Case Study: Media Streaming Platform Saves 60% on Bandwidth with Hostxpeed CDN Integration

Introduction

SkillStream hosts 5,000+ video tutorials. Bandwidth costs were eating 40% of their revenue. This case study shows how Hostxpeed’s free Cloudflare Enterprise CDN integration cut costs dramatically.

The Bandwidth Problem

Previous host (DigitalOcean) charged $0.01/GB overage. SkillStream used 80TB/month → $800 in bandwidth alone. Total monthly bill $1,400.

Hostxpeed + Cloudflare Enterprise

Hostxpeed includes Cloudflare Enterprise CDN with all VPS plans (no extra cost). SkillStream migrated to NVME-3 VPS ($49.99) and enabled CDN caching for video segments (HLS). Cache hit ratio reached 92%.

Results

Bandwidth usage from origin fell from 80TB to 6.4TB/month (92% reduction). Monthly bandwidth cost effectively $0 (included 12TB, they used less). Total monthly bill: $49.99 + $0 overage = $50. Savings: $1,350/month (96%).

Performance Improvement

Global average video start time dropped from 2.1s to 0.4s thanks to Cloudflare edge caching. Viewer abandonment decreased 18%.

Implementation Details

Used Hostxpeed one‑click Cloudflare integration. Configured cache rules for .ts and .m3u8 files (TTL 1 year). Purging via API on video upload.

Conclusion

SkillStream saved over $16,000 annually and improved user experience. They now use Hostxpeed for all media delivery.