SproutVideo Pros and Cons

It's very easy to start the process. We uploaded more than 15,000 videos, and I have to say that SproutVideo is a fast and reliable solution. Their customer service is just excellent; they helped us on the spot with all our questions. They went far beyond our expectations. Their pricing is also very good! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far, there's nothing bad to say. I am very satisfied. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SproutVideo makes it easy to host a video and use it as a background video on your website. The documentation is clear and concise. If you have an issue or question, their support is excellent and will provide a quick and thorough response. I can't think of anything I dislike. I've tried multiple video hosting platforms and SproutVideo serves our needs exceptionally well. I can't think of anything I dislike. I've tried multiple video hosting platforms and SproutVideo serves our needs exceptionally well. I can't think of anything I dislike. I've tried multiple video hosting platforms, and SproutVideo serves our needs exceptionally well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I had a minor hiccup with my initial integration, but the support team gave me direction and resolved my issue immediately. Other than that, I can't think of anything I dislike. I've tried multiple video hosting platforms over the years, and SproutVideo serves our needs exceptionally well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We needed a better solution for hosting and controlling videos in a k12 school setting. YouTube was not a great solution, as it is blocked on many school domains. Hosting and maintaining our own teacher video content made things much simpler for us to manage as a school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do wish we could control some of the theming-- it might be because of the plan we are on, but I am not able to change the look and style of individual playlists. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how SproutVideo has an easy-to-follow UX design. I don't often have to visit support when I perform a task I haven't done before. Everything is clearly labeled and flows in a way that makes sense to new users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are only two things I would change about Sprout. Firstly I would like to have sharing links that allow for downloads. Secondly, I find the search function is not the best as you need to know what the title is. I would like to be able to search via tags instead of just filtering by tags. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does what it's supposed to do. The user interface is easy to navigate. There are tons of features if you are serious about tracking your metrics and even marketing. Honestly, we don't even take full advantage of what's available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can't think of anything major. Just like any video hosting service, sometimes videos are a little slow to be served when embedded in a website, but we haven't experienced any major outages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The support staff have been super helpful with helping us resolve issues with our deployment and have taken feedback to heart making changes we have suggested. They get back to us super quick even after hours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Would love to have the ability to have a white box version of the platform available. I would pay extra to not have sproutvideo mentioned anywhere and would probably delay out switch to a new player or maybe just outright make it not worth switching Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sprout Video (SV) has a great platform for video streaming for corporate paywall-based systems like ours and allowed us to start the service quickly without needing to hire more infrastructure staff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Off the top of my head, nothing I can complain about. Maybe a more robust "public-facing" website for our users, but this is a personal item that nobody on staff has complained about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The portal is easy to use and the site provides analytical information.

The customer service is also great! Tom Pagut always gets back to me in less than 24 hours whenever I had a question or concern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ideally, we would like to be able to have daily reports sent to the team via email. Unfortunately, the portal isn't set up with this function so I have to generate the reports manually. It used to take me 15-30 minutes to download each individual video report however, Sprout recently made it much easier and faster to get the information. Now, I only take about 5 minutes.

In addition, it would be great if Sprout offered an unlimited bandwidth option. We are currently over the limit so we need to pay an additional amount each month. However, the amount is reasonable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I found Sprout when I needed a place to host Property tour videos for high end houses. The agents will not accept the major video hosting site because of ads and "recommended videos" popping up at the end of your video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Noting really. Pricing is a normal sticky subject but Sprout allows you to freeze your account. I'm froze my account for months at a time when I don't have any active listings then I turned it back on as a resume link when I was job searching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sprout Video and other video hosting services on the market today seem to target a marketing audience--they are designed for businesses that want to push their video content publicly. As such, they advertise features such as lead tracking and SEO, with an obvious goal of helping you get as many views as possible and track those views. In that sense, Sprout is pretty similar to any other video hosting service on the market.

However, I was looking for something different. I wanted a video hosting solution that I could use to post tutorial videos on our online help site. We did not want them to be public or "unlisted," where you need the link to be able to view them, but anyone with the link can view them. We wanted them to be played only where we embed them, and nowhere else. This is the differentiator with Sprout Video. When you set the security of a video to "private," you can embed it anywhere, and it can be viewed only there. If someone gets their hands on the link, they can't view it from the link URL.

This is why I chose Sprout for my company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We have not encountered any negatives with Sprout Video. It's intuitive, clean, and easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.