OTT Infrastructure Cost Calculator
Pricing Reference: March 2026
DigitalOcean
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Usage Parameters
Monthly Active Users (MAU)
1,000
Daily Active Users
30%
300 daily
Avg Watch Time (hr/day)
1 hr
30.0 hrs/month
Avg Bitrate
4 Mbps
≈ 1.76 GB/hr
Platform Add-Ons
Delivery & Routing
Content & Security
AI & Smart Features
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Estimated Monthly Cost
$0
Per user: $0/mo
Data Transfer
0 TB (0 GB)
Fixed Infrastructure
$0
Bandwidth / CDN
i
$0
Platform Add-Ons
$0
Cost at Scale
STAGE 1 — Launch (1,000 Users) Stage
$1,160
STAGE 2 — Growth (10,000 Users) Stage
$8,980
STAGE 3 — Scale (1,000,000 Users) Stage
$444,000
Cost Breakdown
Fixed Infrastructure
Servers, databases, caching & monitoring.
Bandwidth & CDN
70–90% of total cost at scale. Bandwidth is king.
Transcoding
Multi-resolution encoding (HLS/DASH) for all devices.
Storage
Video files & assets. Usually small compared to bandwidth.
Prices are based on publicly available cloud infrastructure pricing as of March 2026. Actual infrastructure costs may vary depending on region, enterprise discounts, reserved capacity, and traffic distribution.