Kinescope: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-03
Score breakdown
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Kinescope against the market
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Lowest monthly price$11.22$23.00$11.22 · median $17.495
Kinescope strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Low monthly entry price
- Player with your own branding
- Per-video viewer analytics
- Has a permanent free plan
Cons
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All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest monthly price | $11.22 — from €10/month per account plus pay-as-you-go usage. Includes Widevine + FairPlay DRM, white-label, the full API · ECB 1 EUR = 1.1216 USD, 2026-11-02 | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Free plan | Yes — €0/month, no credit card required: store up to 100 min of video, 200 GB of monthly traffic. DRM is not included | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Player without vendor branding | Yes White-label player — no ads, no Kinescope branding, customizable look; embeds in any website or learning platform | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Viewer analytics | Yes Analytics — views, engagement, viewer geography and custom reports, also available through the API | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Lead capture in the player | Not verified | — | |
| Video SEO | Not verified | — | |
| Adaptive streaming | Yes RTMP, RTMPS and SRT for live ingest; HLS, DASH, CMAF and LL-HLS for delivery | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Live streaming | Yes — create and schedule events, push RTMP, RTMPS or SRT from OBS or any encoder, restream to other platforms, automatic recording | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Captions and transcripts | Yes AI subtitles and chapters — automatic subtitles on the Super plan | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| DRM | Yes Kinescope includes Widevine and FairPlay DRM on every paid plan from €10/month — not a paid add-on | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Public API | Yes Kinescope has a full REST API, 8 SDKs | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Founded | 2014 Founded in 2014, Kinescope combines DRM protection (Widevine + FairPlay), a white-label player, analytics, live streaming | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 | Not verified | — | |
| GDPR data processing agreement | Not verified | — | |
| Public status page | Not verified | — | |
| Company headquarters | Netherlands Kinescope B.V. is based in Emmen, the Netherlands, and operates under GDPR. | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
| Company | Kinescope B.V. Kinescope B.V. is based in Emmen, the Netherlands, and operates under GDPR. | kinescope.com | 2026-11-03 |
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