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Wistia
Survived by selling the plumbing, not the pixels.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — Google has not replaced it
Google's version overlaps, but does not finish the video job, so this one still earns its $24/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Hosting and analytics are infrastructure, not content. Google, May 20, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Vimeo and YouTube.
- What the call is worth $288/yr
- $24/mo at the entry paid tier — $288 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Since
- May 20, 2025
- List price
- $24/mo
- Per year
- $288
The backstory
Wistia hosts marketing video with engagement analytics, lead capture and CRM integrations. Generative video increases how much video marketers make, which increases what they need to host and measure. AI added transcription and chaptering as features. Straightforward survivor.
Escape hatches
V 
Vimeo Comparable hosting with a free tier.
vimeo.com open_in_new Y 
YouTube Free, but you give up the data.
youtube.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.