Twilio vs Daily
How do Twilio and Daily compare? And what does Video SDK offer?
Twilio
originally started by helping developers automate traditional phone calls and SMS text messages. But today, developers can use it to build business communication ( in-app and otherwise) across the customer journey.
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
Twilio and Daily are two of the most popular SDKs in the market. Twilio is well-regarded for its dependable product support and superior video quality, while Daily offers an open-source solution with extensive options for UI customization.
However, both Twilio and Daily demand an enterprise-class development team, and their support services may not be as robust as desired. Additionally, integrating these SDKs into your applications can pose challenges.
Video SDK revolutionizes this landscape with its modern live SDK. It empowers developers to seamlessly add live video, audio calls, streaming, and collaborative features to their applications. With Video SDK, the integration process becomes effortless and straightforward.
This page provides a comprehensive evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of Twilio vs Daily.
Features comparison : Twilio vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Twilio | Daily |  VideoSDK |
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No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ Twilio not supports more than 50 participants. | ✕ Up to 100,000 real-time active participants | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ In Twilio High coding effort required. | ✕ Easy integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✕ Twilio not offers adaptive audio/video quality. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Twilio offer 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 | ✕ Twilio needed manual configuration. | ✕ Inbuilt Compositing Toolkit | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Complex integration | ✓ Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Only for recording states | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage-based | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✕ Twilio supports interactive live streaming. | ✓ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Twilio offers cloud recording capabilities. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✓ Twilio supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited support | ✕ Limited support | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Twilio offers limited support for mobile browsers. | ✕ Limited (84% Browsers Supported) | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✕ Twilio 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 | ✕ Twilio does not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ Available | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✓ Twilio supports full HD recording. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ Twilio not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✕ Limited use | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Twilio offer limited support for custom roles. | ✕ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✕ Twilio not supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ Twilio is not cost effective. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Twilio not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✕ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Twilio not allows for a Limited customizable UI. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ Twilio not support Metaverse platform. | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ Twillio separate charges for data tracks. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
features | Twilio | Daily | VideoSDK |
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No. of Participants (Including Hosts) | ✕ Twilio not supports more than 50 participants. | ✕ Up to 100,000 real-time active participants | ✓ VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ In Twilio High coding effort required. | ✕ Easy integration | ✓ VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for SDK integration |
Adpative Audio/Video Quality | ✕ Twilio not offers adaptive audio/video quality. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Twilio offer 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 | ✕ Twilio needed manual configuration. | ✕ Inbuilt Compositing Toolkit | ✓ Available (No need for manual config.) |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Complex integration | ✓ Available | ✓ Easy Integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Only for recording states | ✓ Available | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage-based | ✓ Pay-as-You-Go Plan |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✕ Twilio supports interactive live streaming. | ✓ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK supports Interactive Live Streaming |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Twilio offers cloud recording capabilities. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature |
Multi-platform | ✓ Twilio supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited support | ✕ Limited support | ✓ Upto 5,000 |
Mobile Browser Support | ✕ Twilio offers limited support for mobile browsers. | ✕ Limited (84% Browsers Supported) | ✓ Video support 91% mobile browsers |
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity | ✕ Twilio 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 | ✕ Twilio does not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✕ No | ✕ VideoSDK is not dependent on open source. |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ Available | ✓ Yes |
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.) | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.) | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD Recording | ✓ Twilio supports full HD recording. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording |
Open Source Templates | ✕ Twilio not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✕ Limited use | ✓ VideoSDK rely on open source templates |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Twilio offer limited support for custom roles. | ✕ Supported | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles |
HLS Streaming | ✕ Twilio not supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming |
Cost-effective | ✕ Twilio is not cost effective. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK is Cost Effective |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Twilio not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✕ Available | ✓ VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration |
Fully Customizable UI | ✕ Twilio not allows for a Limited customizable UI. | ✕ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI |
Metaverse Platform Support | ✕ Twilio not support Metaverse platform. | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform |
Session Analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option |
Data Tracks | ✕ Twillio separate charges for data tracks. | ✓ Yes | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option |
Cost comparison : Twilio vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Twilio | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ Twilio not offer the volume discount. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
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Analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✕ $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 | ✕ Twilio not offer free 10,000 minutes every month. | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | $0.004 per participant minute | $4 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.004 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | $0.004 per participant per minute | $1 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.001 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ $500/month | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Twilio provides robust support for GDPR & HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges. | ✕ 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 |
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RTMP Pricing | NA |
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ILS Pricing | NA | $30 per 1,000 HLS duration minute |
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features | Twilio | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ Twilio not offer the volume discount. | ✓ Available | ✓ VideoSDK offer the Volume Discount |
Video Conferencing |
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Analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✕ $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 | ✕ Twilio not offer free 10,000 minutes every month. | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Minimum Price for Video Calls | $0.004 per participant minute | $4 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.004 per participant minutes |
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls | $0.004 per participant per minute | $1 per 1,000 participant minutes | $0.001 per participant minutes |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ $500/month | ✓ VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Twilio provides robust support for GDPR & HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges. | ✕ 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 |
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RTMP Pricing | NA |
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ILS Pricing | NA | $30 per 1,000 HLS duration minute |
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Support comparison : Twilio vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Twilio | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
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Access to Testing | ✕ No explicit support for testing, quality measurements and reports. | ✓ Available | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✕ In Paid Plans Only | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
features | Twilio | Daily | VideoSDK |
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Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
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Access to Testing | ✕ No explicit support for testing, quality measurements and reports. | ✓ Available | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✕ In Paid Plans Only | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Affordable SLA with 99.9% Uptime |
See why customers love Video SDK
“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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