Hosting
Ad-free video hosting.
Nothing on the screen but your work.
An ad before your film is the obvious problem. The less obvious ones are the platform logo in the corner, the grid of suggested videos when it ends, and the link that sends your viewer back to someone else's site. Ad-free video hosting should remove all of them, and on some hosts that only happens on paid plans.
Video hosting for filmmakers · 5 GB free · Paid plans from USD 9/month
By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
Which video hosting is ad-free?
Vimeo states its Free plan has no ads before, after or on your video, Patreon describes its video as ad-free, and uncompressed.io shows no ads on any plan. YouTube's terms allow it to display ads on your content. For a player with no ads, no platform logo and no suggested videos on every plan, the free one included, choose uncompressed.io.
- uncompressed.io: no ads, logo or suggestions on any plan
- Vimeo Free: no ads before, after or on your video
- Wistia Free: Wistia branding included
- Patreon video: described as ad-free
- YouTube: terms allow ads on your content
- YouTube embeds always end with suggested videos
The definition
What ad-free should mean
is more than no pre-roll
Five things can appear around your video that you did not put there. A host is only fully ad-free when none of them do.
Ads
Pre-roll, mid-roll, overlays and banners. The obvious one.
The platform's logo
A corner mark that links viewers to the host's site, not yours.
Suggested videos
A grid of other videos when yours ends, often from other creators.
End screens and feeds
Prompts to subscribe, follow or keep watching something else.
Branding on the page
The host's name in the title, share card or page chrome.
Why it matters
A client, festival programmer or buyer watching your film should not be offered someone else's next.
Side by side
What appears around your video
on the free and entry plans
Figures and quotes from each platform's own pages, read 12 October 2026. Paid Vimeo and Wistia plans remove more branding; check the plan you would buy.
On the paid side, Wistia's pricing page lists its branding as removed from the Business plan up. For Vimeo's logo and embed options by plan, see our guide to embedding without the Vimeo logo.
The player
What viewers see
on uncompressed.io
0
Ads
on every plan, Starter included
0
Platform logos
your name, colour and logo instead
0
Suggested videos
no feed, no end-screen grid
Links are clean, in the form uncompressed.io/you/the-film, and embeds are a single iframe with switches for colours, logo and controls. The film plays as you exported it, without an additional re-encode, so there is no softening to go with the clutter you removed. Playback needs a supported codec and a fast enough connection; an optional lighter copy helps viewers on slow links.
Setting it up
Going ad-free in four steps
for a portfolio or a film
Keep reach where reach is
Post a trailer or a cut-down on YouTube if you need discovery.
Host the real thing cleanly
Upload the full film or reel to an ad-free host.
Embed it on your site
One iframe on your own page, with your colours and logo.
Lock it if needed
Use a password, unlisted or embed-only mode for clients and festivals.
When ad-supported is fine
Questions
Frequently asked
What is ad-free video hosting?
Ad-free video hosting is a service that stores and plays your videos without showing advertising before, during or after them. A complete definition also excludes the platform's own logo, suggested videos from other creators and end screens, since all of them compete with your work.
Is there free video hosting without ads?
Yes. Vimeo's Free plan states no ads before, after or on your video. uncompressed.io Starter is free with no ads, no platform logo and no suggested videos, limited to 5 GB and one film at a time.
Does YouTube show ads on my videos even if I am not monetized?
YouTube's terms grant it the right to monetize your content on the service, which may include displaying ads on or within content. Embedded YouTube players also show related videos at the end; since the rel parameter changed, they can only be limited to your own channel, not turned off.
Can I remove the YouTube logo from an embed?
No. YouTube's developer documentation states the modestbranding parameter is deprecated and has no effect; the player decides its branding itself.
Does uncompressed.io show its logo on my videos?
No. The player has no uncompressed.io logo, no feed, no related videos and no ads on any plan. The accent colour, name and logo in the player are yours.
Is ad-free hosting worse for reach?
Usually, yes. Ad-supported platforms like YouTube are also discovery engines; ad-free hosts are not. A common setup is a trailer on YouTube for reach and the full film on an ad-free host for the people who click through.
A player with your name on it and nothing else.
No ads, no logo, no suggested videos on every plan. Starter is free with 5 GB; paid plans: Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month.
Sources
- 1.YouTube Terms of Service (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.YouTube embedded player parameters (read 12 October 2026)
- 3.About the Vimeo Free plan, Vimeo help center (read 12 October 2026)
- 4.Wistia pricing (read 12 October 2026)
- 5.Introducing Patreon Video, Patreon news (dated 3 November 2022, read 12 October 2026)