
Co-founder of Yum Yum Videos | Explainer Video & Video Marketing Expert

Products are not all the same anymore. A camera, a SaaS platform, and a healthcare app may all need a product video, but each one needs to be shown differently. A physical product may benefit from real demonstrations. Software often works better with animation, motion graphics, or a product demo. Some products may even need 3D to show what a normal camera cannot.
In a Google commissioned BCG study of 10,000 U.S. shoppers, among people who said digital video played a role in their purchase journey, 45% said video helped them choose which product or brand to buy, and 34% said it prompted them to buy a specific item.
Different products call for different ways of presenting them. SaaS may need animation or a demo. A physical product may need real demonstrations. A technical mechanism may be easier to show in 3D. The right product video production company depends on that format.
At Yum Yum Videos, an animated explainer video company, our work is concentrated on products that benefit from animation, demos, motion graphics, and visual explanation. The difficult part is deciding what the viewer needs to understand first and which details can wait.
This 2026 list compares 20 active product video companies across those different specialties.
| Company | Best fit |
|---|---|
| Yum Yum Videos | Animated product videos, SaaS, technical products, B2B |
| BX Films | Live action product launches and lifestyle videos |
| VeracityColab | Product marketing teams and story focused video |
| CRFT Video | Animation and explainer production |
| Kyro Digital | Ecommerce, digital products, ads, explainers |
| Casual Films | Global corporate and B2B production |
| Rocketwheel | Animation, explainers, product communication |
| SLON Media | Digital products, apps, animation, mixed formats |
| Ydraw | Animated explainers and whiteboard style videos |
| Sparkhouse | Physical products, ecommerce, live action, 3D |
| The DVI Group | Corporate, ecommerce, explainer, training |
| Brandefy | Product promos, commercials, animation |
| Picturelab | Tech, explainers, commercials, motion graphics |
| Synima | Enterprise production across multiple markets |
| Demo Duck | Animated product videos and explainers |
| Colormatics | Product launches, campaigns, commercials |
| Wyzowl | Product demos, explainers, fixed pricing |
| CineSalon | Video production plus paid media and strategy |
| Chocolate Films | Documentary, animation, promo, social impact |
| Ezra Productions | Product launch, demo, commercial, lifestyle |
A product video production company creates a video that explains a product, feature, workflow, or value proposition.
The work changes with the product. A SaaS platform may need animation and interface footage. A physical product may need demonstrations and lifestyle scenes. A technical B2B product may need a script that explains an invisible process before the viewer ever sees the interface.
A good production partner should be able to help with the message as well as the visuals. That can include concept development, scriptwriting, storyboards, filming, animation, editing, sound, and versions for different channels.
If you already know that animation is the right format, our custom product videos page shows how we approach that type of project. For software walkthroughs and interface based content, product demo videos are usually the more direct format. Our guide to product demo video examples shows 25 different ways companies demonstrate software, apps, physical products, and digital services.
I compared each company on its current portfolio, production process, product types, and support before production begins.
A reel shows visual taste. Complete projects tell you more about clarity, pacing, and whether the company can explain a product for more than a few seconds. I also paid attention to script and concept support because those decisions shape the rest of production.
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Yum Yum Videos produces custom animated product videos for SaaS, healthcare, finance, technology, education, logistics, and other industries where the product needs some explanation before a buyer can appreciate its value.
Our process starts with the message. We work through the script first, then storyboard, design, animation, and sound. Fixing the explanation during scripting is faster and cheaper than rebuilding finished scenes later.
We also create product video examples across different styles, including character animation, motion graphics, mixed media, and product focused explainers.
One project I like for this list is Loadsmart because the results are tied directly to the videos. Between 2022 and 2024, we produced five animated explainers for products including Opendock, Managed Transportation, ShipperGuide, and Kamion. The core product videos reached nearly 3 million combined views, with the Opendock and Managed Transportation videos each passing 1.2 million views.
Loadsmart earned its business growth. Our role was product communication. We helped the team explain a growing logistics platform across product launches, the website, and industry events. The full Loadsmart case study shows how the five videos worked together over three years.
BX Films is a strong option for physical products and consumer launches.
Its product work includes lifestyle scenes, demonstrations, launch campaigns, and commercial storytelling. The company also handles concept, script, production, and editing.
BX fits products that need to be shown in use, especially when context matters as much as the feature list.
VeracityColab focuses heavily on product marketers, which makes its positioning unusually specific for this list.
The company works on product stories, launch videos, animation, and content built around how a product fits into the audience’s life. Its current site puts particular emphasis on writing for the audience and working within existing brand guidelines.
VeracityColab helps marketing teams shape the story before production begins.
CRFT Video is primarily an animation and explainer production company.
Its portfolio covers animated explainers, product communication, software, and branded animation. The company also publishes its production process.
There is enough finished work to compare several visual styles instead of judging the company from one reel.
Kyro Digital works across explainers, ecommerce video, brand content, social ads, and digital campaigns.
Its ecommerce offering makes it relevant for products that need a mix of product explanation and sales focused content. A company launching a physical product may need a hero video, product clips, paid social variations, and customer focused content rather than one long explainer.
Kyro serves brands that need several types of content around the same product.
Casual Films handles international video production for corporate and B2B clients.
Its current offering is broader than product video alone. The company handles corporate content, B2B communication, interviews, product stories, and international production.
Casual Films fits larger video programs involving several teams, regions, or markets.
Rocketwheel is a smaller production team known for animation, explainers, and product communication.
Rocketwheel has a smaller production structure than many global agencies on this list. That can give clients more direct access to the people making the work, while very large campaigns may require more production capacity.
Consider Rocketwheel for a focused animated product video.
SLON Media works across animation, live action, digital products, apps, product videos, and performance content.
Its portfolio includes animated product videos, app presentations, 3D work, promo content, and videos built for digital campaigns. That range makes SLON relevant when the product lives mainly online and the marketing team needs several formats around the same launch.
SLON provides video as part of a wider digital creative service mix.
Ydraw built its reputation around animated storytelling and whiteboard style production.
The company’s current site still centers on animation, story, and brand. Its process includes script development before animation, which is especially important for products that need explanation.
Ydraw works well for companies that want a clear animated story from a team with a long history in explainer production.
Sparkhouse is especially relevant for physical products and ecommerce.
Its current product video services include lifestyle content, Amazon videos, animation, and 3D product animation. Brands can use those formats differently across ecommerce pages, ads, and social channels.
That range is useful for consumer brands selling through ecommerce and several digital channels.
The DVI Group is an Atlanta production company with services across marketing, ecommerce, explainer videos, corporate communication, training, and internal content.
Its scope is useful for companies that need product video inside a larger communications program. The same production partner can handle a product launch, a training piece, a trade show video, and employee content.
Organizations managing several video needs at once may value that breadth.
Brandefy produces product promos, commercials, animated explainers, 3D product videos, social content, and branded video.
The team can use different formats for different parts of a launch. A launch may need a short commercial, a technical feature may need animation, and social channels may need shorter variations built from the same campaign.
Brandefy fits product launches that need several deliverables built from one campaign.
Picturelab produces commercials, explainers, branded content, interviews, animation, and motion graphics.
The company has a strong technology and Bay Area presence, which makes it relevant for software and technical products that need both explanation and brand storytelling.
Picturelab works well for product campaigns that combine people, product visuals, and graphics.
The company previously known as Shoot You now operates as Synima.
Synima handles enterprise video production across London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and other markets. Its work includes brand films, commercial content, social video, and global production programs.
Synima fits larger organizations that need consistency across countries or multiple deliverables.
Demo Duck has been producing explainers since 2011 and currently offers animated product video production alongside live action and mixed media work.
Its site shows a substantial body of animated product work, including videos built to explain how products function and what customers get from using them.
Demo Duck fits SaaS, technology, healthcare, and other products that depend on clear explanation.
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Colormatics is a video led creative agency rather than a pure product video studio.
Its work covers commercials, campaigns, video production, animation, 3D, postproduction, and media strategy. This can be useful when the product video is one piece of a larger advertising campaign.
Colormatics fits launches that need paid media, social content, and commercial placements around the same product.
Wyzowl is one of the most established names in explainer and product demo production.
The company currently offers dedicated demo video production with fixed pricing, along with explainers and testimonials.
Wyzowl is useful when price predictability and a standardized process matter. Its published pricing also makes comparison easier.
CineSalon combines video production with strategy and paid media.
Its production services cover planning, filming, postproduction, motion graphics, 3D animation, and distribution. The company also emphasizes measuring how video performs after delivery.
CineSalon fits marketers who want the same partner involved in production, distribution, and paid media.
Chocolate Films is an independent video and animation company based in London and Glasgow.
Its work includes documentaries, promos, animation, training, events, and projects for arts, education, charity, corporate, and public sector organizations.
Chocolate Films fits products and organizations that benefit from documentary thinking, real people, or a social and educational angle.
Ezra Productions operates from Los Angeles and New York and produces product launch videos, demos, commercials, branded content, animation, photography, and other creative work.
Its portfolio leans toward consumer facing products with a strong visual identity. The company also works with purpose focused brands and emphasizes inclusive production.
Ezra fits beauty, lifestyle, wellness, and consumer goods with a strong visual identity.
A product video company, product video agency, and product video studio often offer the same core services.
Compare the script writer, concept lead, production team, revision process, and how the company handles product changes during production. Those are the practical differences that affect the project.
The range is wide because product video can mean a simple software demo, a custom animated explainer, a studio shoot, a lifestyle campaign, or a 3D product film.
For animation, our 2026 pricing research contacted 125 animation companies and collected 61 usable quotes. The median quote was $9,680 per minute. Professional custom work often sits well above template based production, while 3D and complex character animation can move higher.
You can see the methodology in our animation cost research.
Live action can vary even more. Crew size, locations, casting, equipment, travel, set design, and shooting days can move the budget quickly. BX Films, for example, currently lists a broad range for marketing videos because a simple studio shoot and a multi location commercial are fundamentally different productions.
Compare what each quote includes and what happens when the brief changes.
Write down the one thing a prospect needs to understand after watching.
If that sentence is still fuzzy, a production company should help sharpen it before visual development starts.
Reels are good for style. Complete videos show whether the company can hold a clear story for 60 or 90 seconds.
Watch whether the product stays clear after the opening sequence.
Industry experience helps. The communication problem is just as important.
A healthcare company and a logistics platform may both need to explain a complex workflow to a skeptical B2B buyer. A similar communication problem can be as relevant as a shared industry.
Find out who handles strategy, writing, design, production, animation, editing, and client communication.
A large agency may have more resources. A smaller team may give you more direct access to senior creatives.
Most product videos change during production because the product itself is changing.
Ask what happens when the interface changes, a feature gets renamed, or a stakeholder joins late. The answer shows how the company handles real production changes.
A product video production company creates videos that explain, demonstrate, launch, or market a product. Services can include strategy, scripts, storyboards, live action filming, animation, editing, sound, and versions for different platforms.
A product video can focus on the product story, benefits, audience problem, launch, or brand positioning. A product demo is usually more specific. It shows how the product works, often through an interface walkthrough, screen capture, animation, or a guided use case. These product demo video examples show how the format changes across software, apps, and physical products.
Many product explainers work well around 60 to 90 seconds, but the right length depends on the job. A paid ad may need 15 or 30 seconds. A technical demo may need several minutes.
The script should determine the length, not the other way around.
At Yum Yum Videos, a standard custom animated project typically takes around six to eight weeks. Live action schedules depend on locations, casting, crew, and shoot complexity. A straightforward software demo may move faster.
Choose the format based on what the viewer needs to see.
Animation is useful for software, systems, data, invisible processes, and products that do not exist in a physical space. Physical products often benefit from demonstrations, real people, or lifestyle context.
Some projects benefit from combining both approaches.
Send the same brief to each company.
Include the audience, the product, the main communication problem, where the video will be used, your target length, timeline, and budget range. Then compare how each team responds.
Pay attention to how each company responds to the difficult part of the brief. A useful production partner should ask questions that sharpen the message before work begins.

Victor Blasco has over 25 years of experience in animation and film production. For the past 14+ years, he has worked with companies to create explainer and marketing videos that simplify complex ideas and drive business results.
His work has supported global brands like Amazon and McKesson, as well as startups that raised over $2B and reached unicorn or IPO stages.
Victor shares insights based on real client work. His contributions have been published on platforms like Social Media Examiner, and he has been featured or quoted in outlets such as Forbes.
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