Academic Video Online vs Sage Video

Academic Video Online9.4Visit Sage Video8.7Visit

Higher score Academic Video Online #1 in Educational Video Libraries 9.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Contact ProQuest

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Sage Video #6 in Educational Video Libraries 8.7/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Sage Video

• Academic Video Online fits best

  Academic libraries needing a very large catalogue

• Sage Video fits best

  Social-science departments needing offline study access

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Side by side

Feature	Academic Video Online 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Sage Video 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Educational Video Libraries	#6 in Educational Video Libraries
Best for	Academic libraries needing a very large catalogue	Social-science departments needing offline study access
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Academic Video Online 1/4 · Sage Video 3/4
Video downloads	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Classroom tools	✓	✓
Admin analytics	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Mobile access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Primary audience	Higher_ed	Higher_ed
Video library size	85000	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Streams more than 85,000 academic video titles across disciplines. Supports playlists, clipping, LMS embedding and interactive assessments. Includes searchable transcripts, captions and selected audio-described video.	Discipline-focused collections across major social-science fields Offline playback, downloadable transcripts, and custom shareable clips APA, Chicago, MLA, and Harvard citation exports
Cons	Requires a subscription; prospective customers must contact sales. Build by Choice perpetual rights are an option rather than the standard subscription. Audio description is available only for selected content.	Access is sold through institutional subscriptions or purchases Platform access is listed for the web The feature set does not include analytics or integrations
Our verdict	Academic Video Online is a subscription streaming-video database for academic libraries, with content for students, faculty and researchers across disciplines. Its catalogue spans documentaries, feature films, news, interviews, lectures,… Read the review →	Sage Video is an institutional educational video library for higher education, faculty, researchers, and students. Its collections cover social-science disciplines including business, counseling, criminology, education, nursing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Academic Video Online — where it wins

  • Streams more than 85,000 academic video titles across disciplines.
  • Supports playlists, clipping, LMS embedding and interactive assessments.
  • Includes searchable transcripts, captions and selected audio-described video.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires a subscription; prospective customers must contact sales.
  • Build by Choice perpetual rights are an option rather than the standard subscription.
  • Audio description is available only for selected content.

• Sage Video — where it wins

  • Discipline-focused collections across major social-science fields
  • Offline playback, downloadable transcripts, and custom shareable clips
  • APA, Chicago, MLA, and Harvard citation exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Access is sold through institutional subscriptions or purchases
  • Platform access is listed for the web
  • The feature set does not include analytics or integrations

• Academic Video Online9.4/10 · Pricing on request

  A deep academic video library with tools for course integration and teaching.

  Contact ProQuestFull verdict →
• Sage Video8.7/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A focused institutional video library with offline access, transcripts, clips, and citations.

  Visit Sage VideoFull verdict →