As the developer behind various Web Video Applications, I work with almost all known PHP based Video scripts / Youtube clones which allow you to build a video site. So I thought why not highlight some decisions to help you make a scalable video site and total cost of ownership in the long run if you are going for a ready to use solution.

I have no favorites and my reasons will be purely technical, as I am constantly developing and monitoring the lifecycle of these scripts as a part of everyday work. This article mainly intended for people who are seriously looking at building a Video site and can spend some money,free scripts are also reviewed.

I will only be concentrating on the video aspect of the scripts, as that is the core functionality you should get right. From what I have seen most people come watch videos make a few comments and move on. So unless you are trying to make a Social Network, most extra features like blogs , groups , profile pages etc will never be used. Also a site hosting videos usually do well compared to the one embedding videos. I always advice against embedding as it simply takes traffic to the host site. Other than that sticking to a niche helps.

Here is a table which I will update regularly which covers my findings, if you have any comments, corrections or suggestions do comment -