# Stream vs Telnyx

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Stream

| Attribute | Stream | Telnyx |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 80.3 (73% (medium)) | 61.8 (72% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"A communications carrier and API platform that provides integrated voice, messaging, video, and AI services with owned infrastructure including edge compute, GPUs, and private networks for building conversational agents. It is indexed under Communication APIs.","source":"https://telnyx.com/pricing/branded-calling","question":"What is Telnyx?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Telnyx offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.02. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://telnyx.com/pricing/branded-calling","question":"Is Telnyx free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Telnyx supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://telnyx.com/pricing/branded-calling","question":"What platforms does Telnyx support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Telnyx can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://telnyx.com/pricing/branded-calling","question":"Can Telnyx be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 36 integrations for Telnyx, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, Deepgram, Speechmatics, NVIDIA Parakeet and Telnyx STT, plus 28 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://telnyx.com/pricing/branded-calling","question":"What does Telnyx integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Telnyx. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Telnyx not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://telnyx.com","question":"What security certifications does Telnyx have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Telnyx is available in Australia and the United States. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://telnyx.com/pricing/branded-calling","question":"Where is Telnyx available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Telnyx is a licensed telecommunications carrier offering infrastructure and APIs for real-time AI agents, voice communications, messaging, email, and identity verification. All capabilities run on Telnyx's proprietary private network and edge computing infrastructure with transparent, usage-based pricing. |
| features.capabilities | `{"chat":true,"video":true,"voice":true,"two_way":true,"global_coverage":"global","usage_pricing_transparent":true}` | `{"rcs":true,"sms":true,"email":true,"video":true,"voice":true,"two_way":true,"whatsapp":true,"verify_otp":true,"global_coverage":"global","deliverability_tools":true,"usage_pricing_transparent":true}` |
| integrations.count | 14 | 30 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Zoom"},{"name":"Google Meet"},{"name":"Webex"},{"name":"Deepgram"},{"name":"Speechmatics"},{"name":"NVIDIA Parakeet"},{"name":"Telnyx STT"},{"name":"Telnyx Ultra TTS"},{"name":"Qwen3TTS"},{"name":"Inworld"},{"name":"Rime"},{"name":"Resemble"},{"name":"Murf"},{"name":"Fish Audio"},{"name":"Azure Neural HD"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Kimi"},{"name":"GLM-5.2"},{"name":"GPT-5.6 Luna"},{"name":"GPT-5.6 Sol"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zoom Phone","native":true,"category":"communication","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"3CX","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"FreePBX","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Asterisk","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Twilio","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Plivo","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Vonage","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Talkdesk","native":true,"category":"contact_center","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"UJET","native":true,"category":"contact_center","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Genesys","native":true,"category":"contact_center","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Dialogflow","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Vercel AI SDK","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LangChain","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Pipecat","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Calendly","native":true,"category":"scheduling","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LiveKit","native":true,"category":"video_realtime","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","GB","AU","CA","IN"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay as you go","summary":"$0 minimum; all services available","features":["All products at published rates"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD","description":"Voice AI Agent"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"character"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.000003,"currency":"USD","description":"Text to Speech"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0015,"currency":"USD","description":"Speech to Text"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.002,"currency":"USD","description":"Voice API"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"message"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.004,"currency":"USD","description":"SMS/MMS"}],"description":"Access all products and services at published usage rates with no minimum spend.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Committed","summary":"From $500/month with volume discounts","features":["Discounted usage rates","Higher usage limits"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"Minimum monthly commitment"}],"description":"Volume discount pricing with higher usage limits in exchange for monthly commitment.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"From $5,000/month; custom terms and support","features":["Custom rates","Dedicated support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5000,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"Minimum monthly commitment (starting)"}],"description":"Custom contracts with volume-based rates, dedicated support, and tailored terms.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Usage-based from $0; committed plans from $500/month; Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://telnyx.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:35:09.814Z","startingPrice":{"amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | high | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":499,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":500,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.999 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | - | `[{"name":"HIPAA","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://getstream.io/blog/content-compliance/ | https://telnyx.com/security |

## Capabilities (Communication APIs)

| Capability | Stream | Telnyx |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-10-16T20:58:21.324Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*