Video CDN, built in:fast delivery for your video, worldwide
Global infrastructure for reliable storage and fast playback — at the cost of rented servers.
Maximum speed, zero buffering
Multi-layer caching, intelligent routing, and CMAF & LL-HLS protocols — everything to keep video loading fast.
Efficient
Caching policies account for the video lifecycle. Cache hit rate above 97%.
Fast
High-capacity servers — videos are always delivered from the nearest location.
Content security and protection
Protection against DDoS attacks and intrusions. Multiple layers of security: signed URLs, CORS restrictions, DRM with ClearKey and Apple FairPlay.
A video-built CDN — ready for unexpected traffic spikes.
99.98%
SLA-backed uptime
10X
annual traffic growth
> 4 TB
external channel capacity
5M
minutes watched per day
“Every course we run has a distance-learning component, and all of that video is on Kinescope. Our students hit it hardest right before a deadline, and since we moved there hasn't been a single outage”
Felipe Do Espirito Santo, Head of Technology, Proz Educação (1 TB video library · moved from Vimeo to Kinescope)
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FAQ
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A video CDN is a network of edge servers that cache and stream your video from the location nearest each viewer, cutting latency and buffering. Kinescope runs its own video-built CDN with 99.98% SLA-backed uptime and over 4 TB of channel capacity, so playback stays smooth even during traffic spikes.
The best video CDN pairs low-latency, adaptive delivery with built-in security — signed URLs, CORS restrictions and DRM — not a generic file CDN. Kinescope's CDN is purpose-built for video and bundles adaptive bitrate, DDoS protection and DRM, so you don't stitch a general CDN to a separate player.
A general CDN just moves files; a video CDN handles adaptive bitrate, DRM licensing and player integration out of the box. Kinescope bundles the CDN, encoder and player as one stack, so delivery, protection and playback are tuned to work together.
Kinescope runs its own CDN with points of presence across Latin America, the United States, Europe and the CIS — so a viewer in São Paulo and one in Berlin each stream from a server near them, not from a distant origin. It's an owned network rather than resold third-party capacity, backed by a 99.98% uptime SLA.
No — on Kinescope the CDN is part of the hosting, not a service you bolt on. Video hosting stores and processes the master file; the CDN delivers it from the edge nearest each viewer. Buying them separately means wiring an origin to a third-party CDN yourself and paying two vendors; here both sit behind one platform and one bill, with no reseller markup.
Yes. For live streaming the CDN caches segments as they are produced and fans them out in real time, so one broadcast reaches a large audience without the origin serving every viewer directly. With CMAF and LL-HLS the delay stays around two seconds, and the same 99.98% SLA-backed network carries both live and on-demand.
Yes. You can use Kinescope for free with up to 100 minutes of stored video and up to 200 GB of CDN traffic per month. For live streaming, sessions are limited to 20 minutes and 20 simultaneous viewers. This plan is free forever — no trial period, no card required.
No worries, your videos will stay online and untouched. You'll simply get a reminder to switch to a paid plan. If Kinescope notices unusually high resource consumption, we'll reach out to make sure everything is going according to your plans.
You'll receive the invoice for the first month at the beginning of the following one. No commitments, no hidden fees, upgrade or downgrade anytime with no penalties. Kinescope accepts card payments and wire transfers. Invoices are available in the Billing section.
Embedding is simple with a provided embed code for each video, offering both adaptive and fixed options to fit your site’s design.
Detailed analytics for each video include views, engagement, and viewer behavior insights, helping you optimize content. You can track viewer locations and devices.