Case Study: Plex cuts AWS egress fees to $0 with Backblaze B2 and Cloudflare CDN

Plex cuts AWS egress fees from $70K/month to $0 with Backblaze

Plex, a streaming media platform with over 22 million global users, faced a significant challenge with its advertising-based video-on-demand (AVOD) service. Its previous all-in-one hosting solution on AWS S3 resulted in staggering egress fees of around $70,000 per month and limited the company's ability to develop new features. To solve this, Plex sought a more cost-effective and scalable infrastructure.

By migrating to Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and integrating it with Cloudflare's CDN, Plex implemented a new, flexible stack. Utilizing the Backblaze S3 Compatible API, the team moved over 350TB of data in a single weekend with minimal code changes. This solution eliminated their egress fees entirely, saving $70k per month, while providing greater control over their data and maintaining performance for their users.

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