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Videography is no longer the pursuit of a few, well trained professionals. No, nowadays it seems that everyone who’s in possession of a mobile device is determined to “shoot & publish” videos. Anything goes — from unboxing videos to capturing your pet’s cute moves. It seems that almost everyone on the planet has become a videographer.
When it comes to hosting videos Online, YouTube is the 1st platform that comes to mind for most people. But there are quite a few other sites that host video Content free of charge.
So we’ve put together a list with some statistics & features to help you decide which Site might be best for hosting your ever-growing collection of self-made movies.
With over 1,300,000,000 users, 300 hours of video uploads per minute & 5 million daily views, YouTube is the primary go-to video hosting Site. Of late, YouTube has introduced a ‘Premium’ account option, which allows users to view prime Content such as music videos, while watching all videos ad-free.
YouTube is a free-hosting site that allows users to upload 128GB, file sizes or 20 minute-long videos at a time. Users must have a Google account to join the service, while multiple accounts are supported for business purposes. The Site has an in-built editing service, & offers a large selection of free background music for Content providers. Users are able to set up channels & playlists for subscribers to follow, while viewers are offered options to view online, download preferred Content & set up notifications to alert them when new videos are published by providers they subscribe to.
With over 80 million users and 170 million monthly views Vimeo is a major YouTube competitor. It offers various free and paid options for their services, with the free tier set at a generous 5GB monthly upload limit. Vimeo offers great analytics & video-view statistics to Content providers, with options to monetize channels. The service, which can be run ad-free for a small subscription fee, is popular with serious animators, indie movie producers & musicians.
Dailymotion boasts 300 million unique monthly users . The Site, which is popular with Gamers, allows users to upload up to 96 videos, or 2 hours of Content daily, while the limit for simultaneous uploading is set at 5 videos. It also allows users to easily follow & view their favorite Content by providing a library feature, which acts as a collection for Content that can be saved for viewing both Online & offline.
Facebook is not a video hosting platform primarily, but that doesn’t mean that it’s generous, no-limit policy on video Content can be ignored — users can store as many videos on Facebook as they see fit, all free of charge. However, these videos may attract advertising insets, as per the site’s advertising policy. Users are limited to a 1GB file size or 45 minute video length, which seems to be Facebook’s only criteria of limitation.
Much like Facebook, Twitter, is not considered a video hosting platform, but due to its unlimited quantity policy, & no-limits storage facilities, it is an obvious option for Content providers wanting to share & popularize their videos. Twitter’s only limitation is file size—518MB or 2 minutes & 20 seconds in length. If you think about it, you’ll realize that most news distributors use this platform as their primary choice.
Conclusion
If you need to upload & share your videos, you’re spoiled for choice. The options are varied and feature-rich, finally, though, your selection can now be informed.
