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Comparison

Plivo vs Stream

No clear leader: Stream (80.3) and Plivo (78.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Plivo full profile →Stream full profile →
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Plivo79
Stream80
Score
vioscaleAI score
Plivo79 / 100medium · 72%
Stream80 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Plivo✓
Stream✓
Model
Plivofreemium
Streamfreemium
Price level
Plivohigh
Streamhigh
Starting price
Plivo$228
Stream$499
Transparent
Plivo✓
Stream✓
Integrations
Count
Plivo12
Stream14
Security
Disclosure policy
Plivo–
Stream✓
Gdpr
Plivo✓
Stream✓
Hipaa
Plivo✓
Stream✓
Iso27001
Plivo–
Stream✓
Pci
Plivo✓
Stream–
Soc2
Plivo✓
Stream✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Plivo99.99
Stream99.999
Status page
Plivo✓
Stream✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Plivo7 items
Stream6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Plivo

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

Stream

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.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Plivo

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
as of verify ↗

Stream

from $499/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $499/month. Free tier for makers. Usage-based overage charges.

  • BuildFree
    • REST API
    • SDKs (Node, Python, Ruby, PHP)
    • Webhooks
    • Customizable UI
    • Flat & Timeline Feeds
    • +3 more
  • Start$499/month (annual commitment) or $599/month (monthly). Overages: $25 per 1k activities, $9 per 10k API calls
    • Ranked Feeds
    • Ticketed Support
    • Dedicated Regional Servers
    • HIPAA
    • 2FA
    • +3 more
  • Elevate$899/month (annual commitment) or $999/month (monthly). Overages: $23 per 1k activities, $9 per 10k API calls
    • All Start features
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • 99.999% SLA
    • SAML/SSO
    • Private Dedicated Servers
    • 24/7 Support
    • Activity-based pricing
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Plivo✓
Stream✓
iOS
Plivo✗
Stream✓
Android
Plivo✗
Stream✓
CLI
Plivo✓
Stream✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Plivo✓
Stream✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Slack

Plivo

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

Stream

15 total - 14 not shared
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • Postman
  • Xcode
  • Android Studio
  • React
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Expo
  • Vercel AI SDK
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Plivo or Stream: which one depends on you

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