Comparison with other file hosting services

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How does Guest Video compare with other file hosting services?

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How does Guest Video compare with other file hosting services?

There are far too many file hosting services to compare, but they are mostly the same. The most popular ones that come to mind are Dropbox, Amazon and Vimeo which are actually 3 good examples of the different types of file hosting services.

DROPBOX - is everyone's favorite because it is free. But it has 2 drawbacks for video files... 1) that files can be downloaded directly, ie: no checks to ensure that the file is displayed on your website only; 2) no built in options to apply DRM or copy protection.

AMAZON S3 - most economical. Another advantage is that they provide options for ensuring that the files is displayed on your web site, ie: no direct download hacks. No options for DRM or copy protection.

VIMEO - a popular video host but not the most economical. One advantage is that they do provide a good video player for web pages. Disadvantages are that that video player needs to be customized to prevent save/download options; and that while they can ensure that your video is displayed on your web page only, they cannot provide real DRM or copy protection.

GUEST VIDEO - is most economical and it provides the most secure options for DRM, copy protection and watermarking. By "most secure" we mean that it is not exploitable by any means.