Overview
Simple per-minute video delivery and storage. Cloudflare Stream sits in the video and media stack, covering hosting, streaming, transcoding, or interactive experiences.
What you get
Tools in this category cover ingest, transcoding, adaptive streaming (HLS/DASH), DRM, captions, thumbnails, players, analytics, and increasingly AI features like summarisation, chaptering, and clip generation. Some specialise in live, others in VOD or interactive video.
Where it fits in your stack
They sit behind a player on your site or app, with delivery via a CDN. Teams pair them with object storage for source assets, an authentication layer for paywalled content, and analytics for engagement and quality of experience metrics.
Who it’s for
Cloudflare Stream is aimed primarily at builders looking for a focused tool in this space. When evaluating, look at codec/container support, real-world bitrate ladders, captioning quality, regional CDN footprint, player customisability, and how the pricing scales with both storage and delivery.
Pricing & licensing
Pricing in this category usually combines a free entry tier with usage-based fees for storage, delivery, or active users. Check Cloudflare Stream’s site for current rates and pay attention to bandwidth/egress costs at the volumes you actually expect.