How do Agora and Twilio compare? And what does Dyte Video SDK offer?
Agora and Twilio are viable SDKs for integrating real-time experiences into apps. Both platforms provide different packages, features, and benefits. But they are legacy video SDK providers who last improved the user experience over half a decade ago and take months to integrate into your app. Neither provides critical features like intelligent bandwidth switching or out-of-the-box interactive features.
But that changes with Dyte. Dyte's is a lightweight SDK that helps you incorporate multiple features, such as chat, polls, breakout rooms, streaming capability, and RTMP out — all in a single SDK.
Learn why Dyte is the ideal choice for your needs, including a comparison of Agora vs Twilio’s advantages and disadvantages.
Agora Live Video SDK aims to add live video calls and live streams inside applications easier. The SDK is very low-level that allows enterprise development teams to control every aspect of the live video experience.
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.
With so many Video SDK product providers claiming theirs is the best, choosing can be tricky. That's why we designed a feature-to-feature comparison chart - to make it easy to see why Dyte is the best option.
We built a feature-to-feature comparison chart to show why Dyte is the Video SDK to go for.
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Requires high coding effort
Requires high coding effort
Easy integration with open APIs
Limited UI support
No UI support
Highly customizable UI Kit
Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more
Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more
A single SDK that supports everything
Separate Streaming SDK
Not available
In-built
Separate Streaming SDK
Not available
In-built
Only Whiteboard
Not available
In-built or build your own
Separate SDK
Separate SDK
In-built
Not available
Not available
In-built
Depends on what you pay
HD
Full HD
Complex integration
Complex integration
Managed by the SDK
Complex integration
Complex integration
In-built
Separate Classroom SDK
Not available
In-built
Complex integration
Complex integration
Single line integration
Only for recording states
Only for recording states
Available
Limited to host & participant roles
Limited to host & participant only
Create custom roles that are specific to your use-case
Not available
Not available
Available
Separate SDK
Not available
In-built
Manual configuration needed
Manual configuration needed
In-built
Ease of development
Requires high coding effort
Requires high coding effort
Easy integration with open APIs
UI Support
Limited UI support
No UI support
Highly customizable UI Kit
SDK overhead
Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more
Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more
A single SDK that supports everything
HLS Streaming
Separate Streaming SDK
Not available
In-built
RTMP Streaming
Separate Streaming SDK
Not available
In-built
Plugins
Only Whiteboard
Not available
In-built or build your own
Chat
Separate SDK
Separate SDK
In-built
Polls
Not available
Not available
In-built
Video Quality
Depends on what you pay
HD
Full HD
Error Handling
Complex integration
Complex integration
Managed by the SDK
Adaptive Bitrate
Complex integration
Complex integration
In-built
Breakout Rooms
Separate Classroom SDK
Not available
In-built
AI/ML Middleware
Complex integration
Complex integration
Single line integration
Webhooks
Only for recording states
Only for recording states
Available
Roles/Permissions
Limited to host and participant roles
Limited to host and participant only
Create custom roles that are specific to your use-case
Auto Reconnect
Not available
Not available
Available
Audio room
Separate SDK
Not available
In-built
Support for multiple audio I/O
Manual configuration needed
Manual configuration needed
In-built
10,000 free minutes
Not available
10,000 free minutes
$0.0039 per user per minute
$0.004 per user per minute
$0.004 per user per minute
$0.00099 per user per minute
$0.0004 per user per minute
$0.00010 per user per minute
$0.019 per minute
Not available
$0.015 per minute
Starting from $699/month
Not available
Free
$0.0014 per minute
Not available
Free
Extra cost
Not available
Free
Plans upto $4900/month
Plans upto $5000/month
Free
$499/month
Seperate charges
Free
$0.0135 per minute
$0.004 per user per minute +$0.01 per minute composition charges
$0.010 per minute
Extra cost
Free 10 GB, $0.05 per GB permonth for additional storage
First 7 days free, $0.023 perGB per month.
Not available
Not available
Available
Features
Free
Video
Audio
RTMP out
Chat
Whiteboard
Plugins
Support
Analytics
Recording
Storage
Volume Discounts
Dyte helps you integrate custom, secure, high-quality live video and voice to your web, mobile, and desktop applications in just a few lines of code.
Build tailor-made live experiences in your app that satiate your user's needs. Use Dyte's UI kit for a low code experience building or start from scratch with its core SDKs.
Access detailed analytics on video call metrics like participant interactions, duration, and more to analyze participant interest throughout the session.
Make live calls between users more immersive with collaborative features like screen share, chat, polls, emojis, et al. offered out-of-box with Dyte.
Whether you need to get a few basic queries answered, or need technical heavylifting, we’re here for you.
Whether you need to get a few basic queries answered, or need technical heavylifting, we’re here for you.
“Have been using dyte in topmate.io as our video infra. Their tech is just amazing, and the video call quality is great. It took us less than 10 minutes to integrate. Their tech and support team is just superb! They are very quick in turning our requests into features!”
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