Vonage vs Daily
How do Vonage and Daily compare? And what does Video SDK offer?
Vonage
Video API, formerly known as TokBox, empowers developers to craft personalized video experiences for their web, mobile, or desktop applications. With this API, developers can seamlessly integrate video communication features, offering users a unique and immersive video experience within their respective apps.
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
Vonage and Daily are leading live video platforms. Vonage suits enterprises, Daily ideal for startups. Both lack support and collaborative features.
Video SDK changes that - lightweight SDK with video/voice calls, live streams, and collaboration in 10 mins. Compare Vonage vs Daily, why Video SDK shines.
Features comparison : Vonage vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Vonage | Daily | VideoSDK |
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No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ up to 200 participants | ✕ Up to 100,000 real-time active participants | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Avg. integration takes 3+ months. | ✕ Easy integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✓ HD and FHD quality | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Vonage has limited Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates. | ✕ Custom roles available | ✓ VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Available but no dynamic layout | ✕ Inbuilt Compositing Toolkit | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ 3rd party integration | ✓ Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Available for advance usecase | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage-based | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Available | ✓ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Available with manual config. composition | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✕ Vonage not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach |
Interactive Participant Support | ✓ Yes | ✕ Limited support | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Limited Support (Not supported Safari 12 and older on macOS) | ✕ Limited (84% Browsers Supported) | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✕ Vonage not supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments. | ✕ 720p only | ✓ VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments.. |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ Vonage is not dependent on open source. | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ Available | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✕ No | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✓ Vonage supports full HD recording. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ Vonage not rely on open source templates. | ✕ Limited use | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Vonage has limited custom roles. | ✕ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Vonage supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ Vonage is not cost effective. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Vonage not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✕ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Vonage has Limited customizable UI. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ Available, Paid Integration | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ Vonage offer Data Tracks option but it Paid. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
features | Vonage | Daily | VideoSDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ up to 200 participants | ✕ Up to 100,000 real-time active participants | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Avg. integration takes 3+ months. | ✕ Easy integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✓ HD and FHD quality | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Vonage has limited Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates. | ✕ Custom roles available | ✓ VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Available but no dynamic layout | ✕ Inbuilt Compositing Toolkit | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ 3rd party integration | ✓ Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Available for advance usecase | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage-based | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Available | ✓ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Available with manual config. composition | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✕ Vonage not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach |
Interactive Participant Support | ✓ Yes | ✕ Limited support | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Limited Support (Not supported Safari 12 and older on macOS) | ✕ Limited (84% Browsers Supported) | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✕ Vonage not supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments. | ✕ 720p only | ✓ VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments.. |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ Vonage is not dependent on open source. | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ Available | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✕ No | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✓ Vonage supports full HD recording. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ Vonage not rely on open source templates. | ✕ Limited use | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Vonage has limited custom roles. | ✕ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Vonage supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ Vonage is not cost effective. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Vonage not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✕ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Vonage has Limited customizable UI. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ Available, Paid Integration | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ Vonage offer Data Tracks option but it Paid. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
Cost comparison : Vonage vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Vonage | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing | Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ $500/month | ✕ $500/month for 5 seats | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard |
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | $3.95 per 1000 participant per minute | $4 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.002 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | $0.0017 per participant minute | $1 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.0006 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✓ Advanced Firewall -
| ✕ $500/month | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Vonage Video provides robust support for Only GDPR but it may be Paid. | ✕ Daily provides robust support for Only HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges. | ✓ Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
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Cloud Recording Pricing | 15 hours of recording for $4.99 a month per extension |
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RTMP Pricing | SD: $70 per 1000 session minute
HD: $100 per 1000 session minute
Full HD: $125 per 1000 session minute |
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ILS Pricing | Available
| $30 per 1,000 HLS duration minute |
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Storage Pricing |
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features | Vonage | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing | Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ $500/month | ✕ $500/month for 5 seats | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard |
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | $3.95 per 1000 participant per minute | $4 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.002 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | $0.0017 per participant minute | $1 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.0006 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✓ Advanced Firewall -
| ✕ $500/month | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Vonage Video provides robust support for Only GDPR but it may be Paid. | ✕ Daily provides robust support for Only HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges. | ✓ Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
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Cloud Recording Pricing | 15 hours of recording for $4.99 a month per extension |
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RTMP Pricing | SD: $70 per 1000 session minute
HD: $100 per 1000 session minute
Full HD: $125 per 1000 session minute |
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ILS Pricing | Available
| $30 per 1,000 HLS duration minute |
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Storage Pricing |
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Support comparison : Vonage vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Vonage | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
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| Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ Only paid accounts | ✓ Available | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ Available in Premium and Premier plans only | ✕ In Paid Plans Only | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ Available in Higher-tier plans | ✓ Yes | ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
features | Vonage | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
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| Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ Only paid accounts | ✓ Available | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ Available in Premium and Premier plans only | ✕ In Paid Plans Only | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ Available in Higher-tier plans | ✓ Yes | ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
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“VideoSDK'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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