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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free
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 PlayerVidyard
Star Rating
(830)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (44.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Vidyard excels in video management with a score of 8.6, while JW Player shines in this area with a higher score of 9.3, indicating a more robust management system for organizing and distributing video content.
- Reviewers mention that Vidyard's quality of support is rated at 9.0, significantly higher than JW Player's 7.7, suggesting that users find Vidyard more responsive and helpful when issues arise.
- G2 users highlight Vidyard's superior video capture capabilities, scoring 9.1, compared to JW Player's 8.8, which indicates that Vidyard may offer more advanced features for capturing and editing video content.
- Users on G2 report that Vidyard's engagement tracking features score 8.5, while JW Player's reporting and dashboards score lower at 7.4, suggesting that Vidyard provides better tools for analyzing viewer engagement.
- Reviewers say that Vidyard's live streaming capabilities score 8.1, which is lower than JW Player's 9.0, indicating that JW Player may offer a more reliable and feature-rich live streaming experience.
- Users report that Vidyard's customizable thumbnails score 8.5, while JW Player's score of 8.8 suggests that JW Player offers slightly better options for branding and customization of video thumbnails.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
JW Player
No pricing availableVidyard
Free
Free
Easily connect with prospects and customers using personalized video messages that stand out and drive higher engagement.
- Record videos up to 30 minutes long
- Unlimited Videos in your library
- Share by email, social media, and more
Free Trial
JW Player
No trial information availableVidyard
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.8
12
9.0
655
Ease of Use
8.1
12
8.9
672
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
8.8
204
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
8.7
182
Quality of Support
6.9
9
9.0
530
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
9.3
178
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
11
8.7
658
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
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
167
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
163
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.5
130
Agentic AI - Screen and Video Capture
Not enough data
9.2
11
Hosting
7.7
8
9.1
213
7.9
7
8.5
185
8.3
6
Feature Not Available
Management
8.5
8
8.7
238
7.7
8
8.9
234
8.6
6
9.0
194
8.1
6
8.4
167
Marketing
8.3
6
Feature Not Available
7.4
7
8.8
192
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Insights
7.5
8
8.6
219
7.9
8
8.5
182
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
5.7
5
Security
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
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
8.4
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.2
28
Not enough data
8.7
30
Organization
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.6
28
Agentic AI - Video CMS
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
10.0
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Video Creation
Not enough data
9.3
172
Not enough data
9.3
167
Not enough data
9.1
155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
129
Software Delivery
Not enough data
7.6
112
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
8.4
131
Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
173
Not enough data
8.4
140
Not enough data
8.5
135
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Video Email
Not enough data
9.2
6
Platform Features
Not enough data
9.2
128
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
120
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Organization
Not enough data
8.3
107
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
8.7
115
Customization
Not enough data
8.8
112
Not enough data
8.0
97
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Analytics
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.4
111
Audio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Image
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Video Creation - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Generative AI - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
9.4
6
Editing - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Storage & Management - AI Video Generation
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Voice cloning - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Agentic AI - Video Translation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Real-time preview - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
7.7
5
Security and Privacy - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Output - Voice Dubbing
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
JW Player and Vidyard are categorized as Video Hosting and Video CMS
Unique Categories
JW Player is categorized as Live Stream
Vidyard is categorized as Video Communications, Video Email, Screen and Video Capture, AI Video Generators, and Video Translation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
JW Player
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Vidyard
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%
Computer Software
32.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.5%
Marketing and Advertising
12.3%
Financial Services
4.5%
Internet
2.5%
Other
34.9%
Discussions
JW Player has no discussions with answers
What are some other use cases for Vidyard?
3 Comments
MG
We also vidyard's screen capture/recording tool to create internal how-tos and also to show bugs/suggestions to the dev team. It makes video so easy to make...Read more
Has anyone integrated Vidyard with HubSpot
2 Comments
EA
Yes! We have and it works great. Also the gmail Vidyard integration is great. Easily embed videos in emails. In Hubspot you can embed videos in emails and...Read more
I'd like to get better at using vidyard to showcase the details of our analysis service and I would speak over the presentation. How can I do this?
2 Comments
CB
Hi Lane
Good question! It does depend on the software you are using to present. I'd personally opt for the Desktop App in most situations, especially if...Read more
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