Which OTT platforms charge per subscriber?

Based on public pricing in October 2026, Uscreen charges $0.99–$1.99 per subscriber per month on its Growth and app plans, and Vimeo OTT’s Starter plan charges $1 per subscriber per month.

Which OTT platforms take a revenue share?

Endavo lists a 10–15% revenue share, Dacast takes 9.9% plus $0.40 per paywall purchase, Uscreen charges 5–10% on one-time sales and Vimeo OTT charges 10% on one-time sales.

Is there an OTT platform with no per-subscriber fee?

Yes. Muvi One uses flat monthly plans with bandwidth limits, and Acfer Stream charges one fixed installation fee with optional maintenance and no per-subscriber or revenue-share fees.

OTT platform fees compared: what you really pay in 2026

Choosing an OTT platform is mostly a question of how its fees grow. Many platforms look cheap at launch, then charge you more for every new subscriber or take a cut of every sale. This guide compares the public OTT platform fees of six popular providers, so you can estimate what you would really pay at your size.

The three ways OTT platforms charge

Almost every OTT platform fee falls into one of three models. Many combine two of them.

Per-subscriber fees: a fixed amount for each paying subscriber, every month.
Revenue share or transaction fees: a percentage of your sales, sometimes plus a fixed amount per purchase.
Flat plans with usage limits: a monthly price that includes a set amount of bandwidth or storage, with overage charges above it.

Per-subscriber and revenue-share fees rise as you grow. Flat plans are predictable until you pass their limits.

OTT platform fees at a glance

Platform	Public price	Fees that grow with you
Uscreen	$49–$499 per month	$0.99–$1.99 per subscriber, 5–10% of one-time sales
Vimeo OTT	$1 per subscriber per month (Starter)	10% of one-time sales plus transaction fees
Endavo	$199–$999 per month	10–15% revenue share, usage limits
Dacast	$39–$165 per month (annual)	9.9% + $0.40 per paywall purchase, bandwidth limits
Muvi One	$399–$3,900 per month	Bandwidth caps, then overage
Brightcove	About $41,150 per year (median contract)	Quoted per customer

Figures come from each vendor’s public pricing page, help centre or published pricing reviews in October 2026. Prices change often, so confirm with each vendor before you decide.

What OTT platform fees look like at 2,000 subscribers

Take a service with 2,000 subscribers paying $7 a month, plus $3,000 a month in rentals. That is $17,000 of monthly revenue. Using the public prices above:

Uscreen App Essentials: $449 + $1,980 in subscriber fees + $150 on sales = about $2,579 a month.
Endavo Channel Pro: $999 + 10% of revenue = about $2,699 a month.
Dacast Scale: $165 + 9.9% of revenue + $0.40 per renewal = about $2,648 a month.
Vimeo OTT Starter: $2,000 + $300 = about $2,300 a month, without branded TV apps.

At this size, fees that grow with your audience already cost around 15% of revenue. Double the audience and those fees roughly double too.

Costs that are easy to miss

Platform fees are only part of the bill. Also budget for:

Card processing, usually around 2.9% + $0.30 per payment with Stripe.
App-store commission when viewers subscribe inside iOS, Android or TV apps.
Bandwidth overage on plans with usage caps.
Extra fees for TV apps such as Roku and Apple TV, which are often limited to top plans.

How Acfer Stream prices differently

Acfer Stream charges one fixed installation fee, including a custom UI design, with optional monthly maintenance and 24/7 support. There are no per-subscriber fees and no revenue share. Hosting runs in your own AWS account and is billed at cost, so the only cost that grows is the bandwidth your viewers actually use.

See the full comparison and fee calculator, or check Acfer Stream pricing.