Bunny Stream vs Mux (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bunny Stream grades higher than Mux: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bunny Stream grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Mux grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bunny Stream
Pay-as-you-go video hosting, encoding and delivery
Mux
Video API for storing, streaming and analyzing video in apps
Which one is for you
Pick Bunny Stream if
- Fits if you host video on your own site and want pay-as-you-use pricing
- Works for developers who upload through an API
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because it has only a 14-day trial
- Tight if you need DRM or premium encoding: they are priced separately
- Not for you if you want a finished marketing video tool, as this is hosting and a player
- Watch out: the bill moves with storage and traffic, so a viral video raises it
Pick Mux if
- Fits if you're a developer who needs video inside your own product
- Works for apps that want per-minute billing and playback analytics
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you don't write code, because there's no app, only an API
- Tight if you stay free, with 10 stored videos and no live
- Watch out: custom domains are $100 a month and live simulcast is $0.020 a minute per target
- Watch out: usage billing means the bill moves with your audience
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABunny StreamFair | 2.2GPAMuxFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$1 a month minimum, then storage from $0.01 per GB and delivery from $0.005 per GB. That starts well under the $5 mark for the cheapest tools, though the bill grows with your traffic. | CFree to start and usage-based after, with Launch at $20 for $100 of credit. Cost depends on minutes, not seats, so it's hard to set against per-seat tools. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial, no card needed, and no free plan after it. | CA free plan with 100K delivery minutes a month, but only 10 stored videos and no live video, no card needed. |
| Features | CUpload, transcoding, a customisable player, hotlink and token protection and AI captions. Multi-DRM, Premium Encoding and Transcribe AI are separate products with prices not on this page. | BHosting, delivery, live, analytics, a free player, AI workflows and signed URLs. The listing shows costs on top: custom domains are $100 a month. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You work in a web video manager or the API and wire the player into your own site. | DNo store rating on record, and it's an API: you write code to use it, and there is no app. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb dashboard and API only. No desktop or phone apps and no integrations list. | BWeb via API, with a free Video.js player and delivery to anything that plays video. |
| Best for | paying only for the video you store and stream | developers building video into an app |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bunny Stream and Mux. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bunny Stream starts at $1 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mux starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3.
Mux scores higher, and starts $19 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 5 score higher than Bunny Stream for less, and 29 score higher than Mux for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Mux also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| Bunny Stream | Mux | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1 per month minimum, plus usage | $20 per month for $100 in credit (Launch, prepaid) |
| Free plan | None | 100K delivery minutes and 100K Mux Robots units a month, up to 10 videos stored, on-demand video only, no credit card. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | bunny.net | Mux |
| Price read from | bunny.net | mux.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bunny Stream
- Billing is usage-based: the page shows a $1 monthly minimum, then per-GB storage and traffic prices.
- Multi-DRM, Premium Encoding and Transcribe AI are listed as separate products and their prices are not on the Stream pricing page.
- There is no separate free plan; the page offers a 14-day trial.
- A web dashboard and API only; the page lists no desktop or mobile apps.
Mux
- Mux is an API, so using it means writing code; the pricing page lists no desktop or mobile app.
- The Free plan allows 10 stored videos and no live video.
- Custom domains cost $100 a month, and live simulcasting is $0.020 per minute per target.
Key features
Bunny Stream
- Upload and transcoding
- Upload through the API or the web video manager; videos are transcoded into several resolutions with no transcoding fee.
- Replicated storage
- Choose up to 8 storage regions to balance speed and cost, with files replicated across the network and served through a global load balancer.
- Customizable player
- The included player lets you change controls, colors and language or apply your own CSS, and you can use a third-party player instead.
- Content protection
- Hotlinking protection, token authentication and watermarking are listed, and an enterprise multi-DRM option targets downloads and screen recording.
- AI captions and tagging
- Transcribe AI generates captions, and the feature list also names AI content tagging.
Mux
- Video hosting by the minute
- Prices are per minute of content, not file size, with no rounding up to the next minute. Input is free and storage starts at $0.0024 per minute.
- Video delivery
- 100K delivery minutes a month are free, then rates start at $0.0008 per minute.
- Mux Robots AI workflows
- AI jobs priced per minute or per job, including caption translation, summaries, chapters, key moments, content moderation and audio translation.
- Live video
- Live streaming on the paid plans, with live captions free for 6K minutes a month and simulcasting charged per target.
- Analytics and player
- Mux Data video analytics and the Video.js player are listed as free.
- Content security
- Signed URLs and domain and referrer restrictions are free. Media-grade DRM costs $100 a month plus $0.003 per play.
Plans
Bunny Stream
Pay as you go$1
per month minimum, plus storage and traffic used
Storage from $0.01/GB and delivery from $0.005/GB. Encoding, the player and security features carry no extra fee.
Mux
Free$0
100K free monthly delivery minutes and Mux Robots units, up to 10 stored videos and on-demand video only.
Pay as you go$0
per month plus usage
Usage-based billing with all API features, on-demand and live video, no storage limit and a $20 monthly usage credit.
Launch$20
per month for $100 in credit
Prepaid credits that apply to usage, with the 100K monthly delivery minutes and Robots units. Usage billing applies after the credits run out.
Scale$500
per month for $1,000 in credit
Prepaid credits for larger volumes, with the same monthly free delivery minutes and Robots units. Usage billing applies after the credits run out.
EnterpriseCustom
Steeper volume discounts over $3k a month, account security features, SLAs and 24/7 support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bunny Stream or Mux?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bunny Stream is cheaper to start with: $1 a month, against $20 a month for Mux. Bunny Stream starts at $1 per month minimum, plus usage, and Mux starts at $20 per month for $100 in credit (Launch, prepaid).
Which has a free plan, Bunny Stream or Mux?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mux has a free plan. Bunny Stream does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.