StreamYard vs Vimeo

StreamYard

• Solo creators running interview shows without a production crew
• Streaming one broadcast to several social platforms at once
• Podcasters who record remote guests on separate tracks

Vimeo

• Hosting and embedding videos without ads or suggested videos
• Creative teams sharing cuts for time-coded review
• Businesses running webinars and livestreamed events on the Advanced plan

StreamYard

• The Free plan shows a StreamYard logo, limits monthly streaming hours and storage, and cannot stream live and record at the same time.
• Core and Advanced are for individual use only; companies are pointed to separate Business plans sold through sales.
• 4K local recordings, transcript downloads and On-Air webinars need the Advanced plan.
• StreamYard says plan prices can vary with promotions and renewal terms, and its 7-day money-back guarantee covers only the first charge.

Vimeo

• The Free plan is capped at 1 GB of storage for the life of the account; the allowance does not reset or renew.
• Livestreamed events and webinars need the Advanced plan at $75 a month billed annually, or Enterprise.
• Self-serve plans have a bandwidth limit of 2TB a month; accounts that expect more are asked to talk to sales.
• Vimeo's help center also describes newer Core, Professional and Studio plans, with Professional rolling out gradually, so the plans an account is offered may differ.

StreamYard

Browser studio with remote guests

Guests join from a browser or phone through a link, with no download or account. Up to 6 people fit on screen on the Free plan and 10 on paid plans.

Multistreaming

Send one stream to Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Twitch and custom RTMP destinations at once: 3 destinations on Core and 8 on Advanced.

Local recordings

Each participant's audio and video are recorded on their own device as separate files and uploaded in the background, so a weak connection does not blur the result.

Show branding

Paid plans add logos, overlays, video clips, backgrounds, intro and outro videos and more than 16 custom layouts. Custom fonts need Advanced.

On-Air webinars and pre-recorded streams

StreamYard On-Air hosts live webinars that can be embedded on your own site. Pre-recorded videos can be streamed as if live: up to 2 hours on Core and 4 on Advanced.

Clips and repurposing

Trim and split recordings into short clips for Shorts and Reels inside StreamYard, which is free for all users. AI clips are part of the paid plans.

Vimeo

Ad-free hosting up to 4K

Videos stream at up to 4K with HDR and Dolby Vision support, and Vimeo places no ads before, during or after them on any plan.

Customizable, embeddable player

Embed videos on any site. Paid plans unlock player customization, and Standard adds your own branding, calls to action and lead capture forms.

Privacy and access controls

Paid plans add password protection, unlisted links and embed domain-level privacy. Enterprise adds SSO, SCIM and custom permissions.

Review and collaboration

Share cuts for review, collect time-coded comments, track versions and keep work in shared folders across team seats.

Browser recorder and editor

Record your screen, webcam or both in the browser and trim on a timeline. Text-based editing and AI teleprompter scripts start on Standard.

Live events and webinars

Advanced adds hosted livestreamed events with Q&A, polls and chat, streaming to multiple destinations and event-level analytics.

StreamYard

• Free$0

  Essential studio features with a StreamYard logo, streaming limits, limited storage, 2 hours of local recordings a month and 6 on-screen participants.

• Core$35.99

  per month, billed yearly ($44.99 billed monthly)

  1080p, no StreamYard logo, multistreaming to 3 destinations, 10 on-screen participants, unlimited streaming and recording, and 50 hours of storage.

• Advanced$68.99

  per month, billed yearly ($88.99 billed monthly)

  Everything in Core plus 4K local recordings, 8 multistream destinations, 15 backstage participants, On-Air webinars for 100 viewers and transcript downloads.

Vimeo

• Free$0

  1 GB of total storage, one seat, ad-free playback, basic viewer analytics and recordings of up to 30 minutes each.

• Starter$12

  per month, billed annually ($144); $20 billed monthly

  1 user and 2TB of storage, with a customizable player, password privacy and unlisted links, review tools and engagement analytics.

• Standard$25

  per month, billed annually ($300); $41 billed monthly

  5 users and 4TB of storage. Adds player branding, a custom watermark, branded video galleries, lead capture and calls to action.

• Advanced$75

  per month, billed annually ($900); $125 billed monthly

  10 users and 7TB of storage. Adds hosted livestreamed events with Q&A, polls and chat, multi-destination streaming and marketing integrations.

• EnterpriseCustom

  More users, storage and bandwidth, plus SSO and SCIM, custom permissions, advanced AI capabilities and dedicated support.

StreamYard

• Annual discount

  22% off with yearly billing

  StreamYard's pricing page labels yearly billing as 22% off. Core is $35.99 a month billed yearly against $44.99 billed monthly, and Advanced is $68.99 against $88.99.

Vimeo

• Annual discount

  Save about 40% with annual billing

  Starter is $12 a month billed annually against $20 billed monthly. Standard is $25 against $41, and Advanced is $75 against $125.