First-party search performanceAccount or key
Find queries and pages already earning impressions for your own site; investigate changes in clicks, impressions and position.
Coverage: Your verified website property; Google Search · Queries, pages, countries, devices and search appearance, subject to reporting limits
First-party site performanceNo charge for Search Console; Google API quotas apply.
Search and advertising signalsWeb interface
Compare the timing and relative direction of interest in topics; create a clearly labeled exploratory chart.
Coverage: Available by country and subregion, depending on query · Relative interest over time and geography; related topics and queries
Aggregated, normalized search-interest samplesNo charge for the interface.
Search and advertising signalsApplication or approval
Automate reproducible trend analyses if accepted into the alpha and your question fits the documented dataset.
Coverage: Provider documentation describes geographic and temporal search-trend analysis · Programmatic Trends data; consult current alpha documentation for supported fields
Aggregated search-interest dataNo public pricing stated on the alpha page.
Search and advertising signalsAccount or key
Explore paid-search keyword ideas and planning estimates for a defined market and campaign context.
Coverage: Location, language and network settings selected in a Google Ads account · Keyword ideas, historical metrics and forecasts as offered in the account
Advertising keyword estimates and forecastsNo separate planner charge; using Google Ads campaigns costs money.
Search and advertising signalsMultiple access routes
Review public creative examples and inspect the transparency fields available for a specific ad category or country.
Coverage: Country and ad category coverage varies; political/social-issue rules differ by jurisdiction · Searchable ads and transparency fields; expanded API scope is limited by Meta's rules
Public advertising-transparency recordsNo charge stated for access; use is governed by Meta's terms.
Market and economic statisticsPublic access
Size a geography-aware audience using population, household or business characteristics; compare published vintages.
Coverage: United States, states, counties, places and other statistical geographies where supported · Dataset and vintage-specific demographic, household and business tables
Official survey and economic statisticsNo charge stated for public API access.
Market and economic statisticsMultiple access routes
Add employment, wages, prices and other labor-market context to a market or workforce analysis.
Coverage: United States and, for some programs, state and local geographies · Historical time series by BLS program and series
Official labor and price statisticsNo charge stated for API access; request limits apply.
Market and economic statisticsAccount or key
Compare regional output, employment, income, industry activity and other macroeconomic context.
Coverage: United States, states, counties, metropolitan areas, countries and industries by dataset · National accounts, regional income and employment, industry and international data
Official national, regional and industry statisticsNo charge stated; terms and responsible-use limits apply.
Survey and behavior researchAccount or key
Analyze public attitudes and behaviors when a relevant released survey includes the population and question you need.
Coverage: Varies by individual U.S. and international study · Respondent-level case data for eligible released surveys
Survey microdata with questionnaires and methodologyDatasets are described as free to the public; account required.
Survey and behavior researchDownload files
Explore self-reported developer tools, work practices and attitudes; compare survey years with consistent definitions where possible.
Coverage: Respondents across countries; inspect each year's methodology and respondent mix · Annual respondent-level and summary files, varying by year
Annual opt-in developer survey and downloadable filesPublic results and files are available; license conditions vary by artifact.
News and public web signalsPublic access
Explore public news coverage, narratives and event patterns as a discovery signal for emerging topics.
Coverage: Global media coverage; source coverage varies by language and region · Large-scale records and APIs for news, events and media analysis
Open news-media monitoring and event datasetsProject describes its database as free and open.
Market and economic statisticsPublic access
Compare country-level macroeconomic, demographic and development context when considering international markets.
Coverage: Countries and economies; some subnational or groupings by series · Thousands of time-series indicators across many source databases
International development indicatorsPublic data API; follow current access documentation.
Market and economic statisticsPublic access
Find comparable European business, population, labor and digital-economy statistics for a defined dataset and period.
Coverage: European Union, member states and supported subnational geographies · Dataset-specific statistical observations and metadata
Official European statisticsOpen for public use; observe the API documentation and applicable reuse terms.
Market and economic statisticsPublic access
Retrieve comparative country-level measures and their dimensions from OECD datasets.
Coverage: OECD members and other covered economies, depending on dataset · SDMX data and structural metadata by dataset
International official statisticsFree of charge subject to OECD terms and conditions.
Developer ecosystem signalsDownload files
Study trends in public GitHub activity across included economies at an aggregate level.
Coverage: Economies included in the dataset · Quarterly economy-level aggregates from 2020 onward
Public GitHub activity aggregated as research dataPublic repository data; follow the repository license and attribution terms.
SaaS performance benchmarksWeb and account
Compare SaaS growth and retention metrics with published peer benchmarks and explore how reported distributions change by quarter.
Coverage: Global participating SaaS companies; report coverage varies · Quarterly growth-rate and net-revenue-retention benchmark distributions, plus report-specific analyses
Aggregated SaaS revenue benchmarks and reportsThe reviewed page does not establish the cost or terms for all benchmark features.
SaaS performance benchmarksPublic web
Compare a private B2B SaaS company's growth context with survey-reported peers and review retention and financing comparisons.
Coverage: Private B2B SaaS companies; survey coverage is described by SaaS Capital · Growth-rate and retention benchmarks with comparisons such as bootstrapped versus equity-backed companies
Annual private B2B SaaS survey and benchmark reportNo complete cost or reuse license for underlying data was established from the reviewed page.
SaaS performance benchmarksForm or approval
Review annual survey findings and compare a SaaS company's operating context with the report's published benchmark categories.
Coverage: SaaS respondents; exact geographic coverage varies by edition · Company growth, efficiency, retention and operating benchmarks with report-specific survey cuts
Annual SaaS survey and benchmark reportThe page does not state a charge for the report; check the current form and terms.
SaaS performance benchmarksPublic web
Explore B2B SaaS benchmark distributions by operating model and compare growth and acquisition-efficiency metrics.
Coverage: B2B SaaS companies represented in Maxio's dataset; coverage is not fully specified · ARR growth, CAC ratios, CAC payback and net revenue retention, with filters for company size, pricing model and go-to-market motion
Interactive B2B SaaS performance benchmark reportThe reviewed page does not establish whether all interactive features are free or whether exports are available.
Search and advertising signalsAccount or key
Retrieve campaign and advertising performance for accounts you manage, then connect paid-search outcomes with landing-page and customer data.
Coverage: Google Ads accounts and campaigns managed by the authorized user · Campaign, ad group, keyword and performance reporting fields subject to API resource and reporting limits
First-party paid-search campaign data APIThe documentation does not state a separate API charge; advertising spend and account requirements are separate.
First-party product analyticsAccount or key
Query GA4 event data for acquisition, conversion and engagement reporting for properties you control.
Coverage: Authorized GA4 properties; geographic dimensions depend on property traffic · Event and property reports, including configured dimensions, metrics and funnel-reporting methods
First-party GA4 reporting APIThe documentation reviewed does not state an API charge; property and quota terms should be checked.
Search and advertising signalsAccount or key
Build keyword research and content-demand analyses with location-specific search estimates and paid-search metrics.
Coverage: Search markets supported by DataForSEO's Google, Bing and trend products · Keyword search-volume, CPC, competition and trend observations; supported fields vary by endpoint
Commercial search and keyword data APIThe page lists pay-as-you-go pricing starting at $0.05 per 1,000 keywords for a Live task; confirm current pricing.
Search and advertising signalsAccount or key
Automate SEO reporting and monitor brand and competitor appearances across search and selected AI-answer products.
Coverage: Search and AI-search markets supported by SE Ranking · Keyword rankings, domain profiles, backlinks, site-audit URLs and AI-search visibility, depending on endpoint
Commercial SEO and AI-visibility data APIThe provider says API access is included in its plans; check current plan pricing and trial conditions.
Paid search and mediaAccount or key
Manage Microsoft Advertising campaigns programmatically and analyze their delivery and performance alongside other channel data.
Coverage: Microsoft Advertising markets; campaign and account dependent · Campaigns, ad groups, keywords, ads, performance reporting
Search advertising APIAdvertising spend and account eligibility apply; API access terms and quotas should be checked.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Export and analyze consented audience, campaign and engagement data from a Mailchimp account.
Coverage: Audience data available to the authorized Mailchimp account · Audiences, contacts, campaigns, automations and reports
Marketing platform APIAccount plan may be required; verify current plan and API terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Bring a company's own contacts, companies, deals and activities into internal reporting or data workflows.
Coverage: CRM records in the authorized HubSpot account · CRM objects, properties, associations and engagement records
CRM and marketing platform APIPlan and API limits can vary by product and account; check current HubSpot terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Analyze first-party customer events and marketing engagement held in a Klaviyo account.
Coverage: Customer and event data in the authorized Klaviyo account · Profiles, events, lists, segments, campaigns and metrics
Marketing automation APIAccess and features can depend on the account plan; verify current pricing and terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Retrieve Adobe Analytics data for custom reporting, analysis workflows and data integrations.
Coverage: Adobe Analytics report suites the user is authorized to access · Reports, dimensions, metrics and analytics components
Digital analytics APIAdobe Analytics contract and account access required; API access follows the account's entitlements.
Economic and public indicatorsPublic data
Add economic context such as rates, employment, prices or output to market and business analysis.
Coverage: United States and international series published in FRED · Economic time series by observation date and series
Public economic data APIPublic API access is available subject to current terms and rate limits.
Company and financial dataPublic data
Analyze public-company filings and reported financial facts using SEC-published data.
Coverage: Companies and filings submitted to the U.S. SEC · Company submissions, identifiers and XBRL facts
Public company filings APINo API fee stated by the SEC; access policies apply.
Social and content platformsApproval or eligibility
Connect an authorized Pinterest account or app to supported publishing, advertising and analytics workflows.
Coverage: Pinterest content and account data available to the authorized app · Pins, boards, ads and account analytics, subject to permissions
Social platform APIAPI access and advertising features depend on approval and account terms.
Social and content platformsAccount or key
Retrieve channel performance for reporting on a company's own YouTube content.
Coverage: YouTube channels the authorized user can access · Channel and video performance by supported metrics and dimensions
Video analytics APIAPI use is subject to quotas and Google terms; channel eligibility applies.
Commerce and transactionsApproval or eligibility
Build first-party customer reporting or operational workflows for an authorized Shopify store.
Coverage: Customer records in a Shopify store the app is authorized to access · Customer records and selected fields through the Admin GraphQL API
Commerce platform APIShopify store plan and app eligibility apply; API access limits are enforced.
Paid social advertisingAccount or key
Advertising and insights for an authorized Meta business account
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Campaigns, ads, audiences and performance insights
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Retail mediaAccount or key
Partner integration workflows for Amazon Ads measurement and data activation
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Advertising and commerce data shared through eligible Amazon Ads integrations
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Search and market intelligenceAccount or key
Competitive traffic and market trend analysis using Semrush-provided estimates
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Market and traffic trend metrics for supported domains and markets
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Programmatic access to account messaging workflows and customer data
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Profiles, events, campaigns and delivery activity in an authorized workspace
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Integrate Marketing Cloud account activity with custom analytics and workflows
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Campaign, subscriber and marketing automation data available to authorized accounts
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Automate and analyze an authorized Brevo account's marketing activity
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Contacts, campaigns, transactional messages and supported reports
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Paid social advertisingAccount or key
Build integrations for authorized LinkedIn marketing and campaign data
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Campaigns, creatives, targeting and performance data subject to permissions
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Retrieve product analytics reports or event data for a Mixpanel project
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Event, user and report data available to an authorized project
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Use Amplitude analytics data in custom dashboards and reporting workflows
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Chart and analytics results for an authorized Amplitude project
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Retrieve site analytics reports from a Matomo installation for internal analysis
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Visits, actions, goals and other available report dimensions
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Query a site's own Plausible Analytics metrics for reporting and integrations
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Site visits, sources, pages, goals and supported dimensions
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Export aggregate Clarity analytics for a site the user manages
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Supported traffic, engagement and behavior metrics over requested time ranges
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party search performanceAccount or key
Access search performance and site management data for verified sites in Bing Webmaster Tools
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Queries, pages, crawl and site health information where supported
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Paid media and ad measurementAccount or key
Integrate campaign setup and reporting for eligible Campaign Manager 360 advertiser accounts
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Campaigns, placements and reporting resources available to authorized users
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Paid social advertisingAccount or key
Manage authorized Snapchat ad accounts and retrieve campaign reporting data
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Campaigns, creatives, audiences and performance metrics subject to API access
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Connect a MailerLite account to reporting, automation or integration workflows
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Subscribers, groups, campaigns and account data available through supported endpoints
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Email and CRMAccount or key
Integrate creator email lists, forms and broadcasts with first-party reporting
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Subscribers, forms, tags and email activity supported by the API
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Paid media and ad measurementAccount or key
Manage or report on Display & Video 360 resources for authorized accounts
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Campaign and partner resources and reporting where supported
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Advertising technologyAccount or key
Build or manage eligible real-time bidding integrations for Google Authorized Buyers
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Buyer-side configuration and real-time bidding resources
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
First-party analyticsAccount or key
Manage and inspect Google Analytics property configuration in authorized accounts
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Accounts, properties, data streams and administrative resources
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Measurement infrastructureAccount or key
Manage Google Tag Manager containers, tags, triggers and versions through an authorized account
Coverage: Data available to the authorized account, project or eligible market · Container configuration and deployment resources
Marketing and measurement APIProvider account or plan may be required; check current pricing and API terms.
Paid media and advertisingAccount or key
Use TikTok API for Business to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Advertising platform APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Marketing automation and customer dataAccount or key
Use Google Data Manager API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Marketing data and workflow APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Marketing automation and customer dataAccount or key
Use HubSpot Marketing Email API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Marketing data and workflow APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Marketing automation and customer dataAccount or key
Use Braze REST API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Marketing data and workflow APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Search and competitive researchAccount or key
Use Ahrefs REST API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Search marketing and competitive intelligence APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Search and competitive researchAccount or key
Use Semrush Backlinks API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Search marketing and competitive intelligence APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Search and competitive researchAccount or key
Use Moz API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Search marketing and competitive intelligence APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Search and competitive researchAccount or key
Use SerpApi Search APIs to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Search marketing and competitive intelligence APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Search and competitive researchAccount or key
Use Similarweb API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Search marketing and competitive intelligence APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Marketing automation and customer dataAccount or key
Use Kochava Analytics Reports API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Marketing data and workflow APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Marketing automation and customer dataAccount or key
Use Adjust Report Service API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Marketing data and workflow APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Paid media and advertisingAccount or key
Use Reddit Advertising API to access its supported marketing data or platform workflows through an authorized API integration.
Coverage: Coverage varies by provider, account, market and endpoint · API-specific reports, objects and metrics described in the provider documentation
Advertising platform APIProvider account, paid plan or commercial contract may be required; verify current terms.
Open web crawl dataPublic data
Common Crawl provides raw public web crawl data for discovery research, web measurement and content analysis.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Large-scale public web crawl corpusPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Scholarly and research metadataPublic data
Use OpenAlex to find research trends, institutions, experts and topic-level scholarly signals.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Works, authors, institutions, sources and topicsPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Commercial technographic dataAccount or key
Use BuiltWith for prospect research and technology adoption hypotheses across public websites.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Detected web technologies and domain historyFree access may be limited; commercial usage can be paid. Check current provider terms.
Advertising intelligence APIPublic data
Use the Ad Library API to study public archived ad creative and messages across Meta surfaces.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Archived Meta ads, creative content and page-based searchesPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Developer ecosystem datasetPublic data
Use GH Archive to analyze public project activity and ecosystem attention over time.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Public GitHub events by hour, event and repositoryPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Community research APIPublic data
Use the API to explore public technical questions and topics in a specific Stack Exchange community.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Questions, answers, comments, tags and users by Stack Exchange sitePublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Commercial technographic APIAccount or key
Use Wappalyzer for account research and website technology hypotheses with documented API endpoints.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Website technology detections and related company signalsFree access may be limited; commercial usage can be paid. Check current provider terms.
Official establishment and local market statisticsPublic data
Use CBP to estimate business density and local market structure by industry and geography.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Establishments, employment, payroll, geography, industry and size bandsPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Official small business statisticsPublic data
Use NES to understand one-person and other nonemployer business populations by market and place.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Nonemployer firms and aggregate counts by geography and industryPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Consumer expenditure microdataPublic data
Use CE microdata to study household spending patterns and segment-level expenditure questions.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Anonymized respondent expenditures, income and demographicsPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Geodemographic APIPublic data
Use ACS 5-year estimates to contextualize demand and serviceable audiences by geography.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Pooled five-year social, economic, housing and demographic estimatesPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Industry and establishment data APIPublic data
Use the Economic Census for periodic industry structure and business-size analysis.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Establishment employment, payroll, revenue, industry and geography by releasePublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Business demographics and technology adoptionPublic data
Use ABS to explore business demographics, technology adoption and owner characteristics in aggregate.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Employer business and owner characteristics, financing and technology use by releasePublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Firm survey microdataPublic data
Use the surveys to compare firm experiences across countries and business topics such as finance, infrastructure and competition.
Coverage: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope · Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Business environment indicators and anonymized firm-level survey responsesPublic access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.