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# JW Player vs Kodi Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**JW Player**
No pricing available

**Kodi**
No pricing available

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**JW Player**

Experience (1)

Platform Reliability (1)

Expensive (1)

Feature Deficiency (1)

**Kodi**
Not enough data

Screenshots

**JW Player**
 ![JW Player screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1240580/product-OPERATIONAL-EFFICIENCY.png)

**Kodi**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**JW Player**

**7.8** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Kodi**

**8.0** /10

Based on 16 responses

Ease of Use

**JW Player**

**8.1** /10

Based on 12 responses

**Kodi**

**6.9** /10

Based on 16 responses

Ease of Setup

**JW Player** Not enough data

**Kodi** Not enough data

Ease of Admin

**JW Player** Not enough data

**Kodi** Not enough data

Quality of Support

**JW Player**

**6.9** /10

Based on 9 responses

**Kodi**

**5.5** /10

Based on 14 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**JW Player** Not enough data

**Kodi** Not enough data

Product Direction (% positive)

**JW Player**

**8.9** /10

Based on 11 responses

**Kodi**

**7.8** /10

Based on 16 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Video Hosting

**8.0** /10

Based on 8 responses

**7.8** /10

Based on 9 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
42.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
50.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
7.1%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
52.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
10.5%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
52.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
36.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
10.5%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![JW Player](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dc226f6b88d447f27e92df6ef34d430a/jw-player.png "JW Player")](https://www.g2.com/products/jw-player/reviews)
JW Player

Marketing and Advertising
21.4%

Religious Institutions
7.1%

Online Media
7.1%

Oil & Energy
7.1%

Newspapers
7.1%

Other
50.0%

[![Kodi](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_03a72723708d3d383dc99c197a053835/kodi.png "Kodi")](https://www.g2.com/products/kodi/reviews)
Kodi

Pharmaceuticals
15.8%

Online Media
15.8%

Computer Software
15.8%

Entertainment
10.5%

Cosmetics
10.5%

Other
31.6%

Alternatives

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 ![Vimeo](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8372839a7dacdf33b29a35ba100d6dcb/vimeo.svg "Vimeo")

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**Kodi Alternatives**

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Vimeo
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 ![YouTube Advertising](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_dfb3f596dca6398e0f7bc25db4a4a4fd/google-youtube-advertising.png "YouTube Advertising")

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 ![BombBomb](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_9d8c2ccc0c884ab29ebd397cee8d4a3c/bombbomb.png "BombBomb")

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## JW Player vs Kodi

- Reviewers felt that Kodi meets the needs of their business better than JW Player.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that JW Player is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of JW Player over Kodi.