Filmmakers need a place for their work to shine, and we're making Vimeo that place again. For the first time in 22 years, anyone can now share all their work on Vimeo, with no ads and no AI training, for free.

We’ve also tripled free users’ storage for non-public and embeddable videos. And made more features available for free, like transcription, translation, and social analytics. You can see everything that's now free here.

But the new Free plan is just the start: we're making Vimeo the home for filmmakers once again, and we're already working on what comes next:

• A new Vimeo Short Film Grant for USA and Canada-based filmmakers, with double last year's prize pool
• An Indie Program to make Vimeo more affordable for independent filmmakers.
• A new Vimeo Watch experience, so it's easier than ever to discover the amazing work that gets uploaded to Vimeo every day.

We can't wait to share more.

In the meantime, you can read our full update here.

We’re introducing a new Vimeo plan for businesses: Studio. You'll find all the relevant discussion about it in this thread.

👤 Individual users are unaffected by this change. If you’re using Vimeo as a single person for personal, professional, portfolio, or small-scale activities, and you’ve been transitioned to the Studio plan, please get in touch with us directly—we’ll provide the support needed to resolve your issue.

❌ Accounts used by businesses are no longer eligible for individual plans. To make sure there’s no interruption to their service, these accounts will transition to the Studio plan at their next renewal. Everyone affected will be notified in advance via email and a homepage notification.

👉 All new posts about the Studio plan will automatically be removed and OPs will be directed to add them to this megathread. This is to keep everything in one place, so people can easily find the answers they need.

Official pages:

• Help center article
• Plan information
• Plan Usage Policy

You can find answers to the most common questions about the transition below.

Is my plan going to get transitioned to Studio?

The Studio plan is designed for businesses. If you’re a single person using Vimeo for personal, professional, portfolio, or small-scale activities, an individual plan will generally be appropriate for your account. If you believe you’ve been incorrectly identified for transition to Studio, please get in touch with us directly so we can review your account.

Is Vimeo introducing new plans for individuals too?

We’re also in the early stages of exploring new plans for individuals, with the aim of simplifying our plan lineup. Unlike the Studio plan, these plans are designed for individual use and are priced accordingly.

How do I know if my plan is being transitioned to Studio?

If your account is identified for transition to Studio, we’ll let you know before your next renewal via email and a prominent message on your Vimeo homepage. You'll have an opportunity to get in touch to request a review.

What’s included in the Studio plan?

The Studio plan is designed to support small-to-medium businesses. It offers expanded team controls, higher storage, and priority support. You can learn more about what’s included here.

When is the plan coming into effect?

Studio is being rolled out gradually to existing users, and will soon be available for new users. If your account is selected for transition, your notification will inform you when the change is scheduled to take effect.

What identifies my account as a business?

We consider a range of objective indicators—you can see our full process in our Plan Usage Policy.

What if I’m incorrectly identified as a business?

If you believe your account has been incorrectly identified for transition to Studio, please get in touch with us directly. We'd be happy to look into it, and help identify the right plan for your usage.

The Vimeo Team

This thread will stay pinned throughout the transition.

Vimeo On Demand (VOD) is being phased out and will be fully shut down on November 20, 2026. You'll find all the relevant discussion about it in this thread.

⚠️ Non-VOD Vimeo accounts, videos, and features are not affected.

Official pages—these are the source of truth:

• Notice: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/shutdown
• Seller FAQ: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/faq/sellers
• Viewer FAQ: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/faq/viewers

Key dates:

• August 22, 2026: new uploads to VOD disabled. Existing content and storefronts stay live.
• September 21, 2026: new purchases and subscriptions disabled. Active subscriptions stop auto-renewing and won't be charged again.
• October 21, 2026: final seller payouts expected to be complete.
• November 20, 2026: VOD fully shut down. Storefronts go offline and viewer access ends.

What belongs in this thread:

• Questions about the timeline and what's changing
• Payouts, outstanding balances, thresholds, tax and payment questions
• What happens to your videos, VOD pages, and sales data
• Keeping or notifying your audience, exporting opted-in emails
• Moving to Vimeo OTT, how it compares, what carries over and what doesn't
• Viewer questions about purchases, rentals, downloads, and refunds
• Alternatives you're exploring, including ones that aren't ours

👉 All posts about the VOD sunsetting will be removed and directed here. This is to keep everything in one place, so people can find the answers they need.

🚨 Watch out for phishing: Shutdown announcements attract scams. You can verify any notice you've received by typing vimeo.com/ondemand/shutdown into your browser directly, without clicking a link. Vimeo will never ask you for your password or payment details, and no legitimate message will ask you to "claim" or "release" your payout. If something looks off, don't click it—check the official pages or contact Support.

🗣️ Support: If you renewed or upgraded your VOD subscription shortly before this was announced, contact Support with your account email and renewal date; prorated refunds are being reviewed case by case.

❌ What this thread can't do: we can't resolve individual account, payout, or refund cases on Reddit, because we can't verify your account here. Those need to go to https://vimeo.com/help/contact. We'll answer general questions in this thread and correct bad information when we see it—the official resources linked above are sources of truth.

This thread will stay pinned through the sunsetting.

- - - MAJOR PERFORMANCE UPDATE - - -

We're making Vimeo faster for you ⚡

Hey everyone,

Right after releasing our major overhaul to Vimeo Review and the rebuilt Profile page, we’re back with our biggest performance improvement in years.

Vimeo is now up to 1.7x faster. Here are the full numbers:

1. ⬆️ 25% faster video uploads* — parallel processing means multiple files now move through the pipeline at the same time, not one by one.
2. 🔍 23% faster library search* — results load significantly quicker, so finding what you need takes less time.
3. 🏠 41% faster homepage load* — the first content you see when you open Vimeo now appears much faster.
4. ▶️ 39% faster manage video pages* — less latency when you land on a video.

This is part of an ongoing effort to speed up every part of Vimeo, and we’re far from done. You can see our full progress here: https://vimeo.com/blog/post/vimeo-speed-improvements

And of course, if there’s a specific moment in Vimeo that still feels slow to you, let us know below, and we’ll get to work on trying to fix it 🫡

You can follow all the improvements we’re making at vimeo.com/product-updates.

Cheers,

Ricky

https://reddit.com/link/1taai8u/video/n2l7lcvloj0h1/player

*Of course, these numbers are based on internal testing, and are not guaranteed for all users or use cases. All metrics are subject to change as the product evolves.

- - - MAJOR UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT - - -

Hey everyone! After our major overhaul to Vimeo Review last week, I’m back with another heavily requested update.

After 10 years, the entire Vimeo Profile page has been rebuilt from scratch!

You told us that the profile page looked too much like a video library, rather than somewhere to really show off your work.

And after looking at each piece of feedback, we landed on a new design that fixes as many of your issues as possible (and saves you waiting ages for it).

So here’s everything that’s changed:

1. A refreshed design: made to look cleaner, and keep the focus on your work.
2. Automatic sorting (finally): now, when you upload a new video, it’ll follow your sorting order automatically, so you don’t have to re-sort every time you upload.
3. Looping thumbnails: we actually released these a few weeks ago, but we’ve fully integrated them into the new design.
4. Dark mode for viewers: if you have dark mode on, other people looking at your profile will now see it in dark mode (and vice versa).
5. More videos visible on first load: the masonry tiles are smaller now (3 per row instead of 2), so way more of your work is visible at first glance.
6. Sections are simpler to manage: try it for yourself! Creating or changing sections around is so much easier than before.

👉 You can watch the video in Vimeo here.

To see your new profile page, you can click your profile picture in the top right, then click View profile under your name.

We’re trying to release improvements to Vimeo every week that actually make a difference to you, which is why they’re all coming straight from your feedback.

Of course, if there's anything else you want to see improved—whether in profiles or anywhere else—let us know below. We always read these threads.

You can follow everything at vimeo.com/product-updates.

Cheers,

Ricky

https://reddit.com/link/1t04392/video/nf3w3i7nbdyg1/player

Hey everyone!

After a busy few months (where we released new engagement analytics, bulk translation and more)...

We're back with a major improvement to video reviews:

You no longer need an account to comment on a review link.

This means you can get feedback from anyone with your link, whether they're on Vimeo or not. No more frustrated clients hitting login walls. When you send someone a review link, you know they'll be able to access it - and start commenting - in seconds.

But that's not all.

This week, we also added emoji reactions to comments, so you can quickly acknowledge or respond to a comment, without having to type out a full reply.

These are the final touches in our ongoing effort to make video reviews feel simple and straightforward, for you and your clients.

👉 You can see the new, simplified Vimeo Review here.

In fact, in the last 2 months, we've made 7 major improvements to video reviews:

1. People without a Vimeo account can leave feedback
2. All comments now have timestamps, for more precise feedback
3. Default settings on review links, so they take seconds to set up
4. Your other videos don’t show up at the end of a review link
5. Comments load much faster
6. Comments have clickable links (and emoji reactions), for easy references and quick acknowledgements
7. It takes fewer clicks to reach a review link

👉 To see more info on all the changes, go here.

Our aim is to release meaningful improvements to Vimeo every week, all of which we build directly from your feedback.

So if there are any other improvements you'd benefit from - whether in video reviews or elsewhere - please let us know in the thread, and I guarantee we'll see it!

To stay up to date with everything we're releasing, you can visit our product updates page.

See you in the next update!

- Ricky

https://reddit.com/link/1sud7mu/video/zbmym29ge4xg1/player