#1 Ant Media Alternative

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Get started with Video SDK in just couple of hours with highly customizable UI kits.

  • Built-in chat, polls, whiteboards, and Q&A
  • Fully customization from end to end
  • 10,000 free minutes per month
  • No credit card required
Ant Media Server vs Videosdk
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Super Fast Implementation

Prebuilt templates for creating virtual events and classrooms, as well as adding video calling to your platform in 10 minutes.

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Reduce Development Effort

Custom video tracks, optimized mode for text and motion, preconfigured templates, and code examples save development efforts by 100x.

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Optimized For Best Call Quality

Low-latency across the globe with high bitrate audio and video streams.

Features Comparison: Ant Media vs Video SDK

Ant Media Server
Video SDK

No. of participants (Including hosts)

6 Participants Only

Up to millions of viewers

Ease of SDK Integration

Complex Integration

Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks

Adpative audio/video quality

Available

Available

Works behind the Firewall, Private Network

No

Yes

Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates

Yes

Available

Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency

Partial Available

Available

Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming

Available

Available

Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc.

Available

Available

Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware

Not Available

Available

Webhooks

Available

Available

Pricing Model

License Based

Usage based

Interactive Live Streaming

Yes

Yes

Cloud Recording

No

Yes

Interactive Whiteboard

No

Yes

Multi-platform

No

Yes

Interactive Participant Support

Upto 200

Up to 5,000

Mobile browser support

Limited (30%)

90%

Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity

No

Yes

Audio & Video powered by AI

No

Yes

Independent of Open Source Dependency

No

Yes

Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS

No

Yes

API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc

Yes

Yes

API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc

No

Yes

Full HD recording

No

Yes

Open source templates

No

Yes

Full Custom roles

Yes

Yes

HLS Streaming

Yes

Yes

Cost-effective

No

Yes

Prebuilt SDK

Separate SDK

Yes

Fully customizable UI

No

Yes

Metaverse platform support

No

Yes

Session analytics

Yes

Yes

Data Tracks

No

Yes

Price Comparison: Ant Media vs Video SDK

Ant Media Server
Video SDK

Volume Discount

No

Yes

Video Conferencing

  • Yearly License: $99 to $2,499 Additional:
  • Hourly license: $0.09 per instance per hour
  • Annual license: $69 per month for self-hosted
  • Perpetual license: $1,999 for self-hosted"
  • Video SD: $2.00
  • Video HD: $3.00
  • Video Full HD: $7.00
  • Video 2K: $7.00
  • Video 2K+: $7.00

Analytics

No

Free

Separate pricing for video and audio

No

Yes

Free 10,000 minutes every month

No

Yes

Minimum price for video calls

Ranging from $99 to $2,499

$0.002 per participant minute

Minimum price for audio-only calls

Ranging from $99 to $2,499

$0.0006 per participant min

Advanced Firewall Control

Yes

Free

Cloud recording pricing

Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month

  • Video SD: $15.00 1,000 minutes, No limit on participants
  • Video HD: $15.00 1,000 minutes,No limit on participants

RTMP pricing

Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month

  • $15 per 1,000 minutes

ILS pricing

Hourly License: $0.09 per instance per hour Annual License (Self-Hosted): $69.00 per month Perpetual License (Self-Hosted): $1999.00

  • $0.001 per participant minute (Also supports Full HD)

Storage pricing

  • Yearly License: $99 to $2,499 Additional:
  • Hourly license: $0.09 per instance per hour
  • Annual license: $69 per month for self-hosted
  • Perpetual license: $1,999 for self-hosted"
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month

Support Comparison: Ant Media vs Video SDK

Ant Media Server
Video SDK

Support

Yes

Yes

Cost

  • Premium: $999 per month or $799 per month annually, with a response time of 2 hours and a resolution time of 24 hours

Ant Media Server also offers three pricing editions:

  • Monthly license: $99 per month
  • Annual license: $948 per year
  • Perpetual license: $2,499 for a one-time purchase

Free

Access to Testing

Yes

All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK.

Access to TAM / CS Engineer

No

Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers

SLAs

Yes (Enterprise Plan)

Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime

SUCCESS STORY

How MomentoStream increased user engagement into their live streaming platform with Video SDK

Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers

Shilpa Jain-CEO & Co-Founder at Talk Your Heart Out
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“We switched from a major international player to Video SDK due to their responsiveness to feedback, superior product, and better service. They outshine bigger players in the market and have been excellent in resolving issues promptly.”

Shilpa Jain ,

CEO & Co-Founder at Talk Your Heart Out

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