Simple, usage-based pricing

Pay per minute of output, per GB stored, per GB delivered. No monthly fees. No commitments.

Transcoding Video Hosting FAQ

Product 1

Transcoding pricing

Pay per minute of output video. Bring your own storage.

Prices per minute of output.

Quality
Framerate
Codec480p720p1080p1440p4K8K

H.264/AVC

Widely compatible, fast

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H.265/HEVC

50% better compression

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VP9

Open format, YouTube std

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AV1

Best compression, royalty-free

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Add-on features 1.00x combined
DRM 1.25x
HDR 1.4x
Per-Title Encoding 1.5x
Thumbnails 1.1x
Dolby Atmos 1.15x

VMAF-targeted quality tiers

Each tier targets a specific VMAF score. Choose the visual quality level that fits your use case.

Economy

0.75x

VMAF 85–90

Previews, mobile

RECOMMENDED

Standard

1.0x

VMAF 93–95

General streaming

Premium

2.0x

VMAF 97–99

Broadcast, archival

VMAF (Video Multi-Method Assessment Fusion) is a perceptual video quality metric developed by Netflix. A score of 100 means visually identical to the source. Our default presets are tuned to hit the target VMAF range for each tier across a variety of content types.

Framerate multipliers

Higher framerates increase encoding cost.

24 fps

0.8x

25 fps

0.8x

30 fps

1x

50 fps

1.5x

60 fps

2x

120 fps

4x

Add-on feature multipliers

Optional features that enhance your output. Multipliers stack multiplicatively.

DRM

1.25x

Widevine & FairPlay content protection

HDR

1.4x

HDR10 & Dolby Vision grading

Per-Title Encoding

1.5x

Content-adaptive bitrate ladder

Thumbnails

1.1x

Sprite sheets & poster frames

Dolby Atmos

1.15x

Spatial audio pass-through

Multiple output formats

Choose your output format per job. Streaming packaging and audio tracks are included — no extra fees.

MP4, WebM, MKV, MOV

Progressive download, web-optimized

HLS

fMP4 or TS segments, multi-bitrate playlists

DASH

MPD manifest, CMAF segments

Adaptive

HLS + DASH from shared CMAF segments

Product 2

Video Hosting pricing

Upload, transcode, host & stream. How hosting works →

Enable hosting on an app and Transcodely handles the full pipeline — multipart uploads, transcoding, CDN storage, signed-URL delivery, and an embeddable player. Billing is metered usage across three line items. The encoding rate below applies to the default auto ladder (H.264 1080p at 30fps, Standard quality); custom presets, higher codecs, higher resolutions, higher framerates, and multi-codec ladders all use the same transcoding multipliers (see transcoding pricing above).

Encoding

€0.010 / output min

Base rate for H.264 1080p at 30fps, Standard quality — charged once per output minute, per rendition. Multi-variant ABR ladders and multi-codec manifests multiply output minutes; all codec, resolution, framerate, and quality multipliers from the transcoding API apply.

60 source min · default 3-variant 1080p ladder · H.264 = €1.35 encoding

Storage

€0.020 / GB·month

Metered daily against average bytes stored. Covers the source file and every rendition. Prorated — delete mid-month, pay for the portion used.

5 GB stored = €0.10/mo · ≈ 1.3 hour of content on the default ladder

Egress (CDN delivery)

€0.010 / GB delivered

Global CDN edge delivery, metered hourly. Includes public, unlisted, and signed-URL private streams. No per-request fees.

100 GB delivered = €1.00 · ≈ 46 hours of 1080p playback · ≈ 546 views of a 5-min video

Estimate your monthly cost

Ladder + codec drive the breakdown

480p · 720p · 1080p · H264 · 30 fps · Standard quality · 3 renditions · encoding base: €0.0225/source min
Uses the framerate, quality, and feature toggles you set in the transcoding section above — multipliers compose.

Encoding (3 renditions)

€1.35

Storage (3.8 GB)

€0.0765

Egress (21.5 GB)

€0.2146

Monthly total

€1.641

Ladder × codecs drives encoding

Encoding is billed per output minute per rendition. A 3-variant H.264 ladder produces 3 renditions per source minute; the same ladder in AV1 + H.264 produces 6.

Ladder depth drives storage

Every rendition persists at its target bitrate. AV1 stores ~50% the bytes of H.264 at the same resolution, so multi-codec ladders add less than they look.

Codec strategy drives egress

Egress scales with views × playback bitrate. When modern players pick AV1 out of a multi-codec manifest, you deliver roughly half the bytes — directly cutting egress.

Frequently asked questions

How is transcoding billed?
Per minute of output video, rounded to the nearest second.
What counts as "output"?
Each rendition counts separately. A 10-minute video encoded into 3 HLS renditions = 30 minutes of output.
Do I pay for audio tracks?
No. Audio encoding and multi-language tracks are free.
Do I pay for failed jobs?
No. You only pay for successful output.
Is there a monthly minimum?
No. No monthly fees, no commitments, no minimums.
What currency are prices in?
All prices are in EUR.
Do you offer volume discounts?
Yes. Contact us if you process more than 10,000 minutes per month.
How do add-on features affect pricing?
Each add-on feature applies a multiplier to the base price. Multipliers stack multiplicatively. For example, enabling DRM (1.25x) and HDR (1.40x) results in a combined 1.75x multiplier on top of your codec, resolution, quality, and framerate pricing.
How is video hosting billed?
Three line items: €0.010/min for encoding (one-time per video), €0.020/GB/month for storage (metered daily), and €0.010/GB for egress (metered hourly). No monthly minimums.
Do I pay egress for private videos?
Yes — egress is metered on all delivered bytes regardless of visibility. Private videos just require a signed URL before the CDN will serve them.
Is hosting storage prorated?
Yes. Storage is metered daily against average bytes stored, so uploading or deleting mid-month only charges for the portion of the month the bytes existed.
Can I use hosting without the transcoding API?
Hosting uses the transcoding engine under the hood, so every uploaded video is transcoded into the renditions your app config specifies. If you want to skip hosting and keep your own storage + CDN, use the transcoding API directly.

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