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title: Cost Drivers
description: "**The main cost drivers for businesses provisioned with the standard SaaS platform are:** - Number of users - Storage - Transcoding  - Streaming  **For customers using the Managed Overcast Platform, additional costs can include:** - Ingest - AI processing -…"
url: "https://www.overcasthq.com/docs/cost-drivers/"
updated: "2021-03-19"
category: Knowledge base
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# Cost Drivers

**The main cost drivers for businesses provisioned with the standard SaaS platform are:**

- Number of users
- Storage
- Transcoding 
- Streaming 

**For customers using the Managed Overcast Platform, additional costs can include:**

- Ingest
- AI processing
- Live streaming
- Image transformation
- Multiple accounts
- Archiving
- Rendering
- Quality Control
- Metadata enhancement
- API access
- Customisation

 

**Please talk to Overcast Sales to discuss the best way to optimise costs and return on investment**