Comparison

Agora vs Plivo

On the evidence we track, Plivo leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Agora72
Plivo79
Score
vioscaleAI score
Agora72 / 100medium · 72%
Plivo79 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Agora
Plivo
Model
Price level
Agorahigh
Plivohigh
Starting price
Agora$1,200
Plivo$228
Transparent
Agora
Plivo
Integrations
Count
Agora5
Plivo12
Security
Disclosure policy
Agora
Plivo
Gdpr
Agora
Plivo
Hipaa
Agora
Plivo
Iso27001
Agora
Plivo
Pci
Agora
Plivo
Soc2
Agora
Plivo
Reliability
Sla pct
Agora99.999
Plivo99.99
Status page
Agora
Plivo
Content
Faq
Agora7 items
Plivo7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Agora

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

Plivo

Leader

A cloud telephony and contact center platform that enables businesses to deploy AI agents and handle customer interactions across voice calls, SMS, WhatsApp, email, and chat through programmable APIs and a unified agent interface.

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

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
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Plivo

Leader
from $228/yrHybridFree tier

From $228/year for contact center or $0.0028/minute for voice AI agents. Free tier with $10 credits.

  • Plivo CX Starter$228/year
  • Plivo CX Standard$348/user/year
  • Plivo CX Professional$828/user/year
  • Voice AI AgentsFree
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Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Agora
Plivo
iOS
Agora
Plivo
Android
Agora
Plivo
macOS
Agora
Plivo
CLI
Agora
Plivo
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Agora
Plivo

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenAI

Agora

12 total - 11 not shared
  • ActiveFence
  • DeepAR
  • FaceUnity
  • Banuba
  • Palabra
  • DataDog
  • OKTA
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • React
  • Flutter
Independently observed

Plivo

Leader
19 total - 18 not shared
  • LiveKit
  • Pipecat
  • Google Gemini
  • Deepgram
  • Cartesia
  • ElevenLabs
  • Vapi
  • OpenAI Realtime
  • Zapier
  • Slack
  • Gmail
  • Google Sheets
  • Tray
  • EngageBay
  • Auth0
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
Independently observed
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