Alternatives
YouTube alternative for creators.
Keep the reach. Own the audience that pays.
Nothing replaces YouTube's audience, and this page will not pretend otherwise. What YouTube does not give you is ownership: the algorithm decides who sees your work, ads run next to it, and YouTube keeps 30% of what members pay. The answer for most creators is not to leave, but to sell somewhere you own.
Video hosting for filmmakers · 5 GB free · Paid plans from USD 9/month
By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
What is a good YouTube alternative for creators who want to earn from their audience?
YouTube's reach has no real substitute, so most creators should keep it for discovery and sell their paid work on a platform they own. uncompressed.io sells memberships, rentals and films with 0% commission, no ads and the picture as exported. YouTube pays creators 70% of net revenue from channel memberships.
- Keep YouTube for reach; sell on a platform you own
- YouTube keeps 30% of channel membership revenue
- 0% commission on memberships, rentals and sales
- No ads, no feed, no related videos in the player
- Charges land in your own payment account
- Films stream as exported, with no re-encode
The 30%
What YouTube keeps from members
at USD 5 a month
Channel memberships pay creators 70% of net revenue. Here is the 30% YouTube keeps, by number of members, before any taxes or local adjustments.
USD 150
100 members
YouTube's share of USD 500 a month
USD 750
500 members
YouTube's share of USD 2,500 a month
USD 3,000
2,000 members
YouTube's share of USD 10,000 a month
On uncompressed.io the platform share is 0 at every size. You pay a plan instead: Lite at USD 9, Pro at USD 39 or Max at USD 99 a month, chosen by storage and by how many hours your audience watches. Your card processor's fee applies, and members pay into your own payment account.
The comparison is not only about money. A YouTube member belongs to YouTube: if your channel is demonetized or restricted, the relationship goes with it. A buyer on your own shop is someone whose email you have.
Side by side
YouTube and uncompressed.io
for paid work
YouTube revenue shares from support.google.com/youtube/answer/72902, read 12 October 2026. The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month.
The usual setup
Use YouTube for reach
and own the rest
On YouTube
Trailers, clips, free episodes, behind-the-scenes shorts and anything meant to be found. Let the algorithm work for you there.
On your shop
The full film, the extended cut, the series, the masterclass, the members library. Priced by you, with nothing taken from each sale.
Between them
A link in every description, a pinned comment and an end screen pointing to the shop. A free trial or coupon makes the first step easy.
Who this is not for
What you get on a platform you own
Read from the live price list. Verified 2026-10.
| Commission on sales | 0 percent, at any volume. Buyers pay into your own payment account; your card processor's fee applies. |
|---|---|
| What you can sell | Purchases (stream forever), downloads, rentals with a viewing window, memberships with monthly or yearly tiers, bundles and series. |
| Member tools | Free trials per tier, coupon codes, gift memberships, refunds and free access from your earnings page. |
| Your storefront | A shop under your name at yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or on your own domain. Buyers need no account. |
| Picture quality | Films stream as you exported them: no re-encode of video or audio, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections. |
| Viewing hours included | Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000 hours a month, then USD 29 per extra 20,000-hour block. Playback never pauses. |
| Plans | Starter free (5 GB, one film at a time); Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month; yearly is one month free. |
| Leak Shield (optional) | Every buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy; the open web and torrent indexes are searched; a confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends the takedown. USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year, any paid plan. |
| Inclusion window | The streaming platform is included with every paid plan for members who switch it on before 31 December 2026, and stays included for them afterwards; after that date new activations add USD 39 a month. |
Plans and add-ons: pricing. The whole cluster starts at the creator platform guide.
Getting started
Open a shop
next to your channel
Upload the paid work
Upload the films and episodes you want to sell, as exported, with no re-encode.
Set your prices
Purchases, rentals with a viewing window, downloads, and monthly or yearly membership tiers.
Link from YouTube
Add yourname.uncompressed.io/on-demand, or your own domain, to descriptions and end screens.
Protect the releases
Add Leak Shield (USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year) so each buyer gets their own invisibly marked copy. It reduces risk and makes leaks traceable; it cannot guarantee a film never leaks.
Each paid plan includes viewing hours a month for your audience (Lite 1,000, Pro 5,000, Max 15,000, Studio 25,000); above that, playback never pauses and an extra block is added. If you deliver client work on YouTube today, the YouTube alternative for client videos covers that case, and Vimeo vs YouTube for filmmakers compares the two big hosts.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is the best YouTube alternative for creators?
For reach, there is none: YouTube's audience is unmatched. For earning from the audience you already have, a platform you control is the better complement. uncompressed.io lets you sell memberships, rentals and films with 0% commission, no ads and the picture as exported, from a shop under your name.
How much does YouTube take from channel memberships?
YouTube's partner earnings page says it pays creators 70% of net revenue from channel memberships, Super Chat, Super Stickers and Super Thanks, so it keeps 30%. For ads on the Watch Page, creators receive 55% of net revenue.
Should I leave YouTube?
Usually not. Keep YouTube for discovery: trailers, clips, free episodes. Put the work people pay for (full films, extended cuts, a members library) on a platform you own, and link to it from your videos and descriptions.
Is there a YouTube alternative with no ads?
Yes. On uncompressed.io the player has no ads, no feed and no related videos on any plan. Your audience sees your film and your name, nothing else.
Will a YouTube alternative bring me viewers?
Not the way YouTube does. uncompressed.io has no marketplace and no recommendation feed; viewers come from your own audience, links and site. That is the trade: less discovery, full control and every dollar of each sale.
Can I sell videos instead of relying on YouTube ads?
Yes. You can sell a film as a purchase that streams forever, a rental with a viewing window, a download, or a monthly or yearly membership, with free trials, coupons and gift memberships.
Open a shop your audience can follow you to.
Memberships, rentals and film sales come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month), with no commission and no ads. Buyers pay into your own payment account.
Sources
- 1.YouTube partner earnings overview (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Guidelines for determining playback resolution, Vimeo help center (read 5 September 2026)