No ads before your videos
With Videas, your videos stay professional. No forced advertising, no risk of showing a competitor before your content. Your message remains intact.
Videas vs YouTube
Your videos, without the ads
A player in your own brand, with no ads and no suggested videos. Embed your videos on your site and keep control of your visitors' experience.
Try for free
Where YouTube falls short
Ads forced in front of your videos
Your visitors sit through ads you earn nothing from. Your content loses credibility before it has even started.
Suggested videos that pull your visitors away
At the end of your video, YouTube serves up a competitor's content. Your visitors leave your site without even realizing it.
Your channel can be removed without warning
YouTube can delete your channel overnight over an alleged violation. You lose your videos, your analytics and your audience.
No control over your brand image
YouTube logo, imposed interface, zero customization. Your professional content is lost in an environment you don't control.
A player that matches your brand
Customize the player with your logo and colors. No third-party branding, no links to another platform. Your videos integrate naturally into your website.
No suggested videos
When your video ends, your visitors stay on your site — not on a third-party platform. No suggestions that distract attention or send them to other content.
A hosting provider, not a social network
YouTube can delete your videos, block your channel, or flag you for a music rights issue. Videas is a hosting provider: your files belong to you, and you keep full control over your content.
| Feature | videas.Try it | YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Video hostingVideo hosting | Yes | Yes |
| No adsNo ads | Yes | No |
| Customizable playerCustomizable player | Yes | No |
| No suggested videosNo suggested videos | Yes | No |
| Full control of your contentFull control of your content | Yes | Removal risk |
| Copyrighted music allowedCopyrighted music allowed | Yes | Blocking/demonetization risk |
| Advanced analyticsAdvanced analytics | Yes | Yes |
| AI subtitlingAI subtitling | Yes | Yes |
| Hosting in FranceHosting in France | Yes | No |
| Cookie-free playerCookie-free player | Yes | No |
| Domain restrictionDomain restriction | Yes | No |
| Password protectionPassword protection | Yes | No |
| Direct monetizationDirect monetization | Yes | Strict conditions |
| Live streamingLive streaming | Yes | Yes |
| French-language supportFrench-language support | Yes | No |
What they distribute outside YouTube
France-Soir runs its web TV from its own site, AFNOR keeps its paid content inside its courses, GussDX sells his videos to his community.
France-Soir
Publishing Video Without YouTube After Losing 300,000 Subscribers — France-Soir
France-Soir, a historic French media outlet founded in 1941 and now fully digital, lost its …
AFNOR Editions
Restricting Paid Training Videos to Its Own Sites — AFNOR Editions
AFNOR Editions chose Videas to host and distribute its interactive standards training courses. The result: …
GussDX
Launching a VOD Platform in Weeks to Sell Directly to His Community — GussDX
GussDX, a YouTube creator specializing in paranormal investigations with over 500,000 subscribers, launched his own …
Frequently asked questions
Can YouTube and Videas be used at the same time?
Yes. It's a common strategy: YouTube for visibility and SEO, Videas to embed your videos on your site without ads or distractions.
YouTube is free, why pay for Videas?
YouTube is free but displays ads on your videos (sometimes from competitors), collects your visitors' data and imposes its branding. Videas gives you total control over your content.
Does the Videas player work without cookies?
Yes. The Videas player sets no cookies or trackers. No modification to your GDPR consent banner is required.
How much does Videas cost?
Pricing is usage-based: €0.20 per hour of stored video per month, €0.02 per GB of bandwidth. No subscription. €5 free credit on sign-up, then €5/month.
Where is the data hosted?
All data is hosted in France. GDPR compliance is native, with no transfer outside the European Union.
How do I bring my YouTube channel's videos over?
One at a time, paste their address into New then External video: Videas fetches them with their title and description, so you never re-download anything. Only public videos can be imported this way. For a whole channel, our team handles it free of charge — files, metadata and folder structure included.
How do I host a video privately, without it being indexed?
Share it through a private link, with a password and an expiry date if you need them, and restrict player embedding to the domains you allow. A video shared this way is not listed, not recommended and not indexed by search engines.
Is there a free plan on Videas?
There is a free allowance, not an unlimited plan: €5 in credit on sign-up, €5 every month, and the first terabyte of delivery free each month. Enough to run a small video library for real. Beyond that, you pay for what you use, with no subscription.
Can I charge for access to my videos?
Yes, by opening a channel at €10 per month: one-off purchase, time-limited rental and recurring subscription all coexist in the same catalogue, with Stripe handling the payment. Videas takes 15% of the pre-tax price, payment processing included. Your revenue comes from what you sell, never from advertising — the Videas player shows none.
What statistics do I get on my videos?
Impressions, plays, click-through rate, average watch time, unique audience, completion rate and an engagement heatmap that shows the second where viewers drop off. Everything filters by period, device and country, and exports to CSV. Since the player sets no advertising cookie and no third-party tracker, these figures add nothing to your consent banner.