Overview

Cloudflare Stream is a pay-as-you-go video hosting service. It handles encoding, storage, and delivery through Cloudflare's global CDN. You upload a video, get an embed code or API endpoint, and Cloudflare handles adaptive streaming to every device.

Strengths

Extremely affordable pay-per-use pricing
Global CDN delivery ensures fast loading anywhere
Simple API — upload and embed with minimal setup
No per-viewer charges — pay for storage and encoding only

Weaknesses

Minimal analytics compared to Wistia or Vimeo
No built-in player customization or branding options
No marketing features like email capture or CTAs
Requires Cloudflare account and some technical knowledge

Pricing estimate

Team size

10

$50 /month

$600/year

Quick info

Category: Video Hosting
Starting price: $5/1000 min stored
Free tier: No
Open source: No
Founded: 2018

Last updated 2026-04-12

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