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Dacast FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Dacast offer?

Dacast has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $0.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Dacast?

Dacast has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does Dacast support?

Dacast supports the following languages:
English


Q. Does Dacast support mobile devices?

Dacast supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does Dacast offer an API?

No, Dacast does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does Dacast offer?

Dacast offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep), Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Email/Help Desk, Chat

Dacast product overview

Price starts from

0

Per month

Per Feature

What is Dacast?

dacast (formerly vzaar) is an online video hosting platform for businesses that allows you to publish your videos online in an easy and fast way. The software contains multiple customizable design options to ensure your video aligns with your company's branding. Add logos, calls to action, subtitles, social sharing, languages, watermarking and more. The range of tools also allows for encoding, security, analytics, API's, and content management.

Key benefits of using Dacast

The player you want
Full customization. Add your logo, calls to action, subtitles, social sharing, languages, watermarking, colors and a lot more.

The tools you need
An extensive set of tools for encoding, security, analytics, API's, and content management.

Play anywhere
PCs, Macs, IOS (iPhone & iPad), Android, Windows 7 ...all backed by a truly global content delivery network.

Awesome Support
Reach out via phone, email or live chat & we'll aim to get back to you within 1 business day. Super responsive support from real human beings.

API
Integrate our video platform into your own web application by using our developer API.

Video Dimensions
Have your videos encoded to any dimensions you want. Choose from one of our preset video sizes (small, medium, large, or HD), or enter in your own.

Video Quality
Set the video bitrate (video quality) you need, or let vzaar automatically work out the sweet spot between file size and video quality (compression) for you.

Audio Quality
vzaar encodes audio (both for video files and audio only) at the 128K high quality. You have the option to set it higher at 256k.

RTMPe
An extra level of security. Encrypted streaming makes it more difficult to download your video because the location of the complete file is hidden. This combined with SWF Verification ensures you content is only served in your authorized video player.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum
24/7 (Live rep)
Knowledge Base
Phone Support
Email/Help Desk
Chat

Training options

Documentation
Live Online
Videos

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Dacast pricing information

Value for money

4.1

/5

228

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Dacast features

Functionality

4.2

/5

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Total features

30

2 categories

Most valued features by users

Customizable Branding
Content Management
Reporting/Analytics
Access Controls/Permissions
Search/Filter
Audience Analytics
Audience Engagement
Brand Overlay

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Dacast users reviews

Overall Rating

4.4

/5

228

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.3/10
Rating distribution

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18

3

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Pros
We started using DaCast just over a year ago and I cannot fault the product for reliability and ease of use. I find the prior comments are a true reflection on just how good this product is.
Super easy to use and the ability to seamlessly add videos to my website has been very successful for us. Customer support when I've needed help has always been there over the years.
Dacast is a solid streaming platform backed by an excellent support team which have helped me sort out configuration and integration into our e-learning platforms.
Cons
After a year of use, we decided to go a different direction. However, we were charged for another year and the company refused to return even a portion of the $200+ fee.
Setting up the connection was a little tricky, and the preview window opens by default with the sound muted which led me to believe there was a problem when there wasn't.
We made contact via the online chat at least 2 times a week just to be send around in circles. Its a shame cause it is a great product but the service is the worst I ever experienced.

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