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Find the Right Solution for Your Streaming Journey

Four solutions on one backbone. Start with video on the site you already have, then grow into your own streaming service— without ever changing platforms. See our comparison table below. 

Vimond Entry

Video on the Website You Already Have

One video library
Upload & organise
Video player
Embed video on website
Selected add-ons
Monetisation Ad-server integration
Explore Entry →
Vimond Essentials

A Streaming Service of Your Own

Everything in Entry
Streaming front-end builder
Publish to your streaming site
Full add-on range
Monetisation Ad-server integration Multi-platform apps Geoblocking Selected integrations VOD2Live Premium support
Explore Essentials →
Vimond Essentials Live

Go Live, and Grow as You Go

Everything in Essentials
1 live channel included
Premium support included
Higher audience capacity
Selected add-ons
Additional live channels Monetisation Ad-server integration Multi-platform apps VOD2Live Geoblocking Selected integration
Explore Essentials Live →
Vimond Unlimited

Enterprise Streaming at Any Scale

Everything in Essentials Live
Built on Vimond VIA
Unlimited channels and volume
Tailored workflows and integrations
Dedicated service and SLAs
Scoped and priced per organisation.
Explore Unlimited →

Solutions Comparison

Compare the key features and what's included in our streaming solutions below.

Contact us for more information and to schedule a discovery call to determine the best solution for your needs. 

To see a detailed comparison, we recommend viewing the page on a PC / laptop.

* Hour calculations are approximate and dependent on multiple factors. 
 

Entry

Video on your website

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Essentials

Get Started with Streaming

0

Essentials Live

Added Features and Capacity

Unlimited

Tailored Video Management

Entry

Essentials

Essentials Live

Unlimited

General

Cloud-native Solution-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform
The platform is delivered over the internet, managed by the provider, with access from anywhere through a web browser.
Pre-configured and ready-to-use
A ready-to-use, standardised platform setup
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Fast deployment
Go live with your streaming service fast
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Enterprise-level solution
A robust platform designed to meet the scale and security needs of large organisations
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Fully modular and tailored
A highly customisable platform
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Manage the Platform Accounts

View, edit and delete accounts
Update account contact information and delete accounts.
Roles & Permissions
Predefined roles and permissions for admins, editors and publishers
Password & two-factor authentication
Change passwords and enable 2FA (secure authentication) for your platform users via email.

Manage Your Content

Video management & ingest
Centralised system for ingesting, organising, storing, processing, and distributing video
Content organisation, metadata & tagging
Structuring and sorting content, with search filters, categories, and chapters. Predefined metadata fields, with AI features.
Video management
Centralised system for organising, storing, processing, and distributing video content assets
Ingest monitoring
Monitor your incoming assets
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Devices Monitoring
View registered devices, last used statistics, and delete registered devices (if allowed by device set rule).
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End-to-end content lifecycle management
Manages content from ingestion, processing and streaming
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Sophisticated rules engine for territory and window management
Advanced system for controlling content availability based on region and time (geo-blocking, release dates)
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Custom metadata
Add and customise your metadata.
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Build Your End-user Streaming Experience

Themes, logo & branding
Customisation of the look, feel, and branding of your streaming service
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Pages, buttons, modes, & menus
Build your main pages, menus, footer, call-to-actions (CTAs), FAQs, category pages, additional video pages, watch-list pages, search pages, require-login pages, enable dark or light mode, and more.
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Hero promotions
Prominently featured banners or videos to highlight key content
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Carousels & sliders
UI elements for showcasing content in scrollable rows
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Poster-frames & intro chapters
Show a poster frame while the video is loading. Show intro chapters.
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Dynamic lists, smartlists & playlists
Automatically generated and curated content groupings
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AirPlay & Chromecast Screencast
Enable users to stream content from iPhone, iPad, or Mac to Apple TV or AirPlay-enabled smart TVs, or from Android or Chrome browser to Google-enabled devices (Chromecast, Google TV).
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'Up Next' autoplay
Automatically cues the next piece of content to encourage continuous viewing
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Resume watching, episodes, suggestions & smartlists
Users can pick up where they left off and see the suggested next content, with smartlist features, episode views and more.
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Image optimisation
Ensures fast loading and high quality for content thumbnails and visuals
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Multi-language support
Supports multiple languages for the end user interface and for content metadata
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Promote, Monetise & Engage

Free and free-behind-login content
Control your open and free content
Subscriptions (SVOD)
Manage your platform subscribers and offer Subscription Video on Demand
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Vouchers & promotional campaigns
Create and manage discounts and marketing promotions
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Premium content
Ability to charge users for high-value or exclusive content
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Advertising
Add pre-, mid- or post-roll video ads
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Additional business models: AVOD, TVOD, Pay-per-view & "Freemium"
Ad-Supported and Transactional Video On Demand content. Hybrid and "freemium" content (combines AVOD and SVOD).
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Stripe & Vipps payment
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Credit card payment
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on

Video Features

Open source video player
Open source JavaScript (JS) video players
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Other 3rd-party video players
Support for 3rd-party video players
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Subtitles
Add subtitles to your video assets
Vertical (9:16), Landscape (16:9), Square (1:1) videos
Support for mobile-friendly, portrait-oriented "shorts", square and landscape video
Share to social from the player
Share to Facebook, LinkedIn, or use the embedded code
Multi-audio playback
Multi-audio playback for your web streaming front-end service
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Adaptive streaming & bitrate selection
High-quality, uninterrupted video playback
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Technology to protect content from piracy and unauthorised access
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
VOD2Live conversion
Ability to present on-demand content as a scheduled, linear channel
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
FAST experiences
Support for Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV channels
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Live video
Ability to ingest, process, and stream real-time content
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1 channel. Add more.
Add-on
Live2VOD conversion
Automatically converts a live stream recording into an on-demand asset
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Add-on
Real-time encoding with low latency
Fast video processing to ensure minimal delay for live streams
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Distribution

Worldwide availability through CDNs
Content delivery and access across the globe with AWS CloudFront
Geographic restriction
Controls content availability based on the viewer's location (geo-blocking)
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on

Stream From all Platforms

Web
Build your front-end branded streaming experience for the web
Add-on
Android TV
Stream from Google's smart TV operating system
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
iOS mobile
Stream from Apple iPhone and iPad devices
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Android mobile
Stream from Android phones and tablets
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Apple TV
Stream from Apple's set-top box
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Add-on
Add-on
Add-on
Cross-platform app development
Tools for building applications that work across multiple operating systems
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Integrations

Standard connectors for migration
Pre-built migration connectors (e.g., TwentyThree, Simplestream, JWPlayer)
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Custom third-party integrations
Ability to connect with and support external, non-standard systems
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Open API architecture
Provides public interfaces for deep customisation and integration
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Support & Maintenance

Low maintenance (automatic updates)
The platform handles updates without requiring manual intervention
Basic support
9-5 standard support through a ticket portal
Documentation portal
Online product and API documentation
Premium support
Enhanced 24/7, priority support service
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Add-on
Add-on
Enterprise support
Rapid response support agreements and Service Level Agreements (SLA)
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Add-on
ISAE 3000 Type II accreditation
Independent assurance report on the platform's control structure
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Workflow

Workflow automation
Automated processes to streamline content ingestion, processing, and publishing
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Customisable templates
Pre-designed, editable structures for application design or content workflows
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Choosing the Right Solution For Your Needs 

Our experts are ready to help you select the perfect Vimond solution for your streaming needs. Get in touch today for a personalised consultation and price discussion about:

  • Scalable Solutions: From small businesses to enterprise-level deployments. Start with the basics and grow as your needs grow.
  • Global Reach: Worldwide content distribution capabilities.
  • Monetisation: Turn your content into a streaming success. 

You are welcome to book a time directly with our team via our contact page.