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 | Video SDK |
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No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ 133 Participants Only | ✕ 6 Participants Only | ✓ VideoSDK supports millions participants. |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✕ Complex Integration | ✓ VideoSDK generally requires more than 2 weeks for SDK integration . |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ Separate Deployment | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer Role Management, Permissions, Policy & 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 | ✓ In VideoSDK no needed manual configuration. |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Collaborative features available VideoSDK. |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not Available | ✕ Not Available | ✓ Easy integration |
Webhooks | ✓ Available | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | NA | License Based | ✓ Usage based Price |
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 an interactive whiteboard feature. |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Upto 133 Only | ✕ Upto 200 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited (30%) | ✓ Video support only 90% mobile browsers. |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK supports automatic 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 building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as 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 heavily 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 a 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 | Video SDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer the volume discount . |
Video Conferencing | ✓ Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer free analytics. |
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 minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | Not Available | Ranging from $99 to $2,499 | $0.0006 per participant min |
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. | ✓ Secure real-time audio-video to your app or website with compliance and privacy.
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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 | Video SDK |
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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) | ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
Discover why Video SDK is the top choice for customers
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“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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