SmartVideo: Ad-Free Video Hosting for Your Website
SmartVideo replaces YouTube embeds, Vimeo players, and self-hosted video with a single, distraction-free player. Your videos start 12x faster, buffer 8x less, and never show ads or competitor recommendations. One line of code — works on WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify, and any HTML site.
YouTube Embed: Slow, Branded, Distracting
YouTube embeds load 1.5 MB of JavaScript before your video even starts. They show ads, display competitor thumbnails at the end, and track your visitors across the web. Your content becomes YouTube's content.
SmartVideo: Clean, Fast, Yours
SmartVideo delivers the same video with a lightweight player, instant-start playback, and zero third-party branding. Your viewer sees your video — nothing else.
SmartVideo Features
Distraction-Free Video Player
YouTube embeds inject 1.5 MB of JavaScript, display ads before your content, and end with a grid of competitor videos. SmartVideo replaces all of that with a clean, lightweight player that shows your video and nothing else. No ads. No branding. No "watch next" distractions.
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12x Faster Video Start
SmartVideo pre-positions your content across 250+ edge servers worldwide. When a viewer hits play, the nearest server delivers the first frames in milliseconds — not seconds. Our tests show SmartVideo starts playback 12x faster than standard video hosting and reduces buffering by 8x.
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Automatic Encoding
SmartVideo creates 5 to 10 device-specific encodes of every video you upload — different resolutions, bitrates, and codecs tuned for phones, tablets, laptops, and TVs. Each viewer gets the version optimized for their screen and connection, with no manual encoding on your end.
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Automatic Vimeo Conversion
Already have Vimeo embeds on your site? SmartVideo automatically detects and converts them to our clean, ad-free player — no code changes required. Your existing videos keep working, but now they load faster and look better. Disable anytime and your original Vimeo embeds come right back.
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Adaptive Streaming with EdgeAI
SmartVideo's EdgeAI monitors each viewer's connection in real time and adjusts video quality on the fly. If bandwidth drops, the player switches to a lower bitrate before buffering occurs. When bandwidth recovers, quality scales back up. The result: smooth, uninterrupted playback on any network.
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Unlimited Bandwidth & Encoding
Every SmartVideo plan includes unlimited bandwidth and encoding. Upload as many videos as you need. Drive as much traffic as you can. You'll never see bandwidth overage charges or encoding fees, regardless of whether your video goes viral or your traffic spikes overnight.
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Installation
Step 1. Sign up
Choose a SmartVideo plan and create an account.
Step 2. Copy and paste a few lines of text
Once you have an account, you'll be automatically logged in to the dashboard. From the dashboard, you will be given your unique SmartVideo snippet. Copy and paste it into your site's header or use our plugin for WordPress.
Step 3. Watch us work
If you have Vimeo embeds on your site, no worries! SmartVideo automatically places your videos into a modern, professional player, perfect for building your own professional video experience. If you don't use Vimeo, simply insert our SmartVideo HTML tag (populated with your video's URL) where you would normally embed a video.
Simple installation on these builders and platforms!
Still not convinced?
Read a customer case study or two on our blog.
FAQ
(we get these a lot)
Who is Swarmify? 🐝
Swarmify is a video acceleration company focused on bringing the streaming technologies used by the biggest names in the streaming video industry (Netflix, Hulu) to everyone in a simple package. We offer the world's fastest video at an affordable price to all.
What is SmartVideo? ▶️
SmartVideo is Swarmify's mission realized: the power of Netflix-quality streaming made simple for everyone. The SmartVideo platform includes a professional, modern player making use of our patented network technology providing stall-out free playback at maximum bitrates.
Who is SmartVideo for? 👩
We built SmartVideo with two groups of people in mind: developers looking to build a professional but simple video experience for themselves or their clients and sales-focused small to medium-sized business owners tired of YouTube's branding and recommended videos cluttering their site's video experience and impacting their sales. You can find video hosting case studies on a few of our customers on our blog.
Who is SmartVideo not for? ⛔
SmartVideo is not for you if "free" is your only option. In that case, YouTube is probably still your best bet despite their branding, recommended videos, and purposeful intent of directing your visitors away from your site and onto YouTube.
Why should I choose SmartVideo over YouTube? 🤔
As we said before, YouTube is your best option if you are unable to pay anything for video delivery and don't necessarily need your site to appear professional. However, YouTube is not providing playback on your site free of charge. They are funneling users from your site with recommended videos and capturing your visitor's attention with their logo. If you don't mind losing a steady percentage of visitors and having YouTube's branding on your site, YouTube is a good option.
Can I use this for live video? 📽️
We don't currently support live video with our SmartVideo product. If you would like to be notified when we do add support for it, please email our Support Team and they will put you on the notification list.
I use Vimeo on my site. How do I transition to SmartVideo? 🎓
If you use Vimeo on your site, your workflow is probably something like this:
- Upload to Vimeo
- Grab your embed code from Vimeo
- Place the embed code where you want the video on your site.
Once SmartVideo is installed, you won't need to change your current workflow at all to get a professional video experience on your site. SmartVideo places all your Vimeo embeds into our clutter-free player without any extra work on your part.
How do the auto Vimeo conversions work? ♻️
When you embed a Vimeo video on your site, SmartVideo sees the embed, downloads the file, and re-encodes it. From then on, the video is delivered over our intelligent network, through our player.
What kind of websites can I use SmartVideo on? 💻
SmartVideo works on any site you can add script to the header on. That includes any site you create with WordPress, Squarespace, or Adobe Muse. For WordPress users, we have a WordPress plugin that allows for even easier deployment. If you have any questions regarding the kind of sites we work on, just chat us up!
Do you have any restrictions on content types? 🚫
Swarmify does not have any specific restrictions on acceptable content types. You may use our video delivery for any content that is legally permissible subject to United States law; and for which you have the appropriate rights to use and transmit to your customers.
We are responsive to the DMCA process. Any communication in this regard may be sent to legal@swarmify.com. See our terms and conditions for additional details.
SmartVideo was made for site owners like you.
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