# SproutVideo: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 33 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/sproutvideo

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Video marketing and hosting](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/video-marketing-and-hosting/index.md) | 2% | 5 | 3% | 33 |

## What the models said for it

- "Wistia and SproutVideo are highly recommended business video hosting and analytics tools for mid-sized B2B companies" (Llama 4 Maverick, Video hosting)
- "For most marketing teams, Wistia, Vimeo, or SproutVideo are better choices" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Video hosting)
- "SproutVideo starts ~$10/mo with lead capture on the entry paid tier, and is listed as an affordable branded host" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Video hosting)
- "Choose this when secure private or internal video hosting is more important than advanced marketing automation." (Perplexity Sonar, Video hosting)

## And against it

- "Six of the best-known business video hosts store your files in the United States by default." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Video hosting)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SproutVideo, from 75 of the 81 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cloudinary.com: 62
- zapier.com: 46
- gumlet.com: 42
- swarmify.com: 25
- sproutvideo.com: 22 (its own site)
- dacast.com: 21
- g2.com: 19
- livestorm.co: 19
- vidyard.com: 18
- tlinky.com: 17

### Pages cited

- https://cloudinary.com/guides/video/best-video-hosting-platforms: 58
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-video-hosting-sites: 46
- https://cloudinary.com/guides/video/video-hosting-for-small-business: 25
- https://swarmify.com/blog/best-video-hosting-platforms: 20
- https://livestorm.co/blog/video-hosting: 19
- https://tlinky.com/best-video-hosting-platforms-for-marketers: 17
- https://guideflow.com/blog/video-hosting-platform: 15
- https://gumlet.com/learn/video-hosting-b2b-saas-marketing-teams: 14

## In its own words

What SproutVideo's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Video Hosting and Live Streaming for Businesses (https://sproutvideo.com/)
- For: Businesses (https://sproutvideo.com/)
- Price stated: Free to try for 30 days. (https://sproutvideo.com/)
- Starting price: 12 (https://sproutvideo.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: free 30-day trial (https://sproutvideo.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 10 (https://sproutvideo.com/blog/tag/integrations)
- Customers named: CoverStory, Blade and Skillet, Ken and Dana Designs, VMG Cinematic

## What it publishes

Every page sproutvideo.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1102 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 540 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-07-14
- webinar or virtual event: 32 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-11-20
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-28
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2015-09-28
- podcast or video: 80 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-27
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Create video landing pages with examples https://sproutvideo.com/blog/create-video-landing-pages-with-examples.html
- Recent: 2026-09-09 blog: How to get more from your sproutvideo plan https://sproutvideo.com/blog/how-to-get-more-from-your-sproutvideo-plan.html
- Recent: 2026-08-25 blog: How to migrate video hosting platforms https://sproutvideo.com/blog/how-to-migrate-video-hosting-platforms.html
- Recent: 2026-08-06 blog: How to choose a video hosting plan for your business https://sproutvideo.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-video-hosting-plan-for-your-business.html
- Recent: 2026-07-22 blog: Video hosting costs https://sproutvideo.com/blog/video-hosting-costs.html
- Recent: 2026-07-09 blog: Unlimited video hosting explained how to avoid surprise costs https://sproutvideo.com/blog/unlimited-video-hosting-explained-how-to-avoid-surprise-costs.html

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.