Mave vs. Bunny Stream
Mave or Bunny Stream?
Both European, built differently.
Keep video part of your website. Give your audience a player that fits your design, respects their privacy and makes your content easier to access.
Mave brings hosting, playback and analytics together, with European infrastructure and a straightforward publishing workflow.
Your website. Your video.
Respect the viewer.
No cookies, no tracking, no ads. So no cookie banner for your video.
Stay in European hands.
A Dutch company. Paid plans deliver video from European-owned infrastructure.
Know what you pay.
Fixed plans in euros, with encoding, automatic subtitles and analytics included.
01 — Choose your foundation
More than a player.
A choice about your data.
Embedding a video brings a provider onto your website. Look at who that provider is, which laws apply to it, what happens to your viewers’ data and what it costs as you grow.
No cookie banner needed
The Mave player and analytics work without cookies or tracking. There is nothing to ask consent for, so your video plays for every visitor straight away.
Explore privacy →In European hands
Mave is a Dutch company. Paid plans deliver video through Scaleway in France, with backups at Hetzner in Germany. The Test plan and optional global delivery use other providers, documented upfront.
Explore European hosting →Every provider in view
Our subprocessor list shows what each provider does, which data it handles and where. We choose providers partly on CO₂ and water use, and publish what we found.
Read our subprocessor list →02 — Compare the details
What changes on your website?
Both platforms play video on your website. The difference is who handles your viewers’ data, under which law, and how much you know about it upfront.
| Consideration | Mave | Bunny Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | ||
| Jurisdiction | Strong: Dutch company, EU law | Strong: Slovenian company, EU law1 |
| Hosting | Strong: Scaleway (FR), backups at Hetzner (DE) | Partly: Global CDN, servers from DataPacket (UK)2,3,4,5 |
| Data processing agreement | Strong: Yes, Mave is your processor | Strong: Yes, in the dashboard6 |
| Privacy | ||
| Cookie banner | Strong: Not needed | Partly: No cookies, but uses localStorage7,8,9 |
| Ads | Strong: None | Strong: None |
| Transparency | ||
| Subprocessors | Strong: Public, with data locations | Partly: Published, hosting providers not named3,10 |
| CO₂ and water | Strong: Figures per provider | Weak: Not published |
| Open source | Strong: Yes, the whole platform (Mave Core) | Weak: No, proprietary11 |
| Use and cost | ||
| Accessibility | Strong: WCAG 2.2 AA, independently tested | Partly: Screen reader support, no WCAG claim12 |
| Branding | Strong: Fully in your style | Strong: Customizable, own logo13 |
| Pricing | Strong: Fixed, in euros, from €19/month | Partly: Per GB; premium encoding and AI extra14,15 |
Sources (15)
- bunny.net Terms of Service
- bunny.net Docs: Stream storage replication
- DataPacket case study: bunny.net
- DataCamp Limited (CDN77, DataPacket)
- Companies House: DataCamp Limited, persons with significant control
- bunny.net Docs: Data processing agreement
- bunny.net Docs: Stream data and privacy
- bunny.net Docs: Stream embedding
- EDPB Guidelines 2/2023 on the technical scope of Art. 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive
- bunny.net Sub-processors
- bunny.net blog: Introducing the new Bunny Stream video player
- bunny.net Docs: Stream player
- bunny.net Docs: Stream player settings
- bunny.net Docs: Stream pricing
- bunny.net Docs: Premium encoding
Every Bunny Stream entry links to the public source we used. Spotted something outdated? Let us know and we’ll check it.
Reviewed on 29 September 2026 using public documentation from Bunny Stream, legislation and EU guidance. Features and prices vary by plan and change over time. This comparison covers website embeds and is not legal advice.
03 — Find the right fit
Choose around your requirements.
When Mave fits
You want video without a cookie banner, from a European company that shows every provider it works with. Your team values predictable pricing, independent accessibility results and ISO 27001-certified security.
What to consider with Bunny Stream
Bunny Stream is a flexible, low-cost building block for developers who want to pay per gigabyte and assemble the rest themselves. Costs grow with premium encoding, AI subtitles and traffic outside Europe, so estimate your real usage.
04 — Plan the move
Start with your workflow.
Make the switch manageable.
Bring us your current setup. We’ll help you assess what needs to move and how Mave can fit the way your team publishes.
Review the library
Identify the videos, subtitles, original files and embeds you need to keep.
Connect your tools
Choose an embed, CMS integration or API workflow. Test it on a representative page.
Agree the rollout
Plan the migration and checks with your team. Enterprise onboarding can be tailored to your setup.
A practical next step
Considering a move from Bunny Stream?
Tell us about your website, video library and requirements.
We’ll help you work out whether Mave is the right fit.
