Dailymotion
Depends
Confidence: Medium
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).
Comparison
Dailymotion vs Vimeo
Dailymotion and Vimeo both land on Depends.
Vimeo
Depends
Confidence: High
Buy if you're a videographer or business needing ad-free, private hosting with client review tools.
| Compare | Dailymotion | Vimeo |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Media companies wanting white-label video distribution | Videographers needing client review links |
| Who it's not for | Small creators chasing audience . YouTube's reach dwarfs it | Casual creators . free unlisted YouTube does the same job |
| Privacy | 2016 breach exposed 85M accounts and the site later served malvertising; it now runs a HackerOne bug bounty.⁶ | Breached in 2026 via a third-party vendor; 119K user records exposed. |
| Support quality | Deleted-video complaints, low ratings | BBB complaints and Reddit frustration |
| Public sentiment | Reviews skew heavily negative . 1.8/5 on SmartCustomer, deleted-video complaints on Trustpilot, and frustrated creators on Reddit.¹ | Longtime users praise the player and review tools but increasingly complain about price hikes, forced upgrades, and a clunky interface. |
| Biggest gotcha | Trustpilot reports videos deleted; export and back up your content regularly² | 2026 pricing revamp forces plan upgrades; embedding users hit hardest |
Pick Dailymotion when
- Media companies wanting white-label video distribution
- Publishers monetizing video via ads
- Creators wanting a secondary upload channel
- Viewers seeking a YouTube alternative
When Dailymotion is not a fit
- 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
Pick Vimeo when
- Videographers needing client review links
- Businesses embedding ad-free video on their sites
- Course creators selling subscriptions via OTT
- Brands needing password-protected private video
When Vimeo is not a fit
- Casual creators . free unlisted YouTube does the same job
- Budget teams tired of annual price hikes
- Buyers who can't accept vendor-linked data breaches
- Anyone wanting social discovery . Vimeo has no audience reach
Sources
- DailyMotion Reviews . 1.8/5 from 123 customerssmartcustomer.comreview
- Dailymotion Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
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- Reddit r/Rants . Dailymotion is rubbishreddit.comreview
- 85M accounts stolen from Dailymotion . Security Affairssecurityaffairs.comsecurity
- Dailymotion breach . Have I Been Pwnedhaveibeenpwned.comsecurity
- Attack redirected visitors to exploits . Computerworldcomputerworld.comnews
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- Dailymotion Pro pricingpro.dailymotion.comofficial
- Overage fees . Dailymotion Help Centerfaq.dailymotion.comofficial
- Why Dailymotion . 400M+ userspro.dailymotion.comofficial
- Our Story . founded 2005about.dailymotion.comofficial
- Dailymotion acquired by Vivendi, 2015 . Dealroomapp.dealroom.conews
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- Vimeo Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview