Spotlightr Reviews

Great product with flexible options for video delivery

Comments: Overall my experience has been excellent and the team behind the scenes are helpful 👌

Pros:

The simplicity and flexibility of spotlightr has been great for me as ive built products and sales pages that required professional video delivery and options

Cons:

With so many options its sometimes hard to find specific settings

Excellent and stable product

Comments: I was shocked that when I was on the trial option I receive and answer to my question IMMEDIATELY!There are very nice and professional and I think that people should use Spotlightr instead of other platforms.On the other platform, without a reason, links to videos stop working and many courses were stuck.There was a big instability.Here, till now, everything works good.

Pros:

It is extremely easy to upload and manage our video files.The user interface is very good.The service is something I've never seen before.I tried other video hosting companies, and this is by far the best!

Cons:

I think that it could be nice to have the templates options on a different place and not in settings but this is irrelevant to the simplicity and quality of the service that is excellent

very slow to load

Pros:

lots of features. great idea in theory. excellent lifetime pricing deal offered occasionally

Cons:

After clicking Play, the videos take 4-6 seconds to start playing! This happens whether I upload the video directly to Vooplayer, or use it as a skin for a YouTube player. This is a confusing and terrible user experience and makes the software unusable for me as it stands. Very much hoping they fix this, as it seems pretty great otherwise. Also, small gripes - it's not clear which setting changes create a change in the embed code and require updating. - after editing a video, they don't just give you the embed code. you have to go back to the My Videos page, select the video and then copy the embed code from there. Would be much better to give me a one click to copy embed code button after making edits to the settings.

A Decade of Excellence with Spotlightr

Comments: Spotlightr has been the backbone of my business growth. Actually, I have 500 videos hosted on the platform, it seamlessly powers my membership site and ensures a top-tier experience for my audience. The team behind Spotlightr has always been supportive and innovative, making it a pleasure to use their service for nearly a decade.

Pros:

I’ve been a loyal client since 2014, back when it was called Vooplayer. Spotlightr offers a seamless and user-friendly interface that makes video management incredibly simple. I particularly loved the analytics and customization options, which allowed me to tailor my content to meet my audience's needs effectively. And the best part has been the support—brilliant!

Cons:

Honestly, it’s hard to find a downside. If anything, it would be interesting to include more specialized tools designed specifically for creating Video Sales Letters (VSLs), similar to what platforms like VTurb offer. That would take Spotlightr to the next level, but even without this, the platform is already fantastic as it is.

Perfect for displaying videos in online courses!

Comments: The MOST important feature in my mind: extraordinary customer support! I've asked them several questions, and every time, the answer is fast and thorough!

Pros:

We evaluated a number of alternatives, from YouTube to AWS and several in between, but settled on Spotlightr. Our recommended tech stack includes WordPress and LearnDash, so Spotlightr fits in seamlessly. The most useful features, in my opinion:- ability to add questions during video, as overlays (several options)- inability for users to download the video (who knows what they'd do with it?!)- cost-effective, while having nice features such as custom branding and ability to stream from other services (though I prefer to use their streaming as well)

Cons:

I'd like for the upload speed to be faster, but it's just because I'm impatient!

Can't find a comparable alternative

Comments: vooPlayer was one of the smartest investments for my business. Video marketing is essential in today's digital landscape, and with its low-cost, premium-featureset, vooPlayer is positioned to be the ideal choice for any small business trying to compete for audience attention. Do yourself a favor and give it a free trial to see if it's right for you. Can always use an alternative service if not.

Pros:

vooPlayer offers the best security if you want to protect your videos. They use HLS encryption (which unlike other video providers) prevents unwanted downloading and external sharing. Even pricier video hosting providers can't compete with this. I also love the feature-set offered for the "Startup" plan. You get what I believe are Enterprise-grade options for a lower price than Vimeo Pro.

Cons:

Because there's so many options, I sometimes get confused with the UI. Also, I'd love to setup a default template for ALL settings, and tweak on a video-per-video basis. This is possible with some settings, but not all. Additionally, sometimes a video will glitch during playback, but have only encountered this a few times in many playbacks.

A top-player in this space!

Comments: I've had a great experience using vooPlayer with my clients. Everyone loves the player!

Pros:

Love that you can create really beautiful, customizable players! The feature-set is also amazing as the vooplayer teams actively seeks feeback and feature suggestions which they readily implement if it makes sense! They have weekly webinars where you can come with any questions you have about implementing anything and the webinar host shows you right then and there how to implement it.

Cons:

The only thing I find a bit disconcerting is the buffering of some embedded videos while you play it. That's kind of annoying. I've heard it has something to do with the CDN (or lack thereof). Fingers crossed that this is fixed soon.

Spotlightr highly recommended

Comments: Only one word for it, really, and that is Outstanding.

Pros:

Its customer service. It was timely and always very helpful. Its product is also excellent. Never a complaint.

Cons:

I have tried to think of something but I can find nothing negative.

Why Spotlightr

Comments: Since I've been with Spotlightr for years, I can honestly state that they have (year over year) improved their platform and made it possible for us to have our viewers watch a fast loading, interactive video in which we can guide them to what we want them to do using the interactive elements Spotlightr provides!

Pros:

- Ease of use- All the features one would need, they have it- If you have an agency and need client branding, they have you covered- ADA is very important and CC (closed caption) is a must for any video. With Spotlightr, they have the ability for you to upload your .SRT file and BAM... you got CC on your video.- Customer Service is spot on.- When using their embed code to embed a video on a website, it is fast to view. No lagging!

Cons:

Cons: I've been using them for years and truthfully, I don't have any cons. They are priced right, and they have robust features.

Good service

Pros:

Perfect customer support, good hosting plans

Cons:

Did not really have any negative sides to point out

Couldn't Be Any More Satisfied

Comments: Truly amazing software and people... Can't recommend it enough.

Pros:

The ease of use. The pricing is very fair and competitive with other top players in the industry. And above-all, their customer support, you can feel that they truly care about helping their customers.

Cons:

There really isn't anything I can say off hand, but if I had a wishlist of things they or any company can improve in, its speed.... Because some of our viewers are located all over the world. Depending on where they are located, it may at times be slightly slow, but not enough to warrant any complaints.. As we are truly happy with everything, just speed is something I think we all can say is relevant in any product, industry, system.

Exceptional Customer Service

Pros:

Highly responsive and helpful customer service. Provided details of an issue we were having with their code and a response received within a few hours promising to resolve the issue within the week.Really appreciate the rapid turnaround.

Cons:

Not that I am aware of. Any issues have been resolved.

Amazing Video Hosting Platform

Comments: i learned about vooplayer about 4 years ago and after getting it, it was game-changing for what i do with video production and real estate phography. it allows for me to host videos without paying an outrageous amount per month. my website gets more traffic, i feel, because of it. i use vooplayer where i can on my site and not just for my content, but sharing videos from other sites like youtube and vimeo. it keeps the coding consistent on my site.

Pros:

I love that I'm able to leverage my amazon aws account and host videos there and use vooplayer to provide the skin for my videos. I don't have to rely on a third-party platform to host my videos and pay a crazy subscription fee. vooplayer can even take youtube videos, linkedin videos, and facebook videos and wrap them with their skin and allow me to host that video wherever.

Cons:

there's still a lot of user experience improvements that could be done with vooplayer, but overall, after knowing where to go and its limitations on what you can and cannot do, it's not that bad. there are some things like knowing which code to use on your site that will not mess with your site's code, but all of that is trial and error. once you figure it out, just create some step-by-step instructions for yourself to reference and you'll be golden.

Have used this over 2 years!

Comments: Spotlightr has been a blessing. Loaded features at ever more affordable rates has been the biggest selling points. Great software for someone looking to host their videos online!

Pros:

The thing that sold us for spotlightr was its cost structure along with the features it provided. There were a lot! We were able to use the capture gates along with creating beautiful video embeds onto our website. It also has a great integration with multiple tools for example zapier.

Cons:

The analytics sometimes tended to misrepresent what we thought should be the actual metrics.

Second to none

Comments: In 1 word: excellent. Wish there werer more companies like this.

Pros:

Front-end, back-end, pricing, features, changelog. A solid 1st impression. That hasn't changed in the past 5 years I've been using it.

Cons:

Can't think of anything. There have been times I found things to be less intuitive. 1 support ticket solved that. Every single time.

A great service for anyone who uses video

Comments: It is proving to be a very valuable tool for my business and I would highly recommend it to anyone with a website who makes good use of video. This will help you to take that professionalism to the next level.

Pros:

From top to bottom this a fabulously versatile tool. It doesn't matter whether you are using your own videos hosted with Vooplayer or simply using Vooplayer as a pass-through tool for video reporting and the ability to skin the likes of Youtube videos to your liking. For example, it is easy enough for anyone to embed a Youtube video on their site without much expertise, but the problem is it looks and behaves like a Youtube video. Vooplayer on the other and can take the Youtube url for the video, all you to tweak lots of display settings, and then display it beautifully on your site so it looks just like you are hosting the video and not Youtube. In addition to all the video player related stuff, Vooplayer also provides some great reports that will really help you to see what is being watched and what isn't. And we are not just talking the number of times a video has been watched, but things like which bits of the video were skipped. Very cool.

Cons:

There are some quirks to the userinterface such as the way folders work, but other than that this is a very mature and robust service backed by a great support team.

The ROI is great!

Comments: Great experience, vooplayer is essential to my business today!

Pros:

I can't recommend it enough. For anybody that works with video and want to sell more, this is for you! My favorite tools are the CTAs and metrics for the videos!

Cons:

Some features are limited to the basic plans... but nothing that can cut you down.

Reasonably priced video marketing host

Comments: vooPlayer is at the core of the online courses I've been building in one of my businesses. It allows me to securely host the videos, and also get my marketing message across to users and engage them further for my business.

Pros:

vooPlayer is built around more than just serving videos to users. It's built around those who want to market their videos, or sell them. There are features designed to gather leads, upsell other products, etc. And the interface is relatively easy to use, if not a bit scattered at times. I also love that you can add most of the features to videos hosted elsewhere, like Youtube.

Cons:

Storage limits are a bit restricting, and if you don't purchase a plan with their turbo bandwidth, the videos you host on the vooPlayer servers can be a little slower. Video hosting of this kind isn't cheap, and vooPlayer is still one of the more reasonably priced options out there. But it would be nice to have slightly higher limits as the core limits are pretty low.

Many great features, great support, unique opportunities to gain new customers

Comments: Many more customers. :-)

Pros:

VooPlayer is full of unique features f. ex. to gain new customers, to make a/b-testing, to set up complete video funnel and much, much more. The opportunity to change the completely "outfit" to match your CI is great as well.

Cons:

It took me quite some time till I was able to use this tool in my sense. But that is not really the fault of the company. If you are willing to invest enough learning time this tool may change your whole business. (Yes, that's my experience).

Vooplayer is a really good alternative for wistia.

Comments: Customize the video experience, branding the player and use marketing on video

Pros:

Vooplayer is a really good tool for marketer and media who need to get on the next level with videos. You can use it with other people video content or get secure and private videos. With Vooplayer you can - Customize youtube videos or other video service - remove ads from players - host secure and private videos - Add marketing tools on video like lead captures - view analytics - player's branding. - add to calls Hosting video? No, i choose it because the players customization, branding and marketing tools One of the best video players on the market

Cons:

They need to offert more features and improve the speed. They pricing is not expensive but should be more accesible. They try to focus on hosting videos but most of the people pass on that, because youtube is insanly fast, you dont have limits and also people can find your videos so is an extra exposure The solution for host videos is good if you wanna keep private, but most of the people pick other solutions. On the player personalization is good but should be amazing. They should offert more config and extras. Also, they dont support amp

An impressive player

Comments: I use it and and I am happy with it. It has been difficult for me to find a good video player that looks professional, it is easy to use and fast enough. I have tried with four before (including Youtube, where I did not like the advertising). And it addition I can AB test videos in lading pages or blog posts to keep improving.

Pros:

I like how nice, customizable and how much accurate feedback can give the player. I use in conjunction with other tools like publit.io to host the videos, also could be done on youtube. And I am happy with the result. The player offers very good statistics about the videos (from visits to know average time watched, when people stop watching, AB testing,...). Tons of features that I would only expect on very expensive tools, here I could get included. It looks ideal for video marketers.

Cons:

I am very obsessed with the speed. As I am afraid to send people to a page that can be buffering or not loading fast. First time that I installed I was unhappy with speed. But now the player has a new look and I think loads faster.

Perfect Tool For Turning Videos Into Conversion Tools

Comments: Love it. If you are a video creator, saves you a ton of time and gives you lots of marketing options for your videos.

Pros:

Instead of having to upload videos to Youtube and to anoth platform for my ebsite, I can use Vooplayer and just use Youtube. For ym website it customizes the player and removes the annoying end of vidoe suggestions but I still get the view credits for Youtube. You can also add email optins, custom messaging and get loads of stats for each video.

Cons:

If you are a heavy video creator you will hit their storage limits fast unless on a premium plan but you can use Youtube and Vimeo videos all day long as they do not count for storage.

Great Video Player

Comments: I'm very pleased with VooPlayer. I am able to host videos while having my video players properly branded.

Pros:

VooPlayer allows you to not have to depend on Youtube or Vimeo to host your videos. You can host videos using different cloud storage providers like CloudApp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. This is great if you hesitate to store your videos on Youtube or Vimeo. VooPlayer also has many video player customization features. You can make your video player look really professional while adding things like Call-to-Actions to encourage people to visit a certain site you want them to visit.

Cons:

Sometimes the video player can be bit buggy. I've had to contact support a few times to report about the bugs. In my experience, they've been responsive in trying to fix the issues.

So happy to have moved to Spotlightr

Comments: Reduced our customer service tickets by using Spotlightr to host and embed videos for our event. No reported technical problems or international access problems.

Pros:

Super smooth experience using Spotlightr to host/embed videos for our online summit/conference (the biggest ever - 122k). Top-tier customer service. They understood our needs as a business. Great quality and ease of use. Moved off Vimeo with ease and haven't looked back. The pricing model is more in line with our business needs.

Cons:

Looking forward to improved reporting features.

Great view for video marketing

Comments: upload my video and track my view analytics

Pros:

good features with video customisation for marketing,fast and secure way to host the video any way from the cloud

Cons:

Hosting fees are little high and the support team should me more active to support at any time ,overall good way for your business marketing