Cost
You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this solution. As of this revision, the cost for running this solution with default settings in the US East (N. Virginia) Region with:
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Approximately 1,000 viewers for a one-hour live event using a standard definition (SD)-540p encoding profile is approximately $1.76 for live encoding and packaging + $67.24 for 791 GB distribution = $69.00 for the one-hour event.
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Approximately 10,000 viewers for a one-hour live event using a high definition (HD)-1080p encoding profile is approximately $3.18 for live encoding and packaging + $1531.49 for 18,017 GB distribution = $1,534.67 for the one-hour event.
These cost estimates depend on many factors, which are detailed in the following cost examples.
Note
The examples provided are likely higher than the actual costs of running this solution. The intent was to provide a guide to the pricing that is easily understood. Where assumptions were needed, we used factors that were straightforward to calculate and also likely be more expensive than the actual cost.
For an additional cost example for streaming a live event, refer
to
FAQs
about live streaming on AWS
