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JW Player

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Video player and hosting platform used by publishers and streaming businesses to deliver and monetize video on their own sites.

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About JW Player

JW Player is a commercial video player and hosting platform aimed at publishers and streaming businesses. It lets them embed a configurable player on their websites and apps and deliver video to viewers while keeping control of the experience.

The vendor site could not be read when this entry was prepared, so details of its features, advertising and monetization options and plans are not itemized. JW Player is proprietary and delivered as a hosted service; consult the vendor for pricing and supported platforms.

Key features

  • Embeddable video player
  • Video hosting for publishers
  • Streaming delivery to viewers
  • Hosted platform for media businesses

Good fit for

  • →Embedding video on a publisher website
Tags
video-player
video-hosting
streaming
publishers
monetization
saas

JW Player: questions and answers

What is JW Player used for?
JW Player is a video player and hosting platform used by publishers and streaming businesses to deliver and monetize video on their own sites. It is a good fit for embedding video on a publisher website.
Is JW Player open source?
No. JW Player is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to JW Player include PeerTube and MediaCMS.
What are some alternatives to JW Player?
JW Player competes with Brightcove, Vimeo and Mux. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source JW Player alternatives.

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