# Agora vs Stream

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Stream

| Attribute | Agora | Stream |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 71.8 (72% (medium)) | 80.3 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://www.agora.io","question":"What is Agora?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Agora offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $1200 per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.agora.io","question":"Is Agora free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Agora supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.agora.io","question":"What platforms does Agora support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Agora, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.agora.io","question":"Can Agora be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Agora, including ActiveFence, DeepAR, FaceUnity, Banuba, Palabra, DataDog and OKTA. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.agora.io","question":"What does Agora integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Agora. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Agora not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.agora.io/es/compliance","question":"What security certifications does Agora have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Agora is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.agora.io","question":"Where is Agora available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"A platform providing SDKs and APIs for adding chat messaging, video calling, activity feeds, and content moderation to applications, supporting billions of end users across a globally distributed infrastructure. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/pricing/","question":"What is Stream?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stream offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $499 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/pricing/","question":"Is Stream free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Stream supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Stream support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Stream, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/pricing/","question":"Can Stream be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 13 integrations for Stream, including Jenkins, GitHub, Slack, Postman, Xcode, Android Studio, React and Flutter, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/pricing/","question":"What does Stream integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Stream. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Stream not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://getstream.io/blog/content-compliance/","question":"What security certifications does Stream have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Stream provides developer-friendly APIs and pre-built SDKs that integrate chat, live video, activity feeds, and automated content moderation into applications, allowing developers to add complex real-time features without building infrastructure from scratch. |
| features.capabilities | `{"chat":true,"video":true,"voice":true,"two_way":true,"global_coverage":"global","usage_pricing_transparent":true}` | `{"chat":true,"video":true,"voice":true,"two_way":true,"global_coverage":"global","usage_pricing_transparent":true}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | 14 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"ActiveFence"},{"name":"DeepAR"},{"name":"FaceUnity"},{"name":"Banuba"},{"name":"Palabra"},{"name":"DataDog"},{"name":"OKTA"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Unity","native":true},{"name":"Unreal Engine","native":true},{"name":"React","native":true},{"name":"Flutter","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"Jenkins"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Xcode"},{"name":"Android Studio"},{"name":"React"},{"name":"React Native"},{"name":"Flutter"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"SwiftUI"},{"name":"Kotlin"},{"name":"Jetpack Compose"},{"name":"Expo"},{"name":"Vercel AI SDK","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","features":["Tickets/Emails Support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","features":["Tickets/Emails Support","Reference Apps Access","HIPAA Support","Guaranteed Response Time P2/P3","Analytics Standard"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Business","features":["Tickets/Emails Support","Reference Apps Access","HIPAA Support","Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3","Analytics Premium","Dedicated Support via Slack"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2900,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","features":["Tickets/Emails Support","Reference Apps Access","HIPAA Support","Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3","Analytics Enterprise","Dedicated Support via Slack","Named TAM Support","Live Developer Training"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4900,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier available. Support plans from $1,200–$4,900/month (annual billing).","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.agora.io","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:56:58.452Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1200,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Build","summary":"Free tier for makers (projects with <5 team members and <$10k/month revenue) or $100/month credit","features":["REST API","SDKs (Node, Python, Ruby, PHP)","Webhooks","Customizable UI","Flat & Timeline Feeds","Notification & Aggregated Feeds","SOC2/ISO27001/CCPA/GDPR","Global Edge Network"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls":"125k/month","activities":"5k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Start","summary":"$499/month (annual commitment) or $599/month (monthly). Overages: $25 per 1k activities, $9 per 10k API calls","features":["Ranked Feeds","Ticketed Support","Dedicated Regional Servers","HIPAA","2FA","Audit Logs","24/7 Phone Support","Dedicated Slack Channel"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls":"1.25M/month","activities":"50k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Elevate","summary":"$899/month (annual commitment) or $999/month (monthly). Overages: $23 per 1k activities, $9 per 10k API calls","features":["All Start features"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":899,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls":"3.75M/month","activities":"150k/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing with activity-based model","features":["99.999% SLA","SAML/SSO","Private Dedicated Servers","24/7 Support","Activity-based pricing","Scale to 100M+ users"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Image & File CDN","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.17,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.07,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"images"},"kind":"metered","amount":5.8,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $499/month. Free tier for makers. Usage-based overage charges.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://getstream.io/activity-feeds/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-22T14:42:50.701Z","startingPrice":{"amount":499,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":1200,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":499,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | 99.999 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"ISO/IEC 27001","status":"active","auditor":"DNV GL"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27017","status":"active","auditor":"DNV GL"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27018","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 27701","status":"active"},{"name":"ISO/IEC 42001","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.agora.io/kr/compliance | https://getstream.io/blog/content-compliance/ |

## Capabilities (Communication APIs)

| Capability | Agora | Stream |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Channels** |  |  |
| SMS | - | - |
| Voice | ✓ | ✓ |
| WhatsApp | - | - |
| RCS | - | - |
| Transactional email | - | - |
| Video / real-time | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-app chat | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verify / OTP / 2FA | - | - |
| **Messaging** |  |  |
| Two-way messaging | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Geographic coverage | Global | Global |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Email deliverability tools | - | - |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Published per-unit pricing | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T06:37:13.418Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*