Reliable video hosting without the outages.
| Feature | host.video | Gumlet |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $20/mo | $25/mo ($15/mo annual) — Creator plan |
| Storage measurement | GB | Minutes (opaque conversion) |
| AI search inside videos | Included on all plans | Not available |
| Auto transcription | Included, no per-minute fee | Available |
| DRM | Not currently offered | Business tier ($249/mo) and above |
| Reliability | Multi-CDN architecture | Major Jan 2025 outage: all videos offline 12+ hours |
| Custom domains | Included on Business plan | Extra charges per domain |
| Storage deletion tracking | Immediate | "Delay in updating storage metrics after deletion" |
Gumlet had a major outage in January 2025 where all videos went offline for 12+ hours, with 20% still broken after 24 hours. Users report videos "could no longer be accessed one day after uploading" and videos stuck in processing queues for hours. host.video uses multi-CDN architecture for redundant delivery.
Gumlet measures storage in minutes, not GB, making cost calculation opaque. Users report "delay in updating storage metrics after deletion" meaning you keep paying for deleted content. DRM requires a yearly Apple FairPlay subscription on top of the plan fee. host.video bills in GB with immediate accounting.
host.video automatically transcribes every upload and makes your entire library searchable. Gumlet offers image and video optimization but not in-video search or AI-powered knowledge management.
Gumlet charges extra for custom domains. host.video includes custom domains with auto-SSL on the Business plan at no additional cost.
Gumlet offers Widevine and FairPlay DRM on the Business tier ($249/mo) and above. If DRM is a requirement and you need it from a platform with AI-powered compression and optimization, Gumlet has that capability — though it comes at a premium and requires an additional FairPlay subscription.
Gumlet started as an image optimization platform and offers both image and video services. If you need a single vendor for image and video optimization, Gumlet provides both — though the split focus may explain the slower pace of video-specific feature development.
Gumlet Creator is $25/mo ($15/mo annual) for 4,000 minutes storage and 2 TB bandwidth. Growth is $99/mo ($79/mo annual) for 10,000 minutes and 2 TB bandwidth. Business is $249/mo ($199/mo annual) for 25,000 minutes and 4 TB bandwidth — DRM requires this tier. host.video Starter is $20/mo ($200/yr) for 200 GB storage and 2 TB bandwidth. host.video Business is $100/mo ($1,000/yr) for 500 GB storage, 5 TB bandwidth, custom domains, AI search, and transcription. To get DRM on Gumlet, you pay at minimum $199/mo annually ($2,388/yr) plus FairPlay subscription fees and extra for custom domains.
Gumlet may be the right choice if you need combined image and video optimization from a single vendor and require DRM at the Business tier. If AI-powered video compression and the Gumlet CDN performance claims (up to 30% savings) are important to your use case, Gumlet has those capabilities. Weigh this against the documented reliability issues.
Choose host.video if reliability is non-negotiable and you cannot afford 12-hour outages. If you want transparent GB-based billing, AI search across your video library, custom domains included, and a platform focused entirely on video hosting rather than split between images and video, host.video is the more focused and reliable choice.