# Videokr as a Vimeo alternative

Vimeo is a video platform with a community, a showcase and a broad feature surface. Videokr is narrower on purpose: host the file, brand the player, capture emails inside it, embed it anywhere, and report where viewers dropped off — priced on de-duplicated plays with no bandwidth meter.

- Section: Comparisons (https://videokr.com/compare)
- Page: https://videokr.com/compare/vimeo-alternative
- Last updated: 2026-08-18

## Where the two differ structurally

- **Scope.** Vimeo covers a wide surface — hosting, creation tools, showcases, a public audience. Videokr covers hosted marketing video: player, embeds, CTAs, leads, analytics.
- **What the player is for.** A Videokr player ends on your [end screen or CTA](/docs/ctas-and-lead-forms), not on anything that points elsewhere, and carries no vendor branding on paid plans or Lifetime.
- **What is metered.** Videokr counts de-duplicated plays (once per video per month) and never bandwidth. [Linking an external file](/docs/sources) keeps the file where it already lives.

## Privacy and access control

A frequent reason for the search. Videokr offers unlisted pages (noindex, in no sitemap), password protection with short-lived tokens, and domain-locked embeds with wildcard hostnames, so a copied embed will not play elsewhere. See [private video](/docs/privacy) and the [how-to](/guides/password-protect-video). None of it is DRM, and we say so plainly.

## Marketing features

Timed overlays, banners, end screens, email gates that pause playback, A/B thumbnails, related videos, playlists, chapters, captions, transcripts — plus a hundred-bucket retention curve per video and CTA click-through, so a change to the video can be judged rather than debated.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Plays / month | Videos |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 forever | 500 | 5 |
| Starter | $29/year or $5/month | 10,000 | Unlimited |
| Agency | $29/month or $290/year | unlimited | Unlimited |
| Lifetime | $69 once | 10,000 forever | Unlimited |

## Where Videokr is the wrong choice

- You want an audience: a public channel, followers, a showcase people browse.
- You need live streaming or events.
- You want creation tooling — editing, stock, templates.
- You need 4K masters and hours of footage: 200 MB per upload is a marketing-video limit, though larger files can be linked.

## Migrating

Download your masters (or keep them where they are and link them), upload or link into Videokr, rebuild chapters and CTAs, swap the embed codes, and keep both live briefly to compare play counts.

## How to read this page

Videokr's own numbers here are exact. Everything about the other product is limited to how it is structured — what it hosts, where it plays, what it prices on — because feature lists and prices change without notice and we will not print a number for someone else's product that might be stale by the time you read it. Check their current pricing page before you decide, and try both free tiers: that is a better comparison than any table written by a vendor.

## FAQ

### Can I password protect a video on Videokr like on Vimeo?

Yes: a password gate on the public page, plus unlisted visibility and domain-locked embeds, which stop a copied embed code from playing on another site.

### Is there a bandwidth limit?

No. Videokr never meters bandwidth on any plan; Starter and Lifetime charge only for de-duplicated plays above their allowance, while Agency has no play limit.

## Related

- [How to choose a video hosting platform](https://videokr.com/guides/best-video-hosting)
- [Private video: passwords, domain locking and unlisted](https://videokr.com/docs/privacy)
- [How to password protect and privately share a video](https://videokr.com/guides/password-protect-video)
- [Videokr vs the alternatives — quick answers](https://videokr.com/answers/videokr-vs-alternatives)

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Videokr — Videokr is hosted video for marketing sites: upload or link a video, brand the player, capture emails inside it, embed it anywhere and read second-by-second retention. Free tier forever, $69 lifetime, or metered plans.
Plans: https://videokr.com/#pricing · Full reference: https://videokr.com/llms-full.txt