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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (58.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
JW Player
Star Rating
(14)3.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about JW PlayerYouTube Advertising
Star Rating
(285)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about YouTube AdvertisingJW Player vs YouTube Advertising
- Reviewers felt that YouTube Advertising meets the needs of their business better than JW Player.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that YouTube Advertising is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of JW Player over YouTube Advertising.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
JW Player
No pricing availableYouTube Advertising
No pricing availableFree Trial
JW Player
No trial information availableYouTube Advertising
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
7.8
12
9.1
196
Ease of Use
8.1
12
9.1
198
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.7
52
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.4
50
Quality of Support
6.9
9
8.3
174
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
8.5
49
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
11
7.7
188
Features by Category
Software Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audience Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Streamer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Live Stream
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting
7.7
8
9.1
85
7.9
7
8.9
81
8.3
6
9.1
67
Management
8.5
8
9.2
84
7.7
8
9.0
76
8.6
6
9.1
78
8.1
6
8.5
70
Marketing
8.3
6
8.4
66
7.4
7
8.6
73
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insights
7.5
8
8.8
79
7.9
8
8.8
72
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video Hosting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Organization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
JW Player and YouTube Advertising are categorized as Video Hosting
Unique Categories
JW Player is categorized as Live Stream and Video CMS
YouTube Advertising has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
JW Player
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
YouTube Advertising
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
21.4%
Religious Institutions
7.1%
Online Media
7.1%
Oil & Energy
7.1%
Newspapers
7.1%
Other
50.0%
Marketing and Advertising
10.1%
Computer Software
6.5%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Entertainment
5.1%
Internet
4.7%
Other
67.8%
Discussions
JW Player has no discussions with answers
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