Skippz — Youtube Alternative For Businesses That Have Outgrown YouTube

YouTube is free. It is also covered in ads you cannot control, competitor recommendations you cannot remove, and branding that belongs to Google, not you. If you are using YouTube to host course content, product videos, or anything your business depends on, you already know the trade-offs. Skippz gives you professional private video hosting with full brand control, no ads, and the tools to actually do something with every view. From $12 a month.

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Difference between YouTube & Skippz

YouTube was built to keep viewers on YouTube. Every video you host there becomes a vehicle for their advertising, their recommendations, and their algorithm. Your competitors appear in the sidebar. Ads interrupt your content. Your branding is replaced by theirs. And when you try to make a video private, you are limited to sharing with 50 Google accounts, which means everyone who wants to watch needs a Google account to do it.

For creators, marketers, and businesses that have moved beyond public reach into private hosting, lead capture, branded delivery, and video that actually converts — YouTube is the wrong tool. Skippz gives you everything YouTube never offered: a fully branded private player, uncapped hosting without ads, password protection, marketing tools built into the video itself, and a way to monetise your content without sharing revenue with anyone.

Why businesses move from YouTube to Skippz

YouTube is the world’s largest video platform. But largest and right for your business are two different things. Here is why teams making the move say they wished they had done it sooner.

No ads on your content

YouTube places ads on your videos without your control. Your viewers see advertising — sometimes for your direct competitors inside content you worked hard to create. Skippz is 100 percent ad-free on every plan, always. Your audience watches your content without interruption or distraction.

No competitor recommendations

After every YouTube video your audience watches, the platform serves up a grid of recommendations designed to keep them on YouTube not on your site, and not on your next video. On Skippz, your video ends and your audience stays with you.

Your brand, not Google's

YouTube branding is present on every embed, every player, and every share page. You cannot remove it without workarounds that break on mobile. Skippz gives you a fully branded custom player with your colours, your logo, and your domain visible on every device, every embed, every time.

Privacy that actually works

YouTube private videos are limited to 50 Google account holders. Anyone else who needs access needs a Google account just to view your content. Skippz gives you real privacy controls — password protection, domain restrictions, and access management that works without requiring your audience to log into anything.

Video that converts, not just plays

YouTube gives you a view count. Skippz gives you forms, adaptive CTAs, floating timeline video journeys, and built-in lead management that turns every view into a measurable outcome. Your content works for your business, not for YouTube's advertising model.

Sell without sharing revenue

YouTube's monetisation takes a significant cut of everything you earn through their platform. Skippz Spotlights lets you sell your content directly, collect payments through your own Stripe account, and keep every dollar. Zero platform fees, zero revenue sharing.

Comparison Guide (Wistia vs Skippz)

See exactly where the two platforms differ and decide for yourself which one was built around your growth.

  • Ads on your content
  • Competitor recommendations
  • Custom branded player
  • Password protection
  • Lead capture
  • Viewer level analytics
  • Video monetisation
  • Custom domains
  • Team workspaces
  • Pricing
  • Never
  • Never
  • Included
  • All paid plans
  • Built in
  • Included
  • Zero platform fees
  • Professional plan and above
  • Professional plan and above
  • From $12 a month
  • Yes, uncontrollable
  • Always
  • Not available
  • Limited to 50 Google accounts
  • Not available
  • Aggregate only
  • Significant platform cut
  • Not available
  • Not available
  • Free with platform trade-offs
Ads on your content
Never
Competitor recommendations
Never
Custom branded player
Included

Password protection

All paid plans
Lead capture
Built in
Viewer level analytics
Included
Video monetisation
Zero platform fees
Custom domains
Professional plan and above
Team workspaces
Professional plan and above
Pricing
From $12 a month
Ads on your content
Yes, uncontrollable
Competitor recommendations
Always
Custom branded player
Not available

Password protection

Limited to 50 Google accounts
Lead capture
Not available
Viewer level analytics
Aggregate only
Video monetisation
Significant platform cut
Custom domains
Not available
Team workspaces
Not available
Pricing
Free with platform trade-offs

Who Skippz is for

Skippz is not for everyone searching for a free YouTube alternative. It is specifically built for businesses, creators, and teams who need their video to stay private, stay branded, and do more than just play.
  • Course creators who need to protect and sell content without competitor ads appearing mid-video
  • Marketing teams who need video to capture leads, not feed an algorithm
  • Businesses that need private branded video delivery for customers or internal teams
  • Agencies whose client work cannot have YouTube branding on professional deliverables
  • SaaS and product teams embedding video without a third party platform visible to users
  • Anyone who has lost a viewer to a YouTube recommendation right after their video ended

A Plan for Every Chapter

Pricing plans for businesses at every stage of growth.

Solo

Start with basic video hosting and sharing

$12

/month

  • 100GB Storage
  • 200GB Bandwidth
  • 10 AI credits
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What’s included
  • Player customisations
  • Password protection
  • Video share pages
  • Video embeds
  • Playlists
  • Analytics
  • 10 AI credits
  • 1 User Seat
  • 1 Workspace
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.18 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.045 /GB

Startup

Work together and use simple marketing tools

$29

/month

  • 250GB Storage
  • 500GB Bandwidth
  • 20 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Solo
  • 2 User Seats
  • Marketing Suite
  • 1 Workspace
  • Team collaboration
  • 20 AI Credits
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.15 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.040 /GB

Professional

Manage multiple projects with branding focus

$79

/month

  • 500GB Storage
  • 1TB Bandwidth
  • 30 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Startup
  • 5 User Seats
  • 3 Spotlight
  • 2 Workspaces with CNAME
  • 30 AI Credits
  • Priority Encoding
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.12 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.035 /GB
Most popular

Growth

Handle more work, spaces, and faster processes

$169

/month

  • 1TB Storage
  • 2TB Bandwidth
  • 40 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Professional
  • 8 User Seats
  • 10 Spotlights
  • 5 Workspaces with CNAME
  • 40 AI Credits
  • High Priority Encoding
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.12 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.030 /GB

Business

Get maximum capacity, control, and flexibility

$299

/month

  • 2TB Storage
  • 4TB Bandwidth
  • 50 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Growth
  • 15 User Seats
  • 30 Spotlights
  • 10 Workspaces with CNAME
  • 50 AI Credits
  • Highest Priority Encoding
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.10 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.025 /GB

Solo

Start with basic video hosting and sharing

$10
/month (billed annually)
  • 100GB Storage
  • 200GB Bandwidth
  • 10 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Player customisations
  • Password protection
  • Video share pages
  • Video embeds
  • Playlists
  • Analytics
  • 10 AI credits
  • 1 User Seat
  • 1 Workspace
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.18 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.045 /GB

Startup

Work together and use simple marketing tools

$23
/month (billed annually)
  • 250GB Storage
  • 500GB Bandwidth
  • 20 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Solo
  • 2 User Seats
  • Marketing Suite
  • 1 Workspace
  • Team collaboration
  • 20 AI Credits
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.15 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.040 /GB

Professional

Manage multiple projects with branding focus

$63
/month (billed annually)
  • 500GB Storage
  • 1TB Bandwidth
  • 30 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Startup
  • 5 User Seats
  • 3 Spotlight
  • 2 Workspaces with CNAME
  • 30 AI Credits
  • Priority Encoding
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.12 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.035 /GB
Most popular

Growth

Handle more work, spaces, and faster processes

$135
/month (billed annually)
  • 1TB Storage
  • 2TB Bandwidth
  • 40 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Professional
  • 8 User Seats
  • 10 Spotlights
  • 5 Workspaces with CNAME
  • 40 AI Credits
  • High Priority Encoding
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.12 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.030 /GB

Business

Get maximum capacity, control, and flexibility

$239
/month (billed annually)
  • 2TB Storage
  • 4TB Bandwidth
  • 50 AI credits
Get Started
What’s included
  • Everything in Growth
  • 15 User Seats
  • 30 Spotlights
  • 10 Workspaces with CNAME
  • 50 AI Credits
  • Highest Priority Encoding
Pay as you go start at:
  • Storage = $0.10 /GB
  • Bandwidth = $0.025 /GB

Everything Your Videos Need to Perform

Skippz is built around four core pillars that work together to give you a complete video operation from hosting and delivery to engagement, collaboration, and growth.

Manage & Collaborate

Organize projects, manage access, and work across shared video libraries with structured workspaces designed for teams, agencies, and growing operations.

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Monetize

Create premium video experiences with Spotlight collections, paywalls, and direct monetization tools without additional platform transaction fees.

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Engage & Convert

Turn passive viewing into action with forms, calls to action, analytics, and interactive tools designed to increase engagement and conversions naturally.

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Host & Deliver

Deliver videos with fast playback, adaptive streaming, customizable players, privacy controls, and infrastructure designed to scale clearly as your usage grows.

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Ask Away

Everything you need to know about switching from Vimeo to Skippz, what makes us different, and how teams use us day to day.

Should I stop using YouTube completely?

Not necessarily. YouTube remains the best platform in the world for public reach, discovery, and building an audience from scratch. If you are trying to grow a public following, YouTube still belongs in your strategy. Skippz is the right choice for everything that needs to stay private, branded, and working for your business, course content, gated videos, product demos, client deliverables, and anything where YouTube’s ads, recommendations, and branding work against you rather than for you.
YouTube is free because your audience is the product. Advertising revenue funds the platform and your content is the vehicle that delivers viewers to those ads. Skippz charges a subscription because the platform works for you, not around you. No ads, no recommendations, no algorithm deciding what your audience sees next. You pay for a platform that is entirely on your side.
Yes and many teams do. YouTube for top of funnel public content and brand awareness. Skippz for everything that needs to be private, branded, or converting course content, gated resources, product videos, and anything where you need to know who watched and what they did next.
Yes. Unlike YouTube private videos which require viewers to have a Google account to access, Skippz password protection and access controls work for anyone. Your audience watches your content without needing to log into anything.
Yes. Spotlights lets you build a branded selling experience, manage member access, and collect payments through your own Stripe account with zero platform fees and zero revenue sharing. YouTube’s monetisation requires you to qualify for their programme and takes a significant cut of everything you earn.
Each plan includes a generous storage and bandwidth allocation for predictable monthly costs. If your usage grows beyond that, you have the option to enable pay as you go overages, meaning you pay only for what you actually use beyond the included amount rather than being pushed into a higher plan. Your videos are never taken offline and your delivery never stops.
If you are building a public audience from zero, start on YouTube. It is genuinely the right tool for that job. If you already have an audience and need to host content that is private, branded, and working for your business, Skippz starts at $12 a month with no annual commitment required.