Selling films and videos
Rent your film online.
A viewing window you set, a price you choose, 0% commission.
A rental lets a viewer pay a lower price to watch your film for a limited time. It is the easiest yes for someone who has never seen your work, and it sits next to a purchase rather than replacing it. This guide covers how rentals work, how long the window should be, and how to price it.
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By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
What platform lets me rent my own film to viewers online?
A video shop that supports rentals with a viewing window. On uncompressed.io you set the rental price and how long the renter can watch, sell a purchase alongside it, and keep the whole price: there is 0% commission and the renter pays into your own payment account.
- Viewers pay once to watch within a window
- You set the window and the rental price
- Offer a purchase next to it
- 0% commission on uncompressed.io
- Renters need no account
- Refunds and free access from your earnings page
How rentals work
Price, window, access
in three parts
A rental is a purchase with an end date. Three settings define it, and each one changes who says yes.
The price
Lower than a purchase, so a curious viewer can try the film. It is the price that brings in people who would never pay to own.
The window
How long the renter can watch once they have rented. You set it per film, so a short and a feature can differ.
The access
Renters stream in the browser, or in your branded TV apps if you have them. When the window closes, playback stops; a purchase of the same film is unaffected.
Choosing the window
How long to rent for
by kind of film
Suggestions, not rules. Test one window for a month, then change it if renters run out of time or never finish.
What the platform keeps
One rental, three platforms
on a USD 6.00 rental
USD 6.00
uncompressed.io
0% commission; your plan is a flat monthly fee
USD 4.90
Vimeo OTT
after 10% + USD 0.50 per transaction
USD 4.90
Gumroad
after 10% + USD 0.50 per direct sale
On a low-priced rental, a fixed fee per sale bites hardest: USD 0.50 is more than 8% of a USD 6 rental on its own, before the percentage. That is why rentals reward a flat-fee platform. Card processing applies everywhere and is left out of these figures.
For the wider choice of where to sell a finished feature, including festivals and aggregators, read sell your film online. For pay-once streaming without a time limit, see pay-per-view video hosting.
Set it up
From upload to first rental
in five steps
Upload the film
The export you graded, streamed as exported with no additional re-encode.
Set purchase and rental
A purchase price, a rental price and the rental window for this film.
Add a free preview
A short preview cut on the film's page lets viewers judge before they pay.
Choose countries
If a distributor holds a territory, block it for this film at checkout and playback.
Share the page
Your shop link, or the film's page on your own domain.
When a rental is the wrong product
uncompressed.io for creators, in one table
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.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is a platform to rent a movie online?
A rental platform lets a viewer pay once to stream a film for a limited time, then access ends. For an independent filmmaker, it means a shop page for the film where viewers rent it with a card, without joining a large store. uncompressed.io offers this with a viewing window you set and 0% commission.
How long should a film rental last?
Long enough to watch comfortably, short enough to feel like a rental. Many filmmakers choose 48 or 72 hours for a feature and up to a week for a series or a long documentary. On uncompressed.io you set the window yourself.
How much should I charge to rent my film?
Price the rental at roughly a third to a half of the purchase. If the purchase is USD 12, a rental at USD 4 to USD 6 gives viewers a real choice. Too close to the purchase price and nobody rents; too low and nobody buys.
Can a viewer rent and later buy the same film?
Yes. Rental and purchase are separate products. A viewer who rented and loved the film can buy it to keep streaming it.
Do renters need an account?
Not on uncompressed.io. They pay with their email and sign in later with the email they bought with.
Can I refund a rental?
Yes, from your earnings page, and you can give free access to a reviewer or a festival programmer the same way. Because the charge is on your own payment account, uncompressed.io cannot refund on your behalf.
Put your film up for rent today.
Rentals, purchases and downloads come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month). You set the window and the price; renters pay into your own payment account.
Sources
- 1.Vimeo OTT pricing breakdown, Vimeo help center (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Gumroad pricing (read 12 October 2026)