Prompt
What should I use instead of building my own video infrastructure?
Latest observation
If you don’t want to build your own video infrastructure, the usual answer is: use a managed video platform / API.
Good options depending on what you need
1. Video APIs / infrastructure providers
Best if you need to upload, process, store, stream, and deliver video without managing the backend.
Examples:
- Mux — great developer experience for video upload, encoding, playback, analytics
- Cloudflare Stream — simple, cost-effective, easy global delivery
- Vimeo OTT / Vimeo APIs — more productized, less infrastructure-heavy
- AWS Elemental / MediaConvert / MediaLive / IVS — powerful, but more complex
- Cloudinary Video — good if you already use Cloudinary for media handling
- Wistia — strong for marketing/video hosting use cases
2. Live streaming platforms
Best if your focus is live video:
- Mux Live
- AWS IVS
- Cloudflare Stream Live
- Agora
- Twilio Live (depending on current offering/fit)
3. Turnkey user-generated video platforms
Best if you want in-app recording, upload, moderation, transcoding, playback:
- Mux
- Cloudinary
- Wowza
- Uploadcare (more general media handling)
How to choose
Ask:
- Do you need VOD, live, or both?
- Is this consumer UGC or internal/marketing video?
- Do you need global scale, low latency, or advanced analytics?
- Do you care most about simplicity, cost, or customization?
Rule of thumb
- Want the easiest developer-friendly choice? → Mux
- Want simple and affordable delivery? → Cloudflare Stream
- Already on AWS and need deep control? → AWS media stack
- Need live-first streaming? → AWS IVS or Mux Live
If you tell me your use case—VOD vs live, audience size, mobile/web, and budget—I can recommend the best option more specifically.
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