StreamZilla
Compare YouTube alternative
The YouTube alternative for organisations
Your videos, on your site. Without ads, trackers or someone else’s recommendations.
StreamZilla is a European video platform for organisations that want to publish video without YouTube in between. Your viewers see your videos in your player, on your site, without advertising, without tracking and without a feed that sends them to other people’s content.
YouTube is free because your viewers are the product. That is a fine deal for reach on YouTube itself. It is a poor deal for the video on your own website, your intranet or your course pages.
Free during the beta. For organisations. Nothing to pay.
No ads, no detours
We never place ads on your videos, and the player shows no suggestions for other people’s content. Your viewers stay with you.
No consent banner for video
The StreamZilla player sets no cookies and loads no external services. An embedded YouTube video does, which is why it usually needs consent first.
Your brand, your rules
Your colours and logo on every player, your own library page, and you decide who may watch: public, unlisted or password-protected.
StreamZilla and YouTube compared
For the video on your own channels: website, intranet, learning environment.
| StreamZilla and YouTube compared | StreamZilla | YouTube |
|---|---|---|
| Company and law | Jet-Stream Services B.V., the Netherlands, European law | Google LLC, United States, US law including the CLOUD Act |
| Advertising | We never place ads on your videos | Ads before, during and next to videos |
| Recommendations | None: only your own videos | Algorithmic suggestions for other channels |
| Cookies and trackers in the player | None | Yes, also in privacy-enhanced mode |
| Branding | Your colours and logo; fully white-label for enterprise | YouTube branding |
| Accessible player | Built to WCAG 2.2 AA | Partly |
| Who decides what stays online | You, under our published terms | YouTube’s community guidelines and algorithms |
| Price | Fixed plans from €19 a month; free during the beta | Free, paid for with your viewers’ data and attention |
| Reach and discovery | Your own channels | Billions of users |
Based on public information, checked on 11 November 2026. Brand names belong to their respective owners. Spotted an error? Email e-mail and we will correct it.
Why YouTube embeds are a privacy problem
An embedded YouTube video contacts Google as soon as the page loads, and places identifiers in the visitor’s browser. Under the GDPR and the ePrivacy rules, that usually requires consent first. The privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com) reduces the cookies, but still loads Google’s scripts and sends your visitors’ data to Google.
The result: a consent banner in front of your video, and a share of your visitors who never see it. Read our guide on embedding YouTube and Vimeo under the GDPR.
Keep YouTube for reach, use StreamZilla for your own channels
You do not have to choose. Many organisations keep a YouTube channel to be found by new audiences, and host the video on their own website, intranet and learning environment with a platform they control. StreamZilla is that platform.
When YouTube is the better choice
- You want to be discovered by a large consumer audience on YouTube itself.
- You want to earn money from YouTube’s advertising programme.
- You publish entertainment for the general public and need YouTube’s community features.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a European alternative to YouTube for organisations?
Yes. StreamZilla is a European video platform under European law for organisations that publish video on their own website, intranet or learning environment, without ads, tracking or recommendations.
Do I need a cookie banner for YouTube videos?
In most cases yes, because an embedded YouTube video loads Google’s services and stores identifiers in the visitor’s browser. The StreamZilla player sets no cookies and loads no external services.
Is YouTube’s privacy-enhanced mode enough?
It reduces cookies, but the player still loads Google’s scripts and contacts Google’s servers. Most European data protection authorities still expect consent for it.
Can I keep my YouTube channel?
Yes. Use YouTube for reach, and StreamZilla for the videos on your own channels.
What does StreamZilla cost?
StreamZilla is free during the private beta. After that it moves to fixed plans in euros, with no silent price increases at renewal.
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Try Europe’s video platform.
StreamZilla is the all-in-one video platform from the team that put the first live stream on the web, with 32 years of experience. It is in private beta, and joining is free: you get early access, a direct line to the people who build it, and a say in what comes next.
Join the free private betaFree during the beta. For organisations. Nothing to pay.