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I have almost 6 years of experience building OTT solutions. As a solo founder, I built platforms for several clients and reviewed many startups.

From what I've seen, most products have serious problems with performance, user experience, and business logic.

When I look at who built these platforms, many were developed by low cost agencies or junior developers. The main reason is that clients in the US and EU try to reduce costs and choose developers based only on cheap hourly rates and that happen mostly by middleman.

The result is usually the same the product launches with many issues, performs badly, and often needs to be rebuilt shortly after.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello,

I worked at Bitbyte3 for almost 2 years and delivered solutions to multiple clients using our encoding system s3 and Imgproxy r2 for on-the-fly image resizing as part of our video on demand platform.

I migrated our CMS, web platform, and apps from our own encoding and delivery infrastructure to Cloudflare Stream using a BYOA (Bring Your Own Account) model. This allows clients to simply connect their Cloudflare Stream and Images keys...etc, and everything works seamlessly across all platforms.

I believed this approach would be better for clients because it enables them to get started more easily with lower costs, compared to the higher pricing we previously had due to infrastructure setup and maintenance requirements.

Currently, BitByte3.com is fully running on Cloudflare Stream handle these solutions.

If you have any feedback or suggestions, please let me know.

Founder here.

I’ve been working on a SaaS platform for OTT/VOD businesses, and during development I noticed something interesting: infrastructure pricing is still one of the biggest barriers for small creators and startups entering the streaming market.

Many existing platforms charge high fees for storage, bandwidth, or revenue sharing, which makes it difficult for smaller businesses to scale profitably.

Our approach was different: instead of reselling infrastructure, clients connect their own accounts for services like streaming, images, and payments, while the platform handles the CMS, apps, deployment, and management layer.

The goal is to make launching a streaming service more affordable without locking customers into platform fees tied to usage or revenue.

I’m curious how others here see the future of BYOA (“bring your own accounts/infrastructure”) models for SaaS products.

Do you think customers prefer lower fixed pricing with infrastructure ownership, or fully managed all-in-one platforms?

Hi everyone,

We’ve seen many creators and small teams who want to launch their own video website but find it complicated or expensive.

We’d love to help you start your own clean, modern video streaming site.

If you’d like to start or improve your project but are facing some financial challenges with your business, we don’t mind helping here.

Drop a comment below and tell us:

• What kind of courses video website do you want to build?
• Any questions you have?

We’re happy to help you get started.

We’re also happy to create one shared website for multiple creators if you already know each other and want to work together.

NOTE: I'm own new startup for VOD\OTT solution

In my mind: Create one solution for all creators in the group, but I need a leader who can manage the content and payouts and has relations with each creator for payouts. I'm more technical than content management, and if anyone wants to partner, I'm open to helping create solutions for multiple platforms.

We’re hiring a Sales & Marketing Specialist

No base. No cap. No hand-holding.

Just you, a product people need, and a fast-moving market.

Bitbyte3 is an early-stage OTT startup building streaming infrastructure for video platforms worldwide. We’re small, we move fast, and we’re looking for someone who can thrive in that environment.

We’re growing, and we need someone who can grow with us.

The opportunity

You’ll own the full sales cycle: prospecting, pitching, closing, and building long-term client relationships.

You’ll also help shape how we position and market our solutions. If you have ideas, we want to hear them.

This role is for someone who wants ownership, not just a job.

What you’ll do

Build and manage a pipeline of new business in the OTT and streaming industry

Close deals and turn prospects into long-term partners

Manage client relationships with care and consistency

Develop partnerships that expand our reach

Onboard clients and help them succeed

Work with our product and tech teams to improve how we sell

Who we’re looking for

You don’t need a long CV. You need the right instincts.

You have closed B2B deals before

You can explain technical products clearly and confidently

You can work independently without constant supervision

You are organized, consistent, and follow through

Experience in OTT, SaaS, or streaming technology is a strong plus

Why join Bitbyte3

Fully remote: work from anywhere

Uncapped commission: your income is directly tied to your performance

A product people actually need in a market that is growing fast

A team that respects autonomy and rewards results

Compensation

This is a commission-based role with no ceiling.

Average deal size ranges from $14,000 to $30,000+. With volume, top performers can earn consistently well.

The more you close, the more you make. Simple.

Interested? Email us: dev@bitbyte3.com

We officially launched BitByte3 this week 🚀

BitByte3 is an OTT platform that connects content publishing, viewer apps, playback, subscriptions, profiles, and service operations into one system. It’s built for teams and startups that want a simpler workflow from CMS management to delivery across web, mobile, and TV apps.

The platform supports multiple themes and color styles for different types of streaming businesses, including kids content, horror, fitness, online courses, churches, and more.

It also supports subscription streaming, rentals, one-time purchases, VOD, and live streaming.

One thing we focused on from the beginning is flexibility. Instead of forcing users into our own infrastructure, BitByte3 uses a BYOA (Bring Your Own Accounts) approach. Users can connect their own Cloudflare Stream and Cloudflare Images accounts without vendor lock-in or expensive traffic/GB-based pricing models.

Our goal is to make launching a streaming platform more affordable, easier to manage, and more open for custom integrations.

We also opened our community for anyone interested in OTT, VOD, streaming, media apps, or self-hosted infrastructure. Feel free to join, ask questions, share feedback, or discuss ideas with us.

We’re also thinking about making the mobile and TV apps free within the next few weeks for early and loyal users supporting the project.

https://bitbyte3.com

Hey everyone

been thinking about OTT platforms lately and wanted some outside perspective

from what I see most tools are either fully managed (easy but lock you in and take fees) or you build everything yourself and deal with infra headaches

been trying a different idea BYOA (bring your own account) where you connect your own setup like cloudflare for video/storage instead of using platform infra

idea is to avoid things like paying twice for storage or bandwidth and those per subscriber fees and vendor lock in

but not really sure if this actually solves something or just makes things more complex in another way

like yeah more control but also more setup and friction

curious what you think

would you use something like this or just go fully managed

does vendor lock in even matter here

when does flexibility just become annoying

would love to hear thoughts

Note: We already launched the solution 5 days ago.