Vonage vs Amazon Chime SDK

How do Vonage and Amazon Chime SDK compare? And what does Video SDK offer?

Vonage

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.

AWS Chime

Amazon Chime is an SDK designed to facilitate the integration of video conferencing, audio calls, and texting into your applications. The Amazon Chime SDK offers essential live video features and incorporates AWS' user management capabilities to enhance the overall functionality.

How Video SDK make a difference

When it comes to live video platforms, two leading options to consider are Vonage and AWS Chime. Each platform comes with its own package, features, and advantages. However, both are considered legacy SDK providers, with user experiences remaining unchanged for over half a decade. Integrating their SDKs into your application can take several months, which might not be ideal for agile development.

But here's where Video SDK comes in to revolutionize your live video experience. Video SDK offers a single, comprehensive SDK that includes everything you need for video and voice calls, live streaming, and collaborative features. The best part? Integrating Video SDK into your app is a breeze, taking as little as a few minutes to set up.

In this comparison, we pit Vonage against AWS Chime and explain why Video SDK deserves your consideration. We'll help you make an informed decision, so you can elevate your live video communication without the hassle of lengthy integrations.

Features comparison : Vonage vs AWS Chime vs Video SDK

Vonage
AWS Chime
Video SDK

No. of participants (Including hosts)

Limited

Up to 50 participants

Up to millions of viewers

Ease of SDK Integration

Requires high coding effort

Requires high coding effort

Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks

Adpative audio/video quality

No

Available

Available

Works behind the Firewall, Private Network

No

No

Yes

Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates

Limited

Limited

Available

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

Not available

Not available

Available

Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming

Not available

Not available

Available

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

Not available

Not available

Available

Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware

Not available

Not available

Available

Webhooks

Available but not for everything

Not available

Available

Pricing Model

Usage based

Usage based

Usage based

Interactive Live Streaming

Yes

Separate SDK

Yes

Cloud Recording

Yes

Yes

Yes

Interactive Whiteboard

No

No

Yes

Multi-platform

No

No

Yes

Interactive Participant Support

Limited

Up to 250

Up to 5,000

Mobile browser support

Limited

Limited

90%

Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity

No

Yes

Yes

Audio & Video powered by AI

No

No

Yes

Independent of Open Source Dependency

No

No

Yes

Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS

No

No

Yes

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

No

No

Yes

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

No

No

Yes

Full HD recording

Yes

Yes

Yes

Open source templates

No

No

Yes

Full Custom roles

Limited

Limited

Yes

HLS Streaming

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cost-effective

No

No

Yes

Prebuilt SDK

No

No

Yes

Fully customizable UI

Limited

No

Yes

Metaverse platform support

Limited

No

Yes

Session analytics

Paid

Paid

Yes

Data Tracks

Paid

No

Yes

Cost comparison : Vonage vs AWS Chime vs Video SDK

Vonage
AWS Chime
Video SDK

Volume Discount

Available, but limited

Yes

Yes

Video Conferencing

  • $3.95 per 1,000 minutes
  • $1.7 per 1,000 minutes
  • Video SD: $2.00
  • Video HD: $3.00
  • Video Full HD: $7.00
  • Video 2K: $7.00
  • Video 2K+: $7.00

Analytics

Paid

$0.023 per minute

Free

Separate pricing for video and audio

Yes

Yes

Yes

Free 10,000 minutes every month

No

No

Yes

Minimum price for video calls

$0.00395 per participant minute

$0.0017 per participant minute

$0.002 per participant minute

Minimum price for audio-only calls

$0.0017 per participant minute

$0.0017 per participant minute

$0.0006 per participant min

Advanced Firewall Control

Paid

No

Free

Cloud recording pricing

  • $12.5 per 1,000 minutes
  • $12.5 per 1,000 minutes
  • $15 per 1,000 minutes, No limit on participants

RTMP pricing

  • $15 per 1,000 minutes

NA

  • $15 per 1,000 minutes

ILS pricing

  • $0.0015 per participant minute

NA

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

Storage pricing

  • $0.023 per GB
  • $0.023 per GB
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month

Support comparison : Vonage vs AWS Chime vs Video SDK

Vonage
AWS Chime
Video SDK

Support

Paid

Paid

Yes

Cost

Plans greater than $5500

  • Plans upto $5,500 per month

Free

Access to Testing

Only paid accounts

No

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

Access to TAM / CS Engineer

Multiple tiers plan

No

Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers

SLAs

Multiple tiers plan

No

Inexpensive SLA with 99.9% uptime

SUCCESS STORY

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

See why customers love Video SDK

Kanishk Agrawal-Sr. Director - Technology at Judge Group
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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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