Vimeo vs MediaGoblin
When comparing Vimeo vs MediaGoblin, the Slant community recommends Vimeo for most people. In the question“What are the best alternatives to YouTube for uploading your own videos?” Vimeo is ranked 2nd while MediaGoblin is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Vimeo is:
Vimeo does not display ads, making the viewing experience more enjoyable.
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Pros
Pro No ads
Vimeo does not display ads, making the viewing experience more enjoyable.
Pro Lots of high quality content
Vimeo has a community that appreciates production quality and avoids fluff.
Pro Free code software licensed under the GNU AGPLv3 (or later) license
You can install this software on any server to create a video upload site, whether just for you, for a group of people, or for public use (eg GoblinRefuge.com) and the source code of your copy can be modified to meet you specific needs.
Cons
Con Can be downloaded
Vimeo is okay but it can be downloaded easily. The internet gives you multiple options which help in downloading videos from Vimeo.
Con Can't search across all servers running MediaGoblin
At this stage of development, videos uploaded on one server running MediaGoblin will not come up in a search run on a different server running MediaGoblin.