Wistia Review

wistia reviewWistia – Powerful, Easy to use, and Affordable Video Hosting

Summary: Only just beaten by Sproutvideo in the Category, Wistia is a powerhouse video hosting program and its analytics features are the star, letting you track each individual viewer’s interactions with you. Some of the advanced features are only unlocked on the higher plans, but these are very reasonably priced.

Review (%)

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

You would choose Wistia for:

  • Almost any video-hosting task you may think of

You might prefer another if:

  • They have a specific feature you prefer – Wistia is really great!
 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

Wistia is commended for In video Calls to Action (CTA) option — Best in Class. Also, it is made for easy and comfortable Email capturing which is good for Lead generating. Wistia is especially strong in analytics and customer engagement metrics. The Weaker side of this software is 1) Subscription services and 2) Advertising. Yet, obviously, Wistia has not been made for 3rd party platforms, so advertising was not something they planned from the start (possibly, will add later).

awards-integration1Integrations winner
With a bulk of 3rd party software integration options Wistia tops the category list, probably followed only by Vidyard. We have analysed 31 services over four Categories: 1) Content Management, 2) Email marketing, 3) Social Media and 4) CRM — Wistia integrates with 18 of them. 58% Integration Score is the best result in the Small business video hosting Category!

 Vimeo ProWistiaSproutvideoVzaarViddlerVidyard
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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

Nominations

Runner-up

Our all time favourite Wistia has lost its 1 vs. 1 battle to SproutVideo and therefore gets the ‘Silver’ of the category. In addition to this nomination, Wistia holds the gold as the Best for analytics. Overall, Wistia and Sproutvideo were very evenly matched and were really hard to choose between. Both have very affordable basic plans and expand as your business grows. Sproutvideo just got the win as it makes its advanced features available on the lower priced packages, as well as more extensive security features.

Battle wins

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Battle wins: 4/5

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

Wistia has a fuller feature set and a lower price to activate them all as compared to other contenders. So, definitely, Features set is Wistia’s strong side. In addition to that, Wistia plays very nicely with other apps and has integration support for email marketing, content management, and ecommerce as well as social media. What is not there, is Language support (only available in English) and an ability to unlock Full power in the lower priced packages.

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