Wistia
Video hosting and marketing platform with an ad-free player, webinars, lead capture and analytics.
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About Wistia
Wistia is a video platform for marketing teams that want to host videos on their own site instead of sending viewers to YouTube. Videos play in a customizable, ad-free embedded player, and the platform adds viewer-level analytics, in-video calls to action and forms, channels and playlists, and connections to HubSpot, Marketo and Pardot so viewing data reaches the CRM. Over the years it has grown into a broader suite with a browser recording studio, AI editing and clips, dubbing into dozens of languages, and live and on-demand webinars. A free plan covers one user and limited storage with Wistia branding on the player; paid Business plans remove the branding, add seats, more storage and lead capture, and a Signals add-on ties video views to pipeline. It runs in the browser. Compared with plain hosting services it is aimed squarely at B2B marketers and costs more as you add seats and storage.
Best for: B2B marketing teams embedding video on their site and tracking viewers as leads.
Pros and cons
What works
- Ad-free, customizable player for embedding on your own site
- Viewer analytics and forms that sync with HubSpot and Marketo
- Webinars, recording and AI clips in the same account
Why people leave
- Free plan keeps Wistia branding and allows one user
- Extra seats cost more on top of the Business plan
- Lead-to-pipeline features need the pricier Signals add-on
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Wistia: common questions
Is Wistia free?
Wistia has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, 25 GB storage, 1 user (checked on Wistia's own site).
Is Wistia open source?
No, Wistia is not open source.
What platforms does Wistia run on?
Wistia is available for Web.
What are the best alternatives to Wistia?
The highest-ranked Wistia alternatives right now are Vidyard and Loom. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.