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# Widevine DRM

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> Complete digital rights management solution that gives the functionality to secure audio and video from infringement.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **3.9/5** by 16 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **3.9/5** | 16 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support Software | 3.6/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Google

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Per Feature
- **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Audio/Video Protection
- Digital Distribution Management

## Category

- [Digital Rights Management Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31240/digital-rights-management/software)

## Alternatives

1. [Adobe Primetime](https://www.capterra.ca/software/173049/primetime-drm) — 4.8/5 (8 reviews)
2. [EditionGuard](https://www.capterra.ca/software/173696/editionguard) — 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
3. [SafeDRM](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1015755/safedrm) — 1.0/5 (1 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Widevine : Best video encryption software by Google" — 4.0/5

> **Nelsan** | *April 3, 2019* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Widevine is packed with lots of powerful features and functions which can be used for video encryption. It offers lots of things to it's user.  It is easy to learn and the price for the software is decent.  The software does the job properly which is meant to be done.
> 
> **Cons**: The software is a bit slow and lags on low end devices. There are some errors while using different types of video files.  The software can be improved with time.

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### "accurate DRM assessment" — 4.0/5

> **Douglas** | *February 22, 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It is an exceptional product and easy to use. I really like it because both the audio and the video are of extreme quality.
> 
> **Cons**: what I least liked about this product is that it is not easy to find on google.
> 
> the benefits i got from this product was high tech audio and the videos are fantastic.

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### "Widevine is an excellent video encryption application for video files." — 3.0/5

> **Nathan** | *March 14, 2018* | Government Administration
> 
> **Pros**: I appreciate the wide range of functionality and video file support that Widevine provides. This is my go-to application for video encryption.
> 
> **Cons**: I receive number errors when I use different video file types. There is not a lot of good support or customer service for this.

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### "One of the best video DRM platforms" — 4.0/5

> **Sophie** | *March 3, 2020* | Computer Games | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Allows us to securely stream web media content while protecting our rights to our own content and creations.
> 
> **Cons**: Implementation and usage is not simple, supports only a small subset of video formats, and will not meet everyone's needs.
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> Protects our online media content as a DRM handler.

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### "Affordable software" — 4.0/5

> **Shriya** | *April 14, 2018*
> 
> **Pros**: Widevine DRM is a digital rights management component of the Google Chrome web browser.It supports Encrypted Media Extensions.
> 
> **Cons**: I like this software in terms of features and cost. I would recommend everyone to use this software as it meets the requirements of its customers in an effective way.

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