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Deliver better video experiences when you switch from Dash.js
Benefit from more efficient deployments and deliver a superior streaming experience when you start using Bitmovin’s Player. Dedicated device SDKs, HLS support and pre-integrations with third party solutions are just some of what you can expect from working with Bitmovin.
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Everything Dash.js has to offer, plus a whole lot more…
Bitmovin’s player offers a broader range of features, seamless integration, and specialized assistance, providing you with not only the basic features that Dash.js has to offer but a whole host of professional-grade features exclusive to Bitmovin.
| Dash.js | Bitmovin | |
|---|---|---|
| Out of the box advertising integration to enable content monetization |  |  |
| Over 1000 player tests performed on real devices daily to ensure stability | | |
| On-demand testing for production streams on real devices with Stream Lab | | |
| Out-of-the-box integration with Bitmovin’s Analytics | | |
| Frequent releases ensuring browser, device-support and feature compatibility | | |
| Up to date and clear product roadmap | | |
| Clear documentation and how-to walkthroughs and tutorials | | |
| Support for MPEG-DASH | | |
| Support for HLS | | |
| Support for Widevine and PlayReady DRM | | |
| Support for FairPlay DRM | | |
| SLAs and support from video experts | | |
| Quality of experience testing (MOS) | | |
Benefit from reductions in development cost when you switch to Bitmovin
It’s easy to get started with Dash.js but as your team is responsible for all development and maintenance it quickly becomes a more costly solution. The Bitmovin player ensures your viewers have a consistent experience across devices all while lowering costs.
As a HTML5-based player, Dash.js is unable to support native playback on iOS, Android or Roku. With Bitmovin you get dedicated SDKs, backed by extensive documentation, tutorials and video experts for each of these platforms.
Go beyond Dash.js with additional features
Watermarking
Stream protected content seamlessly across all devices with our dedicated multi-DRM support as well as pre-integrations with major DRM providers.
Advertising
Integrate Server and Client side Ad Insertion with Bitmovin’s Advertising Module or Google IMA and define the logic and configuration.
Playlists
Provide a continuous viewing experience for your users by creating playlists with gapless playback between video sources
Subtitles & Closed Captions
Thumbnails (Timeline hover previews)
Casting support
Fast channel switching
Cross platform UI with responsive design and Picture in picture
Offline Playback
Low Latency sub 3 seconds
Stream Meta Data handling
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Bigger benefits when you build with Bitmovin
Benefit from SDKs for web, iOS, Android, Roku, Smart TVs, Gaming Consoles and Set Top Boxes for a truly unified development experience.
On average, developers using one of Bitmovin’s Mobile SDKs save over 300 hours of development time per year on native player maintenance alone.
When deploying 2 or more of Bitmovin’s Player SDKs, on average, customers can reach an additional 200,000 viewers per month.