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Google Widevine comparisons

Free#4 of 21 in Digital Rights Management

Google Widevine is compared head-to-head with BuyDRM KeyOS, Axinom DRM and EZDRM and more: 7 head-to-heads in Digital Rights Management, each with the specs and prices we checked.

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Google Widevine head-to-head

Google Widevine vs each of them

#ToolFree planPaid fromDeploymentMulti-DRM supportWatermarkingOffline playbackScore
4Google WidevineYesFreeHybridYes8.7
1BuyDRM KeyOSHybridYesYesYes9.3
2Axinom DRMNo€199/unit/moYesYes9.1
3EZDRMNo$49.99/moHybridYesYes8.9
5EditionGuardNo$95/moCloudYesYes8.5
6Locklizard SafeguardNoYesYes8.4
7SkyDRMYesYes8.3
8DRMtodayCloudYesYes8.1

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