G2 Vendor Directory

Wowza Streaming vs. IBM Video Streaming

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricWowza Streaming

by Wowza Media Systems

IBM Video Streaming

by IBM

Overall rating4.43.6
Review count15115
Ease of use8.68.1
Ease of setup8.37.9
Quality of support8.57.9
Meets requirements9.07.9
NPS59.333333-7.142857
Small Business54.4%20.0%
Mid-Market34.0%33.3%
Enterprise11.6%46.7%
Total page views78084
Total LLM citations6,779419

Wowza Streaming

Wowza Streaming Engine is a self-managed video streaming server that ingests, transcodes, and delivers live and on-demand video across any protocol, codec, and deployment environment. It gives engineering teams full control over their streaming infrastructure, whether running on-premises, in private or public cloud, hybrid, edge, or air-gapped environments. Wowza Streaming Engine powers video workflows for Fortune 500 enterprises, government agencies, broadcasters, surveillance operators, and platform builders across more than 170 countries.

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Streaming Quality
  • Live Streaming
  • Ease of Use
  • Streaming Capabilities
  • Platform Quality

IBM Video Streaming

Built for privacy, reliability, quality and scale, IBM Video Streaming is powered by IBM Watson AI. There are two editions: IBM Enterprise Video Streaming (private virtual events or internal corporate communications) IBM Video Streaming (external virtual events or unsecured communications) Both editions include storage, event support, custom branding, content management, multi-user accounts, and real-time analytics. Both are powered by IBM Watson AI for automatic speech to text conversion and automated closed captioning.

Pros