Comparison of video hosting services
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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of video hosts. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is not all-inclusive or necessarily up-to-date.
General information
Basic general information about the hosts: creator/company, license/price etc.
| Service | Creator | Cost (USD) | Software license | Ads | Views Per Day | Maximum size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blip.tv | blip.tv | Free (pro forthcoming) | blip.tv TOS | Opt-in | ? | No limit |
| Metacafe | Metacafe | Free | Yes | ? | 100 MB | |
| Dailymotion | Dailymotion | Free | ? | ? | ? | 150 MB |
| Google Video | Free | Google Terms of Service | Text | ? | 100 MB | |
| GoFish | GoFish | Free | Go Fish TOS | Yes | ? | 50 MB |
| iFilm | acquired by MTV Networks | Free | ? | Yes | 2,000,000 | 100 MB |
| Internet Archive | Internet Archive | Free | Creative Commons | None | ? | No limit |
| Multiply | Multiply, Inc. | Free | Multiply TOS | Text | ? | 100 MB |
| OurMedia | Ourmedia | Free | Creative Commons | None | ? | No Limit |
| Putfile | Putfile Ltd. | Free | ? | Text | ? | 25 MB |
| Revver | Revver | Free | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 | Text | ? | 100 MB |
| Vimeo | Connected Ventures Ltd. | Free | Vimero TOS | Text | ? | ? |
| vMix | three ex-MP3.com employees | Free | vMix Terms of Service | Yes | ? | 200 MB |
| YouAreTV | YouAreTV | Free | YouAreTV Terms of Service | No | ? | ? |
| YouTube | three ex-PayPal employees; acquired by Google | Free | YouTube Terms of Service | Yes | 100,000,000 | 100 MB; 10 minutes in length [1] |
Files
| Service | MPEG | MOV | WMV | AVI | MP4 | MOD | RA | RAM | ASF | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blip.tv | Yes (converts to Flash, original available) | Yes (converts to Flash, original available) | Yes (converts to Flash, original available) | Yes (converts to Flash, original available) | Yes (converts to Flash, original available) | Yes (no conversion) | Yes (no conversion) | Yes (no conversion) | Yes (converts to Flash) | OGG, 3GP, 3G2, DIVX |
| Metacafe | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | No | No | No | No | No | QT (converts to Flash), MP2 (converts to Flash), 3GP (converts to Flash), All formats are converted to WMV, FLV, and MP4 |
| Google Video | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Yes (converts to Google Video) | Ogg Theora (converts to Google Video) |
| GoFish | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | Yes (converts to GoFlash) | QT, 3GP, OGG Theora (all convert to GoFlash) |
| iFilm | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 3GP, GVI, FLV |
| Internet Archive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Any |
| Multiply | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (converts to Flash) | 3GP FLV QT MP2 DV (these, among others convert to Flash; unsupported formats available for traditional file download) |
| Putfile | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ASX, 3G2 |
| Revver | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Vimeo | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| vMix | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | No | No | No | Yes (converts to Flash) | 3GP, 3G2 |
| YouAreTV | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | No | No | No | Yes (converts to Flash) | 3GP, M4V |
| YouTube | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | Yes (converts to Flash) | No | No | No | Yes (converts to Flash) | 3GP |
See also
- Comparison of one-click hosters
- blip.tv
- GoFish
- GUBA
- Google Video
- Homemovie.com
- iFilm
- Internet Archive
- Metacafe
- Multiply
- Putfile
- Revver
- vMix
- YouAreTV
- YouTube
Notes
- ^ YouTube does allow unlimited length of videos for their 'Director' accounts, but the 100 MB limit still applies.