--- 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 / 38\ 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 914 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** | 914 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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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 ----- ### "YouTube experience review" — 3.0/5 > **Nkosinathi** | *28 May 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Educational Accessible Allows you to connect with ordinary and extra ordinary people > > **Cons**: Recreation of Tutorials that share the same general information instead of sharing even more detailed information for assistance. > > Great for educational purpose but hard to distinguish between true information and promotional information meant to pay the creator ----- ### "YouTube Review" — 5.0/5 > **Refioe** | *11 June 2024* | Writing & Editing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: YouTube is a renowned platform that delights people in numerous ways and what I love the most about YouTube is that one can learn almost anything from it and it is loaded with entertainment. > > **Cons**: Nothing tangible at the moment, I just enjoy using it. ----- ### "YouTube for Everyone\!" — 5.0/5 > **Trinidad** | *26 February 2026* | Transportation/Trucking/Railroad | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: YouTube is probably my favorite and most used website. Between Youtube and YouTube Music I think it accounts for at least 50% of my activity online. YouTube has so many great aspects\! > > **Cons**: Youtube has very few drawbacks in my experience. I've noticed some lag and glitches from time to time but it's not consistent. And its probably due to bandwidth especially considering there's so many users on the website at the same time. Also, the ads for free usage can be excessive at times. > > Overall my experience with Youtube has been positive and exciting\! Last year I upgraded to Youtube Premium for my family and I and we absolutely love it\! ----- Page: 1 / 38\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1020323/youtube?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1020323/youtube) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | ----- ## Structured Data