Zencoder Alternatives

Zencoder is described as 'Audio and video encoding/transcoding software as a service. Convert videos online into web and mobile formats using our cloud encoding API' and is an website in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Zencoder, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including SaaS, Linux, Mac and Windows apps. The best Zencoder alternative is Amazon Elastic Transcoder, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Zencoder are Kaltura, Livepeer, Opencast and Coconut.

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  1. Amazon Elastic Transcoder icon

    Amazon Elastic Transcoder

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    Amazon Elastic Transcoder is media transcoding in the cloud. It is designed to be a highly scalable, easy to use and a cost effective way for developers and businesses to convert (or “transcode”) media files from their source format into versions that will playback on devices...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     

    • Amazon Elastic Transcoder is the most popular SaaS alternative to Zencoder.

    • Amazon Elastic Transcoder is the most popular free alternative to Zencoder.

    • Amazon Elastic Transcoder is Freemium and ProprietaryZencoder is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Kaltura icon

    Kaltura

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    The Community of Open Source Online Video Projects. Aiming to provide FOSS, powerful and cost-effective alternatives to the proprietary video management and processing applications available today.

    32 Kaltura alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • Kaltura is the most popular Linux alternative to Zencoder.

    • Kaltura is the most popular Open Source alternative to Zencoder.

    • Kaltura is Free and Open SourceZencoder is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Livepeer icon

    Livepeer

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    Livepeer is a performant and affordable video streaming infrastructure service. It supports live and video on demand streaming.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • Livepeer is the most popular Web-based alternative to Zencoder.

    • Livepeer is the most popular commercial alternative to Zencoder.

    • Livepeer is Paid and Open SourceZencoder is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Opencast icon

    Opencast

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    Opencast is an open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale. Build custom capture, processing, scheduling and distribution solutions for your organization with one flexible platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     

    • Opencast is the most popular Mac alternative to Zencoder.

    • Opencast is Free and Open SourceZencoder is Paid and Proprietary
  6. Coconut icon

    Coconut

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    Coconut - Outsource video transcoding for Web, Mobile and TV projects with just a few lines of code.

    14 Coconut alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • .NET Framework
    • PHP
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Java
    • Node.JS
     
  7. Panopto icon

    Panopto

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    Panopto's software-based video platform brings video recording, live webcasting, video content management, video content search, editing and more to any laptop or iOS device.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     

    • Panopto is the most popular Windows alternative to Zencoder.

    • Panopto is Paid and ProprietaryZencoder is also Paid and Proprietary
  9. Transloadit icon

    Transloadit

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    Transloadit handles file uploads, resize, crop and watermark your images, make GIFs, transcode your videos, extract thumbnails, generate audio waveforms, and so much more. In short, it is a Swiss Army Knife for your files and a one-stop place for developers that are looking to...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Snickers icon

    Snickers

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    Snickers is an open source alternative to the existent cloud encoding services. It is a HTTP API that encode videos.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Snickers is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Zencoder.

    • Snickers is Free and Open SourceZencoder is Paid and Proprietary
  11. Brightcove icon

    Brightcove

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    Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), is a leading global provider of powerful cloud solutions for delivering and monetizing video across connected devices. The company offers a full suite of products and services that reduce the cost and complexity associated with publishing...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    • Brightcove is the most popular iPhone alternative to Zencoder.

    • Brightcove is Paid and ProprietaryZencoder is also Paid and Proprietary
  12. 10Duke File+ icon

    10Duke File+

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    File+ is a dedicated file management and file conversion API for online files and media. File+ provides an engine that allows large scale online file storage as well as the mapping of input files to series of commands for producing file conversion.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  13. MediaMachine icon

    MediaMachine

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    Engage users and boost your brand with Intelligent Video Thumbnail generation, NLP-like Video Summarization, and a rock-solid Video Transcoding pipeline.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  14. Mux icon

    Mux

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    Mux Video is an API-first platform, powered by data and designed by video experts to make beautiful video possible for every development team.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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