Best Video API · pricing · Updated June 2026
Cloudflare Stream pricing (2026)
Cloudflare Stream publishes no self-serve price (quote-only), across 1 plans. Best for VOD platforms. Every figure links to Cloudflare Stream's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: Quote-only
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: VOD platforms; live streaming; developer-first video delivery; global CDN-backed streaming
Cloudflare Stream plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as You Go | Quote-only | — | custom | Encoding/ingest: free. Storage: $5 per 1,000 minutes stored/month (prepaid, billed by video duration regardless of file size). Delivery: $1 per 1,000 minutes delivered (post-paid, no separate bandwidth fee). Media Transformations: 5,000 operations/month free then $0.50/1,000 operations. | developers.cloudflare.com |
Last verified 2026-06-15. Pricing verified at developers.cloudflare.com/stream/pricing: encoding/ingest free; storage $5 per 1,000 min stored; delivery $1 per 1,000 min delivered; Media Transformations 5,000 ops/month free then $0.50/1,000 ops. No forever-free tier. HIPAA BAA available on Cloudflare enterprise via account team (well-documented; not enumerated on the fetched trust-hub excerpt). SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001/27701, PCI DSS, GDPR are standard Cloudflare certifications.
Capabilities
Integrations: Cloudflare Workers, Cloudflare R2, RTMP ingest, SRT ingest, HLS/DASH players.
Key features: Encoding always free; simple two-metric pricing (storage + delivery); No separate egress/bandwidth fees — delivery price is all-in; Global Cloudflare network with automatic encoding and CDN; SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27701; GDPR compliant.
Plan limits: No free tier; charges apply once storage or delivery is used; HIPAA BAA available only on enterprise security products via account team; Storage billed by video duration, not file size.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cloudflare Stream support HIPAA?
Cloudflare Stream HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Cloudflare Stream have a free plan?
Cloudflare Stream free tier: No.