Glossary Terms

Cloudflare Stream

Cloudflare Stream is a pay-as-you-go service for hosting and streaming video on Cloudflare's global network, aimed at developers who want smooth, adaptive playback without running their own encoding servers. You upload a file, Cloudflare automatically makes the multiple resolutions needed for HLS and DASH streaming, and you embed it with a single iframe. Pricing is based on minutes stored and minutes watched, with no monthly seat fees, which suits sites whose video traffic is uneven or hard to predict. Compared with Vimeo it gives you more control over the player and the raw delivery data, but fewer built-in marketing and audience features.