Livid

About Livid

Livid is a video hosting platform targeting individuals and small businesses, positioning itself as a direct competitor to Vimeo. The company was launched in January 2026 by industry veterans from StreamYard, a web-based streaming platform. The founders' described their motivation as a response to the acquisition of their former company, StreamYard, by Bending Spoons in 2024, which resulted in mass layoffs and price increases. Anticipating a similar outcome for Vimeo following its acquisition by the same company, they created Livid to offer a user-focused alternative.

Livid's primary offering is an ad-free, 4K video hosting service. The platform provides a freemium business model. The free plan includes 1GB of storage, sharing and embedding capabilities, video analytics, and a tool for bulk importing videos from Vimeo. A paid "Pro" plan is available for a monthly fee, which increases storage to 2TB and adds features like password-protected sharing, player customization, and the ability to remove the Livid watermark and add a custom logo. Livid emphasizes a simple pricing structure and aims to provide features like custom branding at no extra cost.

A key feature of Livid's service is the Livid One-click Video Exporter (L.O.V.E.), a free tool designed to facilitate the migration of videos from Vimeo. This tool allows users to download their videos to a computer or export them directly to Google Drive or Livid's platform, while preserving folder structures and metadata. The company's mission is to be a customer-friendly video hosting provider, a sentiment reflected in their active engagement on platforms like Reddit to assist users with the migration process.