ESSENTIALS

Pricing depends on the capacity and functionality your streaming service needs, including user volume, storage, transcoding, optional monetisation, live features, integrations, and other extras.

Most organisations start with Essentials and scale as their audience grows.

We’ll scope your needs during a short discovery call to recommend the right setup. 

Most Essentials customers launch in weeks, not months. Any timeline depends on your content readiness, branding requirements, and the integrations you need. If your assets are ready and your goals are clear, you can deploy quickly with pre-built templates and workflows.

With Essentials, you can turn your video library into a sustainable revenue stream by running video ads and offering subscriptions. Choose the monetisation model that best fits your audience, or combine them for a hybrid approach. 

Choose the monetisation model that best fits your audience, or combine them for a hybrid approach:

• Subscriptions (SVOD): Create recurring revenue with monthly or annual membership plans for exclusive access.
• Advertising (AVOD): Maximise reach by offering free content supported by targeted video ads.
• Pay-Per-View (PPV): Drive high-value transactions for premium live events, sports, or one-time specials.
• Transactional On Demand (TVOD): Allows users to pay for the video they want to watch.
• Premium Video-on-Demand (PVOD): allows viewers to pay a premium price to access content earlier than usual.
• FAST: Free ad-supported content.
• HVOD: Hybrid video on demand.

Learn more about the monetisation models here.

No dedicated development team is required. Essentials includes built-in templates, app deployment tools, and monetisation modules, so your team can focus on content and branding. IT involvement is typically light and depends on your internal security or integration requirements. 

Absolutely. You can upload and organise existing assets, create catalogues, and enhance metadata within the platform. Migration complexity depends on your current setup, but most libraries can be ingested quickly and efficiently.

Third-party platforms prioritise reach. Vimond prioritises ownership. With Essentials, you control branding, audience data, monetisation models, and user experience, without revenue sharing or algorithm dependency.

Compared to building in-house, you avoid long development cycles and heavy infrastructure costs.

Essentials is designed as a foundation. As your audience grows, you can upgrade capacity, add live streaming, expand monetisation options, and move to higher-tier plans without rebuilding your service. Growth does not require starting over.

Take a look at our Comparison Guide here to learn more.

Live streaming is available through Essentials Live and optional add-ons. You can combine live broadcasts with on-demand content, including Live-to-VOD workflows.

If live is part of your roadmap, we’ll scope this during onboarding.

With any Vimond solution, you can include a sophisticated rules engine for territory and window management.

We begin with a discovery workshop to define your goals, revenue model, and timeline. From there, you'll configure your environment, upload content, and build your branded front end before launch.

For a step-by-step overview, see the launch blueprint below.

Yes, Essentials is a fully managed Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. This means we handle all the "heavy lifting", from hosting and security updates to core software maintenance.

You get enterprise-grade streaming technology without managing servers, databases, or complex backend code. Updates happen seamlessly with a measured 99.999% uptime.

The SaaS model lets you shift from high upfront capital expenditures (CapEx) to a predictable operating model (OpEx). Because the platform is cloud-native, it scales automatically; whether you have 100 viewers or 100,000, the infrastructure adjusts to your traffic. You stay focused on your content and audience while we ensure your service remains fast, secure, and always online.