Both put video on your website. One does the talking. The other asks visitors to do the talking. Pick the wrong one and you're solving the wrong problem.
heyly.io and VideoAsk both let you put video on a website — but they're solving very different jobs. heyly.io is passive: your face plays in the corner, visitors watch, then pick a button. VideoAsk is interactive: visitors record video replies to your prompts, used as a video form or funnel. Below: matrix, use cases, FAQ.
You want a quick first-impression hello from you, on every page of your site, with up to 5 action buttons. Visitor watches, picks a button, you're done. No back-and-forth.
Try heyly.io free →You want visitors to send YOU video replies — a video form, video survey, video application, or multi-step video funnel. The visitor is the one talking, and you're collecting their answers.
Visit VideoAsk ↗heyly.io is a passive video greeting widget. You record a 30–90 second hello once, embed it as a corner bubble on your site, and every visitor sees your face. Up to 5 action buttons follow (book a call, WhatsApp, see pricing, LinkedIn, email). The visitor watches, picks a button, and lands wherever you sent them. No video reply from the visitor. Built for trust at first impression — when someone lands on your site and needs to know who's behind it.
VideoAsk is an interactive video funnel tool. You record video prompts (questions), and visitors record video replies in their browser. It's used for video applications (job intake), video surveys, video lead-qual flows, and multi-step video funnels where each step branches based on the answer. Built by the Typeform team. The visitor is the one talking — and you're collecting their replies.
| Feature | heyly.io | VideoAsk |
|---|---|---|
| Direction of video | You → visitor (passive) | Visitor → you (interactive) |
| Visitor records a reply | No | Yes — that's the whole point |
| Multi-step funnel / branching | No | Yes |
| Action buttons after video | Up to 5, on the page | Branching to next video or external link |
| Where it lives | Corner bubble on your site | Standalone page or embedded widget |
| Use as a contact form | No | Yes — video form is core use case |
| Free plan | Free forever (1 site, 1k views/30 days) | Free tier (limited responses) |
| Lowest paid tier | €19/mo | From ~$30/mo |
| Best fit | First-impression trust for service / e-comm sites | Recruitment, surveys, video lead-qual flows |
Visitor lands on your homepage. You want them to see you and pick where to go next (book a call, WhatsApp, pricing).
This is the passive greeting job. VideoAsk would be overkill — you don't need them to record back, you need them to pick a button.
You're hiring. Instead of a written CV, candidates record a 60-sec intro video answering 3 prompts.
Pure VideoAsk job. heyly.io can't collect video replies — wrong tool.
When a B2B visitor clicks “talk to sales,” you want them to answer 3 video questions (use case, team size, budget) before booking a call.
Multi-step video funnel with branching = VideoAsk. heyly.io is one video, then a button.
Small Etsy-style store. Visitor lands on a product page, you want them to see the founder before adding to cart.
Passive video greeting in the corner is the right size for this. VideoAsk's recording flow would interrupt the buying decision.
Homepage needs a friendly hello (everyone sees) AND your “apply” page needs a video application form.
Run heyly.io on the homepage bubble + VideoAsk for the specific application/intake page. They don't conflict.
No. heyly.io is one-way (you → visitor). Visitors watch, pick a button, that's it. If you need them to record back, use VideoAsk.
Technically you can embed a VideoAsk widget as a homepage greeting, but it's optimised for the visitor-records-back flow. For a passive “hi, here's me, click a button” moment, heyly.io's bubble is lighter, faster, and built for that exact job. VideoAsk feels heavier and visitors aren't sure if they're supposed to reply.
If you have both jobs — first-impression homepage greeting AND a structured video intake on a specific page — yes, run both. heyly.io handles the bubble; VideoAsk handles the form. Many service businesses do this.
heyly.io's free plan is genuinely free forever (1 site, 1k views/30 days). Paid starts at €19/mo. VideoAsk's lowest paid plan is ~$30/mo. If you're solo and only need the bubble, heyly.io is cheaper. If you need VideoAsk's intake flow specifically, there's no real heyly.io equivalent.
Yes. heyly.io's bubble is mobile-optimised (small footprint, touch-friendly). VideoAsk works on mobile but the visitor-records-back flow has a higher abandonment rate on mobile (people often won't record video on the go).
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