I’ve been experimenting with a new video service called D.Tube. Considering my concerns about having all my videos in Google’s questionable care, having a backup plan seems like a really good idea.
A lot of this came from my mistake upload that cost me a channel strike, but I’ve also been looking for a YouTube alternative since Vid.Me shut down earlier this year.
Unfortunately, while I like D.Tube and I think it’s got promise, there are three major issues that I’ve run into which prevent them from truly being competitive with YouTube.
1. No upload scheduling.
2. Per the TOS, videos aren’t necessarily permanent.
3. Upload process is really buggy.
There are a number of things to like, however, such as the ability to take live screencaps of any portion of your video, and better payouts than YouTube for a small channel. At the moment, I would say that the best plan would be to look at D.Tube as a secondary channel that complements YouTube.