Competitive Comparison

There are a growing number of vendors offering solutions to help companies transcode, process, and deliver their digital video content. Many of them are traditional hardware- and software- based solutions. Others claim to be cloud‐based or on‐demand services. How can potential users determine if the service is capable of delivering on the promises of a truly next generation service: scalability, speed, flexibility, security, and quality.

It all starts with asking the right questions. The following table shows how Panvidea stacks up against the competition in some key functional areas:

	Other On-Demand Solutions	Post Houses	Traditional Encoding Software
Instantly scalable with no additional hardware or software, and no labor fees
No limits on video capacity
Pay for content-hours out only
Any-to-any metadata transformation
No processing queues!
Supports professional broadcast workflows and formats
Delivered as an on-demand, cloud-based service
Low total cost of ownership
Tiered, usage-based pricing model