--- description: Review of Wistia Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Wistia | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Video Making Software](/directory/4708/video-making/software) > [Wistia](/software/334393/wistia) # Wistia Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/334393/wistia Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/334393/wistia?page=2) > Wistia is the complete video platform for business, with over 425,000 clients around the world. With Wistia, you can create, host, and measure the impact of your videos all in one place. The platform comes with tons of handy features, like a customizable video player, live webinar hosting, seamless integrations, industry-leading video analytics, and lots more. Plus, customer support is always on hand whenever you need a hand; just shoot us an email and we’ll get back to you in a jiffy. So go ahead and upload your videos into Wistia, import them with Wistia’s Zoom and YouTube integrations, or create new ones to power your marketing and sales efforts today. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 172 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 172 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Wistia - **Founded**: 2006 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$19.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing for Wistia starts at $19/feature/month. It is also available free of cost. Plans include: Free - $0. Plus - $19 per month. Pro - $79 per month. Advanced - $319 per month. Premium - contact Wistia for a custom quote. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Canada, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Account Based Marketing - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Annotations - Audience Analytics - Audience Engagement - Audio Capture - Audio Mixing - Audio/video file upload - Behaviour Tracking - Brand Overlay - Bulk Uploading - CRM - Campaign Management - Chat/Messaging - Closed Captions - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Video Making Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4708/video-making/software) ## Related Categories - [Video Making Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4708/video-making/software) - [Screen Recording Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4595/screen-recording/software) - [Video Editing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4729/video-editing/software) - [Video Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4337/video-management/software) - [Video Hosting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4472/video-hosting/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I have to say that out of everything Wistia does, the one thing I think really sets the platform apart it its video player and how it empowers Wistia users. Aside from the look of the player, which you can really make match your branding colors, you can decide what features to include (and exclude) from the player, and decide what happens once a video is finished. Plus, you can set the privacy settings when it comes to your videos so that they can be embedded only on domains you pick, anywhere on the internet or nowhere at all other than on your Wistia channel. This is ideal especially if you sell video content, like in the case of a video course, virtual summit or digital workshop. > > **Cons**: The one thing I was a big fan of, when it comes to Wistia, was the fact that the pricing was tied to the bandwidth. I know that this isn't something that's unique to Wistia but isn't necessarily ideal. Basically, the more people watch your video content, the more bandwidth is used and the higher your Wistia membership invoice is going to be... ----- ### "Wista \> all others" — 5.0/5 > **Jay** | *4 November 2021* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I loved most about this what is the moving GIF animations that it allowed us to have for our videos which are very engaging it's what caught my attention right away. > > **Cons**: It's a little expensive being $100 a month for smaller agencies or developing SMBs. It's also very limited editing software but I understand if this is not an editing tool. > > It's been amazing so far ----- ### "Some good features but let down by lack of tracking on social and adverts on premium videos" — 3.0/5 > **⭐️John** | *9 April 2019* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 3.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to understand and use. The software is fairly well documented if a little contradictory in places. > > **Cons**: Cannot track any of the statistics on social media. The back end is quite buggy. Some of the customization features do not work on Social Media or with embedding at all. They advertise on premium member videos. Right clicking beings up an link to their sales page. > > We wanted a way to track video stats across social and our landing pages but that just isn't possible with Wistia. ----- ### "Hands down the only way to Host Videos\!" — 5.0/5 > **Nicholas** | *11 November 2018* | Media Production | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Can I say everything? Ok if not... I guess the thing I like most about this software is how simple it is to use the product. > > **Cons**: The only thing that could possibly improve is adding the ability to add a custom play button. I completely understand the reason why it doesn't exist and I only can say this because I've had to listen to colleagues bellyache about it. > > From the first time, I logged in, to the most recent time I uploaded a video and then forwarded the URL to a co-worker so they can use it in their workflow. This software is incredible. The company is engaging and offers inspiring posts to their customer base and their User Community is fantastic. I appreciate the services this product provides and can't wait to see where things go for them in the future. Keep up the incredible work\! ----- ### "Great but expensive" — 5.0/5 > **Andrew Jude** | *11 March 2022* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Wistia is a very beautiful, powerful and feature rich software. I love the analytics and the customization features. I've hosted a few videos there and shared links with my clients. They always ask me what video hosting service I am using. > > **Cons**: It's over my price range. I wish it were more accessible. But I like that they offer a free service even though it's limited. > > Wistia is a very good software. I've never had any problem using it and sharing my videos with my clients. I wish it was more affordable. ----- Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/334393/wistia?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/334393/wistia) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data