I think it looks more professional than youtube for demo videos

I use it as an online portfolio of my work, and to see the work of other people.

Livestream work to clients. 

Paintball videos and other short sequence films

We host our film previews and trailers on Vimeo, and use the livestream and portfolio features to provide/host screenings for our customers. We also sell home use streaming using Vimeo On Demand.

If you don't mind DMing me and share your account ID I can help out. This is super common and usually ends up as a great use for the enterprise license where the per user pricing can be much less for internal viewers of private videos. Vimeo does a great job working at scale with SSO for L&D / Internal comms use cases by providing user level analytics and granular permissions along with a bunch of other enterprise specific capabilities.

Behance, YouTube, Pinterest, Cosmos, Instagram all have everything you could be after. Motion Design Awards has great new pieces pretty much every day. Find artists who’ve made pieces you like and delve into their other work, portfolio, reels etc!

Reddit or following big studios on ig for me.

In any search mechanism: site:vimeo.com "subject of search"

Go to the videos tab Be happy

The amount of features you get in Vimeo vs YT is night and day better for corporate work.

1. Review page is amazing. Leave notes anywhere on the video, and you get a rough timestamp where and physically where the note pertains on the frame, eg lower thirds should go here and say xyz

2. Replacing videos is something we do pretty much every day. Workflow is Internal Review using the review tools, and then we replace with V1.

2.5) If client uses your Vimeo link, you can customize the player to match their brand colors, and of course, if something changes in the video and replace it, it dynamically updates it.

3. No ads is a huge bonus.

4. We have another client where they do everything in Vimeo, and we are admins on their page via our login. It allows us to upload and manage videos on their page without us leaving our page (and, when we leave or respond to reviews, they see it's us!)

There's probably a dozen more reasons but this is just coming from an in house post production dude who uploads a dozen files a week

We use Vimeo for the review feature. Send a link to the client and they can put notes all over it with timecode. I can export the notes and pass them on to the editor. Its a paid account feature but its worth it for us.

You date YouTube in college, you marry Vimeo

1 Better quality

2 Not getting flagged and warning over music I PAID FOR. ( yeah, i have 2 strikes on my youtube account over music used that I PAID FOR )

1. Mainly, It just looks/feels more professional to receive a Vimeo link. If a videographer sent me a Youtube link to review I would assume they are an amateur. This alone is worth paying per month.
2. You can replace the video with new versions and keep the same link.
3. Better compression (someone else mentioned)
4. Client can download the file straight from Vimeo, in any format they want (including original file.
5. No ads (someone else mentioned)

So you don’t let your clients review their video and give notes??

I think its weird that you wouldn't want to allow the client you are working for to have input on the thing they are paying you to make. For my clients it isn't an option, they are going to give feedback, as is their right to do, anything that makes that process easier is a win for me.

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Festival Scope is what most fests are using now. Worth checking out at least as it's actually formatted for events, not just a user submitted streaming platform.

Why not just upload to your website? For example if you use a Wordpress there are plans for xGB storage depending on the plan. If you have a website they may already have an option for adding storage. So you can create a portfolio page with a selection of videos that are hosted by your own site.

Hi there, Since Vimeo cut all the social features, I felt like something was missing So I decided to build it

frameclub.club is a space for motion creators to share work, credit their team, and get discovered through a curated feed Each user has a public profile, like a portfolio that grows with their collaborations Still in beta, far from perfect, but evolving every day Open to sign-ups if you’re curious

Disclosure: I'm the CEO of PandaVideo.com, a video hosting platform that's gained significant popularity in Brazil and is expanding globally. I noticed your frustrations with Vimeo, Wistia and others and wanted to share some insights that might help.

Having built a platform specifically to address the pain points you're describing, I can tell you there are definitely better alternatives out there. Our clients consistently report significant competitive advantages when switching from platforms like Vimeo, particularly for conversion-focused videos like VSLs (Video Sales Letters) or hosting video courses.

Unlike Vimeo's recent shift to total storage limits, we've maintained a more flexible storage model that scales with your needs. This approach doesn't force you to constantly manage and delete older content, which is particularly valuable for agencies and professionals who maintain client archives and don't want the headache of content management that Vimeo now requires.

We've also implemented robust security features that make it significantly more difficult for viewers to download your videos, protecting your intellectual property while still ensuring smooth playback. This has been a key concern for many professionals who've switched from other platforms.

We have an open API. This completely open API makes custom integrations straightforward, allowing you to build the workflow you need without the limitations you might encounter elsewhere.

For those using videos for marketing or sales, our platform includes conversion-optimized features specifically designed to increase conversion rates. Many of our clients have found this gives them a measurable advantage in their digital marketing efforts, especially in competitive markets.

I'd be happy to answer any specific questions about how we compare to other platforms. We've built our solution by listening to exactly the kind of frustrations you're expressing here.

Wistia

Less compression, no adds before, more professional look and layout. Those are the reasons for me

To answer your questions, in reverse order:

• You should use it.
• At least part of the reason is its industry standard which means the people who they want to actually watch the video (sales agents, distributors, festival programmers, talent agents etc.) have a preference for it.

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Source: I work in distribution and sales/rights management. I frequently have to indie films and have always requested Vimeo links, as have my colleagues everywhere I've worked.

I used to use Vimeo because their is less clutter and it's more curated content. I switched to YouTube because my videos often have music licensed for digital download distribution. It aggravates me that the license covers only four platforms and Vimeo is not one of them. You Tube is cleared.

I use it for showcasing my videos and reels because it’s the industry recognised platform, but I never watch anything on Vimeo because the buffering is beyond awful. Most likely my garbage internet but if someone sends me a link to their film on Vimeo, it doesn’t get watched which is a shame.

You can replace your videos under the same link, so If you have your reel linked elsewhere from before, it's handy, this is also very convenient when dealing with clients, as you can just update the link. Also you can password protect your content. Vimeo Review Tools are also very convenient if you are collaborating in any way, or showing content remotely to clients for feedback.

Downloads. One Vimeo feature I use frequently because I work for a government agency and we don't have the money for a pro Dropbox account in addition to Vimeo. So I deliver files via unlisted Vimeo links when delivering to folks outside our computer network. Very convenient for the recipient and for us.

I am actually thinking about a self-hosted solution like nextcloud , yet to see what to use as embeded player , getting more and more annoyed by these greedy companies, have been a vimeo customer for 15 years - now they forced "upgrade" to my plan, which would have resulted in 20x price increase. F*ck them. I think self-hosting if the way to go .

Frame.io with faster upload speed and with embed player , perhapse something like showcase too

Review page where clients can click on part of the image and give feedback.

Check out Gumlet, should be able to pick good/must have features from it

For embedded video I’ve yet to find anything better than Vimeo. Excellent quality and fully customizable player so you can present your work exactly the way you want. That said, the writing’s been on the wall for Vimeo for a while now, and the fact they were entertaining opening up their library for AI training was enough for me to cancel my subscription. I still have my reel up there but otherwise, all my work is currently homeless. Seems like a great opportunity for a competitor.

Following.

I hate, hate Vimeo with a burning hot rage these days. It seems purposefully designed for maximum frustration.

FWIW, my Vimeo usage was/is for 1) personal portfolio/embedding on my personal website, 2) some client feedback/temp deliverables, and 3) selling a film via Vimeo on Demand.

For #2, I'm 90% on Frame and 10% on GDrive.

For #3, I'll probably let the film lapse on Vimeo On Demand, as it makes more money on other platforms.

#1 is my last one to solve.

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⭐️ EDIT/UPDATE: I found an old reddit comment, and am shifting my personal portfolio to bunny.net

Did a test upload. Looks perfect, mega cheap. Under $1/month it seems.

Most importantly it works with my custom Webflow site (just did the test) and the video player can be slimmed down to barebones. The UI on the player looks way cleaner than Vimeo, imo.

The link to the old reddit comment is here. Check out that guy's website for an example. It looks really slick (he hides most of the UI options) and the videos are performant.

Boom. Done. Goodbye Vimeo, and fuck you 🙂

(Apparently they have an affiliate thing, if you read this far and choose to click that https://bunny.net?ref=c5btm0l534)

I used to use YouTube links on my portfolio site but them putting up what to watch next drove me up the wall so I shifted all my videos to Wistia really happy with it now

Vimeo used to be about the only place where professionals put their video's up... Used to be. It also used to be pretty inexpensive. Neither of those things are true anymore. I think I'm about to close my account.