Video.js
Summary
Open source HTML5 video player framework.
Parent organisation: Brightcove
Type of organisation: Publicly-listed company (or group)
Market share: Market dominance
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Software developer
Skills needed to use: Software developer
Parent organisation: Brightcove
Type of organisation: Publicly-listed company (or group)
Market share: Market dominance
Pricing: Free
Skills needed to set-up: Software developer
Skills needed to use: Software developer
Pros
Open Source alternatives available
Transparent pricing model
Cons
Unclear data policies
Lacks accessibility statement
Does not share diversity data
Full Product Data Collection
Data collected January-February 2020
| Product name | Video.js |
| Product URL | https://videojs.com/ |
| Parent organisation | Brightcove |
| Workflow category | Publishing & distribution |
| Date product founded | 2010 |
| Product description | Open source HTML5 video player framework. |
| What type of company or organisation is the product owned by? | Publicly-listed company (or group) |
| Is the company profit-making? | Yes, profitable |
| How is this product funded? | Investment by parent company or group |
| What market share does the tool have? | Market dominance |
| Is there an Open Source alternative in this product space? | Yes. Plyr, Afterglow, MediaElement.js, jPlayer |
| When did the company last release new features? | October 2018: make vjs-fill a player mode, add breakpoints option to support toggling classes based on player width, add responsive option, which enables breakpoints support, createLogger for easier logging in individual module |
| Have they shared details of the product roadmap? | No |
| Is there talk of the product raising further investment? | No |
| Is there talk of the product being acquired? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy business issues or challenges in the last 12 months? | No |
| Is there a pricing model listed on the website? | Product is clearly listed as free |
| How clear & transparent is this pricing model? | Product is clearly listed as free |
| What is the range of prices offered? | N/A |
| What factors drive higher pricing? | N/A |
| What skills are needed to get this tool set up & usable? | Software developer |
| What skills are needed to USE this tool day-to-day? | Software developer |
| Does this tool use proprietary file formats for saving documents & outputs? | Defaults to common open standard file formats |
| Is the product reliant on 3rd-party APIs or interoperability to function? | No |
| Have there been any newsworthy technical issues in the last 3 years? | No |
| How clear is the Terms of Service for users (i.e. publishing customers)? | No public TOS available pre-purchase |
| Does the product have a data collection & usage policy on its website? (Can be a GDPR statement)? | GDPR N/A |
| Is their data policy “GDPR everywhere”? | GDPRA N/A |
| Does the product require your audience to sign-in to use it? | N/A not an audience facing tool |
| IF SIGN IN REQUIRED: Does audience sign-in use 3rd party platforms? | N/A not an audience facing tool |
| Does the public product website mention how to export or transfer your data to another service? | No |
| Does the public product website mention how to delete your data? | No / cannot find |
| Have there been any newsworthy security breaches with this product in the last 3 years? | No |
| Does the company have an accessibility statement on its website? | No / cannot find |
| Does the company release information on the diversity of the workforce? | No |