Solving the High Cost of OTT Subscriptions with Vstreamhd

During my college years and the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, I came up with the idea for Vstreamhd. This article explores how Vstreamhd enabled thousands of people to safely and securely share their digital subscription payments online.

During my college years, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, I realized a major problem: OTT subscriptions were too expensive for students. As a result, many resorted to either pirating content or using a relative’s or friend’s account.

While analyzing subscription models, I noticed that most streaming platforms, like Netflix, allowed multiple profiles—Netflix, for instance, permitted five profiles and up to four simultaneous streams. This gave me an idea:

What if there was a SaaS platform that enabled people to form secure sharing groups and split subscription costs?

This led to the creation of Vstreamhd, a service that allowed users to share access to their OTT accounts through password or OTP authentication. The platform automated cost-splitting based on the total number of concurrent users allowed by the subscription.

For example, if an OTT platform charges ₹1000 per month and allows 4 simultaneous streams, Vstreamhd would divide the cost equally among users:

Each member would pay ₹250 instead of ₹1000, saving 75% on their subscription cost.
The admin and all members contribute equally, ensuring a fair and transparent system.

This solution made premium streaming services affordable, secure, and accessible for thousands of users, eliminating the need for piracy or dependency on personal connections.

I stopped scaling Vstreamhd after complaince issue from Payu and facebook.

Features Provided By Vstreamhd

- Recurring group payments

- Encypted password sharing

- Encrypted group chats

- E-Wallet

- Payments reminders

And much more

Stack I used while creating it.

- Core PHP

- Mysql database

- Hostinger VPS