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Cloudflare Stream vs Mux
Cloudflare Stream: Serverless video encoding, storage and delivery with no egress fees. Modo is built on it.
Mux: Video infrastructure for developers, with a player, analytics and signed URLs.
Facts about other tools come from their websites, checked in October 2026. Tools change, so check the vendor before deciding.
At a glance
Cloudflare Stream
Serverless video encoding, storage and delivery with no egress fees. Modo is built on it.
Best for
Developers who will build their own upload flow, player embed and access control, and want the lowest price.
Pricing
$5 per month per 1,000 stored minutes, prepaid, and $1 per 1,000 delivered minutes, postpaid. Checked 2026-10-26. For the same allowance as Modo Starter (500 stored, 10,000 streamed) that is about $12.50 on Cloudflare directly, against $39 on Modo.
Strengths
- Cheapest way to get Cloudflare's video delivery
- A real API with one-time upload URLs, resumable uploads and signed tokens
- No egress fees
Limits
- It is infrastructure: you write the account, upload and embed tooling yourself
- No official Stream-specific MCP server found (unverified)
Mux
Video infrastructure for developers, with a player, analytics and signed URLs.
Best for
Developers building video into a product who want an API and analytics.
Pricing
From its pricing page: storage $0.003 per minute per month, delivery $0.001 per minute after 100,000 free delivery minutes per month, plus a $20 monthly usage credit on pay-as-you-go. Checked 2026-10-26. At small volumes it is cheaper than Modo.
Strengths
- Cheap at small volumes, with free delivery minutes
- First-party player and Mux Data analytics
- Official docs MCP server and agent setup prompts
Limits
- A developer platform without an end-user dashboard for non-technical teams
- You build the account and embed experience yourself
Prices checked October 2026. Prices marked unverified come from third-party sources or could not be confirmed on the vendor's site.
Which one fits you?
Who Cloudflare Stream is best for
Developers who will build their own upload flow, player embed and access control, and want the lowest price.
Who Mux is best for
Developers building video into a product who want an API and analytics.
Where Modo fits
Modo is simple video hosting for businesses with a modest amount of video, run from your AI agent over MCP. It does not try to replace a marketing suite or a developer video platform. See all comparisons.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the difference between Cloudflare Stream and Mux?
Cloudflare Stream: Serverless video encoding, storage and delivery with no egress fees. Modo is built on it. Mux: Video infrastructure for developers, with a player, analytics and signed URLs.
How much does Cloudflare Stream cost?
$5 per month per 1,000 stored minutes, prepaid, and $1 per 1,000 delivered minutes, postpaid. Checked 2026-10-26. For the same allowance as Modo Starter (500 stored, 10,000 streamed) that is about $12.50 on Cloudflare directly, against $39 on Modo.
How much does Mux cost?
From its pricing page: storage $0.003 per minute per month, delivery $0.001 per minute after 100,000 free delivery minutes per month, plus a $20 monthly usage credit on pay-as-you-go. Checked 2026-10-26. At small volumes it is cheaper than Modo.
Who is Cloudflare Stream best for?
Developers who will build their own upload flow, player embed and access control, and want the lowest price.
Who is Mux best for?
Developers building video into a product who want an API and analytics.
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