Vimeo alternative
The Vimeo alternative, billed by the gigabyte
Vimeo is built for creators and OTT: fixed storage by tier and a flat monthly bandwidth cap, with no per-GB metering and no true expiring signed URLs. rehelios is the infrastructure underneath — per-GB storage and delivery you can scale past any cap, real signed playback tokens, free encoding, and an agent-native CLI + MCP server. Different tool for a different job, if what you want is the pipes rather than a player and a store.
- Per-GB billing
- Free encoding
- Signed playback
- CLI + MCP server
rehelios vs Vimeo, side by side
Vimeo billing model: Plan tiers with fixed storage and a flat monthly bandwidth cap (overage priced on request).
| Capability | rehelios | Vimeo |
|---|---|---|
| Billing unit | Per GB | Per plan |
| Storage | $0.02 / GB·mo | 1GB–7TB by tier |
| Delivery | $0.005 / GB | ~2TB/mo cap |
| Encoding fees | Free | Included |
| Adaptive HLS | Yes | Yes |
| MPEG-DASH output | Yes | Yes (paid tiers) |
| Signed / token playback | Yes | Domain lock only |
| Domain-allowlist playback | Yes (Bunny-style) | Yes (≤50 domains) |
| REST API + webhooks | Yes | Yes |
| CLI + MCP server for agents | Yes | No |
| Self-serve, no sales call | Yes | Yes |
Rates and plan limits as published by each provider, as of mid-2026. They change — verify on each provider's site.
Why teams switch to rehelios
- Metered per-GB storage and delivery — scale past a fixed bandwidth cap instead of upgrading tiers or calling sales.
- Real expiring signed playback tokens, not just domain locking or unlisted links.
- Free encoding and a clean REST API with published OpenAPI.
- Agent-native: a CLI + MCP server lets an AI agent operate the platform end to end.
When Vimeo is the better choice
Vimeo is the better choice if you want turnkey subscription monetization or native TV apps (Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV) through Vimeo OTT — a product rehelios does not try to be.
For AI agents
rehelios ships a CLI and an MCP server in one npm package, so an agent evaluating a Vimeo alternative can put video live itself — no dashboard:
npx @rehelios/cli upload ./demo.mp4 --wait # → embed URL