All Wowza Video Reviews
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Christopher
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee
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.
PROS1. 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!
CONSThe 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
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.
PROSWowza Streaming cloud is a super solid live streaming platform that offers cloud transcoding, integration with other platforms and offers a lot of advanced features.
CONSFaster 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
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!
PROSAt first it was a good and easy software.
CONSThe social-media integration is not good enough
Eliezer
Internet, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
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.
PROSI 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.
CONSThe 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
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.
PROSWe 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!
CONSAt 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
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
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.
CONSMissing 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
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Thoughts on Wowza Streaming Cloud
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.
CONSIt 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
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2021
Review Title
The product is easy to use and it is very reliable
CONSIt 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
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
Good and reliable service
Good reliability for worldwide streaming with multiple ingest points all over the world
CONSRenewal 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.
Luca
Verified reviewer
Music, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2020
Streaming for all
Integrable with many protocols and external platforms
CONSAn 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
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.
PROSease to use and compatibility with most of the encoders
CONSBest 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
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2023
Livestream
Im satisfied with my current plan and havent had any major issue
CONSQuick Support is not available on my current plan
Graeme
Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2023
EDAC Review
Seems to meet our requirements for livestreaming
CONSNot 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
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!
PROSIts ease of use in capturing the video and the quality of the streaming services
CONSWhile 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
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
The overall feature set provided by Wowza along with On-Demand pricing is rare. The service that they have provided is also excellent.
CONSSetting up features like pass-through streams were not easily explained.
Reason for choosing Wowza Video
The on-demand and affordable pricing.