Cloudflare Stream · FinOps Profile

Cloudflare Stream Finops

FinOps view of Cloudflare Stream spend. Stream bills on two usage dimensions with no per-request API fee: storage at 5 USD per 1,000 minutes of video stored (prepaid, in increments) and delivery at 1 USD per 1,000 minutes delivered (post-paid, on minutes watched). Encoding, the built-in player, and HLS/DASH delivery are included. Live and on-demand share the same model, so the primary cost drivers are how many minutes you retain in the library and how many minutes viewers actually watch. Committed-volume Enterprise agreements offer negotiated rates. A related Media Transformations feature bills separately per unique transformation operation.

Cloudflare Stream Finops is the FinOps profile for Cloudflare Stream on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Video, Streaming, Media, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: Media and Video Streaming Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
VideoStreamingMediaFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchase

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Cloudflare
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Cloudflare
PublisherName
Cloudflare
ServiceCategory
Media and Video Streaming
ServiceName
Cloudflare Stream

Meters

minutes_stored
Unit: minutes
Minutes of video stored in the Stream library, billed prepaid per 1,000 minutes.
minutes_delivered
Unit: minutes
Minutes of video watched (on-demand and live), billed post-paid per 1,000 minutes.
transformation_operations
Unit: operations
Unique Media Transformations operations, billed separately per 1,000 monthly unique operations.

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