In-House Hosting vs. Super-CDN












Planners want to know how many viewers per hour will visit a server if it streams to 100,000 viewers per day. 100,000 viewers per day translate to 6,250 viewers per hour; given that each viewer watches for 90 minutes, we can follow these steps: 

Costs

!In-House Hosting vs. CDN Costs

Total Monthly Costs

  • In-House Hosting: $5,000 - $10,000
  • CDN: $1,000

Savings Calculation

  • Monthly Savings: $4,000 - $9,000

Summary

By using a super-CDN for streaming 100,000 streams per day without CDN or edge servers, you could save between $4,000 and $9,000 per month compared to in-house hosting. Bunny.net offers a more cost-effective solution with lower initial setup costs and ongoing expenses.

In-House Hosted vs. Super-CDN with CDN Service

In-House Hosting Costs

  • Initial Setup: $50,000 - $100,000 (hardware, software)
  • Monthly Costs: $5,000 - $10,000 (maintenance, electricity, internet)

Super-CDN  Costs

  • CDN: $0.01/GB * 100,000 GB/day * 30 days = $30,000/month
  • Storage: $0.01/GB * 100,000 GB = $1,000/month
  • Transcoding and Media Server: Included in Bunny Stream

Total Monthly Costs

  • In-House Hosting: $5,000 - $10,000
  • Super-CDN $31,000

Savings Calculation

  • Monthly Savings: -$21,000 to -$26,000

Summary

Using Super-CDN for streaming to 100,000 people per day would actually cost more compared to in-house hosting, primarily due to the high data transfer costs associated with CDN usage. However, Super-CDNs offers significant advantages in terms of scalability, ease of use, and reduced initial setup costs.

 

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