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Should I Use Dailymotion?

dailymotion.com·Analyzed 1 hour ago·Based on 14 sources

Social video

Depends

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).

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

Confidence: Medium

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

Value for money

Usage-based plans with documented overage fees

Ease of use

Reddit threads full of creator frustration

Feature depth

Pro Advanced/Enterprise tiers exist; depth unclear

Support quality

Deleted-video complaints, low ratings

Security posture

2016 breach; now runs HackerOne bug bounty

Pros

Claims 400M+ monthly unique users for distribution reach¹²
Runs a public vulnerability disclosure program on HackerOne^⁹
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^¹
Users report videos deleted by the platform^²
85 million user accounts stolen in October 2016^⁶
Past malvertising attack redirected visitors to exploits^⁸
Redditors ask whether posting there makes sense anymore^⁴

Gotchas

highTrustpilot reports videos deleted; export and back up your content regularly^²
highConsumer site rates 1.8/5 across 123 customer reviews^¹
mediumAdvanced and Enterprise plans incur overage fees beyond usage limits¹¹
mediumRotate passwords reused from Dailymotion since the 2016 breach^⁷

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

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