Twilio vs Jitsi
How do Twilio and Jitsi 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.
Jitsi
is a free and open-source platform that simplifies video conferencing. It offers a user-friendly experience without the need for downloads or plugins, making it an excellent option for those seeking a straightforward live video solution without significant investment.How Video SDK make a difference
Twilio and Jitsi stand out as the two most popular SDKs. Twilio is favored for its reliable product support and higher-quality video capabilities, while Jitsi provides an open-source solution with extensive UI customization options.
However, both Twilio and Jitsi require an enterprise-class development team, offer inferior support, and can be challenging to integrate into your applications.
Video SDK revolutionizes this scenario. It's a modern live SDK that empowers developers to effortlessly add live video, audio calls, streaming, and collaborative features to their applications. With Video SDK, the integration process becomes seamless and straightforward.
This page comprehensively evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of Twilio vs Jitsi.
Features comparison : Twilio vs Jitsi vs Video SDK
features | Twilio | Jitsi | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Twilio not supports more than 50 participants. | ✕ Jitsi Meet supports limited participants. | ✓ VideoSDK supports millions participants. |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ In Twilio High coding effort required. | ✕ Requires high coding effort | ✓ VideoSDK generally requires more than 2 weeks for SDK integration . |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ Twilio not offers adaptive audio/video quality. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not offers adaptive audio/video quality. | ✓ VideoSDK offers adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Twilio offer limited Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates. | ✕ Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates are limited in Jitsi Meet. | ✓ VideoSDK offer Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates. |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Twilio needed manual configuration. | ✕ Manual configuration needed | ✓ In VideoSDK no needed manual configuration. |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✕ Complex integration | ✓ Collaborative features available VideoSDK. |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Complex integration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Easy integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Only for recording states | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | NA | ✓ Usage based Price |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✕ Twilio supports interactive live streaming. | NA | ✓ VideoSDK supports interactive live streaming . |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Twilio offers cloud recording capabilities. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not offers cloud recording capabilities. | ✓ VideoSDK offers cloud recording capabilities. |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✕ Jitsi Meet not provides an interactive whiteboard feature. | ✓ VideoSDK provides an interactive whiteboard feature. |
Multi-platform | ✓ Twilio supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach | ✓ VideoSDK supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited support | ✕ Jitsi Meet provides limited support for interactive participants. | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Twilio offers limited support for mobile browsers. | ✕ Jitsi Meet offers limited support for mobile browsers. | ✓ Video support only 90% mobile browsers. |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ Twilio not supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments. | ✓ VideoSDK supports automatic 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. | ✕ Jitsi Meet is not dependent on open source. | ✕ 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 | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✓ Twilio supports full HD recording. | ✓ Jitsi Meet supports full HD recording. | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording. |
Open source templates | ✕ Twilio not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✓ VideoSDK heavily rely on open source templates. |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Twilio offer limited support for custom roles. | ✕ Limited to host & participant roles | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles. |
HLS Streaming | ✕ Twilio not supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Jitsi supports HLS streaming. | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming. |
Cost-effective | ✕ Twilio is not cost effective. | ✓ Jitsi Meet is cost effective. | ✓ VideoSDK is cost effective. |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Twilio not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✓ VideoSDK provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ Twilio not allows for a Limited customizable UI. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not allows for a customizable UI. | ✓ VideoSDK allows for a Limited customizable UI. |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ Twilio not support Metaverse platform. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not support Metaverse platform. | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform. |
Session analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✕ Jitsi Meet offer limited analytics option. | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option. |
Data Tracks | ✕ Twillio separate charges for data tracks. | ✕ Jitsi Meet offer limited data tracks option. | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option. |
features | Twilio | Jitsi | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Twilio not supports more than 50 participants. | ✕ Jitsi Meet supports limited participants. | ✓ VideoSDK supports millions participants. |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ In Twilio High coding effort required. | ✕ Requires high coding effort | ✓ VideoSDK generally requires more than 2 weeks for SDK integration . |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ Twilio not offers adaptive audio/video quality. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not offers adaptive audio/video quality. | ✓ VideoSDK offers adaptive audio/video quality. |
Works behind the Firewall, Private Network | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates | ✕ Twilio offer limited Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates. | ✕ Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates are limited in Jitsi Meet. | ✓ VideoSDK offer Role Management, Permissions, Policy & Templates. |
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency | ✕ Not available | ✕ Not available | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Twilio needed manual configuration. | ✕ Manual configuration needed | ✓ In VideoSDK no needed manual configuration. |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✕ Complex integration | ✓ Collaborative features available VideoSDK. |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Complex integration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Easy integration |
Webhooks | ✕ Only for recording states | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | NA | ✓ Usage based Price |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✕ Twilio supports interactive live streaming. | NA | ✓ VideoSDK supports interactive live streaming . |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Twilio offers cloud recording capabilities. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not offers cloud recording capabilities. | ✓ VideoSDK offers cloud recording capabilities. |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ Not available or Separate SDK | ✕ Jitsi Meet not provides an interactive whiteboard feature. | ✓ VideoSDK provides an interactive whiteboard feature. |
Multi-platform | ✓ Twilio supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach | ✓ VideoSDK supports multiple platforms for a wider reach. |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited support | ✕ Jitsi Meet provides limited support for interactive participants. | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Twilio offers limited support for mobile browsers. | ✕ Jitsi Meet offers limited support for mobile browsers. | ✓ Video support only 90% mobile browsers. |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ Twilio not supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments. | ✓ VideoSDK supports automatic 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. | ✕ Jitsi Meet is not dependent on open source. | ✕ 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 | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
API to build social features such as merging rooms, battles, coins, gifts sending etc | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Full HD recording | ✓ Twilio supports full HD recording. | ✓ Jitsi Meet supports full HD recording. | ✓ VideoSDK supports full HD recording. |
Open source templates | ✕ Twilio not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not heavily rely on open source templates. | ✓ VideoSDK heavily rely on open source templates. |
Full Custom roles | ✕ Twilio offer limited support for custom roles. | ✕ Limited to host & participant roles | ✓ VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles. |
HLS Streaming | ✕ Twilio not supports HLS streaming. | ✓ Jitsi supports HLS streaming. | ✓ VideoSDK supports HLS streaming. |
Cost-effective | ✕ Twilio is not cost effective. | ✓ Jitsi Meet is cost effective. | ✓ VideoSDK is cost effective. |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ Twilio not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. | ✓ VideoSDK provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration. |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ Twilio not allows for a Limited customizable UI. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not allows for a customizable UI. | ✓ VideoSDK allows for a Limited customizable UI. |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ Twilio not support Metaverse platform. | ✕ Jitsi Meet not support Metaverse platform. | ✓ VideoSDK support Metaverse platform. |
Session analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✕ Jitsi Meet offer limited analytics option. | ✓ VideoSDK offer session analytics option. |
Data Tracks | ✕ Twillio separate charges for data tracks. | ✕ Jitsi Meet offer limited data tracks option. | ✓ VideoSDK offer track data option. |
Cost comparison : Twilio vs Jitsi vs Video SDK
features | Twilio | Jitsi | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✕ Twilio not offer the volume discount. | NA | ✓ VideoSDK offer the volume discount . |
Video Conferencing |
| NA |
|
Analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer free analytics. |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✓ Yes | NA | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✕ Twilio not offer free 10,000 minutes every month. | NA | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | $0.004 per participant minute | NA | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | $0.004 per participant per minute | NA | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer free firewall control. |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Twilio provides robust support for GDPR & HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges. | ✕ Jitsi not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✓ Secure real-time audio-video to your app or website with compliance and privacy.
|
Cloud recording pricing |
| NA |
|
RTMP pricing | NA | NA |
|
ILS pricing | NA | NA |
|
Storage pricing |
| NA |
|
features | Twilio | Jitsi | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Volume Discount | ✕ Twilio not offer the volume discount. | NA | ✓ VideoSDK offer the volume discount . |
Video Conferencing |
| NA |
|
Analytics | ✕ Separate charges | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer free analytics. |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✓ Yes | NA | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✕ Twilio not offer free 10,000 minutes every month. | NA | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | $0.004 per participant minute | NA | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | $0.004 per participant per minute | NA | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ VideoSDK offer free firewall control. |
Compliance & Privacy | ✕ Twilio provides robust support for GDPR & HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges. | ✕ Jitsi not provides compliance & privacy support. | ✓ Secure real-time audio-video to your app or website with compliance and privacy.
|
Cloud recording pricing |
| NA |
|
RTMP pricing | NA | NA |
|
ILS pricing | NA | NA |
|
Storage pricing |
| NA |
|
Support comparison : Twilio vs Jitsi vs Video SDK
features | Twilio | Jitsi | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
| NA | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No explicit support for testing, quality measurements and reports. | ✕ No | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime |
features | Twilio | Jitsi | Video SDK |
|---|---|---|---|
Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Cost |
| NA | Free |
Access to Testing | ✕ No explicit support for testing, quality measurements and reports. | ✕ No | ✓ All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK. |
Access to TAM / CS Engineer | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers |
SLAs | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Inexpensive 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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