YouTube, set to unlisted, if anyone holding the link may watch: it is free, the video stays out of search and off your channel page, and the cost is YouTube's branding and suggested videos around your player. A paid course needs a host that guards the video, and in India that usually means VdoCipher, whose DRM encryption is built to stop piracy of paid videos, from $149 a year with 1,000GB of bandwidth. For a clean player on your own site, Vimeo starts at $9 a month billed yearly and never shows ads, and Wistia has a free plan with 25GB and Business at $79 a month billed yearly with lead forms and analytics. If a developer is building your product, pay only for use: Bunny Stream charges from $0.01 a GB stored and $0.005 a GB delivered with free encoding, and Cloudflare Stream $5 a month per 1,000 minutes stored plus $1 per 1,000 minutes watched. Rule: YouTube for marketing, VdoCipher for paid lessons, Bunny or Cloudflare when you build the player yourself.
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A side-by-side comparison of eight video hosts, from YouTube and Vimeo to developer platforms, by player, price and control.
On youtube.com by Capture 13 min
YouTube's help page on public, private and unlisted videos. Unlisted videos can be seen and shared by anyone with the link but do not appear in search or on your channel's Videos tab.
From support.google.com by YouTube 5 min read
Cloudflare's docs on Stream pricing: $5 a month for each 1,000 minutes of video stored and $1 per 1,000 minutes delivered, with no separate encoding or bandwidth fees.
From developers.cloudflare.com by Cloudflare Docs
Zapier's tested comparison of business video hosts, including Vimeo and Wistia, with what each is best for.
From zapier.com by Zapier 12 min read
VdoCipher hosts video with DRM encryption against piracy, and lists Indian ed-tech companies among its customers. Starter is $149 a year with 1,000GB of bandwidth, with a free trial.
From vdocipher.com by VdoCipher Pricing page
Vimeo's plans: Creator at $9 a month billed annually with 50GB managed storage and password protection, and Core at $24.50 for 3 users. Vimeo states it never puts ads before, during or after your videos, even on the free plan.
From vimeo.com by Vimeo Pricing page
Wistia's plans: Free with 25GB of storage for one user, and Business at $79 a month billed annually with branding removed, CTAs, forms and advanced video analytics.
From wistia.com by Wistia Pricing page
Bunny Stream charges for use only: encoding is free, storage from $0.01 a GB and delivery from $0.005 a GB, with a free player and security features at no extra fee.
From bunny.net by bunny.net Pricing page
