The most straightforward pricing on the planet
upLynk only charges you for three things: hours of content encoded, stored and streamed. Everything else is included, like analytics, encryption, and ad integration.
Try the pricing calculator on the right to see what a typical bill might look like. Also, take a look at our cost savings diagram to see what you can eliminate from your workflow.
* Pricing negotiable based on commitment
Hours of content encoded
Hours of content stored
Hours of content streamed
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Estimated total per month*
$0.00
| Hours | Per Hour |
|---|---|
| First 10 | $10.00 |
| Next 100 | $9.50 |
| Additional | $9.00 |
| Hours | Per Hour |
|---|---|
| First 50 | $0.92 |
| Next 500 | $0.80 |
| Next 1k | $0.75 |
| Additional | $0.72 |
| Hours | Per Hour |
|---|---|
| First 50 | $0.45 |
| Next 1k | $0.25 |
| Next 5k | $0.16 |
| Next 50k | $0.12 |
| Next 500k | $0.09 |
| Additional | $0.07 |
Hourly pricing
Billing is measured in terms of content duration. If you encode a 1.5 hour video, that's 1.5 total hours of encoding, not per adaptive bitrate. Ditto for storage and playback.
Simple
It only takes one upLynk encode to make your content available on all platforms. You pay only once to have it stored each month, and playback pricing is the same, regardless of device or region.
Always HD
HD is included at no extra charge. Because we measure hours instead of GB, you're never punished for delivering a high quality experience to your audience.
Low commitment
Pay only for what you use and nothing else. Signing up is free, and you'll never have to deal with sales people if you don't want. Not happy with upLynk? Quit whenever you'd like.
Predictable
Hourly-based pricing is much easier to forecast. Never worry about mobile vs. broadband streaming, or domestic vs. international streaming, because it's all the same price.
Future proof
You'll never have to re-encode your content to reach new platforms. Once your content is stored with upLynk, we make it play across all platforms — even those that haven't been invented yet.
Intrigued? Give it a try!
Creating an account is absolutely free. Why not try it? We even give you a $10 credit on signing up to get a feel for things.
sign me up!Frequently asked questions
I have a 2 hour movie in HD. How much will it cost to encode it in an adaptive format for Flash, iOS, Android and Roku?
It will cost you 2 hours of encoding — total. Because we bill based on hours, you don't have to worry about how many adaptive profiles are used or how many devices you're targeting.
Ok, what if someday I decide to bring that same 2 hour video into a Windows 8 app? How much will that cost?
If the video is already in the upLynk system it won't cost you anything. upLynk's single format technology makes the same adaptive format work across all devices, even if they didn't exist at the time you encoded your video.
Are CDN charges included?
CDN charges are included in the cost of encoding, storage and streaming. As an upLynk customer, your video is delivered with the same scale and redundancy that ABC and Disney get from their apps and, just like them, you don't have to think twice about it.
Is billing rounded to the nearest hour?
Nope! If you encode a 30 second video, you'll be charged for 30 seconds of encoding. Similarly, if you have 6 users watch 30 seconds of video each, you'd be charged for 180 seconds of streaming — regardless of the device they used to watch video.
What about pricing for live content? Doesn't that cost more?
Live encoding, storage and playback cost the same as on demand encoding, storage and playback.
Does live linear incur any storage fees?
Yes, but they're minimal. Live-encoded content needs to stick around for just a little while to ensure proper playback across all devices and regions.
What about international pricing?
It's the same as domestic — even for live streaming.