status: active
timestamp: 2026-06-20
tags: [video, hosting, streaming, privacy, primary]
gumlet
Privacy-sensitive video hosting — 250 GB/mo free, no tracking
gumlet
Role
Hosts video that should NOT leak into the YouTube algorithm or set tracking cookies on viewers — oriz-me lifestream entries on the private side of the public-private line, draft preview videos before public publish, anything where embed-side viewer tracking would be inappropriate. YouTube remains the primary for explicitly-public content.
Free tier
- 250 GB bandwidth / month
- Video + image processing and storage
- Adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS / DASH)
- Global CDN
- Customisable player, no provider-branded overlay
- API access
Card / subscription required?
NO. Free tier sign-up is email-only. No payment method requested.
Alternatives
- YouTube — public-content primary
- Cloudflare Stream (paid)
- Mux (paid past trial)
- Bunny.net Stream (low-cost but card-required)
Swap cost
Low for video. gumlet also ships an image-processing product, but the family uses ImageKit for images — keeping video on gumlet and images on ImageKit avoids putting both eggs in one provider’s basket.
Why this is our pick (as privacy-sensitive)
The most generous no-card video free tier we found that ships with adaptive streaming and a clean embedded player. 250 GB/month easily covers private-side video; if usage grows, the never-hit-quotas rule kicks in and we evaluate Cloudflare Stream’s paid tier rather than letting private content spill onto YouTube.
Cross-refs
- YouTube — public-content video primary
- ImageKit — images stay here, not on gumlet
- Public/private line
- Never hit quotas rule