Kurento vs Ant Media
A head-to-head comparison of Kurento vs Ant Media, And what features does Video SDK offer?
Kurento is an open-source WebRTC media server. Kurento Media Server is built on top of GStreamer, a multimedia framework that is known for its performance. It provides full support for WebRTC, which is a standardized technology for real-time communication over the web, with the Kurento API enabling developers to interact with the server and customize its functionality.
Ant Media is an open-source, enterprise-grade live streaming platform that enables businesses and organizations to broadcast live video content to their audiences at scale. It offers a wide range of features, including live video encoding, transcoding, recording, and distribution.
How Video SDK make a difference?
Kurento and Ant Media are open-source multimedia servers designed to facilitate real-time audio and video communication. Kurento enable developers to build applications for video conferencing and live streaming, while Ant Media specializes in adaptive streaming solution. However, there are some key differences beetween comparison of Kurento and Ant Media so it's essential to be aware of their limitations and constraints.
Presenting the Video SDK - a robust and user-friendly video conferencing SDK that offers an extensive array of features, including chat, polls, break-out rooms, streaming capabilities, and RTMP out. It's the perfect solution for businesses and organizations of any size that require creating top-notch and captivating real-time communication experiences.
Here is a comparison of Video SDK with Kurento vs Ant Media, and understand why Video SDK emerges as a much better choice for all your requirements.
Features Comparison : Kurento vs Ant Media vs Video SDK
features | Kurento | Ant Media Server | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ 133 Participants Only | ✕ 6 Participants Only | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ Separate Deployment | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not Available | ✕ Partial Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not Available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | License Based | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Upto 133 Only | ✕ Upto 200 | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited (30%) | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments.. |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | Separate SDK | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Low Customization | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
features | Kurento | Ant Media Server | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ 133 Participants Only | ✕ 6 Participants Only | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ Separate Deployment | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not Available | ✕ Partial Available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not Available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | License Based | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Upto 133 Only | ✕ Upto 200 | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited (30%) | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments.. |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Separate SDK | Separate SDK | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Low Customization | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
Price Comparison : Kurento vs Ant Media vs Video SDK
features | Kurento | Ant Media Server | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing | ✓ Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard |
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | Not Available | Ranging from $99 to $2,499 | $0.002 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | Not Available | Ranging from $99 to $2,499 | $0.0006 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Kurento not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✕ Ant Media Server provides robust support for GDPR compliance. | ✓ Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
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Cloud Recording Pricing | ✕ Not Include | Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour
Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month |
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RTMP Pricing | Not Include | Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour
Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month |
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ILS Pricing | Not Include | Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour
Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month
Perpetual License (Self-Hosted): $1999.00 |
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Storage Pricing | Separate Price |
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features | Kurento | Ant Media Server | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing | ✓ Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard |
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | Not Available | Ranging from $99 to $2,499 | $0.002 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | Not Available | Ranging from $99 to $2,499 | $0.0006 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Kurento not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✕ Ant Media Server provides robust support for GDPR compliance. | ✓ Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
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Cloud Recording Pricing | ✕ Not Include | Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour
Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month |
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RTMP Pricing | Not Include | Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour
Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month |
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ILS Pricing | Not Include | Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour
Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month
Perpetual License (Self-Hosted): $1999.00 |
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Storage Pricing | Separate Price |
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Support Comparison : Kurento vs Ant Media vs Video SDK
features | Kurento | Ant Media Server | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | Not Available |
Ant Media Server also offers three pricing editions:
| Free |
Access to Testing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✓ Yes (Enterprise Plan) | ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
features | Kurento | Ant Media Server | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost | Not Available |
Ant Media Server also offers three pricing editions:
| Free |
Access to Testing | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✓ Yes | ✕ No | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✓ Yes (Enterprise Plan) | ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers
“I 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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