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Pricing Options for VOD Encoding
Two flexible pricing options: Managed Cloud or Cloud Connect
Fair pricing based on the complexity of your encoding.
✓ 2k free minutes / month included
✓ $0.02 / additional minute
Option one
Managed Cloud pricing
Start your encodings in any cloud region and let Bitmovin manage all infrastructure and scalability.
Flexible pricing options, valid for any framerate (120fps+), on our Professional Tier; from PAYG up to multi-year contracts, starting from…
Resolution | 2-Pass | 3-Pass |
---|---|---|
SD | $0.025 | $0.040 |
HD | $0.050 | $0.080 |
4K | $0.100 | $0.160 |
Resolution | 2-Pass | 3-Pass |
---|---|---|
SD | $0.050 | $0.080 |
HD | $0.100 | $0.160 |
4K | $0.200 | $0.320 |
Resolution | 2-Pass | 3-Pass |
---|---|---|
SD | $0.025 | $0.040 |
HD | $0.050 | $0.080 |
4K | $0.100 | $0.160 |
Resolution | 2-Pass | 3-Pass |
---|---|---|
SD | $0.050 | $0.080 |
HD | $0.100 | $0.160 |
4K | $0.200 | $0.320 |
Resolution | 2-Pass | 3-Pass |
---|---|---|
SD | $0.250 | $0.400 |
HD | $0.500 | $0.800 |
4K | $1.000 | $1.600 |
Add-Ons | per minute |
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Audio | $0.005 |
Dolby Digital | $0.020 |
Dolby Atmos | $0.080 |
Competitive Comparisons
Competitor
The cost for a 10 minute 45 second source file with 60fps using the HEVC codec to an HD output with 2-Pass setting would be $5.12.
Output:
HEVC, HD, 2-Pass = $0.476 per min
(10.75 x $0.476 = $5.12)
Bitmovin
The cost for a 10 minute 45 second source file with 60fps using the HEVC codec to an HD output with 2-Pass setting would be $1.06.
Output:
HEVC, HD, 2-Pass = $0.100 per min
(10.75 x $0.100 = $1.06)
Competitor
The cost for a 30 second source file with 30fps using the AVC codec to 2 SD and 1 HD output with 2-Pass setting would be $0.05
Output:
AVC, SD, 2-Pass = $0.0238 per min
AVC, SD, 2-Pass = $0.0238 per min
AVC, HD, 2-Pass = $0.0476 per min
(0.5 x $0.0238 + 0.5 x $0.0238 + 0.5 * $0.0476 = $0.0476)
Bitmovin
The cost for a 30 second source file with 30fps using the AVC codec to 2 SD and 1 HD output with 2-Pass setting would be $0.05
Output:
AVC, SD, 2-Pass = $0.025 per min
AVC, SD, 2-Pass = $0.025 per min
AVC, HD, 2-Pass = $0.050 per min
(0.5 x $0.025 + 0.5 x $0.025 + 0.5 * $0.050 = $0.050)
Competitor
The cost for a 2 hour source file with 120fps using the AV1 codec to 2 SD and 4 HD outputs with 1-Pass setting would be $2,350.08
Output:
AV1, SD, 1-Pass = $1.9584 per min
AV1, SD, 1-Pass = $1.9584 per min
AV1, HD, 1-Pass = $3.9168 per min
AV1, HD, 1-Pass = $3.9168 per min
AV1, HD, 1-Pass = $3.9168 per min
AV1, HD, 1-Pass = $3.9168 per min
(120 x $1.9584 + 120 x $1.9584+ 120 * $3.9168 + 120 * $3.9168 + 120 * $3.9168 + 120 * $3.9168 = $2,350.08)
Bitmovin
The cost for a 2 hour source file with 120fps using the AV1 codec to 2 SD and 4 HD outputs with 3-Pass setting would be $480
Output:
AV1, SD, 3-Pass = $0.400 per min
AV1, SD, 3-Pass = $0.400 per min
AV1, HD, 3-Pass = $0.800 per min
AV1, HD, 3-Pass = $0.800 per min
AV1, HD, 3-Pass = $0.800 per min
AV1, HD, 3-Pass = $0.800 per min
(120 x $0.4 + 120 x $0.4 + 120 * $0.8 + 120 * $0.8 + 120 * $0.8 + 120 * $0.8 = $480)
Option two
Cloud Connect pricing
With Cloud Connect, Bitmovin dynamically scales worker nodes in your cloud environment on AWS, Azure or GCP. Combined with buying via the respective cloud marketplace you can shift up to 75% of the service price to your EDP on AWS, Azure or GCP. The general pricing works the same as in the tables for Managed Cloud. The difference is in the more beneficial cost structure which is shown in the example below.
Pricing example
Assuming you are a medium-sized media company paying $100k for managed Encoding Services. With Bitmovin Cloud Connect + Marketplace you can reduce that cost to $75k. You can then shift $50k of that to your cloud bill. Only $25k remain as Bitmovin service costs.
$100k
Current costs for
Managed Encoding
Services
$75k
Costs with Bitmovin
Cloud Connect +
Marketplace
$25k
Savings with Bitmovin
Cloud Connect + Marketplace
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CDN, Egress and Storage Savings
Bitmovin is often able to save 20% to 50% of your CDN, egress and storage.
To showcase how much we can save you, we calculated 3 examples of typical media companies at different sizes.
Competitor
Streaming hours | AVG mbps | GB/h | Streaming GB | Price per GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
75,300,000,000 | 2 | 0.87890625 | 66,181,640,625 | 0.00075 | CDN: $49,636,230 |
661,816,406 | 0.05000 | Egress: $33,090,820 | |||
Total: $82,727,051 |
Bitmovin
Streaming hours | AVG mbps | GB/h | Streaming GB | Price per GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
75,300,000,000 | 1.6 | 0.703125 | 52,945,312,500 | 0.00075 | CDN: $39,708,984 |
529,453,125 | 0.05000 | Egress: $26,472,656 | |||
Total: $66,181,641 | |||||
Savings: -$16,545,410 |
Competitor
Streaming hours | AVG mbps | GB/h | Streaming GB | Price per GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7,530,000,000 | 2 | 0.87890625 | 6,618,164,063 | 0.00150 | CDN: $9,927,246 |
66,181,641 | 0.10000 | Egress: $6,618,164 | |||
Total: $16,545,410 |
Bitmovin
Streaming hours | AVG mbps | GB/h | Streaming GB | Price per GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7,530,000,000 | 1.6 | 0.703125 | 5,294,531,250 | 0.00150 | CDN: $7,941,797 |
52,945,313 | 0.10000 | Egress: $5,294,531 | |||
Total: $13,236,328 | |||||
Savings: -$3,309,082 |
Competitor
Streaming hours | AVG mbps | GB/h | Streaming GB | Price per GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
301,200,000 | 2 | 0.87890625 | 264,726,563 | 0.00375 | CDN: $992,725 |
2,647,266 | 0.15000 | Egress: $397,090 | |||
Total: $1,389,814 |
Bitmovin
Streaming hours | AVG mbps | GB/h | Streaming GB | Price per GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
301,200,000 | 1.6 | 0.703125 | 211,781,250 | 0.00375 | CDN: $794,180 |
2,117,813 | 0.15000 | Egress: $317,672 | |||
Total: $1,111,852 | |||||
Savings: -$277,963 |
Frequently asked questions
What is Cloud Connect?
When using Cloud Connect, Bitmovin dynamically scales worker nodes in your cloud environment on AWS, Azure or GCP.
How does Encoding pricing work?
Pricing is based on a simple fee per minute of video in each output, with rates that depend on the used features.
Does the resolution impact pricing?
Yes, the output resolution is different depending on the size, as the computational effort increases with larger frame sizes. While one SD content minute (defined as frame height up to 719) equals 1 output minute, an HD content minute (defined as frame height between 720 and 1080) equals 2 output minutes, an 4k UHD content minute (defined as frame height between 1081 and 2160) equals 4 output minutes and an 8k UHD content minute (defined as frame height between 2161 and 4320) equals 120 output minutes. For frame sizes larger than 8k UHD custom pricing applies – please get in contact with our team via [email protected]. The resolution of the input video does not impact pricing.
Does the codec impact pricing?
Yes, different codecs are priced differently as they differ in terms of computational effort.
Codecs are mapped as factors for the per-minute prices. You can find the full list of video codec factors in the Encoding Minute Calculation Methodology point 3.2.1. An example would be HEVC with a factor of 2x. So, an HEVC SD content minute equals 2 output minutes, an HD content minute equals 4 output minute and so forth.
Similar to video codecs, audio codecs are priced based on the computation effort and the list of different factors can be seen in the Encoding Minute Calculation Methodology point 3.2.3.
Do you calculate more output minutes, when using 2-Pass or 3-Pass encoding?
Yes, due to the nature of multi-pass encoding, more resources are needed to perform the additional passes. Factors, similar to codec factors, are used to reflect that in the pricing. For 2-Pass a factor of 1.25 and for 3-Pass a factor of 2.0 is applied. Please note, that the 2-Pass Encoding Mode is enabled by default.
Do I get charged for faulty or cancelled encoding jobs?
Bitmovin does not charge for errors caused by the Bitmovin Encoder or Platform. Any encoding job which results in an error caused by circumstances, not within the responsibility of Bitmovin, including but not limited to, corrupted input files, non-accessible output destinations, or misconfiguration, will be charged for the applicable number of billable minutes of output prior to the error.
In the event that an encoding job is canceled prior to the job’s completion, the applicable number of billable minutes of output prior to such cancellation will be charged.
Is there a minimum duration for encoding jobs?
We calculate billing in 10-second increments. So, the minimum duration for billing is 10 seconds. An output with a duration of fewer than 10 seconds will be charged for 10 seconds.
For a comprehensive and detailed overview of all factors within the pricing methodology please visit https://bitmovin.com/_emcm/. We are of course happy to help to calculate your use-case. In order to do so, please get in contact with our team via [email protected].