Escape the complexity — move your video library in a day
Kaltura is called "probably the most clunky software I have ever used" across review sites. The learning curve is steep, the interface crashes during recording, and video processing is "delayed by hours or days."
SMBs pay $500+/month, mid-size organizations $1,000-2,000/month, and enterprise $5,000+/month. Implementation costs range from $1,000 to $20,000 or more before you even start using the product. VPaaS credits do not roll over and are non-refundable.
Kaltura's stock is down roughly 22% year-to-date, trading near all-time lows, and has been downgraded to "Sell." The company reduced its workforce by 10%, and the CFO departed in December 2025. Revenue is barely growing at 2% year-over-year.
Before: $1,000-20,000 implementation costs and weeks of onboarding. After: sign up and start uploading in minutes, no professional services required.
Before: a complex system that requires training to navigate. After: a modern dashboard that any team member can use on day one.
Before: opaque quotes, annual contracts, and non-refundable credits. After: published pricing, monthly billing, no surprises.
Use the Kaltura API or the KMC (Kaltura Management Console) to download source files. Navigate to Content > Entries, select videos, and use the download original option. For large libraries, use the Kaltura API client libraries to script a bulk export.
Sign up for a free 14-day trial. No implementation project, no professional services. Configure your workspace and custom domain.
Upload exported files via drag-and-drop, or use S3, Google Drive, or Dropbox import for bulk transfers. Resumable TUS uploads handle large files from training recordings and lecture captures.
Replace Kaltura player embeds in your LMS, website, or portal. Search for "kaltura.com" or the Kaltura embed code pattern in your content. If you use Canvas, Moodle, or another LMS, update the embedded iframe URLs in course content.
Test playback across your LMS and web properties, confirm transcriptions and chapters are generated, and verify access controls. Cancel your Kaltura contract once everything is confirmed.
Kaltura embeds reference your organization's Kaltura-hosted player with partner and entry IDs. These will stop working when your Kaltura contract ends. Plan your migration before your renewal date. For organizations with video embedded across an LMS with hundreds of courses, prioritize active courses first and migrate archived content on a separate timeline.
For a library of 200-500 videos, expect a full day for export and upload. The API-based export from Kaltura is the slowest step. Embed replacement in an LMS depends on how many courses contain embedded video.
Export Kaltura analytics reports before your contract ends. host.video analytics begin tracking from the moment new embeds are active.
If you are running Kaltura CE (self-hosted), you can export your content the same way via the API. The advantage of moving to host.video is eliminating the infrastructure management burden — no more servers, transcoding pipelines, or storage to maintain.
host.video provides standard iframe embeds that work in any LMS. You will not have the Kaltura-specific LTI plugin, but iframe embedding is supported natively by Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, and all major LMS platforms.