Dropbox alternative for sharing videos that play instantly

A file cloud serves the file as it is: if the video is heavy, anyone opening it on a slow connection suffers. And accounts’ shared links have traffic limits: if a video is shared a lot, the link can stop working for a while (check the current limits in Dropbox’s help).

Dembed prepares the video in several qualities so it adapts to each viewer’s connection, can be embedded on any website with an iframe and every monetized view earns you money.

• You don’t have to choose: Dropbox is a good place to keep your originals and Dembed is for the public to watch them.
• Upload the version you want to share to Dembed and keep the original in your cloud.
• On Dembed you decide on each video whether it can be downloaded; on a file cloud, the link usually gives access to the whole file.

Before moving your library, compare these points on Dropbox and any other option. They’re the ones that most affect your audience and your earnings:

• How much they pay and how it’s calculated: Dembed shares the real ad revenue of each month with you based on your audience’s country, with a per-country breakdown in your dashboard.
• When you start earning: on Dembed every video earns from day one, with no subscriber or watch-hour minimums.
• Payout methods and minimum: Dembed pays via PayPal, USDT (TRC20), Payoneer or bank transfer from 25 USD.
• Viewer experience: ads in the player, no recommendations from other channels; viewers who don’t want ads can go Premium (their ad-free plays don’t earn money for the creator).
• Max size and uploading: files up to 5 GB (50 GB with Premium) uploaded straight to storage, resumable, several at a time.
• Your brand: player color, logo or watermark with a link, subtitles and a “Skip intro” button.
• Clear rules: Dembed doesn’t allow copyright-infringing content and has a report button on every video, which protects honest creators and advertisers.

Tip: if your files are MKV, upload them as MP4 (H.264 + AAC) so they have sound in every browser. Our guide to converting MKV to MP4 explains how.

1. 1Create your free Dembed account and confirm your email.
2. 2Download your original files from Dropbox (or use the copies on your computer).
3. 3Drag them into the Dembed dashboard: upload several at once and organize them in folders. Thumbnails and duration are generated automatically.
4. 4Customize the player once (color, logo, subtitles) and it applies to all your videos.
5. 5Replace the old links or iframes with Dembed’s on your site, blog or socials. From then on every monetized view adds to your balance.