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How ViewNexa compares
How ViewNexa differs from the platforms buyers compare it with most, and from the other ways content owners run streaming channels today.
Why teams choose ViewNexa
Live from your own signal.
Your streaming channels go live, take their breaks and return to schedule when your broadcast does, with nothing switched by hand on ViewNexa's side.
Every streaming job on one contract.
Scheduling, subtitles, clipping, distribution, apps, ads and reporting from one vendor, with one bill and one support team.
Built for a small team.
Routine work is automated at every step, so one producer can run the channels.
Head to head
The platforms buyers compare us with most.
Amagi
Networks and large station groups running playout and distribution at scale.
Choose ViewNexa when: You need live, apps and FAST channels together, and the cost per channel matters.
Frequency
Content owners building and distributing FAST channels.
Choose ViewNexa when: You run breaking news and want apps, clipping and channels on one contract.
Quickplay
Enterprise media companies and large groups rolling out across many markets.
Choose ViewNexa when: You want a large group's streaming outcome without a large group's project.
Wurl
Content owners focused on FAST distribution and ad revenue.
Choose ViewNexa when: You need apps, live news and FAST channels together, not distribution alone.
Other ways
Not comparing platforms? Here's how the other options compare.
- Built for
- Large networks and groups that need a full platform and have the team and budget to run it.
- Where it gets hard
- Live coverage is often run by operators, and pricing and contracts are built for enterprise scale.
- With ViewNexa
- The same chain, from scheduling to apps, ads and reporting, with live that follows your broadcast signal, priced and supported for teams without a streaming operations department.
At a glance
- Included
- Varies by vendor
- Usually not, or left to you
| What a small team needs | ViewNexa | Enterprise platforms | Separate tools | App-only vendors | Self-serve FAST tools | By hand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live that follows your broadcast signal | Included | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you | Usually not, or left to you | Usually not, or left to you |
| 24-hour schedules filled from playlists | Included | Included | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you |
| One setup for every FAST service | Included | Included | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you | Usually not, or left to you | Usually not, or left to you |
| Clips from live coverage, to apps and social | Included | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you | Usually not, or left to you |
| Your own TV, web and mobile apps | Included | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Included | Usually not, or left to you | Usually not, or left to you |
| Ads, subscriptions and pay-per-view | Included | Included | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you |
| Subtitles in several languages, generated for you | Included | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you |
| Viewing reports in one place | Included | Included | Usually not, or left to you | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Usually not, or left to you |
| One contract, one bill, one support team | Included | Included | Usually not, or left to you | Included | Included | Usually not, or left to you |
| Built and priced for teams without a streaming operations department | Included | Usually not, or left to you | Varies by vendor | Varies by vendor | Included | Included |
Live that follows your broadcast signal
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Varies by vendor
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Usually not, or left to you
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Usually not, or left to you
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
24-hour schedules filled from playlists
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Included
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Usually not, or left to you
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Varies by vendor
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
One setup for every FAST service
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Included
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Usually not, or left to you
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Usually not, or left to you
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
Clips from live coverage, to apps and social
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Varies by vendor
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Varies by vendor
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Usually not, or left to you
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
Your own TV, web and mobile apps
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Varies by vendor
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Included
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Usually not, or left to you
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
Ads, subscriptions and pay-per-view
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Included
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Varies by vendor
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Varies by vendor
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
Subtitles in several languages, generated for you
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Varies by vendor
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Usually not, or left to you
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Varies by vendor
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
Viewing reports in one place
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Included
- Separate tools
- Usually not, or left to you
- App-only vendors
- Varies by vendor
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Varies by vendor
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
One contract, one bill, one support team
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Included
- Separate tools
- Usually not, or left to you
- App-only vendors
- Included
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Included
- By hand
- Usually not, or left to you
Built and priced for teams without a streaming operations department
- ViewNexa
- Included
- Enterprise platforms
- Usually not, or left to you
- Separate tools
- Varies by vendor
- App-only vendors
- Varies by vendor
- Self-serve FAST tools
- Included
- By hand
- Included
Based on how each type of product is typically offered. Individual vendors vary. Ask us to compare a specific vendor in your demo.
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