WordPress offers many video plugins. Which one will make your video look the best and attract more visitors? We prepared a comparison of a popular ones for you to make your choice easier.
Pro Plugins
| Function/Feature | FV Player | Flowplayer.org Paid | JW player 6 plugin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copyright Foliovision - Full Comparison | |||
| License | PRO for 1 domain | PRO for 1 domain | PRO for 1 domain |
| Price | $75 one-time payment | $150 one-time payment | $299 every year | Features | FV Player | Flowplayer.org Paid | JW player 6 plugin |
| RTMP Streaming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HLS streaming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Social sharing | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Lightbox | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Video quality adjustment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Analytics | FV Player | Flowplayer.org Paid | JW player 6 plugin |
| Google analytics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Advertising | FV Player | Flowplayer.org Paid | JW player 6 plugin |
| Google text ads | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| VAST, VPAID | $150/ year | Third party, less features for $210 | Only in Enterprise and Ads editions |
Free Versions
| Function/Feature | FV Flowplayer | JW Player 7 Plugin | Flowplayer.org Free | WordPress built-in video player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copyright Foliovision - Full Comparison | ||||
| Version | 2.2.9 | 1.1.1 | 1.13.0 | from WordPress 3.6 |
| Popularity on WordPress.org | 4.4/5 | 3.9/5 | 4.2/5 | NA |
| license | GPL v3 | No commercial use! | GPL v3 | GPL v2 & MIT | Features | FV Flowplayer | JW Player 7 Plugin | Flowplayer.org Free | WordPress built-in video player |
| HTML 5 with Flash support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| JavaScript API | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RTMP Streaming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| HLS streaming | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Playlists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Subtitles | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Social sharing | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Customization - skins | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Analytics | FV Flowplayer | JW Player 7 Plugin | Flowplayer.org Free | WordPress built-in video player |
| Google analytics | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Advertising | FV Flowplayer | JW Player 7 Plugin | Flowplayer.org Free | WordPress built-in video player |
| Preroll, Postroll | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Google text ads | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Support | FV Flowplayer | JW Player 7 Plugin | Flowplayer.org Free | WordPress built-in video player |
| Forums | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pro support (paid) | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom web development | ✓ | Enterprise Only | ✗ | ✗ |
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