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At a Glance
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Star Rating
(20)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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VideoLan
VideoLan
Star Rating
(624)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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FFmpeg vs VideoLan

  • FFmpeg and VideoLan both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VideoLan is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VideoLan over FFmpeg.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
FFmpeg
No pricing available
VideoLan
No pricing available
Free Trial
FFmpeg
No trial information available
VideoLan
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
17
9.5
558
Ease of Use
6.9
17
9.3
562
Ease of Setup
7.4
7
9.4
66
Ease of Admin
6.9
6
9.2
46
Quality of Support
6.9
9
8.8
424
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.0
38
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
17
9.1
545
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
VideoLan
VideoLan
FFmpeg and VideoLan are categorized as Other Video
Unique Categories
FFmpeg
FFmpeg has no unique categories
VideoLan
VideoLan has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
63.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
21.1%
VideoLan
VideoLan
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
52.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
15.0%
Reviewers' Industry
FFmpeg
FFmpeg
Information Technology and Services
15.8%
Computer Software
15.8%
Media Production
10.5%
Marketing and Advertising
10.5%
Semiconductors
5.3%
Other
42.1%
VideoLan
VideoLan
Computer Software
11.4%
Information Technology and Services
10.6%
Marketing and Advertising
5.5%
Media Production
5.0%
Entertainment
4.1%
Other
63.5%
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FFmpeg
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VideoLan
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Discussions
FFmpeg
FFmpeg Discussions
Why do you need FFmpeg?
1 Comment
AT
I have more options and control on video compression, especially when small file sizes are really needed.Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
FFmpeg has no more discussions with answers
VideoLan
VideoLan Discussions
How many DVD regions is VL able to support?
4 Comments
Benjamin D.
BD
I use VLC player as my primary media player. So far I have not found any type of video it wont play. Its a good program that works really well.Read more
Is VideoLAN safe to use?
4 Comments
Yogesh S.
YS
Yes Its Safe for you and Also Support is very quick and Easy to Acces.Read more
Is there anything better than the VLC app?
3 Comments
Carolina M.
CM
In the Mobile I always use VLC as in the PC, since it integrates very well and does not need additional extensions to reproduce almost any audio format, just...Read more