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Christopher

Verified reviewer

Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2021

Wowza Wowed Me Flat!

Live videos on YouTube bring higher numbers of views and subscribers. The more views I have for my videos, the more clicks I generate on my affiliate links that go along with the videos. The more clicks on my affiliate links, the more sales I make. Wowza Cloud Streaming is highly beneficial.

PROS

1. I wouldn't say I like downloads (except for the reason to try them), especially for software I use often. Hence, Wowza Streaming Cloud comes fast in the bargain for me because I wont download anything. I have been able to stream live from my browser as it can stream from any browser, and browser-based streaming is simple. 2. The capability to stream pre-recorded and pre-edited videos as LIVE videos on my YouTube channel is a winner all the way. It enhances my live video message as clarity and quality come to the fore. 3. The 1 Month Free Trial is top class and long enough for one to use and appreciate all what this tool can do. If your live streaming projects are for business, then within the trial period, you can make enough money to continue using it as a paid user after the trial is over. Thus the software owners have the poor me in mind as much as they think about the rich user. Talk about empathy!

CONS

The fact that you must pay for an upgrade to access better enhanced support is an apparent turn-off to start-ups on low budgets. Start-ups have the most questions and need full access to support services regardless of their membership status. They want to learn how to use the software to make money and come back to pay for the upgrade and not to be charged for learning your software. Asking for help to use your software correctly must never be paid for in any way.

Zachary

Non-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

Fantastic live streaming platform

This has been a great platform and we have been using it for years now.

PROS

Wowza Streaming cloud is a super solid live streaming platform that offers cloud transcoding, integration with other platforms and offers a lot of advanced features.

CONS

Faster support responses are an upgraded fee.

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

Good pricing, had all of the features we wanted and performed well during testing.

Reasons for switching to Wowza Video

Older solution was expensive, inflexible and hard to manage.

Lars

Computer Networking, 2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

2

VALUE FOR MONEY

1

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

1

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed September 2023

To expensive and to much errors

But from year to year, we had more problems. The support is bad. We cannot afford this support-Programms!

PROS

At first it was a good and easy software.

CONS

The social-media integration is not good enough

Eliezer

Internet, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2023

Wowza is the streaming engine par excellence

The quality of the emissions is very high, the engine is so powerful that it efficiently manages video transcoding. Sure, as long as the hardware requirements are met.

PROS

I have been using the Wowza video engine for several years, because it provides me with stability, key features to connect with social media, integration with a billing panel, and a powerful API.

CONS

The cost has been increasing over time and is one of the most expensive, but in my experience it is worth it.

Patrick

Retail, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2020

Wowza is a one stop shop

Overall since making the move to Streaming Cloud we have been extremely happy with the support and reliability of the services.

PROS

We have been with Wowza for over 10 years, we started streaming our content on Streaming Engine from our network and have since made the move to Wowza Cloud which has allowed us to free up the bandwidth internally for other things. Wowza's customer support is fantastic and I don't think they get enough recognition for the work they do to solve any issues quickly and efficiently!

CONS

At the current time of this review statistics and information about streams are limited to viewership and bandwidth.

Fearghal

Sports, 201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

Very easy to use, scalable product with great support

PROS

Wowza Cloud takes very little streaming knowledge to get up and running. The support team are very responsive and take your level of expertise with the product into consideration with their responses. We have used Cloud to power our two 24/7 live horse racing networks in out DTC OTT product in addition to a variety of multicasting across social platforms and have encountered very few issues over the 3 + years of service.

CONS

Missing some 'nice to have' features around VOD but the team are great with adding anything we raise to their roadmap and delivering updates on a timely basis

Brendan

Telecommunications, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed October 2020

Thoughts on Wowza Streaming Cloud

PROS

I appreciate that Wowza is working to implement features like ULL, LL-HLS. It's unfortunate that the industry in general has had to reinvent itself over the last decade as these features and many more were already working fine with Flash based solutions.

CONS

It could be a little daunting when creating new stream targets in the UI. Also, when consulting the usage for a given stream there is some false information that seems to creep in (for example, I doubt anyone from Nigeria or Peru were really tuning into my webcast - possibly through a VPN, but even then). It would be nice to have access to more detailed logs (actual IP addresses and viewing time per connection).

Reasons for switching to Wowza Video

Low Latency, increased flexibility due to tighter integration with Wowza Streaming Engine

Matthew

Media Production, 201-500 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2021

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PROS

The product is easy to use and it is very reliable

CONS

It takes basic streaming knowlede to set up and implement. No real complaint here

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

For the reliability and cost-effectiveness

Etienne

Music, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2023

Good and reliable service

PROS

Good reliability for worldwide streaming with multiple ingest points all over the world

CONS

Renewal conditions are not fair: I could not change the offer after the automatic renewal of our contract

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

attractive options and pricing. Easy to use.

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Luca

Verified reviewer

Music, 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed October 2020

Streaming for all

PROS

Integrable with many protocols and external platforms

CONS

An easy getting started for API is missing

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

Positive pair reviews

Mustansir

Telecommunications, 201-500 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2023

Suitable for Pay as you go user like us. Whenever we used it, the performance was 100 %

Im really satisfied with the product and services. I would really like to recommend my management for wowza infrastructure and inhouse servers.

PROS

ease to use and compatibility with most of the encoders

CONS

Best available platform for small n mid class industry

Reasons for switching to Wowza Video

Easy to implement and compatibility with all systems and serves the requirements within budget

Nilo

Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2023

Livestream

PROS

Im satisfied with my current plan and havent had any major issue

CONS

Quick Support is not available on my current plan

Graeme

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2023

EDAC Review

PROS

Seems to meet our requirements for livestreaming

CONS

Not sure. This is the realm of the technicians that operate the system

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

Not sure of products compared

Jason

Sports, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2020

A big win for the team

A team parent is live streaming our football games using Wowza Streaming Cloud. This would be a big win for us in any season but this year it has been huge. The ease of capturing and sharing the video in real-time (and after the fact) allowed families to be apart of the games in a season where social distancing would have otherwise prohibited it. - A huge win!

PROS

Its ease of use in capturing the video and the quality of the streaming services

CONS

While there is inevitably some feature improvement opportunity I really do not have any concerns at this point

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

Referral and then immediate success.

Reasons for switching to Wowza Video

Referral

Kuntal

Computer Software, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed March 2021

A great on-demand streaming service

PROS

The overall feature set provided by Wowza along with On-Demand pricing is rare. The service that they have provided is also excellent.

CONS

Setting up features like pass-through streams were not easily explained.

Reason for choosing Wowza Video

The on-demand and affordable pricing.

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