Wistia vs Vzaar
Wistia
Powerful, Easy to use, and affordable video hosting
Vzaar
Your videos. How you want them.
Round 1: Pricing
Winner
Winner: Wistia!
Wistia and Vzaar have similar pricing levels, and both offer free trials s to test out their features. Wistia’s advanced features are available from $100/month, whereas you have to buy the $160/month Vzaar platform to unlock its full power. Wistia have a limited free plan which is useful for small businesses, and both platforms have custom high volume plans.
Round 2: Features
| Features: | Wistia | Vzaar |
|---|---|---|
| Customizable Player | x | x |
| Unbranded Player | x | x |
| In video Calls to Action | BEST | x |
| Website does not redirect to third party | x | x |
| Multiple player themes supported | x | |
| Email Capture | BEST | x |
| Aggregate Analytics | x | x |
| Advanced Analytics, individual viewer metrics | BEST | |
| Integrations with CRM and marketing automation | x | |
| Video SEO | x | x |
| Password Protection | x | x |
| IP Blocking | x | |
| HTTPS Compatible | x | x |
| Embedding Restrictions | x | x |
| Download Restrictions | x | |
| Codes to secure paid content | x | x |
| Allows users to pay directly for premium content | x | |
| Subscription Services | BEST | |
| Advertising | BEST | |
| Direct Payment (Tip Jar) |
Winner
Winner: Wistia!
Wistia has a fuller feature set and a lower price to activate them all. Wistia is especially strong in analytics and customer engagement metrics. Vzaar does allow for more direct monetization, easily allowing users to pay for one off content and subscriptions along with letting the user profit from advertising.
Round 3: Integrations
| Integration: | Wistia | Vzaar |
|---|---|---|
| Integration level | HIGH | MED |
| HTML5 | Y | Y |
| Content Management (Wordpress, Joopla) | Y | Y |
| MailChimp | Y | Y |
| Ecommerce (Shopify/WooCommerce) | Y | |
| CRM (Salesforce/Hubspot/Infusionsoft) | Y | Y |
| Social Media | Y |
Winner
Winner: Wistia!
Wistia plays very nicely with others and has integration support for email marketing, content management, and ecommerce as well as social media. but Vzaar has more support for Content Management systems like WordPress and Joopla. Wistia integrates with Salesforce while Vzaar integrates with Hubspot, so that may sway your choice if you’re already using one of these CRM platforms.
Round 4: Language support
| Wistia | Vzaar |
|---|---|
| Only available in English | Multiple Language Support |
Winner
Winner: Vzaar!
The battle score
Overall Winner: Wistia!
But you might prefer Vzaar if:
- You use Hubspots
- You want to set up subscription services or monetize from advertising
- You need multiple language support
