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Microsoft Stream Reviews & Product Details

Microsoft Stream is an enterprise video management service that enables organizations to securely create, store, share, and view videos. Integrated within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, it allows seamless incorporation of videos into applications like Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Users can record and watch Teams meetings with automatically generated transcripts, create screen and webcam recordings, and share videos for purposes such as leadership communications, training, and compliance. Stream also offers features like video search, transcript reading, commenting, and embedding videos into SharePoint portals and pages. By leveraging Stream, organizations can enhance collaboration, improve information dissemination, and foster a more connected workplace through the power of video.

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Microsoft

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Microsoft Stream Community

Value at a Glance

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Time to Implement

1 month

Return on Investment

19 months

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Verified User in Consumer Goods

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/12/2022

"Great private videos repository with access control"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

Stream is excellent to upload business videos across your organization - I consider it the corporate "Youtube". You can control access and ignite streaming in seconds. Still, it can record a screen instead of having a dedicated application to do that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

Stream does not allow to set access preferences in a batch of videos at once - you need to do it one by one manually. Yet, it doesn't have an expiration option to set on the video - this could make it hard to comply with your company's privacy policy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/2/2022

"An expensive product with powerful features."

2/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

Easy to use, YouTube-like interface. Powerful Microsoft ecosystem integrations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

No way to share links outside the domain. Very expensive for large organizations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kjetil S.

Technical Support Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/6/2021

"Microsoft Stream - an exciting corporate video hub"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

I like that it enables you to upload your videos, and later on, you can choose to share them with everyone or with specific people within your organization. I also like the audio transcription feature, which makes searching for content more manageable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

There is nothing that I like about this application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:

If you need a tool to manage all your corporate videos for sharing and collaboration, then Microsoft Stream is best for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to share video tutorials, training, information drives, meeting recordings, etc... is being handled securely and effectively by Microsoft Stream. Having central storage of all corporate video materials makes them organized and always available when needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Philip D.

Director Of Information Technology

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/18/2021

"Great video platform for internal use, integrates well with other Microsoft products"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

I like how it seamlessly integrates with other Microsoft products like Teams. It makes it easy and simple for our users to access and share content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

I wish it came with more video editing tools; this would help to create better content directly in Stream and not having to rely on third-party video editing software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:

Take a careful look at licensing, Stream is not included in some of the basic Office licenses. Your users will have to have the correct licensing to view and share content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has helped us create, share and control access to training videos for our company. Stream has helped make our onboarding process easier and our training sessions more effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christine K.

Documentation Specialist

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/24/2021

"Stream is easy to use"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

It is really easy to find and watch your recorded meetings. It's all connected to your email address. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

It can be a challenge to share a meeting recording with someone who wasn't invited to the meeting originally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Noelia M.

Paid Media Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/5/2021

"Microsoft Stream Review"

4/5

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/29/2021

"Stream your meeting with ms stream"

5/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

I like the video quality and option the provided Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

While I sharing the data sometimes it takes time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adam H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/7/2020

"Works fairly well, sharing permissions are awkward"

4/5

What do you like best about Microsoft Stream?

Records video well, quick automatic encoding so the video is available soon after your meeting. The link to the video is placed in context within Microsoft Teams so you can always find it either there or on the Stream web-app. The Trimming feature saved my butt once when I left the recording going way too long. I've never used the replace video feature, but that seems useful too.

I like that you can easily find your own videos in a central location instead of having to find the meeting first, and I like that sharing is straightforward there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Microsoft Stream?

No ability to request share permissions from admin. Currently, my company has sharing off. It would be nice to request one-off share-ability for certain videos, which an administrator could review and approve. Instead we have to download the video and upload to Vimeo.

The auto-caption service is greyed out, likely also a permissions thing by my company to save costs. It would also be nice to request this to be allowed on a per-video basis.

Would be nice to have a small amount of other editing features, such as audio gain and brightness/contrast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Microsoft Stream:

Consider giving your users share permissions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Microsoft Stream solving and how is that benefiting you?

We record internal and external training. We recording client feedback sessions to have more context than simple notes, especially if later we have differing recollections of the client's true intent. We record any internal meeting which are required viewing for new employees. We record HR meetings which require both confidentiality and documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.