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- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 5 001-10 000 Employees
- Used Other for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Kaltura is the worst product I have ever used
Reviewed on 2021/01/30
My overall experience with Kaltura has been horrible. I will never use it again.
Pros
I will never use Kaltura again, this is my 6th try using the software and I find it impossible.
Cons
Kaltura needs some sort of software update to improve functionality, it is probably the most clunky software I have ever used. Examples of issues I have had with Kaltura include: recording lectures for a class - as I am recording a lecture the software will just quit. When I try to reopen the software to see if the recording saved it will not re-open. It unexpectedly quits regularly. I also has an issue with editing videos. This software and its integration into Canvas is beyond slow to the point of not functional.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Other for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy to use video production and sharing
Reviewed on 2019/08/22
Pros
Not sure if I would have selected this, it was part of the suite of programs available at the time, but was pleasantly surprised. The program was easy to use with a minimal learning curve, produced fine quality videos (even with a laptop webcam), and walked you through sharing.
Cons
Took some effort to learn; find the video tutorials and that helps.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy to use video creator
Reviewed on 2017/08/16
Easy to setup and use, helpful video tutorials, ability for users to changes playback modes with videos with slide presentations and webcam lectures.
Pros
Excellent tool for educators who need to create videos for online students. The ability to record both a PowerPoint presentation and webcam on the same screen is awesome. The option for each student to change the playback function is very helpful to their individual learning style.
Cons
Could be competitively priced as some other video creation products which offer a free version or a longer trial period. However, the education discount is nice.
- Used Other for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great for making presentations
Reviewed on 2018/06/18
free
Pros
Allows for ease when organizing and developing a prenarrated presentation. Lets you upload images and take screenshots.
Cons
Short recording time so you have to make sure your narrations are well organized ahead of time and the initial software download takes a while.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great platform to post videos.
Reviewed on 2018/10/10
Pros
I loved the level of professionalism. Streaming was fast with no glitches. I got my work done quickly thanks to their excellent streaming quality.
Cons
Since I am on the user side of the software, I can't really think of negative things, except when I once had a problem and their customer service department weren't quick to respond.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 5 001-10 000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Kaltura - Great Experience for the End User - Horrible Experience for a Systems Admin
Reviewed on 2016/11/03
Kaltura is a valuable tool that integrates wonderfully with Canvas LMS. We have it set up for Teachers and Students to upload and publish videos. Kaltura has also launched In-Video Quizzing, so students watch a portion of a video, and then are prompted to answer a quiz question before they're able to continue watching. This interaction is awesome.
Kaltura's customer service, however, is horrendous! Out of all of the technologies I manage for Utah Valley University, Kaltura is by far the worst at responding to emails and fulfilling customer requests. For example, I sent an email to their customer support account and cc'd our customer success manager and technical rep over a month ago, using the instructions provided on their site, and have yet to receive any response.
Also, the Kaltura Management Console (KMC) is all Flash based. It's 2016. Seriously. Update the KMC.
Pros
Great product for end users, especially the integration with Canvas LMS.
Cons
Customer Support is the absolute worst. And the KMC is Flash based.

- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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Video hosting with Kaltura
Reviewed on 2018/02/27
Pros
Open source video platform provider.
Another solution to host videos like Youtube, Vimeo.
Easy interface.
Cons
Katura lacks in providing a good customer support.
To play Kaltura videos you need have Flash on your system.
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 1 001-5 000 Employees
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Reviewed on 2018/02/16
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 5 001-10 000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Great for professors
Reviewed on 2018/09/03
Pros
Great to use for capturing and posting lectures
Cons
Takes a lot of trial and error to learn how to use effectively

- Industry: Research
- Company size: 501-1 000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Awesome features for screen captures
Reviewed on 2020/01/17
I like what the software does, it just seems to be slow when posting videos.
Pros
I like all the features that come with the screen capture capabilities. It allows recording from multiple different cameras and can even let you jump through the video when the lecture slide has changed.
Cons
It takes forever to upload once the recording has finished. I'm not sure what kind of processing has to take place here, but I often can't access videos for hours after the recording has finished.

- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Kaltura Video helped me use my school's LMS more efficiently
Reviewed on 2019/05/03
learning needs have been met, and that's always great!
Pros
I loved being able to upload videos to my school's LMS using Kaltura
Cons
Clunky design in certain areas made it counter intuitive
- Industry: E-Learning
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Reviewed on 2019/05/31
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Full-featured and well integrated at my school
Reviewed on 2021/03/30
Kaltura has been very easy to work with as a faculty member and gives students a good viewing experience.
Pros
Kaltura had integrated with the rest of the university's technology in such a way that it is extremely easy for me to use and highly useful for me and my students. Every one of my classes is automatically recorded and stored in Canvas so my students have access to every recording without even knowing that they are using Kaltura. I have experimented with the desktop screen recording solutions for my virtual classes and it works pretty well. It doesn't have all the features of a dedicated screen recording app, but it does record the screen and camera separately and lets the students choose which to watch after the fact, which is pretty cool.
Cons
On the desktop screen recording tool for Mac, I can select a portion of the screen, but I can't have it record just one window, which I would really like to be able to do.
Response from Kaltura
Thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. It's always a pleasure to read about our customers enjoying our products. Improving the teaching/learning experience in a convenient way is our top priority and your feedback reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. We took note of your suggestion about window selection and sent it to the team for review. Thanks for that.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 5 001-10 000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Ease of Use
- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Enhance Your Online Classroom Experience with Kaltura
Reviewed on 2019/07/30
This tool has been useful in providing an easy to use interface to record live sessions, welcome announcements, discussion posts, and provide media enhanced student feedback.
Pros
I love the convenience of Kaltura Video Platform because it is built into my university's learning management system (Blackboard), which does not require downloading any external tools. I like the functionalities of video with screen share capture, audio and webcam recording within an easy to use platform. Also, this platform allows you to upload and store media into your repository to later use across any of your online courses.
Cons
I have experienced technical issues while using the video capture appliance (Personal Capture). For example, after recording, the media library pops up and then my screen would freeze for a length of time. I would switch browsers and enable Adobe Flash, but was unsuccessful. So, I often use a different recording device and use Kaltura Video Platform to upload, edit, and store my media.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 10 000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Kaltura
Reviewed on 2018/10/08
Pros
It's a free way to get my video uploaded to a website or classroom platform.
Cons
The functionality for saving video and then uploading it to an outside source was a little confusing at first. The tutorial showed buttons and functions that were not available on the version I was working with so the tutorial was frustrating at times.
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Working with Kaltura
Reviewed on 2017/01/13
Kaltura is a good option for companies looking to host videos but is not comfortable using Vimeo or YouTube. Kaltura gives control of many aspects important to hosting videos. The web interface and upload process are straightforward and easy to implement into any organization.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Other for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10
Kaltura Capture is user friendly, but lacks editing capabilities
Reviewed on 2018/11/27
Pros
Easy to capture screen and audio, also fairly easy to upload to Kaltura.
Cons
If launched from browser, it can be laggy. In addition, I am not personally fond of the lack of editing tools available - options to add multiple clips together would be useful.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
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Reviewed on 2019/01/04
- Industry: E-Learning
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Other for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
We ran a trial of Kaltura to see how it would perform in classroom use
Reviewed on 2018/08/01
Ease of use, good video quality, and more participation from my students watching the films for class.
Pros
I loved the ease of use compared to the old system we used that required login, the proper Java files, and a lot of patience. The video quality was excellent and the ability to set up pages in Canvas was a plus
Cons
I didn't not like anything about Kaltura. Our college decided to go with Ilos, and I never could figure out why. I liked them the same, and didn't find any problems with Kaltura.

- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Other for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Kaltura can be Kalulating
Reviewed on 2020/04/30
It was frustrating but took a learning curve to finally figure it out. Upload is slow in my opinion.
Pros
The ability to record a PowerPoint presentation and have another screen with three options for actual presentation.
Cons
The technology adaptability was murder. Could not resolve some issues for the camera yet no way to figure it out.