Top 5 YouTube Alternatives with 3 in the Works
Where to go after YouTube
For weeks now I have been listening to YouTube personalities, one after another, complain about the restrictions being placed on their accounts by YouTube. Subscription, notifications, demonetization, removal/search filters and shutdowns are just a few of the issues facing YouTube content providers. As a result, YouTube is driving their content providers to search for better outlets.
While there are many decentralized solutions popping up, they mostly focus around social media and not video content. Considering the amount of storage space and bandwidth required to run an operation the size of YouTube, it no surprise more of these solutions are not sprouting up. I see the bulk of big name providers running to Steemit. While this provides some solution to demonetization, it does not readily have an answer to the host of other problems provided by YouTube.
So here is a list of 5 YouTube alternative that may suite your needs:
1. Vimeo
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In 2004, Vimeo was founded by a group of filmmakers who wanted to share their creative work and personal moments from their lives. As time went on, like-minded people discovered Vimeo and helped build a supportive community of individuals with a wide range of passions. Today, millions of people from all around the world enjoy Vimeo, and we’re growing bigger every day. We hope this fun and friendly environment fuels your own creativity and inspires you to contribute to Vimeo in the ways that mean the most to you.
Vimeo has been around for a while as a competitor for YouTube. The main difference is that Vimeo has a storage cap on uploads for free accounts. Vimeo traditionally has been geared toward professionals and businesses than armatures. You can expect a higher production value from Vimeo. There are no Ads on Vimeo, the community is professional and customer service is top notch.
2. Daily Motion
We believe that video is the best way to capture and share life’s incredible variety. This is why at Dailymotion we aim to offer the best video experience:
A place where you can discover content you love from around the world, live or on demand: sports competitions, music festivals, comedy skits, political debates, fashion shows, gaming live-streams… Our viewers can follow, watch and share the events and the ideas that keep the world surprising and diverse as they happen.
A place where video-makers are free to share their world and connect with a passionate audience anywhere, anytime. We care about offering all video-makers the right resources, the cutting edge technology, the flexibility and the visibility they need to inspire, inform and entertain.
Dailymotion attracts 300 million users from around the world, who watch 3.5 billion videos on its player each month.
Daily motion has been around just as long as YouTube. It’s a simpler barebones version of a video sharing platform. However where Dailymotion shines is in the copyright and censorship department. Dailymotion allows users to upload any copyrighted material and even nudity. While you may not have as many follower on Dailymotion as YouTube, you do have a little more freedom. Dailymotion is also described as not being the easiest to learn how to use. Then there are the ads--Dailymotion is loaded with ads and they can kind of get in the way at times. If you don’t mind some ads and the spammy reputation Dailymotion may have, then this might be a good place to park it. Especially if your material is on the YouTube naughty list.
3. Vid.me
We’re a team of twelve humans and six dogs located in Downtown LA who are on a mission to build the world’s most creator-friendly video community. Over 25 million people use Vidme every month to upload and watch videos, and we're just getting started.
One of the great things about Vid.me is that they offer a monetary solution to their program. They don’t have an advertising platform yet, but they offer paid subscriptions and tips to creators. They already have many Youtube content creators making channels. This community looks a live and vibrant and you may find a new home here.
4. BitChute
BitChute is a peer to peer video sharing platform. Its mission is to put people and free speech first. It's free to join and create and upload your own videos to share with others.
For the extra adventurous there is bitchute. This program is committed to freedom of speech and is built on the torrent platform. All videos, when uploaded, are decrypted, split, and launched into the cloud ether just like any other torrent. When you call a video the torrent is loaded and the video is buffered and rendered while downloading the file. These videos cannot be censored, removed, or banned. This also looks like a very promising community and with the latest news that Bitchute may be combining efforts with Steemit, this may be a duo that will keep speech free. Learn more here: BitChute&Steemit
5. IPFSTube
IPFSTube is a player for videos stored in IPFS. You can upload videos here or on your own computer using ipfs. To be honest I wish I could even explain this to you, but I have no idea and looks like it may require another blog post. It looks like some form of cloud service. Perhaps someone might see this and know more about it.
Under Development:
1. Media Goblin
Unfortunately, not much out of these guys in a few months, But it looks like they have a working project in github. Perhaps they are worth keeping an eye on.
MediaGoblin is a free software media publishing platform that anyone can run. You can think of it as a decentralized alternative to Flickr, YouTube, SoundCloud, etc. It's also:
The perfect tool to show and share your media!
Building tools to empower the world through decentralization!
Built for extensibility. Multiple media types, including video support!
Part of the GNU project and devoted to user freedom.
Powered by a community of people like you.
2. Dreamvids
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3. SteemQ
No Information provided. Here is their about us:
What is it? Steemq a place for people to sit back and binge watch the latest webisode. It's also a place for creators to share a videos and make a few bucks. How it works Our decentralized video platform will enable creators and fans to form direct relationships around content.
Fans can subscribe to content and choose to directly fund their favorite creators.
With no one in the middle of this relationship, creators take home a greater cut.
Our goal is to make that income regular and sustainable.
Conclusion
Mass migration is happening and developers are scrambling to meet the needs of this new market. The decentralized freedom of speech market. Programs like Vid.me and BitChute are leading the way into the decentralized video sharing platform market. They both have solid ideas that will continue to evolve as the new world economy takes shape.
PS: There are other video sharing platforms. Twitch, a Japanese one, one for artist, indie movies, video games, etc. You might find a nitche. However, they were not mentioned here as they cater to a specific demographic and not just the random amateur or business video.
Dont forget about steemq
Yup its on the list, but looks like they are still in development.
Thanks for the reply
Thanks for the great information. New opportunities are always a pleasure!
Thanks chinoden.
BitChute sounds interesting but will people want to be sharing their data quota by sharing bits of torrents from mobile devices. I think you watch and share your bits at the same time.....(like popcorn for pc and mac).
I think you have a valid point. Torrents do go both ways. Its a great solution for computers vs mobile devices. There is a thread started where someone is trying to get Bitchute to make changes to there code to allow it to integrate with steemit. I guess they are also trying to convince bitchute to monetize their site to work with steemit. This is a great idea and that's why I began the search. Here is the thread:
https://steemit.com/beyondbitcoin/@officialfuzzy/breaking-officialfuzzy-and-jcalfee-open-up-bitchute-steemit-partnership-connection-will-the-community-rise-to-the-occasion
When I discovered Vid.me I thought I had hit the Jackpot and double whammy to get paid for video content and blog content, when embedding your video into Steemit. Unfortunately this was not as easy. Here is the link and the story:
https://steemit.com/vidme/@myrevteam/vid-me-full-review-verified-members-get-paid-for-your-content
I discovered we are limited by Steemit Coding. I will still need to investigate Patreon and see if the Iframe will work there. I do not think of Patreon as a substitute for Steemit, however if it allows the iframes then they may be competition in the short term.
Basically it seems to me the best way to go about this is to simply ask Steemit and Vid.me to agree on security protocols and allow the Iframe. For security reasons they are willing to allow Iframe from 3 companies already. So its just a matter of permission. This would require a 5 minute fix on the part of Steemit and no significant changes would be required to any of the platforms. Bitchute would require too much work when a simpler easier solution is available.
It's possible that you're neglecting something essential in the factors relevant to content provision. Torrents allow decentralization, and make it unnecessary for the site to store and stream the content, meaning the servers necessary to create the site are tiny and inexpensive compared to a service that must store and stream the content from their site.
For this reason Bitchute offers potential unmatched by the competitors. This is not to say that more traditional service models are impractical, but that they are orders of magnitude more expensive, and any site that hosts and streams content centrally is prone to censorship.
Torrents, by their decentralized nature, are inherently immune to censorship.
Lots of content creators are getting their Youtube account suspended i don't know why they all don't just post the content on all of these new sites. If it's good content the end user doesn't care which platform it's on.
I think the best are the decentralized alternatives (what is the point of supporting centralized, DailyMotion, Vimeo , Break.com and others will simply suffer from corporate-government censorship if we all move to them); and of these decentralized options, Bit.Tube is the best of them all since it allows you to enter your Youtube credentials and drag all of your videos over from your old YouTube platform before you get platformed for spreading the truth, offending snowflakes or calling out bullshit.
However, View.ly and BitChute.com have a good following but don't have a video ingestion function either.
D.Tube has the best layout, taken straight from YouTube BUT their IPFS upload is the most unreliable , bug-filled, shitbox of all the decentralized options.
In my opinion, if these 4 companies joined forces, they could take out YouTube in 2 years. If not, they could all fail to get traction.