Both run 24/7 linear, FAST and OTT channels in the cloud. Amagi pairs its platform with managed operations and an ad marketplace. Veset is a technology partner. You run your channels and keep your ad revenue, with published prices from $499 per channel per month.
| Item | Veset Nimbus | Amagi CLOUDPORT |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | Technology partner. You operate your channels and keep your ad revenue | Platform plus 24x7 managed services and an ad marketplace |
| Published prices | FAST and DR: from $499 per channel per month, including cloud infrastructure for a standard configuration (CDN usage billed pay-as-you-go). Standard: from $999 per channel per month, excluding AWS. HA and Enterprise: custom | No prices published on amagi.com |
| Contract | FAST and Standard: pay as you go, no lock-in. HA and Enterprise: 1-year minimum, with discounts for longer terms | Not published |
| How you buy | Self-service portal, AWS Marketplace, or a direct contract | Contact Amagi sales |
| Time to first channel | FAST and Standard: within an hour, through the portal or AWS Marketplace. 7-day trial with every feature, no credit card | CLOUDPORT: "faster deployment timelines", no figure published. FASTKit: "Launch a FAST service in weeks" |
| Support and operations | 24/7 support by email helpdesk and phone in every offer. Your team operates the channels | "24x7 monitoring and management" of live, linear and VOD operations, delivered from New Delhi, London and Princeton |
| Availability and SLA | SLA on Enterprise | SLA terms not published on amagi.com. CLOUDPORT is "designed for 99.999% availability" (May 2026) |
| Video and audio | SD, HD and 4K UHD up to 60 fps, 10-bit colour in H.264 and HEVC | 4K HDR 10-bit video and Dolby Atmos audio (May 2026) |
| Graphics | HTML5 graphics rendered in the playout, Adobe After Effects import, DVE | HTML and Adobe After Effects graphics |
| Captions and subtitles | CEA-608/708, DVB bitmap, WebVTT, burn-in and ARIB | Real-time AI captioning and translation (May 2026) |
| Advertising | SCTE-35 markers for ad insertion downstream. Veset doesn't sell ads or take a revenue share | THUNDERSTORM server-side ad insertion and the ADS PLUS CTV ad marketplace |
| Disaster recovery | Cloud DR for on-prem playout, from $499 per channel per month | On-premises Disaster Recovery Box with "up to 72 hours of survivability" (May 2026) |
| Clouds | AWS by default, with dedicated Hetzner support. Other public clouds on request. In your own account or on resources Veset provides | AWS, named in a customer quote on the CLOUDPORT page. Channel growth on Google Cloud reported in April 2024 |
| On-premise | Enterprise option: SDI playout on-premise | "CLOUDPORT server can also be installed at the operator headend" |
| APIs and AI | REST API covering the full platform, and a public MCP server for AI assistants | AI agents across Amagi's platform (Amagi Intelligence). No public CLOUDPORT API documentation found on amagi.com |
| Security | ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 certified. AWS Partner | SOC 2 Type II (May 2026) |
| Scale and customers | 100+ broadcast channels. Customers include TV Azteca and Hi Sports | Over 9,000 channel deliveries to 300+ content distributors. CLOUDPORT customers named by Amagi include Hearst Networks, Tennis Channel and Fuse Media |
Amagi statements come from Amagi's own website and newsroom, checked on 13 October 2026. Text in quotes is Amagi's wording. Dates in brackets are the date of the Amagi source.
Veset details come from Veset's own product information. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
We'd rather you pick the right platform than the wrong one. Amagi is likely the stronger fit if one of these matters most.
Amagi runs 24x7 managed operations from New Delhi, London and Princeton. Veset supports you around the clock, but your team operates the channels.
Amagi pairs server-side ad insertion with its ADS PLUS CTV ad marketplace. Veset provides the ad markers, not ad sales.
Amagi lists 4K HDR 10-bit video, Dolby Atmos and real-time AI captioning and translation. Nimbus encodes 10-bit colour in H.264 and HEVC, without HDR10 or Dolby Vision support.
Amagi reports over 9,000 channel deliveries to 300+ content distributors. With Nimbus, your distribution deals stay with you.
You run the channels, own the audience relationship and keep your ad revenue. Veset doesn't sell ads or take a revenue share.
FAST and DR playout from $499 per channel per month, Nimbus Standard from $999 excluding AWS. Both are on the pricing page.
FAST and Standard channels launch within an hour from the portal or AWS Marketplace, pay as you go. Or try every feature free for 7 days.
Nimbus runs 100+ broadcast channels, mostly 24/7 curated channels that have been on air for years, delivered over satellite, cable and terrestrial as well as OTT.
Cloud DR for on-prem playout from $499 per channel per month, and on-demand playouts for pop-up channels.
AdWise squeezes the live picture to make room for an operator-triggered ad, so viewers keep watching the event.
AWS or Hetzner, in your own cloud account or on resources Veset provides.
A REST API covering the full platform and a public MCP server, so your systems and AI assistants can operate channels.
The Enterprise option runs SDI playout on-premise alongside your cloud channels.
Migration is usually free on Standard and Enterprise contracts.
Launch a Nimbus channel next to your current one. FAST and Standard channels go live within an hour.
Ingest from S3‑compatible storage or SFTP, and import playlists as BXF, XML, XLSX, CSV or JSON. A custom format gets its own parser during onboarding.
SRT, HLS, RTMP and RTP‑FEC 2D natively, and Zixi and RIST through AWS MediaConnect.
Move your distribution to the Nimbus outputs once the parallel run is signed off.
Yes. Both are cloud playout platforms for 24/7 linear, FAST and OTT channels. Nimbus suits teams that want to run their own channels with a technology partner and published prices. Amagi suits networks that want managed operations and ad sales from one vendor.
FAST and DR playout start at $499 per channel per month, including cloud infrastructure for a standard configuration, with CDN usage billed pay-as-you-go. Nimbus Standard starts at $999 per channel per month, excluding AWS. HA and Enterprise are priced per project. Amagi doesn't publish prices on its website. See pricing.
Yes. The 7-day trial has every feature and the REST API, with no credit card needed.
FAST and Standard channels can be launched within an hour through the self-service portal or AWS Marketplace.
No, for FAST and Standard, which run pay as you go. HA and Enterprise have a 1-year minimum term, with discounts for longer terms.
No. Nimbus puts SCTE-35 markers in the stream for ad insertion downstream, and the ad revenue stays with the channel owner.
No. Veset is a technology partner, not a managed-service provider. You operate your channels in Nimbus, and every offer includes 24/7 support by email helpdesk and phone.
Yes, on Enterprise.
Yes. Cloud DR starts at $499 per channel per month, and playouts can be started on demand for pop-up channels. See disaster recovery.
Nimbus runs on AWS by default, with dedicated Hetzner support, in your own account or on resources Veset provides. Other public clouds are available on request. On its website, Amagi names AWS in a customer quote and reported channel growth on Google Cloud in April 2024.
Yes. The public MCP server gives AI assistants the full Nimbus API, so they can monitor channels, manage schedules and control playout.
Tell us how many channels you run, how they're delivered and when your current contract ends.
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