What is Vimeo used for?

Vimeo is a video hosting platform with a customizable player and editing tools for businesses, marketers and creators. It is a good fit for hosting marketing videos on a company website.

Is Vimeo open source?

No. Vimeo is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Vimeo include PeerTube and MediaCMS.

What are some alternatives to Vimeo?

Vimeo competes with Wistia, Vidyard and Brightcove. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Vimeo alternatives.

Vimeo: features, pricing and alternatives

About Vimeo

Vimeo is a video platform that lets businesses and creators upload, host and share video. It combines hosting and a customizable player with tools for editing, aimed at teams that want to publish professional-looking video on their own sites without relying on a public video network.

The vendor site could not be read when this entry was prepared, so detailed features, plan names and prices are not described. Vimeo is a proprietary, hosted service sold by subscription; check the vendor for current capabilities, storage limits and pricing.

Key features

Video hosting for businesses and creators
Customizable video player
Video editing tools
Sharing and embedding of videos

Good fit for

→Hosting marketing videos on a company website

Tags: video-hosting; video-player; video-editing; marketing; creators; saas

Vimeo: questions and answers

What is Vimeo used for?: Vimeo is a video hosting platform with a customizable player and editing tools for businesses, marketers and creators. It is a good fit for hosting marketing videos on a company website.
Is Vimeo free?: Yes. Vimeo has a free plan.
Is Vimeo open source?: No. Vimeo is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Vimeo include PeerTube and MediaCMS.
What are some alternatives to Vimeo?: Vimeo competes with Wistia, Vidyard and Brightcove. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Vimeo alternatives.