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Comparison

Agora vs Amazon SES

On the evidence we track, Agora leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Agora full profile →Amazon SES full profile →
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★Agora72
Amazon SES65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Agora72 / 100medium · 72%
Amazon SES65 / 100medium · 74%
Pricing
Free tier
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Model
Agorafreemium
Amazon SESfreemium
Price level
Agorahigh
Amazon SEShigh
Starting price
Agora$1,200
Amazon SES$105
Transparent
Agora✗
Amazon SES✓
Integrations
Count
Agora5
Amazon SES2
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Fedramp
Agora–
Amazon SES✓
Gdpr
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Hipaa
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Iso27001
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Pci
Agora–
Amazon SES✓
Soc2
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Agora99.999
Amazon SES–
Status page
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Agora7 items
Amazon SES5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for communication apis. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Channels
SMS
Agora-
Amazon SES-
Voice
Agora✓
Amazon SES-
WhatsApp
Agora-
Amazon SES-
RCS
Agora-
Amazon SES-
Transactional email
Agora-
Amazon SES✓
Video / real-time
Agora✓
Amazon SES-
In-app chat
Agora✓
Amazon SES-
Verify / OTP / 2FA
Agora-
Amazon SES-
Messaging
Two-way messaging
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Reach
Geographic coverage
AgoraGlobal
Amazon SESGlobal
Delivery
Email deliverability tools
Agora-
Amazon SES✓
Commercial
Published per-unit pricing
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Agora

Leader

A global real-time engagement platform providing APIs and infrastructure for developers to build voice calling, video calling, live streaming, messaging, and conversational AI agent experiences without building the underlying infrastructure.

Independently observed

Amazon SES

A cloud email service that handles high-volume email sending and receiving through APIs, SMTP, or AWS SDKs. It offers deliverability tools, dedicated IP management, security features, and compliance controls to help organizations reliably reach customer inboxes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Agora

Leader
from $1200/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Support plans from $1,200–$4,900/month (annual billing).

  • FreeFree
    • Tickets/Emails Support
  • Professional$1200/mo
    • Tickets/Emails Support
    • Reference Apps Access
    • HIPAA Support
    • Guaranteed Response Time P2/P3
    • Analytics Standard
  • Business$2900/mo
    • Tickets/Emails Support
    • Reference Apps Access
    • HIPAA Support
    • Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3
    • Analytics Premium
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise$4900/mo
    • Tickets/Emails Support
    • Reference Apps Access
    • HIPAA Support
    • Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3
    • Analytics Enterprise
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Amazon SES

from $105/moUsage-basedFree tier

From $0.02–$0.16 per 1,000 emails depending on plan and volume. Free tier: up to $200 AWS credits for 6 months on new accounts.

  • Essentials$0.16 per 1,000 emails
    • Auto email validation
  • Pro$105/month plus $0.14 per 1,000 emails
    • Dedicated IP addresses
    • Virtual Deliverability Manager
    • Inbox placement testing
    • Email validation API
  • Enterprise$500/month plus $0.11 per 1,000 emails
    • Dedicated IP addresses
    • Virtual Deliverability Manager
    • Global endpoints
    • Annual expert deliverability assessment
    • Inbox placement testing
  • À la carte$0.02–$0.08 per 1,000 emails (0–100M monthly)
    • Volume-based tiered rates
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
iOS
Agora✓
Amazon SES✗
Android
Agora✓
Amazon SES✗
macOS
Agora✓
Amazon SES✗
CLI
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Agora✓
Amazon SES✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Agora

Leader
12 total
  • ActiveFence
  • DeepAR
  • FaceUnity
  • Banuba
  • Palabra
  • DataDog
  • OKTA
  • OpenAI
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • React
  • Flutter
Independently observed

Amazon SES

2 total
  • Amazon WorkMail
  • Amazon Mail Manager
Independently observed
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