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Agora vs Daily

A head-to-head comparison of Agora and Daily, 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.
Daily

Daily

allows developers to create real-time video and audio calls that operate directly in the web browser. The SDK simplifies the process of handling common backend video call functionalities across various platforms, providing sensible defaults for a smoother development experience.
How Video SDK make a difference
Agora and Daily are video SDKs that offer developers a set of APIs to seamlessly integrate video conferencing into their applications. With these both APIs, developers can easily add video communication features to their apps and enhance the overall user experience.
And here comes Video SDK. A quite easy and quick SDK that helps you deal with multiple features, such as chat, polls, breakout rooms, streaming capability, and RTMP out β€” all in a single SDK.
In this comparison, we'll delve into the strengths and weaknesses of Daily and Agora, helping you make an informed decision.

Features Comparison : Agora vs Daily vs Video SDK

Agora
Daily
VideoSDK
No. of Participants (Including Hosts)
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Upto million per channel
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Up to 100,000 real-time active 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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Easy integration
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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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Yes
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Yes
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
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Available
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Custom roles available
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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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Inbuilt Compositing Toolkit
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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
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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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Supported
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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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Available
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VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature
Multi-platform
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Yes
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Yes
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VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach
Interactive Participant Support
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Yes
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Limited support
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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 (84% Browsers Supported)
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Video support 91% mobile browsers
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity
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Yes
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720p only
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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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No
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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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Available
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Yes
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.)
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Yes
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Limited
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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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Available
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VideoSDK supports full HD recording
Open Source Templates
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Yes, Limited
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Limited use
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VideoSDK rely on open source templates
Full Custom roles
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Limited
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Supported
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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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Yes
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VideoSDK is Cost Effective
Prebuilt SDK
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No
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Available
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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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Available
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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 Daily vs Video SDK

Agora
Daily
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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Available
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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
  • $4 per 1,000 minutes
  • 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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$500/month for 5 seats
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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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Yes
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Yes
Minimum Price for Video Calls
$3.99 per 1,000 participant minute
$4 per 1,000 participant minutes
$0.002 per participant minutes
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls
$0.99 per 1,000 participant minute
$1 per 1,000 participant minutes
$0.0006 per participant minutes
Advanced Firewall Control
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No
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$500/month
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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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Daily provides robust support for Only HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges.
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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
  • $13.49 per 1,000 recorded 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
  • $15 per 1,000 encoded 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
$30 per 1,000 HLS duration 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
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month

Support Comparison : Agora vs Daily vs Video SDK

Agora
Daily
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
  • Advanced support: $500 or 5% monthly bill
  • Premium support: $1,500 or 6% monthly bill
  • Enterprise : $5,000 or 8% monthly bill
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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In Paid Plans Only
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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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Yes
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Affordable SLA with

99.9% Uptime

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Kanishk Agrawal-Sr. Director - Technology at Judge Group
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β€œVideoSDK's well-structured product and efficient support team expedited integration. Their excellent user experience and well-defined documentation prompted us to switch from our previous provider.”

Kanishk Agrawal ,

Sr. Director - Technology at Judge Group

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