Why teams are switching and what to look for
Bunny Stream is VOD-only by design. Teams that need any live streaming capability, even occasional webinars or town halls, must use a separate platform entirely.
Analytics are limited to view counts, geography, and bandwidth. There is no viewer-level tracking, no drop-off analysis, no A/B testing, and no engagement data. For teams that need to understand how their audience interacts with content, this is insufficient.
No CTAs, lead capture, email gates, password protection, or SSO. No native CMS integrations. Bunny Stream is raw infrastructure; everything else must be built or sourced separately.
No SOC2, no dedicated account managers, no enterprise SLAs. English-only support and documentation. For organizations with compliance requirements, this creates blockers.
The platform layer Bunny Stream does not provide. Dashboard, AI search, password protection, and custom domains on top of infrastructure-grade delivery.
Pricing: Starter $20/mo, Business $100/mo, Custom from $5,000/yr
API-first video infrastructure with built-in analytics and AI tools. The developer upgrade from Bunny Stream.
Pricing: Free tier, usage-based from $20/mo
Serverless video from Cloudflare with automatic transcoding. A step up in ecosystem integration from Bunny Stream.
Pricing: Starter $5/mo, Creator $50/mo
Full-featured video platform with a dashboard, privacy controls, and a free tier. The non-developer alternative.
Pricing: Free, Starter $12/mo (annual), Enterprise custom
Marketing video platform with all the engagement features Bunny Stream lacks: heatmaps, CTAs, and CRM integrations.
Pricing: Pro $79/mo, Advanced $319/mo
Privacy-focused hosting with SSO, watermarking, and a video website builder. Adds the access control layer Bunny lacks.
Pricing: From $10/mo to $295/mo
| Platform | Pricing | Features | Ease of Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| host.video | From $20/mo flat | AI search, transcription, password protection, custom domains, white-label | Dashboard + API; self-serve |
| Mux | Usage-based from $20/mo | Video API, analytics, multi-CDN, AI | API-only; engineering required |
| Cloudflare Stream | From $5/mo per-minute | Transcoding, CDN, signed URLs | Developer-focused |
| Vimeo | Free to ~$65/mo | Privacy controls, collaboration, 4K | Dashboard; familiar |
| Wistia | From $79/mo per-video | Marketing analytics, CTAs, lead capture | Dashboard; marketing-oriented |
| SproutVideo | From $10/mo | SSO, watermarking, video websites | Dashboard; straightforward |
Bunny Stream is hard to beat on price, and if raw, cheap delivery is all you need, it works. But most teams eventually need more: access controls, searchable transcripts, a dashboard their marketing or L&D team can use, or a branded player. host.video provides that complete layer with flat pricing, AI search, custom domains, and password protection included. It is the platform you graduate to when infrastructure alone is no longer enough.