Vimeo Reviews: 4.3/5 — Solid Choice

Back end admin is super straightforward. Easy to embed videos. Matt

Wish their was Marketo integration. The default titling on embedded videos is a bit dated looking.

Distribution platform of webinar content and customer profile stories has been the main focus on my end. Upside has been broader engagement through various channels with video.

I like that we can upload as much content as needed, that all videos are shareable with a link and able to be downloaded.

The upload speed is slow and the buffer on the website when jumping around in the video is distracting even with excellent internet.

The ability to get a video out to everyone who needs to see it.

When i've had issues (which were the fault of IOS, not vimeo), the vimeo team did a great job of offering potential solutions and workarounds. They responded extremely quickly to my questions and were just overall very helpful. The vimeo platform itself has great privacy settings so I can decide exactly where I will allow my videos to be embedded.

This isn't the fault of Vimeo but of Apple's operating system. iOS 11 did not work right with vimeo videos. They would freeze after a few minutes and not reload. This problem went on for about a year before apple fixed it. While not the fault of vimeo, those videos not playing for my viewers cost me a LOT of money from losing members to my paid videos.

Having control over privacy settings has been wonderful. Being that the videos I upload to vimeo are behind a paywall through my website and patreon this is a big deal. This is something that other video upload sites lack. I ran into an issue where someone had taken all my unlisted patreon videos and made a public playlist with them on the platform I was previously uploading to. With Vimeo that can't happen!

Vimeo Pro gives us a flexible and brandable platform to provide streaming or downloadable video files for our DIG IN prospects and customers. We looked at Wistia and YouTube, but Vimeo met our business needs best. The system uptime and availability has been solid and dependable.

I like the fact that Vimeo lets me organize videos into albums, but the admin UI takes some time and trial and error to fully understand. Some of Vimeo's help files in the knowledge base are outdated. I'm also somewhat annoyed by the Vimeo "staff picks" videos that show up when our users access the site. Our audience is church ministry leaders and some of the video content on Vimeo is inappropriate for our user base. Fortunately, our direct links to the videos do not contain any pre or post roll ads, so it's not likely to be an issue when used as intended.

The music videos and teaching videos we post on Vimeo are intended to be used in a children's Sunday school teaching environment, so it was critical for us to be able to avoid third-party ads and to have some control over the on-screen branding, which Vimeo Pro provides. Also, one of the key factors that won our business was providing multiple options for users to download videos for offline display.

I loved how easy it was to use. The profile feature was cool. And it was easy to use with WordPress

I couldn’t find any one thing in particular I disliked.

I can make a more professional looking channel.

Definately very easy to use interface. I am able to upload and share videos on no time.

Depending on your needs, this product is pricey to just host videos online.

Certain WordPress plugins prefer for videos to be posted on Vimeo vs. YouTube.

It's really easy to use, all settings are quite self-explanatory and the customer support could help with the rest.

The only feature I am missing is that I cannot include the captions/subtitles in the autoplay - this feature remains at what the viewer has set as their preference. So, the autoplay will start muted and subtitles will only appear if the viewer turns them on.

Hosting and embedding high-quality videos with cool features on how to display those videos to clients.

This is probably the only marketplace designed to sell only 360 videos. the video customization options are really great, there are also several branding that can be done to make your video stand out. the video analytics is top class and well it depends on the plan you're on. support is also nice, you can get a reply within minutes and absolutely satisfied with them. there are great privacy setting and you got the full control over the video, you can edit the video whenever you want and if you want you can aslo share them publically. social distribution is a tool that lets you share the videos directly to social media from your dashbord which is very easy. there are many tutorials on 360 videos like how to shoot thema and how to view them properly which will be a great help for the newbies.

you need 360 camera and VR helmet if you want to work with 360 videos and they are costly. to get priority support and sell videos you need to go with higher membership plans that everyone wont be able to afford. playback speed is controlled by membership level and that not a good feature.

Vimeo 36 is a market for 360 videos, here you can sell your videos or hire creaters to do the work for you. the player is great with a lot of customization options.

Perfect video repository for small and large businesses or non-profits. Easily integrates with websites via embed or iFrame and is easily customizable. Also easy to brand videos and good level of security and privacy -

The platform does not support some video types for import.

Need an easy solution to host videos that can be easily integrated into a members portal and LMS. The quick uploads and configuration has reduced time spent on technical aspects so we can focus on clients

Great video respository to edit and market videos online - the best feature is how smooth it integrates into any online landing page or video player. We use a number of different online platforms including InstaPage, WordPress - and Vimeo works great with all of them.

We sometimes receive files in formats that are not supported by Vimeo. This means we end up having to convert those files into mp4, and then upload to Vimeo which takes us a lot of time, and sometimes compromises video quality.

With Vimeo Pro, we are able to effectively use video to educate our clients. We host up to 10 webinars every month, and using Vimeo we are able to share the recordings with users who are unable to attend, or give them an option to download the video to view offline at their own pace. This results in a great client experience when they are interacting with our videos online.

ease of use, simple upload, and high-quality video.

cannot upload large without subscription, very limited use without subscription

I can view limited data of the video views, but love that people can easily view it public or I can send a private link.

I love Vimeo as a user platform. There is excellent content on Vimeo for amazing creatives. I have found so many inspirational creative videos that showcase excellent work. The interface is very aesthetically pleasing. Mobile user experience is also done well.

Using Vimeo for business is a little tricky. I love it as a personal social platform but for business it's a little rough and they have a lot of kinks to work out. They finally added a few features that make organizing your videos better and that was nice. The review page is awkward to get to and looks so drab compared to the rest of the interface. I don't like that you can't tell who accessed your privately linked videos. You can't tell what time they accessed the videos either. I don't like that the configuration process isn't included in the upload process, just when you think your video is done, nope! Still need 45 more minutes to configure.

It's pretty cheap if you are needing something to review dozes and dozes of videos at a time privately for a client. It's good for internal videos as well.

If you are marketing to healthcare, finance services (banks, credit unions, etc.) or other heavily regulated industries I see a huge advantage to hosting videos on Vimeo - it is usually not blocked. YouTube hosted videos usually do not get through the firewall.

Doesn't have the exposure of YouTube to common search like on Google.

Again, great for sending video links to organizations in heavily regulate industries.

Vimeo seems to be much faster at processing larger files than YouTube, so I prefer their platform when I have to share large videos. They also have less filtering when it comes to copyright flags. (So they don't automatically flag a video if you put music on it).

I guess the only thing I dislike is the lack of monetization that you can utilize on YouTube.

I really like the sharing options, which are diverse, and allow for you to access the embed code very easily and quickly. YouTube seems to have a lot more issues with digging to get that information. With Vimeo you just have to click and it's there.

Vimeo is a great alternative to other video hosting platforms. It works well across devices. I really like that I can upload a video from iMovie into Vimeo quickly and efficiently. The UI is clean and user friendly and uploading is super easy. The sharing controls are easily accessible and I also like the statistics you can see on the back end.

It's not as popular as YouTube because of the Google ownership but that's not really their fault.

It allows us to host videos when we don't want to or can't use other platforms.

I love that I can upload a video straight from iMovie into Vimeo quickly and efficiently. Vimeo has great privacy settings so that you can choose your audience. It's also easy to share from Vimeo onto other platforms through social share buttons and embed codes. When looking through your own account videos, I enjoy the layout and large video previews, making it easy to find a video. The team settings makes it easy to share an account with your coworkers.

I wish there was a way to upload videos in a square format!

Vimeo has been our primary way of uploading and sharing company videos on social media, on our webpages through embed codes and even sharing the link with a privacy code so that only certain people can review the video before it becomes public. It is a great tool to manage all our videos.

I love Vimeo's built in analytics page so that you can see who's watching you're content and where they're from. Another bonus (or draw, depending on how much you upload) is that you get 5GB of free upload storage each week. If you work in short form content, then that's great. If you work in long form content, you can always pay for a Vimeo Plus account with extra storage.

Vimeo unfortunately doesn't give much free space to users not paying a monthly premium. The maximum weekly upload limit is 5GB, which can seem very small with everyone nowadays editing in 4K. Another drawback of Vimeo is that the privacy settings can't be set to keep your channel itself truly private - like Wistia or other websites do. By truly private, I mean I wish when you clicked through a video link, it wouldn't take you back to all of your other videos. Also, you can't have a video play back on a password protected website, but be only password protected on Vimeo.

Vimeo provides media professions a website to showcase their work.

The quality of Vimeo is great. The web interface is clean and easy to use. I like how content can be accessed on a variety of devices.

If you're using the free version of Vimeo, then the time it takes to encode your video content takes a while for it to be public.

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No Ads is always a bonus for me - the last thing anyone wants is to be bombarded with ads for things you are really not interested in and thats exactly what vimeo gives you. I love the simplicity of the site, it has such a clean easy to navigate layout. Being able to add music and editing your videos is also a really cool feature about Vimeo.

It takes a little getting used to.

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It is a great alternative to YouTube and is still ad free! It also has a more professional look to it.

Unfortunately YouTube has a MUCH larger market share and Vimeo just cannot surpass it. If you're looking for hits, you will be disappointed.

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Vimeo is a great alternative to YouTube. They have a much more professional look and feel, and I personally think there are many more high-quality videos on Vimeo than YouTube. Obviously both sites are going to have good and bad videos, I just feel like the ratio is much better on Vimeo.

That being said, the exposure is much greater on YouTube. Many more people use YouTube and everyone knows what it is. If you want to just get your video out there to as many people as possible, YouTube would be the way to go.

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Unlike youtube there's less red tape to deal with since it's not as popular. No video upload limit and great interface.

Nothing really, it's a great alternative to youtube

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No ads! Wahoo! Wouldn't you say the most annoying part of YouTube is ads? Wish I would've known about vimeo sooner.

Still probably not the best choice for big channel users. YouTube still has the majority of the viewers. So as a viewer- vimeo. A filmer - YouTube.

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Uploading and sharing is really easy, which is what one would expect from this type of service. I do find myself more inclined to talk to other vimeo users rather than to other youtube users, and that has to do with the interface, I also think it's quite cool and nice.

Nothing so far

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Like a VIP club for videos. I am actually not sure how they filter and monitor videos from an admin perspective because I have only used this site as a user, but I would assume that they have higher standards and better processes for uploading to their site. How else are they able to maintain good quality.

It's only downfall actually plays into it's strengths. Because it isn't like youtube it maintains a certain quality level, but it also means there is not as much exposure so there is less incentive for businesses and others to post.

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The interface is sleek and user friendly. The app recognizes your devices and starts you off without a hitch!!

The only dislike is the granularity of rendering once published. Also, it tends to distort and/or warble the audio - sounding somewhat "tinny".

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Vimeo is a classier, cooler YouTube. You won't find the Overly Attached Girlfriend or the latest internet meme on Vimeo, but if you are looking for great, artsy, stylish, well-produced, and well-shot video clips Vimeo is for you.

If you know what you are looking for Vimeo is great, but the search and discovery tools aren't useful for finding cool new videos.

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I used to use vimeo to display/showcase my videos (as a portfolio) for my freelance video production and editing career. It's free plan helped me to kickstart my career as it was the first site I used. The customer support were also were active at solving my issues whenever any issues occured at my page/videos.

The site in particular is great but they changed their free plan from 500mb per week (10 uploads a day) to 2 videos a month. That was a pivotal moment as I then realised it is not feasible to continue my portfolio here and shifted to other paid options.

I am a freelance video editor and I used to send my works to clients using a google drive folder link,, Most of the times the client would complaint that the google drive video is not playing/showing some errors, So I decided to shift to vimeo. With its free plan I could upload upto 500mb per week, So I used to compress my videos and post it there and it looked way more professional than google drive.

The ability to integrate and seamlessly upload our edits into video products was by far the clincher as to why we used Vimeo so much; the editing process is never easy but Vimeo's clickable options and timestamp capture are second to none.

Onboarding newer members proved taxing. Vimeo may not be for beginners or even second-year editors/engagement specialists; so finding the right people to work within our Vimeo operations was more difficult than anticipated.

Edits; it was easiest for us to upload our Streamyard videos into the Vimeo platform, and share the link to a team of consultants and coworkers so that we could identify and navigate back to edits necessary in our video processes.

The video quality and easy player interface has always been its strongest offering.

The general move away from content creators, and more toward businesses has stripped away the community that made it what it was to begin with.

Vimeo provides high fidelity playback, and easily-embedded hosting links for video content.