Egress fees
Most cloud providers bill storage by the gigabyte per month, then add an egress fee every time data leaves their network. Uploading is usually free, but downloading, streaming, or serving files to users is not. For most apps this is minor, but video is the worst case: rushes are huge, and a team that pulls originals back for review or export can run up egress bills that dwarf the storage cost.
This is why egress shapes how a video workflow is designed. Some providers, like Cloudflare R2, charge no egress fees at all, which removes the penalty for streaming originals repeatedly. A workflow built on zero-egress storage can stream full-resolution media on demand without watching a meter, something that would be expensive on a provider that charges per gigabyte out.
Examples
- •A team re-downloads 5 TB of rushes and faces a large egress bill
- •A traditional cloud charges per gigabyte every time files are streamed
- •A zero-egress provider lets a studio stream originals without download penalties
In Sanbila
Sanbila stores originals on Cloudflare R2, which charges no egress fees, so streaming full-resolution media to your NLE at export does not add a per-gigabyte cost the way a traditional cloud would.
Frequently asked questions
How is Sanbila different from the proxy generator built into my NLE?+
Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and Avid all generate proxies locally, but they keep the original full-resolution files on the same SSD — so the disk fills up twice. Sanbila stores the originals in the cloud (Cloudflare R2) and keeps only the lightweight proxies on your machine. At export, Smart Relink streams the originals back via a local WebDAV mount, so you finish at full quality without ever downloading the source files.
Does Sanbila work offline?+
Yes for editing — once a proxy is cached on your SSD, you can cut, trim, color and arrange your timeline without an internet connection. You only need network access for the initial import (uploading originals to the cloud) and for the final export (streaming originals back via WebDAV).
How much cloud storage does the free plan include?+
The free plan includes 5 GB of cloud storage and one project, with no credit card required. Paid plans start at $49 per month for 2 TB and 50 projects, going up to 25 TB on the Enterprise plan with overage billing for teams that need more.
What upload speed do I need to use Sanbila?+
Any broadband connection works for the initial upload — Sanbila chunks files into 50 MB parts and uploads in parallel, so a typical 100 Mbps fiber line uploads 1 hour of 4K H.264 footage in about 6 minutes. After upload, day-to-day editing happens on local proxies, so your connection speed only matters again at export time when originals are streamed.
Which video formats does Sanbila support?+
Sanbila handles 22+ formats out of the box: MP4, MOV, MXF, R3D (RED RAW), BRAW (Blackmagic RAW), ARRI proxies, ProRes, DNxHR, DNxHD, H.264, H.265, plus WAV and AAC for audio. Both 4K and 8K sources are supported up to 200 GB per single file (URL imports have no size limit).
Related terms
Sources
- Cloudflare R2 pricing and zero egress · Cloudflare
- Understanding data transfer costs · Backblaze