcript allow for easy catchup
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Pros
  • 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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  • Records Meetings
  • Transcribes voice to text
  • Summarise discussed audio into concise notes
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Cons
  • 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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  • Notes summarised could be more accurate
  • Transcript could be more accurate with regional accents
  • Sharing recordings could be slicker from Stream
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Likelihood to Renew
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
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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Its integration into the Teams stack allows for ease of use without having to leave the application to access it elsewhere. Its interface is intuitive and easy to use. Sharing could be better. Transcripts and notes are very good
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Support Rating
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
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
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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Consensus is better for lead generation and sharing marketing content; however, Stream is most appropriate for capturing meeting recordings when using teams. its integration flawlessly allows for such a slick process that using an external solution wouldn't
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Helps to solve disputes with clients on what was said in meetings
  • Allows quick review of meetings without spending 2hrs re watching
  • Sharing of notes helps collaboration internally
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