Kinescope vs Uscreen (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kinescope grades higher than Uscreen: 2.4 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Kinescope grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Kinescope
Video hosting with DRM and live streaming for courses and teams
Uscreen
Video membership platform with a catalog, live streaming and apps
Which one is for you
Pick Kinescope if
- Fits if you sell video courses and want DRM on the video
- Works for teams embedding video in WordPress or Moodle
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as it stops at 100 minutes and has no DRM
- Watch out: paid cost is usage-based, with processing from €0.01 per minute at upload
- Watch out: prices are in euros
- Watch out: SSO, an SLA and dedicated support are Mega only, which is custom-priced
Pick Uscreen if
- Fits if you sell a video library by subscription and can pay for apps later
- Works for fitness or training creators who stream live
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 100 subscribers: Starter stops there
- Pricey if you grow: Growth adds $1.99 per subscriber, and apps add $0.99
- Watch out: mobile apps start at the $449 plan, and TV apps, community and API are Custom only
- Watch out: the monthly-billed price of Growth is not shown on the pricing page
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKinescopeFair | 1.6GPAUscreenWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BSuper starts at €10 a month, plus usage from €0.03 per GB of traffic and per GB stored. It is a video host, so we weigh it on its own. | DStarter is $49 a month but capped at 100 subscribers on a Uscreen-branded domain. Growth adds $1.99 per subscriber and apps start at $449 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free plan has 100 minutes of stored video, 200 GB of monthly traffic and 2 members, with no DRM. | DA free trial, which the pricing page says is 14 days, with no card terms stated. |
| Features | CVideo hosting with a branded player, DRM, live streaming, analytics and an API. It does that smaller job fully and is not a course platform. | CVideo catalog, live streaming, marketing and automations. The listing's gaps: mobile apps need the $449 plan, and TV apps, community and API are Custom only. |
| Ease of use | CA web app where you upload and embed video, with no store rating on record. | CNo store rating on record. You build a catalog, plans and a storefront. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with WordPress, Moodle, Open edX, Zoom, YouTube and Vimeo on the list, plus an API. | CThe listing shows a web product, with apps on higher plans, and names no integrations. |
| Best for | hosting course videos with DRM | a video membership catalog with live streaming |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Kinescope and Uscreen. How we grade
Price against what you get
Kinescope starts at about $11.17 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Uscreen starts at $49 a month and scores 2.0.
Kinescope scores higher and starts $37.83 a month lower. Of the other course and community platforms on the chart, 1 scores higher than Kinescope for less, and 34 score higher than Uscreen for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Kinescope also covers webinars and multistreaming.
- Uscreen also covers marketing automation, reports, online courses and community.
At a glance
| Kinescope | Uscreen | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €10 per month, plus pay-as-you-go usage | $49 per month, billed monthly (Starter, up to 100 subscribers) |
| Free plan | 100 minutes of stored video, 200 GB of monthly traffic, 2 workspace members and 2 restreaming destinations. No DRM. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free trial; the pricing page says free for 14 days. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Kinescope | Uscreen |
| Price read from | kinescope.com | uscreen.tv |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Kinescope
- Prices are shown in euros, and the paid cost is usage-based: from €0.03 per GB of traffic and €0.03 per GB stored.
- The Free plan has no DRM and is limited to 100 minutes of video.
- Video processing is billed once at upload, from €0.01 per minute of video.
- SSO, an SLA and dedicated support are limited to the custom Mega plan.
Uscreen
- Starter caps subscribers at 100 and uses a Uscreen-branded domain.
- Growth adds a $1.99 per-subscriber fee, and App Essentials adds $0.99, on top of the monthly price.
- Mobile apps start at the $449 plan; TV apps, community and API access are Custom only.
- The monthly-billed price of Growth is not shown on the pricing page.
Key features
Kinescope
- Ad-free branded player
- An embeddable player without ads or third-party branding, with open-source SDKs for web, React, Vue, Angular, Flutter, iOS, Android and React Native.
- DRM and content protection
- Widevine and FairPlay DRM on paid plans, plus encryption, domain restrictions, signed links and watermarks to limit copying and sharing.
- Live streaming
- Live streams to a branded player with restreaming to other destinations. The Free plan caps streams at 20 minutes and 20 attendees.
- Analytics
- Viewing statistics including retention, engagement and audience device and location, shown in the dashboard and available through the API.
- LMS and CMS plugins
- Integrations listed for WordPress, Moodle and Open edX, plus Vimeo and YouTube import and Zoom live streams and recordings.
- Video API
- A REST API for upload, transcoding, playback security, live streams, webhooks and analytics, with an MCP server in public beta.
Uscreen
- Video catalog
- Present videos and series in a streaming-style catalog, sold by subscription, one-off purchase or other payment options.
- Live streaming
- Stream live inside the platform, or gate Zoom links for members. Both are listed on the Starter plan.
- Marketing and automations
- Built-in marketing tools and automations, plus analytics on payments, engagement and video performance.
- Mobile and TV apps
- Two branded mobile apps come with App Essentials, and five TV apps are listed under the Custom plan.
- Community tools
- Direct messages, challenges, a calendar, streaks and badges are listed under the Custom plan.
- API access
- API access and integrations are listed on the Custom plan.
Plans
Kinescope
Free€0
100 minutes of video, 200 GB monthly traffic, 20-minute HD live streams for 20 attendees, 2 workspace members.
Super€10
per month and up, plus usage
Unlimited storage, members and restreaming, DRM and 4K. Final cost depends on usage billed per GB and per minute.
MegaCustom
Adds SSO, dedicated support, an SLA, multi-CDN and S3-compatible storage. Sold through sales.
Uscreen
Starter$49
per month, billed monthly, up to 100 subscribers
Uscreen-branded domain, catalog, live streaming and analytics with no subscriber fee.
Growth$149
per month, billed annually
Custom domain and unlimited subscribers, with a $1.99 fee per subscriber.
App Essentials$449
per month, billed annually
Everything in Growth plus 2 mobile apps (iOS and Android); $0.99 per subscriber. Sold through sales.
CustomCustom
Adds 5 TV apps, community features with DMs and challenges, API access and integrations. Sold through sales.
Ways to pay less
Kinescope
No public discounts listed.
Uscreen
- Other savings
20% off if you start by Nov 30
The pricing page shows 20% off for the first 6 months on Starter and 12 months on Growth and App Essentials, for plans started by Nov 30.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Kinescope or Uscreen?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kinescope is cheaper to start with: about $11.17 a month, against $49 a month for Uscreen. Kinescope starts at €10 per month, plus pay-as-you-go usage, and Uscreen starts at $49 per month, billed monthly (Starter, up to 100 subscribers).
Which has a free plan, Kinescope or Uscreen?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kinescope has a free plan. Uscreen does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.