The 7 Best Platforms To Sell Videos Online in 2026

Selling videos online is a great way to monetize your expertise, but relying on platforms like YouTube or TikTok can be unpredictable. Choosing one of the best platforms for selling videos online can help you generate stable, recurring revenue and simplify your content monetization process.

For example, AdjusterTV Plus moved from YouTube to Uscreen and grew its revenue by over 400% by leveraging Uscreen’s subscriptions and community engagement tools.

Whether you’re launching a new video service or looking to take more control over your existing video revenue, these platforms offer a variety of content types and monetization strategies, making it easy to find the right solution for your goals.

Platform	Best for	Monetization options	Key features
Uscreen	Community-based video memberships	Subscriptions Rentals Purchases	Branded apps Analytics Marketing tools
Vimeo Streaming (formerly Vimeo OTT)	Filmmakers, indie creators	Rentals Purchases Subscriptions	Custom storefront DRM Global distribution
Brightcove	Enterprise video businesses	Subscriptions Ads Pay-per-view	Advanced analytics API Ad integrations
Dacast	Broadcasters / live events	Pay-per-view Subscription Ads	Live streaming White label Paywall
Muvi	OTT app creators	Subscriptions Rentals Ads	Multi-platform apps White label Monetization
Patreon	Independent creators	Memberships Donations	Community buildin g Tiered memberships
Thinkific	Course creators and educators	One-time purchases Subscriptions	LMS tools Quizzes Drip content

Uscreen

Best for: Community-based video memberships

G2 rating: 4.7/5

Uscreen helps creators launch premium subscription services with flexible monetization options. Community engagement tools and branded apps keep audiences coming back month after month, making it an ideal platform for creators with existing audiences who want to grow recurring revenue and engage their community.

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Uscreen pros 

• Flexible monetization: Offer membership subscriptions, video on demand, rentals, live streaming, and community membership.
• Branded apps: Uscreen can help you launch a branded Netflix-style app in 30 to 45 days. Creators with apps see 1.6 times more annual subscriptions than those who don’t offer apps.
• Emphasis on retention: An emphasis on member retention through community engagement and mobile/TV apps keeps your members subscribed and improves your recurring revenue. Members who use apps have up to 25% more watch time than those who don’t.
• Best-in-class user experience: Uscreen’s video catalog is inspired by Netflix and helps users easily find, pay for, and watch the videos they’re most interested in (or provide them full access with a subscription).

Uscreen cons 

• Best with an existing audience: If you don’t already have an audience that’s willing to pay for your content, Uscreen might be too advanced, as it’s not designed for creators just starting out with monetization. 
• Higher initial price point to start: For newer creators without a large audience, Uscreen’s monthly fees and per-subscriber costs can feel a bit high.
• Limited customization: Some reviewers find that Uscreen’s customization options for websites and emails aren’t as extensive as other platforms.

Pricing 

Feature	Growth	App Essentials	Custom
Monthly cost (paid annually)	$149	$449	Custom
Live streaming	1 free hour	1 free hour	Custom
Video storage	100 hours	100 hours	Custom
Mobile apps	None	2 included	Custom
Support	Email	Email, chat, migration support	Email, chat, migration support, end user support
One-on-one onboarding calls	1	3	Unlimited

A Uscreen example

Art for Kids Hub is a YouTube channel that shares videos of art lesson projects for kids. With nearly 9 million subscribers, the channel is hugely successful, but the creators expanded to a membership website of the same name using Uscreen to provide better service and generate more stable revenue.

In addition to building recurring revenue, this website is school-friendly (many schools block YouTube, making it harder for teachers and students to access art projects) and offers exclusive members-only lessons.

Members can also access lessons and projects through the branded mobile app, so they can enjoy their favorite art projects wherever they are.

Another example is Filmmakers Academy, which migrated from Vimeo and scaled its membership by 180% with Uscreen!

Review

While Uscreen makes it super easy to learn their platform, you have to spend a decent amount of time hunting and pecking away at the interface to truly grasp what features are available to you and, especially if you’re evaluating against another platform, what’s not there.

Jeremy H., Verified G2 Reviewer

Vimeo OTT (Vimeo Streaming)

Best for: Filmmakers, indie creators

G2 rating: 4.3/5

Vimeo is one of the biggest platforms outside of YouTube for sharing videos online, but it provides more monetization options through its over-the-top (OTT) platform. Creators can opt for subscription-based memberships, video-on-demand streaming, advertising, or free options on many different platforms.

We’ve broken down the differences between YouTube and Vimeo in a detailed article if you’re looking to compare the platforms.

Vimeo OTT pros 

• Simple user interface: Reviewers like Vimeo Streaming’s easy-to-use interface for uploading and managing videos.
• Branded apps: Uscreen data shows that creators with branded apps see 15% less monthly churn than those without, and Vimeo powers over 3,100+ branded apps.
• Free plan: You’ll get limited video storage and options, but you can start building your OTT service with Vimeo’s free plan to try it out.
• Native live streaming: No need to integrate with Zoom or another service; Vimeo has built-in live streaming on higher-level plans.

Vimeo OTT cons 

• Limited marketing functionality: You’ll get basic marketing functions and integrations with other services, but miss out on things like built-in upsells and giveaway funnels.
• Limited support options: Both of Vimeo’s plans include email support, but only Enterprise customers get phone support and live chat support for their live events.
• Few built-in community features: Vimeo Streaming’s site builder includes an old-school forum, but if you want modern community engagement features like challenges or welcome workflows, you’ll need to look for Vimeo alternatives.

Pricing 

Feature	Starter	Enterprise
Monthly cost (paid annually)	$1	Custom
Storage	100GB	Custom
Branded video player	No	Yes
Audience chat during live events	No	Yes
Marketing integrations	No	Yes
Interactive video	No	Yes

A Vimeo Streaming example

ClayShare, an online pottery studio, uses Vimeo to power its website and large collection of videos. You can see Vimeo’s clean video player in action here:

In addition to offering access to most of the video catalog with a membership, ClayShare also offers individual workshops (both live and recorded) for one-off projects and collaborations with other pottery creators:

Reviews

Vimeo is content creator friendly, the paid account has lots of features and tools to support creators. Unlike Youtube there is flexibility (less restrictions) on what you upload. Vimeo also works in countries that YouTube has difficulties. The live streaming feature is easy to use too. Vimeo customer support is quick and prompt too.

Mervin V., Verified G2 Reviewer

Brightcove

Best for: Enterprise video businesses

G2 rating: 4.3/5

Brightcove is a back-end streaming solution that lets enterprise-level businesses create, share, and monetize branded content. If you need in-depth analytics, global live streaming, content security, and extensive video marketing tools that you won’t find elsewhere, this might be a good option for your business.

If Brightcove sounds like a solution you might explore, make sure to compare it against Brightcove competitors to find the right fit for your brand.

Brightcove pros 

• Interactive video: Brightcove has native support for creating interactive video, which can be a big differentiator for selling videos online.
• Industry-leading analytics: If you sell videos with Brightcove, you’ll get insights on your content, audience, engagement, ads, and more.
• Flexible monetization: Brightcove has native support for advertising, multi-tier subscription, and transactional monetization, as well as hybrid options.
• Multiple products to fit your needs: With several different products — including Media Studio, Communications Studio, Marketing Studio, Zencoder, and more — you can find the right combination for your enterprise.

Brightcove cons 

• Overkill for most creators: 250 companies listed in the Fortune 1,000 use Brightcove. If your business isn’t at that level, Brightcove will almost certainly be overkill.
• No all-in-one solution: The ability to choose the right combination of products is good for global enterprises, but most creators will find that this just adds unnecessary cost to get access to the features you need.
• No site builder: Brightcove is designed to be integrated into your already-existing website, and if you’re looking for help building a website, you’re out of luck.

Pricing 

Brightcove doesn’t provide any pricing information on its website, but according to research conducted by Dubb, you’ll probably be looking at $199/month at a minimum, with a $500/month plan being the next step up.

A Brightcove example

You can find examples of many different features in the Brightcove support documentation, but this interactive video from Under Armour shows off one of the platform’s most interesting features: interactive add-to-cart pop-ups directly in embedded video, making this a shoppable online video platform:

A second example of interactive video shows how Verizon uses this feature, with an “Is this video helpful?” pop-up and links directly to Apple and Google app stores to download the app being discussed in the video:t interesting features: interactive add-to-cart pop-ups directly in embedded video, making this a shoppable video platform:

Reviews

We use this software to host and stream hundreds of eLearning videos, and streaming instead of embedding has dramatically reduced loading errors for our learners. The UI feels a bit dated, and some video attributes like video ID and player ID can be confusing, but clearer labeling could improve this experience.

Tanner S., Verified G2 Review

Dacast

Best for: Broadcasters / live events

G2 rating: 4.3/5

Like Brightcove, Dacast is a popular platform for hosting and distributing videos, especially among businesses that already have their own website (or want to build one on another platform). You won’t get many site-building or customization options, but it is a solid choice for sharing high-quality video around the world.

For more details on Dacast, check out our Dacast vs. Vimeo breakdown.

Dacast pros 

• Content management system: Dacast’s back-end content management system lets you organize and stream live and recorded video through unlimited channels on your site.
• Streaming to China: Many platforms have restrictions on streaming in China, but not Dacast’s Chinese content delivery networks (though it’s worth doing some research about content restrictions if you’re planning on streaming in China).
• Overage protection: Dacast plans come with a streaming bandwidth limit, but you can set up overage protection to automatically pay the overage charges without disrupting your streams.
• Unlimited viewers: Every paid plan supports unlimited concurrent viewers of your videos.

Dacast cons 

• Limited monetization options: Dacast lets you offer subscriptions, video-on-demand (VOD), and advertising. This will cover many people’s needs, but it leaves out things like bundling and rentals that you can find on other platforms for selling videos online.
• No site building capabilities: If you don’t already have a website, you’ll need to build one elsewhere and embed your Dacast videos.
• No community interaction: While your audience members can chat during a live stream, there’s no further community interaction built into the platform, so to maximize retention you’ll need to build that in your own website.

Pricing 

Plan	Starter	Event	Scale	Custom
Monthly cost (paid annually)	$39	$63	$165	Custom
Bandwidth	2.4TB	6TB	24TB	Custom
Storage	500GB	250GB	2,000GB	Custom
Paywall Add-on	Yes	Yes	Yes
Advertising Add-on	Yes	Yes	Yes
Support	24/7 support	24/7 support	24/7 support	24/7 support with phone

A Dacast example

Because Dacast is a back-end technology, it’s hard to find clear examples, but you can get a feel for the video player in Dacast’s knowledge base. Here’s an example of what a multi-chapter video looks like in action:

In addition to exploring the video player, you can also use the tutorial videos to check out settings and see a few features in action, like Dacast’s presentation of transcripts:

Reviews

Dacast offers great tech support and strong streaming, and it’s clear the team genuinely cares—something rare among most streaming providers I’ve used. My only issue was that they don’t handle encoding, so to offer multiple bitrates for different devices and connection speeds, I had to send one large original stream myself, which reduced quality and sometimes caused buffering when transmitting the higher-bandwidth feed.

Steve R., Verified Review

Muvi

Best for: OTT app creators

G2 rating: 4.6/5

Muvi offers a variety of services to businesses looking to sell videos online, including an all-in-one platform solution called Muvi One. One of Muvi’s standout features is the large number of apps you can create through the platform without extensive technical knowledge.

If you’re looking for a more intuitive experience or deeper customization outside of its templates, it may be worth exploring some Muvi alternatives.

Muvi pros 

• Apps on many platforms: In addition to iOS and Android apps, you can create apps for Roku, Amazon, Samsung, LG, Windows, Xbox, Mac, and other platforms.
• Add-ons to expand functionality: If you want your users to be able to upload videos or to use Muvi’s learning management system extension, you can add them for a monthly fee.
• Built-in recommendation engine: Most plans include access to the Alie recommendation engine, which suggests content for users to watch based on their previous activity.
• Powerful customization: On higher-level plans, you can customize Muvi’s offerings and have those tweaks deployed in a month or less.

Muvi cons 

• Significant investment: Muvi One is built with established businesses (or those with a solid amount of cash right out of the gate) in mind. You only get access to the full suite of features once you get to the Professional plan at $1,274  per month.
• Learning curve: Some reviewers find it difficult to use Muvi’s interface to create and manage their platforms, and not everyone is happy with the response they got from customer support.
• Limited customization: Multiple reviewers commented on the small number of website templates available on Muvi. And while you can work with the Muvi team to further customize the product, it takes time and further cost.

Pricing 

Note: This is pricing specifically for Muvi One; if you’re interested in other products, be sure to visit Muvi’s site to get the details.

	Standard	Professional	Enterprise	Ultimate
Monthly cost (paid annually)	$339	$1,274	$3,315	Custom
Extra cost per app per month (paid annually)	$254	$424	$424	Custom
Hosting (monthly)	100GB bandwidth, 100GB storage, 20GB encoding	500GB bandwidth, 500GB storage, 100GB encoding	1TB bandwidth, 1TB storage, 200GB encoding	2GB bandwidth, 2TB storage, 400GB encoding
Apps available	iOS, Android	iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, Windows, Mac, Xbox, Apple Vision Pro, Astro	iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, Windows, Mac, Xbox, Apple Vision Pro, Astro	iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku TV, Fire TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, Windows, Mac, Xbox, Apple Vision Pro, Astro
Support plan	Basic	Basic	Basic, Priority available	Basic, Priority available, VIP available
Designated account manager	No	No	Yes	Yes

A Muvi example

Simply South is a great example of what Muvi can do for creators looking to build a Netflix-like streaming service that offers both subscription access and single-video rentals. Here you can see the catalog page’s easy organization and visual appeal:

If you want to see the Muvi video player in action, check out the Muvi demo page to see a video play and test out some different light customization options:

Reviews

Working with the Muvi team has been great—they’re professional, attentive, and committed to solving any issues, and the platform has been consistently reliable with no downtime. My main challenges are the CMS, which isn’t very user-friendly and requires a lot of navigation and reference to the help forum, and the lack of an option to offer both a FAST channel and paid VOD for a single product.

Audra E., Verified Review

Patreon

Best for: Independent creators

G2 rating: 4.1/5

Patreon connects creators directly with their audiences to sell videos and build community. If you want to distribute content regularly but aren’t concerned about building a big catalog of videos to monetize without ads or using advanced community features for retention, Patreon can be a way to build your platform quickly.

Patreon is an interesting platform and feels very different from the others on this list. To decide if Patreon is worth it for your brand, compare its features against your goals.

You can also check out our guide on Patreon alternatives.

Patreon pros 

• Name recognition: Patreon is a very popular platform, and if you tell your audience members that they can support you there, many of them will already understand how it works.
• No monthly fees: Instead of monthly fees, you pay a percentage of your earnings to Patreon (see below for pricing details).
• Simple model: You publish the videos you want to sell, and your members receive them. Add some basic community features, and you have a Patreon.
• Online store: In addition to your monthly subscriptions, you can also sell digital products through your own Patreon store.

Patreon cons 

• Not video–focused: While many Patreon creators sell videos, the platform is built to be more flexible and appeal to podcasters, makers, and more, so you’ll miss out on some video features like native live streaming.
• Limited monetization options: You can offer subscriptions and run an online store, and that’s about it — rentals, bundling, and paid community membership aren’t available.
• No site customization: While you may be able to make small tweaks, you won’t be building your own site like you would on other video monetization platforms. You’re stuck with Patreon’s current creator page.

Pricing 

Patreon has a new standard plan plus three legacy plans available to those who published sites before August 4, 2025:

• The standard plan has you pay 10% of the income you earn to the platform, and monthly and annual subscriptions, membership tiers, and automated growth tools.

• The Founders plan has you pay 5% of the income you earn to the platform and is only available to creators who haven’t changed their plan or currency since before May 7, 2019.
• The Pro plan has you pay 8% of the income you earn to the platform and includes core Patreon tools, but it’s unavailable for new creators after August 4, 2025.
• The Pro + Merch plan has you pay 11% of the income you earn to the platform and includes full Merch fulfillment. It’s also unavailable to new creators after August 4, 2025.

If you want to sell digital products, you’ll also pay 5% of your monthly sales earnings to Patreon.

A Patreon example

CGP Grey is a popular YouTuber who maintains a Patreon presence. One interesting thing about CGP Grey’s Patreon is that it offers access to a members-only Discord. This is a way around Patreon’s limited community features, but requires coordination between multiple platforms. Here’s a look at how Patreon displays membership options:

You can also get an idea of Patreon’s video experience with a limited preview of CGP Grey’s videos in the feed:

Reviews

Patreon is a great way to build a strong, connected community with customers, and we’ve been able to host book clubs, special Zoom events, and offer discounts with ease, but the comment system feels limited and easy to miss—more like a blog thread than a true social, interactive space.

Brittany W., Verified G2 Review

Thinkific

Best for: Course creators and educators

G2 rating: 4.5/5

If you’re specifically looking to sell content online in the format of a course or educational product, Thinkific is a great choice. As one of the top online course platforms, it has lots of features that cater to educational creators.
If you want to compare Kajabi vs. Thinkific, decide if built-in marketing tools or optimization tools for educational courses are more important.

There are also Thinkific alternatives with comparable features if the pricing or features don’t work for your team.

Thinkific pros 

• Course builder: With course templates, AI-assisted course building, and a drag-and-drop course builder, you can start turning your videos into online courses in no time.
• Online learning features: Assignments, quizzes, compliance tools, and integration with Brillium Exams let you offer a high-quality learning environment remotely.
• Mobile learning app: Thinkific’s mobile app lets students access your courses while they’re on the go. Branded apps are also available.
• Support for coaching: Built-in support for coaching and webinars makes it easy to sell these products to your audience.

Thinkific cons 

• Primarily for educators: While Thinkific does offer downloads and memberships, it’s built largely for selling online courses and other educational products, which won’t suit all creators.
• Limited community features: Depending on the plan you choose, you’ll have limited communities and community spaces, which could get in the way of audience engagement.
• Learning curve: Many reviewers find that Thinkific is a bit hard to learn, and if you’re planning on using advanced features like SCORM compliance or the Brillium Exams integration, you should be ready to spend some time getting set up.

Pricing 

Feature	Basic	Start	Grow	Plus
Monthly cost (paid annually)	$36	$74	$149	Custom
Communities	1	1	3	Unlimited
Spaces per community	5	10	20	Unlimited
Support	Email, chat	Email, chat	Phone, priority email	Dedicated success team
Advanced HTML/CSS editing	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Randomized quiz question bank	No	No	Yes	Yes

A Thinkific example

Thinkific Academy includes numerous free courses that can help you grow your business and give you an idea of what your learners will see. The video interface is clean but includes several handy features like completion progress tracking and a search bar:

Course creators get access to many types of content, including worksheets, which are interactive on the platform:

Reviews

Thinkific has been an intuitive and comprehensive platform for building my online self-care school, and I appreciate their constant updates, new tools, AI features, and audience-retention options like my own app and improved communities. My only challenge was designing a “self-care Netflix”-style video library within their course-focused structure, but creating topic-based video galleries solved it, and my students now use the content even more easily—especially with the upgraded app.

Judith M., Verified G2 Review

How to choose a platform for selling videos online

Now that you’ve seen how the best platforms for selling videos online compare, you might be wondering how to choose one. The best way to start is by examining your priorities and seeing which platforms align with them.

For example, if flexible monetization and recurring revenue are most important to you, Uscreen is a great choice.

On the other hand, if you’re concerned about providing an educational experience that requires more interactive online learning tools like quizzes and assignments, Thinkific is worth a look.

And if you’re not especially interested in creating a platform, but want to offer your fans the ability to financially support your content, Patreon is built and optimized around that very idea.

Each platform has its strengths and use cases. Take some time to think about your highest priorities and future growth plans, then compare a few platforms based on how they can best help your business.

We’ll start with the most important step in choosing a platform for selling videos online:

1. Determine your priorities 

What’s most important to you? Is it user experience? Access to an audience or a marketplace? A personalized video platform? Integrations with your most important tools?

Take some time to identify three or four priorities that are non-negotiable in your search. It’s worth spending a bit of extra time at this point in the process to make sure you know exactly what you’re looking for.

Here are three of the things we think you should have in any OTT platform:

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2. Create a shortlist of video selling platforms 

The priorities you identified should eliminate a few of the platforms available. For example, if you need a platform that lets you build a customized website, Patreon won’t fit.

Even early in your research, you may have gut instincts about certain platforms. Use those impressions to shortlist a few options to compare before diving deeper into their specific features.

3. Dive deep into the details of each platform 

Once you narrow down to a few options, it’s time to look at each platform in greater detail. You know they offer the features that you’ve prioritized, but what are other priorities for you? 

Does each platform offer membership support? What about one-on-one onboarding? Are there video-related features that will help you grow your business in the future?

This step might take the longest, as the feature lists for video monetization platforms can be quite long. But taking your time here means you’re much less likely to have regrets about the platform you’ve chosen. If there are any platform demos you can take advantage of, now would be a great time.

4. Choose and start creating

After you decide where to sell videos online, the next step is to try it out yourself.

Sign up for a free trial or a membership, start uploading your videos, and launch your dream business into reality! If it doesn’t feel like the right fit, you can always switch to another platform.

Grow your community and earn recurring revenue with Uscreen

Choosing the best platform for selling videos online is important for creators interested in generating consistent revenue. The right platform should host your content while supporting features like community engagement and multiple revenue streams. 

Uscreen delivers all of this and more, offering customizable websites, easy-to-create OTT platform apps, and a Netflix-style video catalog that keeps your audience engaged and coming back for more.

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