Review is a side feature
On Vimeo you’re buying a hosting and streaming platform first; the review pages ride along. You pay for a player, embeds and marketing tooling you may never use.
Editlock vs Vimeo Review
Review without buying a whole hosting platform.
Vimeo Review is a feature bolted onto a video-hosting product. Editlock is built for the review itself — priced on storage, in rupees, with unlimited reviewers and clients on every plan.
 Editlock | Vimeo Review | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Purpose-built review & approval | Hosting platform; review is a feature |
| Pricing basis | Storage-based flat tiers | Bundled into hosting plans |
| Reviewers & clients | Unlimited, free on every plan | Share via link; controls scale with tier |
| Entry paid price | ₹0 free · ₹599/mo (~$7) | Paid plans from ~$20/mo (Starter) |
| Frame-exact comments + drawing | Yes | Yes |
| Version stacking & picture lock | Yes | Limited / higher tiers |
| What you pay for | Just review + storage | Hosting, player & marketing tools too |
| Billing | INR-first, all-inclusive | USD |
Figures reflect publicly listed plans as of 2026 and can change — check the current plans before deciding. Prices shown for the rival are in USD; Editlock bills in INR (approx. USD shown for scale).
The hosting-platform tax
You wanted review. You bought a hosting suite.
The good controls sit up-tier
Sharing and privacy controls get stronger as the price climbs, so the review experience you actually want often lives on a plan above the one you’d pick.
Priced in USD, for creators
Vimeo’s tiers are built around a global hosting audience in dollars — rarely the right shape for an Indian editor or small studio doing client review in rupees.
The Editlock way
Start free → Pay for the review, not the platform.
Editlock hosts and streams the cut you’re reviewing, adds frame-exact comments, drawings, versions and picture lock, and bills you on storage — not on a hosting suite you don’t need. Invite every client and colourist for free.
FAQ
Vimeo Review vs Editlock — common questions
Is Vimeo Review free?
Vimeo has a free tier, but review sits inside paid hosting plans that start around $20/month, and stronger sharing controls are gated to higher tiers. Editlock has a genuinely free plan (2GB) and paid plans from ₹599/month with unlimited reviewers on all of them.
Does Editlock host and stream the video like Vimeo?
Yes — you upload the cut, Editlock stores and streams the review copy, and reviewers watch and comment in the browser. It just isn’t a general-purpose hosting or marketing platform; it’s focused on review and approval.
Can clients comment without a Vimeo account?
On Editlock, yes — you send a share link and clients leave timestamped comments with no account and no seat. They’re free on every plan.
What’s a cheaper alternative to Vimeo for client review?
If you only need review and approval (not hosting, embeds and marketing tools), Editlock covers the review workflow at ₹0 free or ₹599/month, billed in INR.
Make the switch
Just the review workflow.
Try Editlock free — share a cut, collect frame-exact feedback from unlimited reviewers, and lock the final. No hosting suite required.
No credit card. Unlimited reviewers and clients on every plan.