Sproutvideo Review

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Summary: Our category favorite, Sproutvideo has 5 different pricing levels but makes all of its (impressive) features available from the first – the absolute lowest cost for analytics, tracking, and full customization features. As well as this, the security controls are excellent and you can keep your premium content completely safe. At higher volume levels, you might outstrip the bandwidth of the pricing plans, however.

Review (%)

Overall Rating 95%
Integration 90%
Performance 100%
Price 95%

Prefer Sproutvideo if:

  • You require a very intuitive program
  • You like a high level of Customer Support
  • You want a Campaign Advisor to help your email marketing

You might prefer another if:

  • They have a specific feature you prefer – Sproutvideo is really great!
  • You need lots of bandwidth
 Best for low budgetsBest for analyticsBest for security and customizationBest for monetizationWithout distinctionNotable for integrations
Vimeo ProWistiaSproutvideoVzaarViddlerVidyard
HTTPS Compatible
Customizable Player
Unbranded Player
In video Calls to Action
Website does not redirect to 3-rd party
Multiple player themesx
Email CaptureBESTxxxx
Aggregate AnalyticsxxxxxBEST
Advanced Analytics, individual viewer metricsBESTxx
Integrations with CRM and marketing automation xxBEST
Video SEOxxxx
Password Protectionxxxxx
IP Blockingxx
Embedding RestrictionsxxBESTxxx
Download RestictionsBESTxxx
Codes to secure paid contentxBESTxxx
Allows users to pay directly for premium contentxxBEST
Subscription ServicesBEST
AdvertisingBESTx
Direct Payment (Tip Jar)BEST
Pricing (Basic)$200/year$25/month$50/month$20/month$100/month$79/month
1024GB/year storage, unlimited plays100 Videos100GB bandwith, 200 GB storage250GB bandwith, 100 GB storage20 videos
Pricing (Professional)-$100/month$200/month$160/monthCustom$249/month
-1000 videos400 GB bandwith, 800 GB storage1000 GB bandwith, 500 GB storage100 videos
Pricing (Enterprise)-$300/month$400/month$400/monthCustom$499/month
Unlimited videos1600 GB Bandwith, 3200 GB Storage5 TB bandwith, 1000 GB storage300 videos

Sproutvideo is commended for Customisation & Player themes as well as Embedding and Download restriction and ability to secure paid content.

Sproutvideo has a good level of app integration with Mailchimp and Infusionsoft, yet it lags behind Wistia in this component.

Overall, Sproutvideo integrates with 6 out of 31 third party software analysed. The category mean is 8/31.

So, Sprout video has 19% Integration Score (below average).

 Vimeo ProWistiaSproutvideoVzaarViddlerVidyard
APIyyyyyy
HTML5yyyyy
Google Analyticsyy
Contact Form 123
Zapiery
Wordpressyy
Drupalyy
Joomlay
Google Drivey
Evernote
Dropboxy
Mailchimpyyyy
Marketoy
Exact Targety
Eloquay
Act-ony
ConstantContacty
Aweberyy
Facebooky
Twittery
Tumblry
Youtubeyy
Instagram
Hootsuitey
Salesforcey
Salesforce Chattery
Salesforce Pardotyy
Hubspotyy
InfusionSofty
Shopifyy
Magentoy

Best Video Hosting for Small Business

Sprouvideo is our favorite website in the category (along side with Wistia possibly), and the Best allrounder (category winner). In addition to holding the Best video hosting nomination, Sproutvideo is a winner in Best Security and Customisation.

Sproutvideo has 5 pricing packages (compared to 3 from Wistia) and is very good on  security and privacy features. Importantly, all features are available from $50/month with Sproutvideo ($100 / month with Wistia).

  1. Vimeo Pro vs. Sproutvideo
  2. Sproutvideo vs. Wistia
  3. Sproutvideo vs. Vzaar
  4. Sproutvideo vs. Vidyard
  5. Sproutvideo vs. Viddler

Sproutvideo won 5 out 5 battles with its peers in Category. The strongest sides are 1) 5 different pricing plans with a comfortable feature-unlock threshold, and 2) impressive list of features. The weak side is Language support (only available in English).

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