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How Much Does Livestreaming Cost? Three Realistic Scenarios
There are many solutions for low-latency livestreaming. To give you an idea of how pricing works in the industry, we’ve put together three examples for you based on stream size and frequency. Take a look:
Daily event with 1000 participants
Let’s say you’re hosting a daily 45-minute trivia stream with an average of 1000 participants per session. Viewers come and go throughout the event, so let’s estimate they stay for half of the stream on average. Here’s what the streaming costs look like for this event across several platforms:
Data inputs:
• Sessions per month: 30
• Minutes per session: 45
• Users per session: 1000
Average viewer watch duration 50%
Compared solutions & prices (priced monthly)
Livery
€ 506
Most affordable p.m.
Nanocosmos starter
€ 1719
€1213 more expensive
Nanocosmos medium
€ 1651
€1145 more expensive
TheoLive
€ 1122
€616 more expensive
Agora.io
€ 3095
€2589 more expensive
Wowza
€ 1130
€624 more expensive
MUX
€ 805
€299 more expensive
AWS IVS
€ 1700
€1194 more expensive
Please note that the pricing information was sourced as of 30 Nov 2022, and although we’ve done extensive research to ensure its accuracy, it may have changed since then. If you notice any outdated or incorrect information, please let us know so that we can update it.
Weekly event with 10k participants
Let’s say you’re hosting a weekly 1-hour (60-minute) trivia stream with an average of 10K participants per session. Viewers come and go throughout the event, so let’s estimate they stay for half of the stream on average. Here’s what the streaming costs look like for this event across several platforms:
Data inputs:
• Sessions per month: 4
• Minutes per session: 60
• Users per session: 10.000
Average viewer watch duration 50%
Compared solutions & prices (prices monthly)
Livery
€ 900
Most affordable p.m.
Nanocosmos starter
€ 3112
€2212 more expensive
Nanocosmos medium
€ 2765
€1865 more expensive
TheoLive
€ 1974
€1074 more expensive
Agora.io
€ 5937
€5037 more expensive
Wowza
€ 2069
€1169 more expensive
MUX
€ 1444
€544 more expensive
AWS IVS
€ 3159
€2259 more expensive
Please note that the pricing information was sourced as of 30 Nov 2022, and although we’ve done extensive research to ensure its accuracy, it may have changed since then. If you notice any outdated or incorrect information, please let us know so that we can update it.
Monthly event with 100k participants
Let’s say you’re hosting a monthly 2-and-a-half-hour trivia stream with an average of 100K participants per session. Viewers come and go throughout the event, so let’s estimate they stay for half of the stream on average. Here’s what the streaming costs look like for this event across several platforms:
Data inputs:
• Sessions per month: 1
• Minutes per session: 150
• Users per session: 100.000
Average viewer watch duration 50%
Compared solutions & prices (priced monthly)
Livery
€ 4538
Most affordable p.m.
Nanocosmos starter
€ 17288
€12750 more expensive
Nanocosmos medium
€ 14107
€9569 more expensive
TheoLive
€ 11417
€6879 more expensive
Agora.io
€ 34857
€30319 more expensive
Wowza
€ 12561
€8023 more expensive
MUX
€ 8370
€3832 more expensive
AWS IVS
€ 18382
€13844 more expensive
Please note that the pricing information was sourced as of 30 Nov 2022, and although we’ve done extensive research to ensure its accuracy, it may have changed since then. If you notice any outdated or incorrect information, please let us know so that we can update it.
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5 Myths of online video costs
Livestreaming is no longer expensive, tricky, or technical. If you’re still feeling hesitant about going live, let’s bust some common myths that may be holding you back.
Myth 1:
Low-latency livestreaming is complex and expensive
Originally, livestreaming piggy-backed off the existing infrastructure of the internet (i.e., it wasn’t built for live video). Today, we have new protocols (like ULL-CMAF pioneered by Livery and Akamai) that reduce the amount of information that needs to move all at once, making real-time high-quality streaming a commodity instead of a luxury.
Myth 2:
Everyone needs low-latency livestreaming
If you choose Livery, low-latency livestreaming comes standard. But if you’re looking at other solutions, it can add significant cost. While we are as excited about recent developments in low latency as anyone, it’s only part of what most live and interactive video use cases require. Additional considerations include interactivity, sync, scalability, and audiovisual quality.
Myth 3:
You need a computer science Ph.D. to set up a streaming solution
All jokes aside, setting up a high-quality livestream feed on your own app or website used to be a headache to figure out. While there were many options for stream providers, if you didn’t have answers to complex questions ready to go, you were out of luck. Today, it’s simpler than ever.
Myth 4:
The only way to get a good rate is with a long-term commitment
Whether you stream for a month or a year, the service remains the same. There’s no less bandwidth used by your 100th stream than your first (all things equal), so why do some companies only offer a good rate with a long-term commitment? At Livery, we believe in transparent pricing based on your actual usage without scary contracts. Stream when you want, how you want, on a month-to-month basis.
Myth 5:
Livery solves every problem
While Livery was born out of frustration with the industry status quo, that doesn’t mean we solve every problem the industry faces, or that we’re the perfect solution for every use case. Continuing with the theme of full transparency, here are some cases when Livery may not be for you:
• You need two-way video communication.
• You run 24/7 streams with small audiences.
• You prioritize TV users.
• You want your video to sync with social platforms.
• You need a fully custom/branded interactive experience.
• You need advanced real-time video editing capabilities.
