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Comparison

Sinch 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.

Sinch full profile →Stream full profile →
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Sinch62
★Stream80
Score
Vioscale score
Sinch62 / 100medium · 73%
Stream80 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Sinch✓
Stream✓
Model
Sinchfreemium
Streamfreemium
Price level
Sinchlow
Streamhigh
Transparent
Sinch✗
Stream✓
Integrations
Count
Sinch13
Stream14
Security
Disclosure policy
Sinch✓
Stream✓
Gdpr
Sinch✓
Stream✓
Hipaa
Sinch–
Stream✓
Iso27001
Sinch✓
Stream✓
Soc2
Sinch✓
Stream✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Sinch–
Stream99.999
Status page
Sinch✓
Stream✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Sinch

A unified platform providing enterprise-grade messaging, voice, and email capabilities with built-in delivery, compliance, and fraud protection. Offers both developer APIs and ready-made applications for marketing, notifications, identity verification, and customer support.

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.

Sinch

from $0.01/moUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go from $0.01/minute for voice calls. Free trial available.

  • Voice API CallingFrom $0.01/minute for outbound calls
    • Domestic calling in 60+ countries
    • International calling
    • In-app calling
    • SIP interface
    • Call recording
    • +5 more
  • Phone NumbersFree
    • Receive calls
    • Domestic calling
as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Sinch

13 total
  • Genesys
  • 3CX
  • Adobe
  • Emarsys
  • SAP
  • HubSpot
  • Shopify
  • Mailjet
  • Mailgun
  • SimpleTexting
  • ClickSend
  • Chatlayer
  • Contact Pro
Independently observed

Stream

Leader
14 total
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Postman
  • Xcode
  • Android Studio
  • React
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Expo
Independently observed

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