Comparison

Courier vs Stream

On the evidence we track, Stream leads this comparison with a composite score of 80/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Courier full profile →Stream full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Courier64

★Stream80

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Courier	StreamLeader
Vioscale score	64 / 100medium · 72%updating	80 / 100medium · 72%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	14
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.999
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Courier64 / 100medium · 72%updating

Stream80 / 100medium · 72%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Courier✓

Stream✓

Model

Courierfreemium

Streamfreemium

Price level

Courierlow

Streamhigh

Transparent

Courier✓

Stream✓

Integrations

Count

Courier4

Stream14

Security

Disclosure policy

Courier✓

Stream✓

Gdpr

Courier✓

Stream✓

Hipaa

Courier✓

Stream✓

Iso27001

Courier–

Stream✓

Pci

Courier✓

Stream–

Soc2

Courier✓

Stream✓

Reliability

Sla pct

Courier–

Stream99.999

Status page

Courier✓

Stream✓

Market

Availability

Courier–

StreamAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Communication APIs
Capability	Courier	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	✗	✓

Channels

SMS

Courier✓

Stream-

Voice

Courier✗

Stream✓

Courier✗

Stream-

RCS

Courier✗

Stream-

Transactional email

Courier✓

Stream-

Video / real-time

Courier✗

Stream✓

In-app chat

Courier✓

Stream✓

Verify / OTP / 2FA

Courier✗

Stream-

Messaging

Two-way messaging

Courier✗

Stream✓

Reach

Geographic coverage

CourierGlobal

StreamGlobal

Delivery

Email deliverability tools

Courier✓

Stream-

Commercial

Published per-unit pricing

Courier✗

Stream✓

What each one is

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

Courier

A messaging platform that orchestrates customer notifications across email, SMS, push, chat, and other channels through APIs, visual design tools, and automated journeys.

Independently observed

Stream

Leader

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Courier

from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 sends/month, then $0.005 per send. No per-seat or channel fees.

DeveloperFree
- 10,000 sends per month
- Journeys & broadcasts
- MCP server, CLI, & SDKs
- SSO via Google, Github
- Email support
Business$0.005 per send
- All Developer features
- Pay-as-you-go pricing
- AI Translations
- AI Agent node
- Email & chat support
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Business features
- Volume pricing
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Observability integrations
- Role-based access control
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Stream

Leader

from $499/moHybridFree tier

Free tier plus $499–$899/month plans with activity and API call overages. Free Maker program for companies under 5 team members and $10k MRR.

FreeFree
- Flat & Timeline Feeds
- Notification & Aggregated Feeds
- Security & Compliance
- Global Edge Network
Start$499/month billed annually, or $599/month
- All Feeds API features
- Ranked Feeds
- Ticketed Support
- Security & Compliance
- Global Edge Network
Elevate$899/month billed annually, or $999/month
- All Feeds API features
- Ranked Feeds
- Ticketed Support
- Security & Compliance
- Global Edge Network
EnterpriseContact sales
- Activity-based pricing
- 99.999% SLA
- SAML/SSO
- Private Dedicated Servers
- 24/7 Support

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Courier	Stream
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Courier✓

Stream✓

iOS

Courier✗

Stream✓

Android

Courier✗

Stream✓

CLI

Courier✗

Stream✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Courier✓

Stream✓

Integrations

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

Courier

4 total

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Independently observed

Stream

Leader

14 total

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Expo

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.