Proficiens Academy Cut Hosting Costs by 50%
An award-winning Croatian e-learning platform eliminated YouTube branding and distractions while cutting hosting expenses in half with SmartVideo.
The Challenge
Proficiens Academy is an award-winning educational company founded in 1999 in Zagreb, Croatia. When they launched their first e-learning platform in 2011, they turned to YouTube for video hosting — but quickly ran into problems that undermined the learning experience.
YouTube’s branding dominated the player. Students were constantly redirected to YouTube’s site, distracted by suggested videos and ads. On top of that, video playback was slow, consuming network resources and frustrating learners who just wanted to watch their course content.
“Seeing what Swarmify had to offer, it seemed like a perfect choice.”
They needed a YouTube alternative that could deliver fast, unbranded video without pulling students away from their courses.
The Solution
Proficiens Academy switched to SmartVideo to power all video across their e-learning platform. The transition eliminated every pain point they had with YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion — delivering a clean, fast, branded experience for their students.
Lightweight Delivery
Automatic video optimization via the global CDN reduced bandwidth consumption across their platform.
Video Protection
SmartVideo protects course videos from unauthorized access — no more hotlinking or easy downloading of premium content.
Clean, Unbranded Player
No YouTube logo, no suggested videos, no ads. Students stay focused on the course content without distractions.
“Swarmify saved us hours of development and cut down our hosting expenses in half — quite significant compared to YouTube.”
Vladimir’s Recommendation
Ditch the branding. If you need a neat video player that automatically optimizes, protects, and serves your videos without unwanted branding — Swarmify is the way to go.
Save on infrastructure. SmartVideo’s optimization reduced both disk space and bandwidth — cutting hosting costs without any extra work from the dev team.
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“SmartVideo loaded immediately; YouTube took 5 seconds to start. It became a no-brainer.”
“Our search-engine rankings went up after we switched over to Swarmify.”