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VOD streaming platform for filmmakers.
Sell, rent and stream your films on demand.
VOD streaming means the viewer picks the film and presses play whenever they like, instead of tuning in at a set time. For a filmmaker, a VOD platform is the shop, the player and the till in one. This guide covers what VOD is, the three ways to charge for it, and what to check before you choose a platform.
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By uncompressed.io · Updated October 2026
Short answer
What is a VOD streaming platform for filmmakers?
A VOD (video on demand) streaming platform hosts your films and lets viewers buy, rent or subscribe and watch whenever they choose, on the web, phones and TVs. For a filmmaker the useful ones take no share of sales and keep the picture as graded; uncompressed.io does both and pays every sale into your own payment account.
- Purchases that stream forever, rentals and downloads
- Monthly and yearly memberships for whole collections
- 0% commission, paid into your own payment account
- Films stream as exported, with no re-encode
- Shop on your own domain; buyers need no account
Three ways to charge
Buy, rent or subscribe
and when each one fits
Every VOD sale is one of three shapes. Most filmmakers end up offering more than one, because different viewers want different commitments.
Purchase
The viewer pays once and can stream the film forever, or download it if you sell a download. Best for features, concert films and anything people rewatch.
Rental
The viewer pays less for a viewing window you set. Best for a premiere weekend or a first-time viewer who wants to try you before buying.
Membership
The viewer pays monthly or yearly and gets every film in the collections their tier includes. Best when you release regularly: a series, classes, an archive.
What a sale costs
Where the money goes
on a USD 6 rental
USD 6
uncompressed.io
0% commission; card processing only
USD 4.90
Vimeo OTT
after 10% + USD 0.50 per buy or rent
USD 5.40
Uscreen Starter
after 10% on one-time sales, plus USD 49 a month
Checklist
What to check in a VOD platform
before you choose
Competitor figures from each platform's own pages, 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.
When another option is better
The VOD platform, 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.
Release plan
A simple VOD release
in four steps
Upload the master
Upload the export you graded. It is stored and streamed without a re-encode, with an optional lighter copy for slow connections.
Cut a free preview
Set a free preview so visitors see the opening minutes before they pay.
Price three ways
A rental for the curious, a purchase for fans, and a membership if you have more films coming.
Set country rules
Geo-restriction keeps the film out of territories you sold to a distributor.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is VOD streaming?
VOD (video on demand) streaming lets viewers choose a film or episode and watch it whenever they want, over the internet, rather than at a scheduled broadcast time. Netflix, iTunes rentals and a filmmaker's own shop are all VOD.
What is the best VOD platform for independent filmmakers?
One that lets you sell, rent and offer memberships without a revenue share, and keeps the picture as you graded it. uncompressed.io charges 0% commission and streams the file as exported; Vimeo OTT takes 10% plus USD 0.50 per purchase or rental, per its help center.
Can I rent my film online with a viewing window?
Yes. On uncompressed.io a rental has a viewing window you set, and buyers watch without creating an account: they sign in with the email they paid with.
Can buyers download the film?
Yes, if you sell a download. You choose per film whether to offer streaming forever, a rental, a download, or all three at different prices.
How do I stop a paid film from being pirated?
Leak Shield (USD 99 a month or USD 1,188 a year) gives every buyer their own invisibly marked copy and searches the open web and torrent indexes. A confirmed leak names and blocks the buyer and sends a takedown. It reduces risk and makes leaks traceable; no protection can guarantee a film never leaks.
Is VOD the same as OTT?
Not quite. OTT describes delivery over the internet; VOD describes watching on demand. Most VOD today is delivered OTT, so the words are often used together.
Put your films on demand under your own name.
Purchases, rentals, downloads and memberships come with every paid plan (Lite USD 9, Pro USD 39, Max USD 99, Studio USD 219 a month), with 0% commission, paid into your own payment account.
Sources
- 1.Vimeo OTT pricing breakdown, Vimeo help center (read 12 October 2026)
- 2.Uscreen pricing (read 12 October 2026)
- 3.Guidelines for determining playback resolution, Vimeo help center (read 12 October 2026)