We detected 42,756 customers using Wistia and 42 companies that churned or ended their trial. The most common industry is Software Development (11%) and the most common company size is 11-50 employees (37%). Our methodology involves discovering URLs with known URL patterns through web crawling, certificate transparency logs, or modifications to subprocessor lists.
About Wistia
Wistia provides a complete video marketing platform for businesses to create, host, market, and measure video content with features including customizable ad-free players, detailed analytics, webinar hosting, SEO optimization tools, and lead capture capabilities that integrate with existing marketing workflows.
๐ Who in an organization decides to buy or use Wistia?
Source: Analysis of 100 job postings that mention Wistia
Job titles that mention Wistia
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Based on an analysis of job titles from postings that mention Wistia.
Job Title
Share
Marketing Operations Manager
18%
Director of Marketing
15%
Content/Video Producer
14%
Marketing Technology Specialist
12%
My analysis shows that Wistia buyers are predominantly marketing leaders focused on operational excellence and demand generation. Marketing Operations Managers (18%) and Directors of Marketing (15%) lead purchasing decisions, followed by Marketing Technology Specialists (12%). These roles sit at the intersection of strategy and execution, managing martech stacks that typically include platforms like HubSpot, Marketo, and Salesforce alongside Wistia. Their priorities center on building scalable marketing engines, optimizing conversion funnels, and demonstrating ROI through analytics and attribution.
Day-to-day users are primarily Content and Video Producers (14%) who create educational content, product demos, customer testimonials, and social media assets. I noticed these practitioners work across the entire video lifecycle, from scripting and filming to editing in tools like Premiere Pro and publishing to Wistia for hosting and analytics. They support customer education programs, sales enablement, and brand storytelling initiatives. Many roles mention managing video libraries and tracking performance metrics to optimize engagement.
The pain points reveal companies seeking to scale video operations while maintaining quality and measuring impact. Job descriptions emphasize needs like "driving adoption through engaging learning experiences," "optimizing digital campaigns across multiple platforms," and building "high-performance, conversion-optimized pages." Multiple postings mention integrating Wistia with marketing automation platforms to support "lead lifecycle automation" and "seamless campaign execution." These companies want video to become a repeatable, measurable growth driver rather than a one-off creative project.
๐ง What other technologies do Wistia customers also use?
Source: Analysis of tech stacks from 42,756 companies that use Wistia
Commonly Paired Technologies
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Shows how much more likely Wistia customers are to use each tool compared to the general population. For example, 287x means customers are 287 times more likely to use that tool.
I noticed that Wistia users are predominantly B2B SaaS companies with sophisticated product-led growth strategies. The presence of tools like Chargebee (249x more likely) and Retool immediately signals subscription-based businesses that are building internal tools and workflows to scale efficiently. These aren't traditional marketing-focused video users. They're growth-stage companies using video as part of a broader revenue engine.
The pairing of Wistia with Amplitude and Sentry is particularly revealing. Amplitude tracks product analytics and user behavior, while Sentry monitors application errors. This combination suggests companies that are embedding video content directly into their product experience, not just on marketing pages. They're measuring how video impacts activation, retention, and feature adoption. Meanwhile, Chargebee's strong correlation indicates these videos are supporting the entire customer journey from trial through expansion, with payment infrastructure tightly integrated into the user experience.
My analysis shows these are firmly product-led growth companies, likely Series A through C, with annual recurring revenue between $5M and $100M. The Atlassian Jira Service Desk presence (112x more likely) points to mature customer success operations. These teams are probably using video for onboarding, support documentation, and reducing ticket volume. The Zoom Business correlation suggests they're running customer education programs and likely recording product demos at scale. They've moved beyond founder-led sales into repeatable growth motions.
๐ฅ What types of companies is most likely to use Wistia?
Source: Analysis of Linkedin bios of 42,756 companies that use Wistia
Company Characteristics
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Shows how much more likely Wistia customers are to have each trait compared to all companies. For example, 2.0x means customers are twice as likely to have that characteristic.
Trait
Likelihood
Funding Stage: Series E
41.4x
Funding Stage: Series D
22.7x
Funding Stage: Series C
14.4x
Industry: Primary and Secondary Education
5.3x
Industry: E-Learning Providers
4.5x
Industry: Advertising Services
3.5x
I noticed that Wistia's customers span an incredibly diverse range of industries, but they share a common thread: they're service providers and solution sellers who need to explain what they do. These aren't simple transactional businesses. I see law firms handling complex personal injury cases, IT consultancies building custom software, healthcare companies offering mental health support, educational organizations running training programs, and agencies delivering marketing services. They're selling expertise, trust, and transformation rather than physical products.
The majority of these companies fall into the established small-to-midsize business category. Employee counts cluster heavily in the 11-50 and 51-200 ranges, suggesting they're past startup survival mode but haven't reached enterprise scale. Most show no funding stage or relatively modest funding rounds, indicating they're likely profitable, organic growth businesses rather than venture-backed rockets. Many mention decades of experience, like "over 30 years" or "founded in the 1980s," suggesting operational maturity.
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