Transcodely vs Bunny Stream
Rock-bottom per-GB hosting with free H.264 encoding. Here’s an honest, side-by-side comparison — features and cost, including the workloads where Bunny Stream wins.
Where Bunny Stream wins
- Plain H.264 up to 1080p: free encoding plus ~$0.01/GB delivery is about as cheap as hosting gets.
- Straightforward, low per-GB storage and egress with a global CDN.
- Great value if the universal codec at standard resolutions is all you need.
Where Transcodely fits better
- Efficient codecs and higher resolutions: HEVC/AV1 and QHD/4K avoid Bunny’s premium per-minute encoding surcharge.
- Full encoding control — CRF, profiles, custom ladders, HDR, path templates.
- DRM signaling on DASH is included configuration, not an enterprise add-on.
00:20 Feature by feature
What each platform can do
| Capability | Transcodely | Bunny Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Encoding control | ||
| Codec & profile control Choose H.264, H.265, VP9 or AV1 with explicit profile, CRF and bitrate. | H.264 · HEVC · VP9 · AV1, CRF/bitrate | H.264 free; HEVC/AV1 premium, limited control |
| Custom ABR ladders Define exactly which renditions to produce. | Preset resolutions | |
| HLS · DASH · CMAF Multi-variant adaptive streaming formats. | Multi-variant ABR | HLS |
| Subtitles Passthrough and convert into HLS. | Passthrough & convert → HLS | Captions |
| Thumbnails & sprites Single, interval, sprite sheet and timestamp modes. | Single · interval · sprite · timestamps | |
| HDR HDR10 and HLG on HEVC. | HDR10 / HLG (HEVC) | |
| Output path templates Control the storage keys of every output. | Managed storage | |
| Encode into your own storage Transcode directly into your GCS / S3 / R2 bucket. | GCS · S3 · R2 · HTTP | |
| Delivery & hosting | ||
| Managed hosting + CDN | BunnyCDN delivery | |
| Embeddable player | Embed + poster | |
| Signed / private playback Authenticated playback of private videos. | Token auth | |
| DRM Widevine, PlayReady, FairPlay. | DASH (Widevine/PlayReady/FairPlay); HLS in final validation | MediaCage enterprise |
| Platform | ||
| Signed webhooks Stripe-style signed, retried event delivery. | HMAC-signed, retried | |
| Create from URL / API-first | ||
Supported Partial / paid add-on In final validation Not offered
00:48 How each is priced
Two pricing models
Transcodely
Encoding at €0.010/min (H.264 1080p base, per rendition), storage at €0.020/GB·month, and CDN egress at €0.010/GB. No monthly fee, no minimums — every add-on is a transparent multiplier.
Full rate cardBunny Stream
H.264 up to 1080p encodes free; storage and delivery are ~$0.01/GB. HEVC/AV1 and >1080p use premium encoding at $0.025–$0.15/min.
Bunny Stream pricing01:04 Run your numbers
Cost calculator
Transcodely, Bunny Stream, and the rest of the market — priced side by side on your workload. Bunny Stream is highlighted for this comparison.
Scenario
A growing library on the universal codec with real delivery.
Currency
Bunny Stream is cheapest here — $110.00/mo.
That’s an honest result: Bunny Stream leads on raw price for this shape of usage. Transcodely’s edge is control — codec, profile, ladder, HDR — and efficient-codec / high-volume workloads. Try the other scenarios above.
Transcodely
$178.20 /mo
Encoding $48.60
Storage $21.60
Delivery $108.00
- Full codec, profile, CRF & ladder control
- Encoding billed per rendition (3-rung ladder)
- Storage & egress metered per GB — no per-request fees
Bunny Stream Lowest
$110.00 /mo
Encoding $0.00
Storage $10.00
Delivery $100.00
- H.264 up to 1080p encodes free
- HEVC/AV1, VP9 & >1080p need premium encoding (extra $/min)
- ≈$0.01/GB storage & delivery (EU/NA rate; other regions higher)
- DRM (MediaCage) is an enterprise add-on
Mux
$220.15 /mo
Encoding $0.00
Storage $47.08
Delivery $173.07
- Basic-quality encoding is free (fixed ladder, no codec choice)
- First 100k delivered minutes/month are free (3,662 GB here)
- Per minute of video: $0.0010/delivered, $0.0030/stored·mo at this resolution
- Cold-storage discount up to 60% after 30d inactivity (not modelled)
Cloudflare Stream
$351.53 /mo
Encoding $0.00
Storage $78.47
Delivery $273.07
- Free encoding — but a fixed ladder, no codec/profile choice
- Billed per minute of video, not per GB
- High-bitrate content is cheap here; low-bitrate is relatively pricey
Coconut transcode only
$90.00 /mo
Encoding $90.00
Storage —
Delivery —
- Transcode only — no hosting, storage or CDN
- $0.015 per output minute (3 renditions here)
- Bring your own storage + CDN (added cost, not shown)
How this is calculated
Ladder 480p · 720p · 1080p (3 renditions). Cloudflare and Mux free tiers are per minute of video, converted at an assumed 5.0 Mbps delivered (1080p (Full HD) / H.264 / AVC) — so Mux’s free allowance is ≈ 3,662 GB here. Transcodely bills in EUR; converted at €1 = $1.08 (as of July 2026). Competitor list prices verified July 2026; negotiated/committed volume discounts are not modelled. Estimates, not quotes — every meter bills on actual bytes.Frequently asked questions
- Is Transcodely cheaper than Bunny Stream?
- It depends entirely on your workload — which is why the calculator on this page is honest about it. Bunny Stream wins some scenarios outright; Transcodely wins configurable, efficient-codec and high-volume-per-GB workloads. Plug in your own numbers to see.
- What does Bunny Stream do better?
- Plain H.264 up to 1080p: free encoding plus ~$0.01/GB delivery is about as cheap as hosting gets.
- What can Transcodely do that Bunny Stream can’t?
- Efficient codecs and higher resolutions: HEVC/AV1 and QHD/4K avoid Bunny’s premium per-minute encoding surcharge.
- Can I migrate from Bunny Stream to Transcodely?
- Yes. Point Transcodely at your existing source URLs with Create-from-URL, or upload directly. You keep control of the codec, ladder and output paths, and can encode into your own storage or use managed hosting.
Try it on your own footage
No monthly fee, pay only for what you use. Point Transcodely at a URL and see the output — the codec control is yours.