# Daily vs Postmark

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Daily

| Attribute | Daily | Postmark |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 82.9 (71% (medium)) | 59.9 (48% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"WebRTC platform providing ultra-low latency communication infrastructure for developers to build video calls, voice conversations, and AI agents at global scale. Offers enterprise-grade reliability, compliance certifications, and cloud recording and streaming capabilities. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://www.daily.co/pricing/video-sdk/","question":"What is Daily?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Daily is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. A commercial or hosted edition starts at $0.00. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.daily.co/pricing/video-sdk/","question":"Is Daily free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Daily supports macOS and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.daily.co","question":"What platforms does Daily support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Daily can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.daily.co","question":"Can Daily be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Daily, including Deepgram, Krisp, Mediasoup, GStreamer, Pipecat and Silero. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.daily.co","question":"What does Daily integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Daily. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Daily not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.daily.co/products/security-at-daily/","question":"What security certifications does Daily have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A service for reliably sending transactional emails from applications using REST API or SMTP, with libraries available for multiple programming languages. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com","question":"What is Postmark?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Postmark offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $1.20. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com","question":"Is Postmark free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Postmark. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com","question":"What platforms does Postmark support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Postmark, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com/blog/announcing-lower-pricing-and-monthly-plans","question":"Can Postmark be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Postmark, including Mailcoach, Datadog, Craft CMS, Customer.io, ActiveCampaign, Supabase, Bubble and Figma, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com/blog/announcing-lower-pricing-and-monthly-plans","question":"What does Postmark integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for Postmark. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Postmark not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com/eu-privacy","question":"What security certifications does Postmark have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Postmark is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://postmarkapp.com/blog/announcing-lower-pricing-and-monthly-plans","question":"Where is Postmark available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | WebRTC platform providing ultra-low latency communication infrastructure for developers to build video calls, voice conversations, and AI agents at global scale. Offers enterprise-grade reliability, compliance certifications, and cloud recording and streaming capabilities. | Postmark is a transactional email service that connects with popular CMS platforms, marketing automation tools, forms providers, and business applications to send reliable emails across your workflows. |
| features.capabilities | `{"chat":true,"video":true,"voice":true,"two_way":true,"global_coverage":"global","usage_pricing_transparent":true}` | `{"email":true,"two_way":true,"global_coverage":"global","deliverability_tools":true,"usage_pricing_transparent":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | 21 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Deepgram"},{"name":"Krisp"},{"name":"Mediasoup"},{"name":"GStreamer"},{"name":"Pipecat","native":true,"category":"framework","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Silero","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Mailcoach"},{"name":"Datadog"},{"name":"Craft CMS"},{"name":"Customer.io"},{"name":"ActiveCampaign"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Bubble"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Gravity Forms"},{"name":"Gravity SMTP for WordPress"},{"name":"Netlify"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Stripo"},{"name":"Typeform"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"WP Mail SMTP"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Tabular"},{"name":"SureTriggers"},{"name":"Marka Email Generator"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["10,000 free video and audio call minutes per month","Regional media zones","IP allowlist"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"video_and_audio_minutes":"10,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Usage-based","summary":"From $0.004/participant-minute for video calls with automatic volume discounts","features":["Video calls at $0.004/participant-minute","Audio-only at $0.00099/participant-minute","Cloud recording, streaming, SIP/PSTN dial-in/out","Automatic volume discounts up to 45%","Transcription services"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"participant-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.004,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"participant-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00099,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"recorded-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01349,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"encoded-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.015,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"encoded-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.03,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"participant-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0059,"currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Advanced Firewall Control","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Healthcare (HIPAA + BAA)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Advanced Insights","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Noise cancellation (Krisp)","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"participant-minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0002,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier includes 10,000 minutes/month. Pay-as-you-go pricing starts at $0.004/participant-minute for video with automatic volume discounts up to 45%.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.daily.co/pricing/video-sdk/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:22:49.222Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.00099,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/mo","features":["100 emails/month","REST API","SMTP","Transactional email","Sandbox Mode","Up to 10 custom domains","45-day retention","Up to 10 users"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For testing and evaluation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"100/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$15/mo + $1.80 per 1,000 overage emails","features":["10,000+ emails/month","Industry-leading deliverability","45-day retention","5 custom domains","Unlimited emails/day","Detailed analytics","Up to 4 users","Up to 15 message streams"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"emails"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.8,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For solo developers and smaller teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"10,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$16.50/mo + $1.30 per 1,000 overage emails","features":["10,000+ emails/month","Industry-leading deliverability","Customizable retention up to 365 days","10 custom domains","Unlimited emails/day","Inbound email processing","Bulk Email API","Detailed analytics","Up to 6 users","Up to 30 message streams"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":16.5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"emails"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.3,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For startups and small businesses","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"10,000/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Platform","summary":"$18/mo + $1.20 per 1,000 overage emails","features":["10,000+ emails/month","Industry-leading deliverability","Customizable retention up to 365 days","Unlimited custom domains","Unlimited emails/day","Inbound email processing","Bulk Email API","Detailed analytics","Unlimited users","Unlimited message streams"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":18,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000,"unit":"emails"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.2,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For agencies and larger teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"emails":"10,000/mo"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Dedicated IPs","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Custom activity retention","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $15/mo. Free tier with 100 emails/month. Pay-as-you-go overages starting at $1.80 per 1,000 emails.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://postmarkapp.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:11:12.615Z","startingPrice":{"amount":1.2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Communication APIs)

| Capability | Daily | Postmark |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T19:15:58.562Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*