# IBM Video Streaming Reviews **Vendor:** IBM **Category:** [Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-content-delivery-network-ecdn) **Average Rating:** 3.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 15 ## About IBM Video Streaming Built for privacy, reliability, quality and scale, IBM Video Streaming is powered by IBM Watson AI. There are two editions: IBM Enterprise Video Streaming (private virtual events or internal corporate communications) IBM Video Streaming (external virtual events or unsecured communications) Both editions include storage, event support, custom branding, content management, multi-user accounts, and real-time analytics. Both are powered by IBM Watson AI for automatic speech to text conversion and automated closed captioning. IBM Enterprise Video Streaming - For streaming to authenticated individuals who are either all part of the same organization or, for external audiences, an administrator uploads authorized email addresses in advance to allow access via email authentication (or a 3rd party registration system can be used via API connector).  If a 3rd party system is used, IBM Enterprise Video Streaming along with the IBM Authorization API are used to seamlessly connect. Live streams and videos can be embedded in any other website as well and retain security settings when used this way. To request a free trial of this product: http://watson.media.ibm.com/enterprise-video-free-trial.html   IBM Video Streaming - For streaming to individuals either via Open URLs or adding secure passwords before entry. Includes an optional registration gate (the form captures contact detail for tracking, but does not restrict anyone from watching). Live streams and videos can be embedded in any other website as well and often times customers use their own web application for having users register and then just use the embeds from IBM Video Streaming. To get to the free trial for this product: https://www.ibm.com/products/video-streaming/pricing ## IBM Video Streaming Reviews ### 1. Does the Job **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 19, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** Platform can support a large audience and also ease of accessing previous casts makes ustream appealing. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** The chat feature is ok for general conversation. Not a great way for audience interaction if there is a large volume of chat messages. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** Is ok for small to medium sized company. Consider this only for messages that are not meant to be interactive with the audience. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** Having a centralized location for videos and knowledge repository helps to keep employees consistent on company practices and updates. ### 2. IBM Incrível **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Diego P. | Full Stack, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2019 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** Ustream is very easy to use both from the management side and the user side. Highly impressed with the efficiency, I love giving opportunities for a company with multiple site offices in different locations to hold important group meetings so that information doesn't need to be divided. This is an innovative product that is substantially better than any platform we have used in the past. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** I'm not sure about the price, but my manager says that our disk is not very large because it's an expensive chat, it's not very easy to access, and you can't embed the video for users who are not logged in. Not sure about the price, but my manager says that our drive is not very large because it's expensive. I have been having problems trying to record outside the app, still learning. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** It is okay for small and medium-sized businesses. Their level of customer support and quality is very good. The streaming experience meets the cloud computing and artificial intelligence experience. Ustream, at the corporate level, can be very expensive. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** IBM's upstream allows our company to collaborate with other offices across the country and share files. So far, it is compatible with many of the systems we use, and our clients use Ustream efficiently and in the most cost-effective way possible at our scale. This has benefited us because 90% of our employees are off-site. ### 3. Live streaming to a new level! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Luis Alberto G. | President | Media Consultant & Trainer, Broadcast Media, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** The platform has been very useful for the past 9 years, and now that is part of IBM Cloud, it has the potential for exponential grow like never seen before! **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** Needs to co-develop products that tie into the streaming services just like Livestream did with the Mevo Camera and the portable switcher. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** Streaming experience meets Cloud computing experience and AI. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** My clients in Puerto Rico stream an average of 3 hours a day, and Ustream has supported their daily efforts flawlessly. My clients were the first media company live streaming major news events in the market, thanks to Ustream ### 4. Cloud Video Done Right **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** KENNY A. | Logistics Analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** You can get actual information of how many people are watching and from where. You monitor multiple channel/streams at the same time. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** The more you increase users, the longer the wait becomes to join a stream. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** Any organization that needs to distribute and interact with live internet broadcasts will find that Ustream meets a majority of their needs. Their level of customer support and quality is very good. Also, their interface can be very simple to use, resulting in volunteers being able to use the system. The only setback, specifically is price. Ustream, at the enterprise level, can be very expensive. This price made sense for other organizations, but not ours. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** We were able to solve not having webinar in the corporate office. This benefited us because 90% of our employees are offsite. ### 5. Good but still long way to get perfect **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** You can ask viewers to attend only if they give you an email address so that you can create your mailing list for further info/questionnaires/other events. It is also Good quality multi-bitrate transcoding in the cloud and you are able to share with Facebook and Twitter. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** chat is not so much easy to access and you cant embed the video also to non-logged in users. and please add a demo at the start of work so it help us find out the things. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** Getting the correct components for a given setup can be tricky. Playback of uploaded videos (recording outside of app) can be problematic. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** we are implementing Chatroll along with Ustream. Interact with your audience on any device and increase viewership Corporate communications Live events Multiscreen streaming Workflow and distribution Improving employee engagement Proven, globally scalable video platform ### 6. IBM Ustream Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sara M. | Exercise Specialist, Medical Practice, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** Videos take up alot of data storage so our training videos being save on a separate cloud account is really nice. Keeps everything organized & doesnt muddle up our other drives **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** Not sure on price but my manager says our drive is not very big because it is expensive. A little slow if we don't have the best wifi. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use it for training videos, doesnt need multiple log ins, just share it with all of our new employees. ### 7. Solid Product BUT costly **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christian W. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 27, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** Ustream is very easy to use from both the management side as well as the user side. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** The cost of the product is really the only downside I can think of **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've used Ustream to re-engage our web visitor audience. We even themed our holiday card and landing environment around the newest webcam (Blue Blubber Jellyfish) and continue to find that our audience is engaged with the content. ### 8. Great video platform for your business **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kryzcel M. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** The community and the functions are easy to navigate. I like the option to go live so I can upload real time conferences. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** There is a free 1 month trial but after that you have to pay for the subscription. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used IBM USTREAM in the past for about 2 years to upload tutorials and answers to many common questions regarding my business ### 9. Highly recommended **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Banking | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** I like the chat feature being able to chat with customers. It also allows me to maintain multiple channels and streams at the same time **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** I have been having problems Trying to record outside of the app still learning . there is a longer wait time in receiving downloads of our broadcasts. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** If your business is looking to interact with live internet broadcasts than you will find that Ustream meets a majority of their needs **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** So far it’s compatible with a lot of the systems we use and our clients use. Ustream is efficient and as affordably as possible at our scale. ### 10. IBM Awesome **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joshua P. | SPC, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** I like IBM Ustream because it provides great live videos as well as on demand videos **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** The only thing I dislike about it is that the quality of the video d pends on the net speed **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** I do live videos as well as watch them, and this helps me get information as well as give information ### 11. Experience with Ustream **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 19, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** I love that it give opportunities for a company with multiple site offices in different locations , to have important group meetings so the information giving doesn’t have to be split up. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** It doesn’t always connect well the first time but that’s true with most technology. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** With a large company with offices across the country it has eliminated our need to set up different training times or conference times for everyone based on individual site needs and we can everyone everyone together as a whole like they are here with us. It saves us time and energy and helps to continue fostering the idea that we aren’t just employees at a corporation but a massive family . ### 12. Ibm **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 01, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** This is an innovative product that is substantially better than any platform that we have used in the past. Highly impressed with efficiency in **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** There is nothing to dislike with regard to the product. It is innovative, works well with others and is efficient with work. **Recommendations to others considering IBM Video Streaming:** Nothing to really say **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** There are no business problems that we are currently experiencing with regards to the product ### 13. I really enjoy using this product **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Utilities | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 04, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** The quick response that this system gives. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** I don’t have any complaints about this system. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** IBM upstream allows our company to collaborate with other offices around the country and share files. ### 14. Awful program. Will probably stop using **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 26, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** Honestly, I don't like anything about it. **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** Well, it's so slow, it freezes, it sucks my computer's battery, and it always crashes. **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** Has not really been beneficial to solving problems at work. ### 15. Review of IBM Ustream **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Benjamin S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 19, 2018 **What do you like best about IBM Video Streaming?** The ability to make conference calls, watch videos, etc. instantaneously **What do you dislike about IBM Video Streaming?** Sometimes it can be glitchy or malfunction **What problems is IBM Video Streaming solving and how is that benefiting you?** Differences in schedules, time zones, etc. There are many benefits with staffing. - [View IBM Video Streaming pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-video-streaming/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-30+23%3A21%3A24+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=c9f56f32-761f-40cc-9f72-0e0823bb96a5&secure%5Btoken%5D=566dbeb09185ace23e44ef4bfee1f06650c7e4428fe2fb5c9403ac8ffe4152cd&format=llm_user) ## IBM Video Streaming Features **Content** - Static Content Caching - Dynamic Content Routing - Cache purging **Administration** - Integrations / APIs - Administration Console - Availability Control - Traffic Management **Software Options** - Hosted Platform - Social Media Stream - Multi-Platform Streaming - Embeddable **Customization** - Branding - Customizable Thumbnails - Custom Metadata - Annotations **Agentic AI - Content Delivery Network (CDN)** - Proactive Assistance **Security** - SSL - Custom SSL **Media Delivery** - Video Delivery - Software Distribution - Static Content Caching - Dynamic Content Routing **Audience Tools** - Live Rewind - Live Chat - Pause **Organization** - Availability Scheduling - Workflows - Playlists - Deep Search - Analytics - Permissions **Management** - Dashboard - Reports - Logs **Security and Performance** - Patch Deployment - Monitoring - Firewall **Streamer Tools** - Highlight Clips - Video Archive - Analytics - Monetization Options **Agentic AI - Video CMS** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Proactive Assistance **Integration** - API - CMS Integration **Agentic AI - Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN)** - Proactive Assistance **Agentic AI - Live Stream** - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning ## Top IBM Video Streaming Alternatives - [Zight](https://www.g2.com/products/zight/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (1,200 reviews) - [Cloudflare Application Security and Performance](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudflare-application-security-and-performance/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (578 reviews) - [Vimeo](https://www.g2.com/products/vimeo/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (701 reviews)