# Wistia Free review: the logo and the cap · VSL Host Report > Source: https://vslhostreport.com/reviews/wistia-free Video hosting review ## Wistia Free: the logo and the bandwidth cap Wistia Free is the pick if a small library can keep the logo and stay under the monthly bandwidth cap. [See the ranked roundup](/best) [How we research](/methodology) By [Mara Vance](/authors/mara-vance), reviewed by the VSL Host Report desk. Updated October 2026\. Prices verified with the vendor. **Disclosure:**We may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page. It never affects our rankings. At a glance Starts at $0 Billing model Storage and monthly bandwidth Free plan or trial 25 GB stored, 200 GB a month, 1 user Sale attribution Basic analytics only Best for A small library that can keep the logo Website [Wistia Free official site](https://wistia.com/pricing) Quick answer Stay if your library is small and you can live with the logo on the player. Leave if an embedded video has already stopped playing, or if the video needs to convert paid traffic. You are on Wistia Free because the player does not run ads and the invoice is zero. The question is whether the logo and the bandwidth cap are acceptable for the video you have now. I would stay if the library is small and you can live with the logo on the player. I would leave if an embedded video has already stopped playing, or if the video needs to convert paid traffic. That judgment comes from Wistia's pricing page and its help articles. We did not run this plan on a live campaign. [The Free card](https://wistia.com/pricing) lists a maximum of 25 GB of storage, one user, and 3,000 or more monthly credits. [The credits article](https://support.wistia.com/en/articles/17340859-understanding-wistia-credits) describes the free allotment as 3,000, one-time, and says it does not expire. Hosting and playback do not use credits. The card and the article do not use the same words, so this page does not collapse them into one rule. Bandwidth is separate from credits. The pricing page includes 200 GB a month. [The usage article](https://support.wistia.com/en/articles/8264552-account-usage-and-bandwidth) says a free plan cannot incur an overage or buy more bandwidth. After a short grace period past that cap, embedded videos stop playing until the next billing month. ### What the free player leaves out Removing the Wistia logo is not included on this plan. It requires the Business plan. Heatmaps, engagement graphs and A/B testing are not included either. Basic analytics stay. A help library can live with the logo. A landing page whose only purpose is making sales usually cannot keep the logo. A sales video that needs conversion tracking requires a player that can pass sales data back, and this plan cannot do that. If you are leaving, the [free Wistia alternatives](/alternatives/wistia-free) page ranks the hosts that still have a free tier. People leaving a paid Wistia plan should start at [Wistia alternatives](/alternatives/wistia) instead. The [Wistia review](/reviews/wistia) covers Business and the library tools. [Work out the hosting cost](/best/vsl-hosting-cost-calculator-what-one-sales-video-costs-on-each-host) once you go past the free allowance. ##### What works * The plan has no monthly fee, and the player is Wistia's ad-free player with basic analytics. * Hosting and playback do not use credits. * The storage and bandwidth allowances are enough for a small library. ##### What to watch * The Wistia logo remains on the player. Removing the logo requires the Business plan. * Heatmaps, engagement graphs and A/B testing are not included. * Once you pass the monthly bandwidth cap, after a short grace period, embeds stop playing. You cannot buy extra bandwidth on this plan. ### Frequently asked questions Is Wistia Free still $0? Yes. The monthly fee is zero. Storage, bandwidth, the logo and the tools that are off this plan are the real limits, and they are in the panel above. Can you remove the logo without a paid plan? No. Removing the logo requires the Business plan. What happens when the bandwidth allowance is gone? Embedded videos stop playing after a short grace period, and they stay stopped until the next billing month. Extra bandwidth is not for sale on this plan. Where should a sales video go instead? The alternatives page ranks free hosts for that exit. TrackPlay is first when the video has to sell. YouTube is the one with no meter. ### Sources #### From Wistia Free * #### Other sources We read 3 discussions and reviews for this page. Quotes are excerpts. Open a link to read the original. 1. \[wf-cap\] [Account usage and bandwidth ](https://support.wistia.com/en/articles/8264552-account-usage-and-bandwidth) Blog 2. \[wf-stop\] [Account usage and bandwidth ](https://support.wistia.com/en/articles/8264552-account-usage-and-bandwidth) Blog 3. \[vd-stop\] [Vidalytics Free plan ](https://help.vidalytics.com/vidalytics-free-plan-everything-you-need-to-know) Blog Related reading * [Wistia Free pricing explained](/reviews/wistia-free/pricing) * [The best video hosting for VSLs and sales videos](/best) * [Wistia Free alternatives](/alternatives/wistia-free) * [Head-to-head comparisons](/compare) * [Cheap video hosting: bandwidth, plays or minutes](/best/cheap-video-hosting) * [Video hosting for agencies running client funnels](/best/video-hosting-for-agencies) * [Video hosting for landing pages that have to load and sell](/best/video-hosting-for-landing-pages) * [Video hosting for WordPress sales pages](/best/video-hosting-for-wordpress) * [Video hosting with A/B testing for a sales video](/best/video-hosting-with-a-b-testing) * [Video hosting with analytics: retention, heatmaps, and buyers](/best/video-hosting-with-analytics) * [Secure video hosting for paid courses](/best/secure-video-hosting-platform) * [Video sales letter examples: what the player does](/best/video-sales-letter-examples) Written by Mara Vance Editor Mara edits the reviews and roundups on VSL Host Report. She checks autoplay, watch time, timed buttons, lead gates and page speed when the visitor is new and the traffic is paid. She also maps what each host really costs, whether it bills per play, per gigabyte or per seat, and rebuilds the monthly bill for a typical VSL funnel. For each piece she reads long-term user reports across forums and review sites, works through the vendor's own docs and pricing, and confirms the numbers before a verdict goes live. [marav@vslhostreport.com](mailto:marav@vslhostreport.com) Last checked 2026-10-22 --- [ VSL Host Report ](/) Independent reviews of video hosting for VSLs and sales videos, judged on how well each player and its analytics turn paid traffic into sales. © 2026 VSL Host Report. Independent and reader-supported. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on this page. It never affects our rankings.