Elemental Technologies

aws.amazon.com · Seattle, United States of America

Elemental Technologies, now known as AWS Elemental, is an Amazon Web Services business that provides software-defined video processing and delivery solutions for broadcasters, content owners, and pay TV operators. Its products enable live and on-demand video encoding, transcoding, and packaging for multiscreen streaming and over-the-top (OTT) services, monetized through software licenses and cloud-based consumption via AWS. The company’s technology underpins video workflows for applications such as live sports, linear channels, and large-scale streaming platforms.

  • Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting
  • API Management & Integration
Revenue
$180.0M
Employees
600
Founded
2006
Headquarters
Seattle, United States of America

What 181 Arbolus experts think of Elemental Technologies

NPS scores indicate strong customer satisfaction, with the majority of responses falling in the 8–10 range. Renewal intent trends positive, especially among mid and high spenders, with few expressing intent to switch. Stickiness is high, with most customers in the MoreThan1Year or active stage and leveraging integrations with existing AWS infrastructure. Key expert feedback highlights reliability, cost efficiency, and workflow automation as primary drivers, while limitations in AI-driven automation and content-aware encoding are noted gaps.Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Elemental Technologies

Total customers 181 168 current · 13 former
Reviews growth +124 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 72% (130)
  • Director 17% (31)
  • Manager 11% (20)
Engineering Leader C-Suite NPS 7 Undecided
Not specified C-Suite NPS 9
Revenue Leader C-Suite NPS 7 Undecided

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Sentiment

16 Net Promoter Score, from 181 scored reviews
  • Promoters 68
  • Passives 74
  • Detractors 39

Cumulative NPS by month

+0 over 6 months
  • Apr 8
  • May 8
  • Jul 8
  • Aug 8
  • Sep 8
  • Oct 8

Net Promoter Score across 6 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 44 across 6 companies.

Praised

  • Advanced Automation and Predictive Quality Monitoring
  • Multi-Cloud Flexibility to Reduce Lock-In
  • AI-Driven Encoding Optimization
  • Seamless AWS Integration Supports Automation

Criticised

  • Vendor Lock-In Limits Flexibility
  • Per-Minute Pricing Increases
  • Competitive Automation Advances
  • Lacks Content-Aware Encoding

What customers say

Seamless AWS Integration Supports Automation
“We outgrew self-managed servers and chose Elemental for its direct S3 and CloudFront integration, enabling automated workflows and reducing operational oversight.”
Highly Reliable, Scalable Cloud Video Processing
“I rely on Elemental for broadcast-grade reliability and scalability; it consistently delivers high-quality video processing across multiple platforms and streaming events.”
Flexible, Usage-Based Pricing
“Elemental's pay-per-minute pricing allowed us to scale up streaming workloads with clear cost justification and without rigid base fees, making spend predictable.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 44%
  • Will renew 31
  • Undecided 31
  • Not renewing 8

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 42% 52 answers
  • Director 50% 12 answers
  • Manager 60% 5 answers
  • Not specified 0% 1 answer
  • 8.3/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 7.2/10 Average score from undecided customers
  • 5.5/10 Average score from customers not renewing

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