Vimeo On Demand is closing. New uploads to the service stopped August 22. New purchases and subscriptions stop September 21 — nine days from now. Final payouts land October 21. On November 20, every storefront goes offline and viewer access ends for good.
If you've been selling a film, a documentary, or a rental through Vimeo On Demand, September 21 is the date that actually matters to you. After that, your storefront can't take a new sale even if it's still technically online.
Why this is happening
Vimeo was bought by Bending Spoons in a $1.38 billion deal, then laid off most of its staff in January — reportedly including its entire video team. On Demand's shutdown is part of the same wind-down. It's not a bug or a temporary outage; the service isn't coming back.
What this means for your store
If Vimeo On Demand was your primary sales channel, you have about a week and a half to either capture as many last sales as you can there, or get a replacement storefront live before the door closes. Waiting until November assumes you'll have time to react calmly. You won't — by November 20 the buyer-facing pages are gone entirely.
Moving your paid videos to Long Play
Long Play's paid access works differently from Vimeo On Demand: you keep your own payment platform (Stripe, Gumroad, Paddle, whatever you already use) and Long Play just manages who gets to watch once they've paid. That means Long Play takes no cut of your sales, and the buyer relationship — refunds, receipts, support — stays yours.
If you're on Vimeo Pro or above, our Vimeo importer pulls your videos across in the background — nothing has to touch your computer. If you're on a lower tier, Vimeo still lets you manually download your originals; here's how.
We've written up the full move — including how to bring existing buyers across — on our Vimeo alternative page.
The short version
September 21 is nine days out. If you're selling anything through Vimeo On Demand, that's the date to plan around, not November 20.