Vonage vs Daily
How do Vonage and Daily compare? And what does Video SDK offer?
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.
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
Vonage and Daily are leading live video platforms. Vonage suits enterprises, Daily ideal for startups. Both lack support and collaborative features.
Video SDK changes that - lightweight SDK with video/voice calls, live streams, and collaboration in 10 mins. Compare Vonage vs Daily, why Video SDK shines.
Features comparison : Vonage vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Vonage | Daily | Video SDK |
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No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Limited | ✕ 1,000 | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Requires high coding effort | ✕ Complex | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ No | ✕ 720p | ✓ 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 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Not available | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not available | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✕ Available but not for everything | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ 1,000 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✕ 84% | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ 720p only | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ Partial | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✕ No | ✕ Partial | ✓ 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 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ Yes, but limited features | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Session analytics | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ Paid | ✕ Partial | ✓ Yes |
features | Vonage | Daily | Video SDK |
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No. of participants (Including hosts) | ✕ Limited | ✕ 1,000 | ✓ Up to millions of viewers |
Ease of SDK Integration | ✕ Requires high coding effort | ✕ Complex | ✓ Avg. integration takes only 2 weeks |
Adpative audio/video quality | ✕ No | ✕ 720p | ✓ 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 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Available |
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming | ✕ Not available | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc. | ✕ Not available | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware | ✕ Not available | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Webhooks | ✕ Available but not for everything | ✕ No | ✓ Available |
Pricing Model | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage based | ✓ Usage based |
Interactive Live Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cloud Recording | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Whiteboard | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Multi-platform | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Interactive Participant Support | ✕ Limited | ✕ 1,000 | ✓ Up to 5,000 |
Mobile browser support | ✕ Limited | ✕ 84% | ✓ 90% |
Automatic audio / video degrade, re-connectivity | ✕ No | ✕ 720p only | ✓ Yes |
Audio & Video powered by AI | ✕ No | ✕ Partial | ✓ Yes |
Independent of Open Source Dependency | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS | ✕ No | ✕ Yes | ✓ Yes |
API for building specific features such as collaborative games, polls etc | ✕ No | ✕ Partial | ✓ 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 | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
HLS Streaming | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Cost-effective | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Prebuilt SDK | ✕ No | ✕ Yes, but limited features | ✓ Yes |
Fully customizable UI | ✕ Limited | ✕ Limited | ✓ Yes |
Metaverse platform support | ✕ Limited | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
Session analytics | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Data Tracks | ✕ Paid | ✕ Partial | ✓ Yes |
Cost comparison : Vonage vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Vonage | Daily | Video SDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ Available, but limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
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Analytics | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | $0.00395 per participant minute | $0.004 per participant min | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | $0.0017 per participant minute | $0.00099 per participant min | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ Paid | ✕ $500/month | ✓ Free |
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features | Vonage | Daily | Video SDK |
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Volume Discount | ✕ Available, but limited | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Video Conferencing |
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Analytics | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes | ✓ Free |
Separate pricing for video and audio | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Free 10,000 minutes every month | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Minimum price for video calls | $0.00395 per participant minute | $0.004 per participant min | $0.002 per participant minute |
Minimum price for audio-only calls | $0.0017 per participant minute | $0.00099 per participant min | $0.0006 per participant min |
Advanced Firewall Control | ✕ Paid | ✕ $500/month | ✓ Free |
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Support comparison : Vonage vs Daily vs Video SDK
features | Vonage | Daily | Video SDK |
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Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes |
Cost | Plans greater than $5500 |
| 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 |
features | Vonage | Daily | Video SDK |
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Support | ✕ Paid | ✕ Paid | ✓ Yes |
Cost | Plans greater than $5500 |
| 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 |
See why customers love Video SDK
“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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