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Agora vs Amazon Chime SDK

A head-to-head comparison of Agora and Amazon Chime, And what features and value does Video SDK offer?
Agora

Agora

is a real-time communication solution that allows developers to integrate live audio, video, and messaging capabilities into their applications. Agora's SDK solution is provide low-latency, high-quality communication services that enable seamless interaction across various devices and platforms.
AWS Chime

Amazon Chime

is a set of real-time communication components provided by AWS that enables developers to integrate audio calling, video calling, and chat features into their applications. Amazon Chime SDK provides seamless online meetings and interactive live-streaming experiences in web and mobile apps.
How Video SDK make a difference
While considering a video SDK, AWS Chime and Agora are indeed viable options. Agora stands out with its extensive reach, large developer base, and seamless integration capabilities, while AWS Chime benefits from AWS' robust cloud infrastructure and enterprise offerings.
However, for agile startups, both options may be too bulky and expensive, lacking some essential features to justify the cost.
In contrast, Video SDK provides a game-changing alternative. With a single SDK, It offers comprehensive video and voice calls, live streams, and collaborative features, easily integrated into your app in just a few minutes.
While comparing AWS Chime and Agora, consider Video SDK as a worthy alternative for a more cost-effective and feature-rich solution to meet your needs.

Features Comparison : Agora vs AWS Chime vs Video SDK

Agora
AWS Chime
VideoSDK
No. of Participants (Including Hosts)
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Upto million per channel
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Upto 250 participants
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VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants
Ease of SDK Integration
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Average Integration take 3 to 6 months (depends on developer efficiency)
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Requires high coding effort
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VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for

SDK integration

Adpative Audio/Video Quality
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Yes
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Yes
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VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality.
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network
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Not Supported in:
  • Video SDK (Native, third-party frameworks)
  • On-Premise Recording SDK
  • Interactive Gaming SDK
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Need Manual Configuration
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Yes
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
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Available
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Limited Access
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VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency
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Yes
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Yes
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Available
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming
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Available
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Not available
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Available (No need for manual config.)
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc.
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Available
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Available
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VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware
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Complex Integration
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Available
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Easy Integration
Webhooks
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Available for Advance Usecase
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Available for Advance Usecase
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Available
Pricing Model
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Usage-Based
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Usage-Based
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Pay-as-You-Go

Plan

Interactive Live Streaming
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Yes
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Separate SDK
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VideoSDK supports

Interactive Live Streaming

Cloud Recording
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Available
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Available
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VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities
Interactive Whiteboard
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At $1.40 per 1,000 minutes
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No
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VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature
Multi-platform
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Yes
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Limited
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VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach
Interactive Participant Support
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Yes
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Support upto 250 participants
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Upto 5,000
Mobile Browser Support
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Limited (do not support iOS safari)
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Limited (Not Supported in Linux browser compatibility and mobile frameworks)
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Video support 91% mobile browsers
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity
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Yes
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Yes
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VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments..
Audio & Video powered by AI
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Independent of Open Source Dependency
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No
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No
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VideoSDK is not dependent on open source.
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.)
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.)
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No
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No
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Yes
Full HD Recording
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Yes
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Supports FHD recording
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VideoSDK supports full HD recording
Open Source Templates
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Yes, Limited
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No
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VideoSDK rely on open source templates
Full Custom roles
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Limited
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No
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VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles
HLS Streaming
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Yes
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Yes
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VideoSDK supports HLS streaming
Cost-effective
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No
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No
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VideoSDK is Cost Effective
Prebuilt SDK
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No
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Yes
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VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration
Fully Customizable UI
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Yes
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Yes
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VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI
Metaverse Platform Support
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Yes
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No
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VideoSDK support Metaverse platform
Session Analytics
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Yes
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Paid
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VideoSDK offer session analytics option
Data Tracks
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No
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Yes
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VideoSDK offer track data option

Price Comparison : Agora vs AWS Chime vs Video SDK

Agora
AWS Chime
VideoSDK
Volume Discount
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Yes, based on minutes volume
  • 100k to 499k: 5%
  • 500k to 999k: 7%
  • 1 million to 3 million: 10%
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No
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VideoSDK offer the

Volume Discount

Video Conferencing
Pricing based on per 1000 participant minutes:
  • Audio: $0.99
  • Video SD: $3.99
  • Video HD: $3.99
  • Video Full HD: $8.99
  • Video 2K: $15.99
  • Video 2K+: $35.99
  • Basic plan: Free
  • Plus plan: $2.50 per user per month
  • Pro plan: $15 per user per month
  • Video SD: $2.00
  • Video HD: $3.00
  • Video Full HD: $7.00
  • Video 2K: $7.00
  • Video 2K+: $7.00
Analytics
  • Standard Plan: $449/month
  • Premium Plan: $999/month
  • Enterprise Plan $1599/month
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Paid
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VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month
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Yes
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No
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Yes
Minimum Price for Video Calls
$3.99 per 1,000 participant minute
$0.0017 per attendee per minute
$0.002 per participant minutes
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls
$0.99 per 1,000 participant minute
$0.002 per minute
$0.0006 per participant minutes
Advanced Firewall Control
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No
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No
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VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control
Compliance & Privacy
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Yes (Charges associate with Support plans)
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Yes
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Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
  • HIPPA Complaint
  • GDPR Complaint
  • Data Localization
  • SOC2 : Type 2
  • ISO:27001
  • VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing)
  • CERT-in (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team)
Cloud Recording Pricing
Recording Audio:
  • $1.49 per 1,000 minutes
Recording Video:
  • HD Video: $5.99 per 1,000 minutes
  • Full HD Video: $13.49 per 1,000 minutes
  • HD (720p): $0.01 per minute.
  • Full HD (1080p): $0.0125 per minute.
  • Active Speaker Video and Audio: $0.0034 per minute.
  • Audio Stream: $0.0017 per minute.
  • Individual Video/Content Share Streams: $0.0017 per minute.
  • Video SD: $15.00 1,000 minutes (No limit on participants)
  • Video HD: $15.00 1,000 minutes (No limit on participants)
RTMP Pricing
  • H.264 Full HD Output Video: $15.99 per 1000 mins
  • H.265 HD Output Video: $19.99 per 1000 mins
  • H.265 Full HD Output Video: $39.99 per 1000 mins
  • HD (720p): $0.09 per minute
  • Full HD (1080p): $0.125 per minute
  • $15 per 1,000 minutes
ILS Pricing
  • Audio only: $0.99 per 1,000 minutes
  • Video HD: $3.99 per 1,000 minutes
  • Video Full HD: $8.99 per 1,000 minutes
  • HD (720p): $0.09 per minute
  • Full HD (1080p): $0.125 per minute
  • $0.001 per participant minute (Support Full HD)
Storage Pricing
Recording Audio:
  • $0.99/1,000 minutes
Recording Video:
  • HD Video: $3.99/1,000 minutes
  • Full HD Video: $8.99/1,000 minutes
Amazon S3 storage + Data transfer fees
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month

Support Comparison : Agora vs AWS Chime vs Video SDK

Agora
AWS Chime
VideoSDK
Support
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Paid
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Paid
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Yes
Cost
  • Standard Plan: $1200/month
  • Premium Plan: $2900/month
  • Enterprise Plan: $4900/month
  • Premium plan: $29 per month
Free
Access to Testing
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Not Specified
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Available
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All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK
Access to TAM / CS Engineer
  • Premium Plan: Access to CS engineer, Code Review
  • Enterprise Plan: Everything in the Premium plan plus access to SA Engineer & Live Developer Consultation and Training
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Available
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Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers
SLAs
  • Standard Plan: $1200/month
  • Premium Plan: $2900/month
  • Enterprise Plan: $4900/month
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Available
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Affordable SLA with

99.9% Uptime

SUCCESS STORY

How ForagerOne built interactive learning platform with Video SDK

See why customers love Video SDK
Ankur Chandra-Engineering Manager at Fynd
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β€œI still remember when I was trying out the product and connected over discord with Arjun Kava, and he immediately responded. It is one of the things that we found less often. The team is super enthusiastic to make the product as next big thing. Easy integration is the beauty of it. Few lines of code and it's done.”

Ankur Chandra ,

Engineering Manager at Fynd

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