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Cloudflare Stream vs Bunny Stream(2026)

Cloudflare Stream is better for teams that need very affordable. Bunny Stream is the stronger choice if cheapest per-gb pricing. Cloudflare Stream is paid (from $5/mo) and Bunny Stream is paid (from $0).

Full feature breakdown, pricing details, and pros & cons below.

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Cloudflare Stream

paid

Cloudflare Stream provides video upload, storage, transcoding, and delivery through Cloudflare's global network at a flat $5/1,000 minutes stored and $1/1,000 minutes delivered.

Starting at $5/mo

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Bunny Stream

paid

Bunny Stream provides video hosting, transcoding, and delivery at some of the lowest prices in the market — backed by Bunny CDN's global network with DRM and chapter support.

Starting at $0

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How Do Cloudflare Stream and Bunny Stream Compare on Features?

FeatureCloudflare StreamBunny Stream
Pricing modelpaidpaid
Starting price$5/mo$0
Video upload + transcoding
Adaptive streaming (HLS/DASH)
Signed URLs
Live streaming
Clip generation
Custom thumbnails
Cloudflare Workers integration
Video transcoding
HLS adaptive streaming
DRM protection
Chapters
Custom player
Captions
Bunny CDN delivery

Cloudflare Stream Pros and Cons vs Bunny Stream

C

Cloudflare Stream

+Very affordable
+Cloudflare network (global CDN)
+Simple pricing model
+Easy Workers integration
Less developer tooling than Mux
Limited analytics
Live streaming less mature
B

Bunny Stream

+Cheapest per-GB pricing
+DRM included
+Good player customization
+Reliable CDN
Less API sophistication than Mux
Limited analytics
Smaller developer community

Should You Use Cloudflare Stream or Bunny Stream?

Choose Cloudflare Stream if…

  • Very affordable
  • Cloudflare network (global CDN)
  • Simple pricing model

Choose Bunny Stream if…

  • Cheapest per-GB pricing
  • DRM included
  • Good player customization

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