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Should I use Dailymotion?

Social video - dailymotion.com

· 1 month ago

Skip it as a primary platform — YouTube beats it on reach and reviews are brutal (1.8/5, deleted-video complaints, 2016 breach of 85M accounts). Media companies wanting a white-label, ad-supported player with claimed 400M-user reach can trial Dailymotion Pro.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 40+ public sources; many review and pricing snippets were truncated, and Pro prices are not publicly listed.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Free (consumer)

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees400M+
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Pro AdvancedNot published in reviewed sources
Pro EnterpriseNot published in reviewed sources

Best for

  • Media companies wanting white-label video distribution
  • Publishers monetizing video via ads
  • Creators wanting a secondary upload channel
  • Viewers seeking a YouTube alternative

Not for

  • Small creators chasing audience — YouTube's reach dwarfs it
  • Anyone who can't risk takedowns — users report deleted videos
  • Privacy-sensitive users — 85M-account breach history
  • Teams needing predictable bills — overage fees apply

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Trustpilot reports videos deleted; export and back up your content regularly

high

Consumer site rates 1.8/5 across 123 customer reviews

medium

Advanced and Enterprise plans incur overage fees beyond usage limits

medium

Rotate passwords reused from Dailymotion since the 2016 breach

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Claims 400M+ monthly unique users for distribution reach
  • Runs a public vulnerability disclosure program on HackerOne
  • Pro player uses HTTPS and documented content security controls
  • UpGuard report notes strong server security configuration

Cons

  • 1.8/5 average from 123 SmartCustomer reviewers
  • Users report videos deleted by the platform
  • 85 million user accounts stolen in October 2016
  • Past malvertising attack redirected visitors to exploits
  • Redditors ask whether posting there makes sense anymore

Sources & method

- 14 sources - 2016 breach exposed 85M accounts and the site later served malvertising; it now runs a HackerOne bug bounty.

official x4review x5security x3news x2
  • October 2016 data breach, Roughly 85 million user accounts stolen from the video-sharing site.
  • Malvertising attack, Attackers injected malicious ads that redirected visitors to exploits.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Usage-based plans with documented overage fees
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Reddit threads full of creator frustration
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Pro Advanced/Enterprise tiers exist; depth unclear
  • Support quality: 2/5. Deleted-video complaints, low ratings
  • Security posture: 3/5. 2016 breach; now runs HackerOne bug bounty
  • 1.8/5 SmartCustomer rating 123 customer reviews
  • 400M+ Claimed monthly reach unique users, per Dailymotion Pro
  • 2005 Founded French; Vivendi-owned since 2015
  • 85M Data breach accounts stolen, October 2016

Pricing

Free (consumer)

Free

  • Watch and upload on dailymotion.com
  • Ad-supported

Pro Advanced

Not published in reviewed sources

  • Paid Pro features per help center
  • Overage fees apply beyond limits

Pro Enterprise

Not published in reviewed sources

  • Enterprise terms
  • Overage fees documented

Security

2016 breach exposed 85M accounts and the site later served malvertising; it now runs a HackerOne bug bounty.

  • October 2016 data breachRoughly 85 million user accounts stolen from the video-sharing site.⁶
  • Malvertising attackAttackers injected malicious ads that redirected visitors to exploits.⁸

What users say

Reviews skew heavily negative — 1.8/5 on SmartCustomer, deleted-video complaints on Trustpilot, and frustrated creators on Reddit.

“They deleted by videos b”
Trustpilot reviewer
“Dailymotion is rubbish.”
Reddit, r/Rants
“Is anyone else frustrated with Dailymotion?”
Reddit, r/NewTubers
Full analysis

Based on 40+ public sources; many review and pricing snippets were truncated, and Pro prices are not publicly listed.

1.8/5 user rating and a 2016 breach of 85M accounts. Fine as a free secondary channel; weak primary pick.

Methodology

Based on 40+ public sources; many review and pricing snippets were truncated, and Pro prices are not publicly listed.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. DailyMotion Reviews — 1.8/5 from 123 customerssmartcustomer.com
    review
  2. Dailymotion Reviews — Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Reddit r/NewTubers — frustrated with Dailymotionreddit.com
    review
  4. Reddit r/NewTubers — does posting make sense in 2024?reddit.com
    review
  5. Reddit r/Rants — Dailymotion is rubbishreddit.com
    review
  6. 85M accounts stolen from Dailymotion — Security Affairssecurityaffairs.com
    security
  7. Dailymotion breach — Have I Been Pwnedhaveibeenpwned.com
    security
  8. Attack redirected visitors to exploits — Computerworldcomputerworld.com
    news
  9. Dailymotion vulnerability disclosure program — HackerOnehackerone.com
    security
  10. Dailymotion Pro pricingpro.dailymotion.com
    official
  11. Overage fees — Dailymotion Help Centerfaq.dailymotion.com
    official
  12. Why Dailymotion — 400M+ userspro.dailymotion.com
    official
  13. Our Story — founded 2005about.dailymotion.com
    official
  14. Dailymotion acquired by Vivendi, 2015 — Dealroomapp.dealroom.co
    news

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