--- description: Learn more about YouTube price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: YouTube Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Closed Captioning Software](/directory/33295/closed-captioning/software) > [YouTube](/software/1020323/youtube) # YouTube Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1020323/youtube Page: 1 / 39\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1020323/youtube?page=2) > YouTube is a video-sharing software that allows users to upload, view, rate, share, and comment on videos. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 940 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses YouTube? YouTube users, video creators, artists, advertisers, businesses, developers. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 940 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Google ## Commercial Context - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Audio/video file upload - Reporting/Analytics - Social Sharing - Speech Recognition - Text Overlay - Time Stamps - Video Streaming ## Integrations (2 total) - Instagram - WordPress ## Category - [Closed Captioning Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/33295/closed-captioning/software) ## Related Categories - [Closed Captioning Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/33295/closed-captioning/software) - [Video Hosting Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/33355/video-hosting/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Adilo](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/212725/adilo) — 4.8/5 (742 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Best videos stream app" — 5.0/5 > **Themba Bongani** | *09 June 2026* | Broadcast Media | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It's fun i can watch millions of videos without be limited, it's a platform for everyone, there's also live streams, thats why i can't switch to another app > > **Cons**: Guys you must try to reduce the ads, back then it was better than now you use almost 7ads on 1 45 minutes videos..no man is too much > > I love YouTube soo much that the reason i bought tv box for my old plasma..even though they started adding lot of ads. ----- ### "YouTube in Millions" — 5.0/5 > **Tumelo** | *08 January 2025* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The greatest creation in modern history and great tool > > **Cons**: The banning of content without verification with the author > > Mostly reliable and a good house of information ----- ### "YouTube Review" — 4.0/5 > **Luke** | *27 May 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The Time stamps has been my favorite feature on YouTube. I believe it has saved a lot of my time in the past and can do so for a lot of YouTube users. > > **Cons**: The fact that we can not download shorts onto our device and share with friends and family like the rest of the social platforms can > > I've had the greatest experience from YouTube. This platform has been one of my biggest Go-to for education, and entertainment and I feel like a lot of people wouldn't be where there are if it wasn't for YouTube ----- ### "The Ultimate Platform" — 4.0/5 > **Sadaf** | *26 June 2026* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: For Myself, I really like the thing that Youtube covers all kind of contents. Also, its easy access to all the contents. Most of the confusing topics from study, day to day activities are getting easier due to vast contents. Youtube premium is good as value. As it gives you access to whole bunch of extra features like no ads, music platform. Videos are mostly so smooth and good qualities, I like the options to choose the video quality which saves a genorous amount of data. > > **Cons**: Ads, I would say the ads are pretty annoying sometime. Specially when you're forced to watched two/three ads in between a important video. > > Overall my experience with YouTube has been very good. It has become one of the apps I use the most because it is useful for learning, staying informed, and entertainment. Other than the ads on the free version, I would still recommend it because there is content for almost everyone, every age. ----- ### "YouTube: Great for watching and sharing videos" — 5.0/5 > **Brooks** | *11 June 2026* | Online Media | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: YouTube is very easy to use and has a huge variety of content for entertainment, education, music, and live streaming. The video quality is usually excellent, and the platform works well on phones, TVs, and computers. The features like playlists, subscriptions, shorts, and video hosting make it simple for creators to upload and manage content. The value for money is good, especially with the free version, although the ads can sometimes interrupt videos too often. Customer support can be slow depending on the issue, but overall the platform is reliable and user-friendly for both viewers and creators. > > **Cons**: Customer support can be slow depending on the issue, but overall the platform is reliable and user-friendly for both viewers and creators. > > My overall experience with YouTube has been very positive. It is easy to use, has a huge variety of videos, and works smoothly across different devices. I enjoy the high video quality, personalized recommendations, and features like playlists, live streaming, and shorts. 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