In 2018, small video platforms led by Douyin started a comprehensive competition in the Internet market. Many Internet technology companies have entered, short video market gradually formed a number of product camps. For now, Douyin video has become one of the best. Faced with the huge potential of short video market, many entrepreneurs want to share in the pie, so how much does it cost to develop a system similar to Douyin small video?

We can divide the construction cost of small video system into the following aspects:

1. Product development costs

2. Deployment costs

3. Cloud storage expenses

4. Content distribution costs

5. Operation and maintenance expenses



The first is the small video system development costs

There are usually two ways to develop small video system. One is to find a special software development company for customized development. This way can realize the customized development of APP according to customer needs, and bring users better product experience in the later operation of the platform. However, the cost will be relatively higher, the price is in the tens of thousands, there are more than two hundred thousand, later access to all kinds of SDK service providers, the cost will be increased again. The other is to build a short video platform directly through a ready-made small video system source code, the ready-made source code will certainly be lower than the cost of custom development, the stability of the source code is also verified, but many functions also need to be developed on the basis of the source code, which is inevitable. Here want to friendship remind, don’t trust in circulation in the source code at a lower price, this kind of source while the price is low, but the source of security is not guaranteed, the most important thing is no after-sales service protection, even can run up, later it won’t appear in the process of operating a variety of problems, and then spend more to fill cheap source of vulnerability.

Then there is the cost of building and deploying the application

Procedures to build deployment costs need not say more, whether custom development or directly through the source code to build deployment, I believe that service providers will provide free system to build deployment services, so the cost of this aspect can be ignored. Of course, the level of service provided by software development and source code providers is uneven, and deployment costs are not so absolute. Many service providers are generally committed to free deployment within a year a certain number of times, and not permanently free, this is the need to make clear.

Then there are storage and content distribution costs

Cloud storage and content distribution costs are the continuous investment in the later operation of the platform. Now many short video platforms have added the function of live broadcasting by default, and the investment in content distribution of live video can be said to be a protracted battle in the operation of the platform. For storage and content distribution, you can directly consult several domestic service providers, some of which charge by data, others charge by peak value. How to control the cost of this aspect, the platform operators need to calculate carefully, choose the right service providers.

Finally, there are the operating and maintenance costs of the program

The problem handling and daily maintenance of the system need special operation and maintenance teams to do, but also need the technical support of software source service providers. Obviously, it is very important to choose a professional software source service provider, otherwise it may not only cost the operation and maintenance team. Of course, you also need to build a content creation team. The expenses mentioned above are only for program development, construction and maintenance. Only by creating a professional short video content creation team can the platform operate smoothly and gain profits in a short period of time.

Therefore, to build a small video system similar to Douyin, the capital investment is far higher than expected. Unlike livestreaming platforms, short video platforms have obvious and simple ways to realize profits. The profits of short video platforms need user retention and precipitation more. If you are ready to invest in short video platforms, it is recommended that you find a professional software development company.