Renderforest Video vs. Vyond

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Vyond
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Vyond (formerly GoAnimate) is a cloud-based platform for producing custom animated videos. It is used by educators as well as in business contexts by advertisers and content marketers, and for demos and presentations.
$99
per month
Pricing
Renderforest VideoVyond
Editions & Modules
Amateur
$14.00
month/billed annually
Pro
$29.00
month/billed annually
Popular
$39.00
month/billed annually
Agency
$49.00
month/billed annually
Starter
$99
per month
Professional
$199
per month
Enterprise
$1649
per year per user
Agency
$1999
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Renderforest VideoVyond
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$49 Per 10 HD 720 exportsNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing on Starter and Professional plans.
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Community Pulse
Renderforest VideoVyond
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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 …
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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 …
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Powerpoint and AE: take a long time, complex to use, inefficient

Renderforest is more efficient, simpler, more convenient, faster and clear at a glance
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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, …
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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.
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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 …
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I have not, but so far, I enjoyed my experience with Renderforest.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Renderforest does all the hard work for you and is easy and simple to use.
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Renderforest has more templates and user-friendly. Rendering was easier and did not have lots of bugs from Viddyoze.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
Vyond
Chose Vyond
Vyond is WAY better than VideoScribe (although, to be fair, it's also about six times more expensive)! It's much easier to work with and more versatile in terms of styles and what you can do with it. We used VideoScribe for a few years and then ditched it and went looking for a …
Chose Vyond
Vyond was far better than Animoto for creating animated graphics and characters. Vyond was also far more flexible than "doodle" software such as Doodly, which is very limited to "whiteboard" videos.
Chose Vyond
When compared to Vidyard and Lumen5, all these tools do a great job of making it easy to create customized sales/marketing videos and demos. That being said, Vidyard and Lumen5 do not have the extensive animation capabilities that Vyond has. Vyond also has many more …
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Vyond is not a video editing software, but it has more functions for showing infographics.
Chose Vyond
Biteable is great for real-world footage. It is also easy to use and they have templates. However, Biteable is not as easy to use as Vyond and doesn't have customization options. It takes me a lot longer to use biteable and the program is a little bit "clunkier".
Chose Vyond
I started using Vyond back when it was Go Animate. It has been so long since I vetted other products, I can't remember who they were. I am so happy with Vyond that I don't bother to look elsewhere.
Chose Vyond
Vyond is the best tool our company has used for creating animated explainer videos and social content. We have tried many other software solutions but Vyond offers the most options for animating characters, text, and scenes. Despite the lack of options for overall styles, it …
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I’ve used software like Powtoon before, and Vyond is so much easier to control. It’s great that you can control the motion paths and the timing of each action, other software doesn’t really have this, but this allows me to really time out the movements in my scenes more …

Chose Vyond
Before signing up with Go Animate (now Vyond) I also tested Pow Toons and My Simple Slide Show. My Simple Slide Show simply wasn't dynamic enough for my audience and I felt that it didn't provide anything I couldn't achieve through other tools I already possessed such as …
Chose Vyond
While most of the other platforms are there to help you publish your video, Vyond is more useful in creating the video. In this way, these tools can actually work together and our business uses all of them for different website and email marketing needs. Vyond remains a great …
Chose Vyond
We looked at a lot of agencies and used agencies for this type of content in the past. The cost to make one video was as much as a yearly subscription to Vyond and sometimes even more. With Vyond, we can create as many videos as we like and all it takes is the time needed to …
Chose Vyond
The images are better and [so is] movement, as well as lip syncing.
Chose Vyond
We didn't know of other options at the time.
Chose Vyond
I can't say exactly which one I would recommend more, but the pros of BranchTrack are that they offer the ability to upload voicefiles which will automatically attach to each scene, saving A LOT of time. They're program is also very easy to move scenes around in and having the …
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User Ratings
Renderforest VideoVyond
Likelihood to Recommend
7.1
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
9.5
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7.0
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Availability
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6.0
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Performance
8.3
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9.0
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Support Rating
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9.0
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Implementation Rating
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6.0
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Configurability
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8.0
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Ease of integration
9.5
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7.6
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Product Scalability
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7.0
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Vendor pre-sale
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User Testimonials
Renderforest VideoVyond
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Vyond is great for creating professional looking animations even if you have no experience in animation or video. Vyond is user friendly and has a relatively simple learning curve. The templates and graphics provided makes it easy to create custom animations and storytelling.
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Pros
  • 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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  • Easy to use features that help you create the story behind your video.
  • There are collaboration tools (if you have the right plan) that help you work on a video as a team.
  • I like the different styles of video that you can choose from.
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Cons
  • 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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  • The fact that it's on a cloud server means that sometimes the software can get clunky/slow.
  • There may be extra work involved if you have multiple characters talking in one audio file and you want them to sync their mouths with their appropriate lines.
  • Characters having multiple actions/expressions means multiple scenes, which can be very cumbersome to manage.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I was recently at a conference where I learned that many of my peers also use Vyond, solidifying my opinion that it is the right tool for out needs. Further more, one of our content vendors also uses it, ensuring that I will continue to use it as I believe this will facilitate our collaborations in the future
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Usability
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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This program is great when you have no video experience! There's only a little of a learning curve to the program. In general, the user interface is great and easier than using a program like Adobe premier. It's a great resource to use as a marketer.
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Reliability and Availability
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Vendor guy made it difficult bc he was only interested in selling
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Performance
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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Vyond is just an animated video creation tool. You have to use your video content and track its performance through other means. Because it is an online tool it doesn't hog your resources or slow down any other tools that I use. It is a stand-alone product and it doesn't need to integrate with any of our other tools. It does what it does and that is all we need.
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Support Rating
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I haven’t had any issues that required me to contact their support team. However, I believe support in any product starts before you have to call for help. Vyond provides an option for priority queue when you have their professional option. This is great for folks who need things done faster, especially when businesses can’t afford any downtime. Their Live chat feature is also reassuring, because I don’t always want to spend time on the phone or on hold if their call volume is high and I need to solve an issue.
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Implementation Rating
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There should be a Hypercare (expedited problem solving) support level on new rollouts for existing customers
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Alternatives Considered
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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Vyond is WAY better than VideoScribe (although, to be fair, it's also about six times more expensive)! It's much easier to work with and more versatile in terms of styles and what you can do with it. We used VideoScribe for a few years and then ditched it and went looking for a replacement tool. Another application was being used by another learning developer, but that was nixed by IT as not being secure enough. Vyond has given us both the functionality/assets we need and the security that makes IT happy.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Allows the training/support teams a quick way to provide “how-to” videos, similar to having a YouTube channel.
  • Our update videos are stored on a channel, which allows us to have a video record of how the project is emerging
  • Leadership likes that we can put out a video very quickly
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