--- title: Microsoft Stream Reviews meta_title: 'Microsoft Stream Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 56 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Microsoft Stream works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.3 review_count: 56 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-09' parent_category: name: Video url: https://www.g2.com/categories/video --- # Microsoft Stream Reviews **Vendor:** Microsoft **Category:** [Video Hosting Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/video-hosting-platforms) **Average Rating:** 4.3/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 56 ## About Microsoft Stream Microsoft Stream is an enterprise video management service that enables organizations to securely create, store, share, and view videos. Integrated within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, it allows seamless incorporation of videos into applications like Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Users can record and watch Teams meetings with automatically generated transcripts, create screen and webcam recordings, and share videos for purposes such as leadership communications, training, and compliance. Stream also offers features like video search, transcript reading, commenting, and embedding videos into SharePoint portals and pages. By leveraging Stream, organizations can enhance collaboration, improve information dissemination, and foster a more connected workplace through the power of video. ## Microsoft Stream Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **easy recording** feature of Microsoft Stream, allowing seamless video sharing for training and communication. (3 reviews) - Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Microsoft Stream, enabling effortless video recording and sharing for training. (2 reviews) - Users find Microsoft Stream to be **user-friendly and accessible** , facilitating easy communication and training for staff. (2 reviews) - Users find Microsoft Stream's **user-friendly interface** enables easy video recording and sharing without additional logins. (1 reviews) - Users find Microsoft Stream **easy to navigate** , enabling seamless video access without the need for additional logins. (1 reviews) - Users praise the **seamless integration with Microsoft Teams** for recording meetings and capturing screens effectively. (1 reviews) - Users value the **convenience of live streaming** with Microsoft Stream, facilitating learning and access to recorded content. (1 reviews) - Training Efficiency (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users find the **difficult navigation** of Microsoft Stream frustrating, complicating video tracking and retention policy implementation. (1 reviews) - Users struggle with **organizational issues** in Microsoft Stream, finding navigation and cataloging videos particularly challenging. (1 reviews) - Users face significant challenges due to **poor customer support** , making assistance difficult when issues arise. (1 reviews) - Users desire **default settings for recordings** to avoid the hassle of manually adjusting each option every time. (1 reviews) ## Microsoft Stream Reviews ### 1. Easy to use internally **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alaide P. | Instrutor, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 17, 2024 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** I like to use Stream to inform my users about meeting we have recorded or use it to publish podcasts that our teams. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** My organization do not publish our videos outside our network. And I am not sure that Stream does that. Or if this is blocked. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We can host all of our videos, either meeting recording or other videos and we can distribute in our organization. ### 2. Microsoft Stream Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 11, 2024 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** The best thing I like is it generates automatic transcripts for the videos. It is easy to use. The User interface and experience is great. Also, it is integrated with Microsoft 365. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Nothing to dislike but while setting the permission it can be difficult for the first time users. More features should be added. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Generally Stream is used for video hosting and training purposes. It is used for internal content of the organisation for videos. Transcripts generated makes the video to understand better. Private videos can be also uploaded. The Playback speed and theatre mode features gives a great experience. Videos are shared securely among co-workers. ### 3. The best **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shehzeen A. | Software Quality Assurance Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 18, 2023 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** It was a great experience using stream and the beat app anyone can for streaming and amazing functionality with the great ui design i must say we all should move back to stream **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Nothing i really like everything about stream i dont know what to do and say everything is beat **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Watching ability and the functionality ### 4. New experience and mechanism for the video sharing **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Montaser A. | Operations & IT Specialist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 22, 2023 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Ease of use and share with users. Microsoft products is always the best **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Linked with Microsoft account, then it is not possible to share with non-Microsoft users. Allow use it by any user. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ease of sharing videos ### 5. microsoft stream is very good tool from microsoft **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Walid I. | Senior System Administrator, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2023 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** recording meeting from microsoft teams and be avilable any where **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** need to be alittle bit reliable. and smooth to use **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** host all company meeting ### 6. Microsoft Stream - Share Video Content **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amrit Kumar P. | Lead Consultant, Information Technology and Services, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Microsoft Stream is a Share Video Content application within the organisation. Using this application, co-workers can share or contribute the content directly here, which can be accessed by other co-workers. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** For beginners, using this application can be a tedious task, as people who should get access to the content have to be added. It might take time to adjust to the environment. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use the application to upload multiple contents, which we use to train people efficiently. The content can be used numerous times and reduces the effort of creating the same content repeatedly. ### 7. Microsoft Stream is the enterprise solution for video sharing you may already have **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian S. | Operations Excellence Change Agent, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 06, 2022 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Microsoft Stream immediately allows you to upload videos, document and categorize them, and share them with your team members in the enterprise. Access is managed similar to any other Microsoft Office file like Word or Excel. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Creating group access and managing video channels is a little tedious. You may have to work with your IT to ensure you have the required authorizations. If I could add a list of viewers with access, I would be much happier. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Use Microsoft Stream to upload almost any video type. If you need to update the video later, having edited it, the replacement option is quick and easy. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** The main reason I migrated to Microsoft Stream is because of the simple and integrated tools such as AI-driven captions, format and density handling, as well as simple noise reduction. ### 8. A Social Video Community for Your Company or Team **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eber C. | Director de proyecto, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 23, 2021 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** It offers all the necessary elements for your team or company to interact with videos created inside your network. I also like the option to create channels connected to your team to be used across your SharePoint. Its integration with Microsoft Teams Meetings is useful. You can get your recordings uploaded right after the meeting ends with no effort. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** The interface can feel a bit outdated and dull. The editing options are not so good, so I find myself editing videos outside too often. On the other hand, the suggestions you receive might have no connection with your interests of roles, so I never pay attention to them. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Please make sure you set permissions before deploying it. Always use Channels to organize your videos. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We create several training and meeting videos at many branches worldwide. So having them in a common place and interacting with them has proven to be very useful. Recording and archiving meetings is one of those problems that we solve with Stream. Now, we organize videos in channels and every team member access them regularly. ### 9. My Microsoft Stream Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Johnmar B. | Associate III - Customer Experience, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2022 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** It is very handy and easy to use, with an intuitive design **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Load time, because it is so fast! I just love it! **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Make sure you have stable internet connection. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ability to house a video platform within Microsoft, without the need to visit youtube which is so crowded. ### 10. Good video tool, particularly for internal videos **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mining & Metals | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Integrates very well with the MS suite, particularly SharePoint now that the product is based on that framework. ability to trim videos quickly. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** limited in sharing externally with the older client **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** secure area for traning videos ### 11. Great video platform for internal use, integrates well with other Microsoft products **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Philip D. | Director Of Information Technology, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 18, 2021 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** I like how it seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft products like Teams. It makes it easy and simple for our users to access and share content. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** I wish it came with more video editing tools; this would help to create better content directly in Stream and not having to rely on third-party video editing software. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Take a careful look at licensing, Stream is not included in some of the basic Office licenses. Your users will have to have the correct licensing to view and share content. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has helped us create, share and control access to training videos for our company. Stream has helped make our onboarding process easier and our training sessions more effective. ### 12. Microsoft Stream Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Noelia M. | Paid Media Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2021 ### 13. Works fairly well, sharing permissions are awkward **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Adam H. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 07, 2020 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Records video well, quick automatic encoding so the video is available soon after your meeting. The link to the video is placed in context within Microsoft Teams so you can always find it either there or on the Stream web-app. The Trimming feature saved my butt once when I left the recording going way too long. I've never used the replace video feature, but that seems useful too. I like that you can easily find your own videos in a central location instead of having to find the meeting first, and I like that sharing is straightforward there. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** No ability to request share permissions from admin. Currently, my company has sharing off. It would be nice to request one-off share-ability for certain videos, which an administrator could review and approve. Instead we have to download the video and upload to Vimeo. The auto-caption service is greyed out, likely also a permissions thing by my company to save costs. It would also be nice to request this to be allowed on a per-video basis. Would be nice to have a small amount of other editing features, such as audio gain and brightness/contrast. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Consider giving your users share permissions. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We record internal and external training. We recording client feedback sessions to have more context than simple notes, especially if later we have differing recollections of the client's true intent. We record any internal meeting which are required viewing for new employees. We record HR meetings which require both confidentiality and documentation. ### 14. Come a long way but still farther to go **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jon L. | Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2021 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** I like the ability to create channels and share videos across channels. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** The fact that Microsoft has still not implemented a way to share videos outside of your organization really bottlenecks what you are able to do. This is in my eyes the number one pain point. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have created an internal company training portal using our stream library and it's been great to have all of our video content in one place! ### 15. Microsoft streams - a tool for the future **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Acts as an organisations ‘s internal video gallery, helpful for training’s and meeting recordings.. we often upload training sessions for all the employees to watch and learn **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Versioning is not available as in share point .. trimmed part of the video can not be recovered ..requires license **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Go for it.. it might be implemented with ODB in future too **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Training employees... meeting recordings ... sharing content .. knowledge data base.. streaming events ### 16. Something you didn't know would be useful **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Market Research | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 25, 2020 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** It saves recordings, it essentially acts as a homepage for all things that have been shared with you. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** A little difficult to navigate too, otherwise good. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We had an issue when running a qualitative study that if using the same Teams link all respondents will gain access to all the recordings in the stream. However we found a workaround for this, so each recordings are only visible to those who should have seen it. ### 17. Is Microsoft Stream the YouTube for businesses? **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Iqbal A. | Content Developer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 10, 2020 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** The best things about Microsoft Stream is the integration with other Microsoft applications such as SharePoint and Teams. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** What I dislikebthe most is that there is no unlisted video feature like YouTube. Sometimes we have videos that need to be accessed by several different people, so would like a middle ground between public and private video space. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Very good for adding videos that the business can access, not open to public and you can easily embed on to other Microsoft applications. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Microsoft Stream allows us to display our sensitive videos in a secure environment. ### 18. Intuitive Tool with Easy Video Playback **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Insurance | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 31, 2020 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Activating the recording feature in Teams is very easy and Stream processes and publishes the video quickly. Stream also allows editing of video conten and easy closed captioning with intuitive features. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** I wish the video files could have somewhat advanced editing features right in Stream. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recording of team meetings, recording instructor led trainings and using them as part of training modules, uploading videos to have them closed captioned. ### 19. Your new Office 365 communication tool **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brandon B. | COO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** Microsoft Stream not only integrates well with Microsoft Teams, but the AI and face-detection features are amazing. **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** The permissions are confusing and the video owners rarely know they own videos. **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** This is a no-brainer to turn on. It's included for free as a part of Office 365 and critical to success with Microsoft Teams. **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** Organizational social media for videos. Executive communications. ### 20. Microsoft Stream Review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Renewables & Environment | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 19, 2019 **What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?** It is very easy to navigate and simple to use video sharing service **What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?** Sometimes the video takes a long time to buffer and play **Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:** Amazing tool. Must use! **What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use this service to store candidate introductions after they are selected in our company ## Microsoft Stream Discussions - [What is Stream used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-stream-used-for) - [What is the difference between Microsoft video and Stream?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-difference-between-microsoft-video-and-stream) - [What is replacing Microsoft Stream?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-replacing-microsoft-stream) - [What are the features of Microsoft Stream?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-features-of-microsoft-stream) - [View Microsoft Stream pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-stream/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=4§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-12+11%3A09%3A00+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=698533fb-a7c4-433b-9904-49f4223cab59&secure%5Btoken%5D=71aeef28591cb521beb9bed142b972e00a95c8170b297ddd375fc9613920c890&format=llm_user) ## Microsoft Stream Features **Additional Functionality** - Metadata Management - Version Control - Collaboration Tools - Rapid Creation - Video Tagging - Social Promotion - Filtering - Commenting/Notes - Privacy Options - Multi-Channel Marketing - Mobile Screen Support - Video Editing - Live Streaming - Inside the Video Search - Brand Overlay - Customizable Branding - Presentation Streaming - Alerts/Notifications - Multimedia Support - Real-Time Analytics - Video Creation - Content Library - Screen Recording - Closed Captions - Image Library - Website Analytics - Video Archiving - Video Support - Customizable Templates - Visual Analytics - Drag & Drop - Multi-Channel Distribution - Workflow Management - Access Controls/Permissions - Engagement Tracking - Multiple Format Support - Labeling - Social Media Integration - API - Single Sign On - File Management - Template Management - Social Sharing - Communication Management - Tagging - Search/Filter - Generative AI - SSL Security - Video Streaming - Reporting & Statistics - Content Management - AI Copilot - Video Looping - Video Management - Activity Dashboard - Reporting/Analytics - Third-Party Integrations - Bulk Uploading **Hosting** - Video player - Profile channel - Live streaming **Management** - Video management - Distribution - Private upload - Collaboration - Multi-Channel Distribution - Audio/video file upload - SEO Management - Metadata Management - User Management **Marketing** - Monetization - Engagement tools - SEO - Social sharing - Collaboration Tools - Video Monetization Tools - File Sharing **Insights** - Analytics - Third-Party Integrations **Generative AI** - AI Text-to-Image - AI Text-to-Video - AI Text-to-3D - Generative AI **Platform** - Content organization - Video editing - Analytics - User engagement - Integrations - Live streaming - Video Streaming **Security** - Encoding and transcoding - Security and privacy **Agentic AI - Video Hosting** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance **Additional Functionality** - Customizable CTAs - Data Import/Export - AI Copilot - Content Library - Multiple Format Support - Screen Recording - Customizable Branding - Access Controls/Permissions - Drag & Drop - Activity Dashboard - Privacy Options - Video Creation - Engagement Tracking - Video Tagging - Search/Filter - Multi-Channel Marketing - Role-Based Permissions ## Top Microsoft Stream Alternatives - [Loom](https://www.g2.com/products/atlassian-loom/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (2,400 reviews) - [Vimeo](https://www.g2.com/products/vimeo/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (700 reviews) - [YouTube Advertising](https://www.g2.com/products/google-youtube-advertising/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (283 reviews)