Agora
Real-time communication infrastructure for voice, video, and messaging
- Also known as
- agora
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Agora?
A global real-time engagement platform providing APIs and infrastructure for developers to build voice calling, video calling, live streaming, messaging, and conversational AI agent experiences without building the underlying infrastructure.
Agora pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier available. Support plans from $1,200–$4,900/month (annual billing).
Free
Free- Tickets/Emails Support
Professional
- Tickets/Emails Support
- Reference Apps Access
- HIPAA Support
- Guaranteed Response Time P2/P3
- Analytics Standard
Business
- Tickets/Emails Support
- Reference Apps Access
- HIPAA Support
- Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3
- Analytics Premium
- Dedicated Support via Slack
Enterprise
- Tickets/Emails Support
- Reference Apps Access
- HIPAA Support
- Guaranteed Response Time P1/P2/P3
- Analytics Enterprise
- Dedicated Support via Slack
- Named TAM Support
- Live Developer Training
What Agora does
The capabilities that matter for communication apis, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SMS
- -
- Voice
- ✓
- -
- RCS
- -
- Transactional email
- -
- Video / real-time
- ✓
- In-app chat
- ✓
- Verify / OTP / 2FA
- -
- Two-way messaging
- ✓
- Geographic coverage
- Global
- Email deliverability tools
- -
- Published per-unit pricing
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- iOS
- macOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- OpenAI⇄•
- ActiveFence
- DeepAR
- FaceUnity
- Banuba
- Palabra
- DataDog
- OKTA
- Unity•
- Unreal Engine•
- React•
- Flutter•
Security & compliance
Independently observed- ISO/IEC 27001active · DNV GL
- ISO/IEC 27017active · DNV GL
- ISO/IEC 27018active
- ISO/IEC 27701active
- ISO/IEC 42001active
- SOC 2active
Agora FAQ
Common questions about Agora, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Agora?
A global real-time engagement platform providing APIs and infrastructure for developers to build voice calling, video calling, live streaming, messaging, and conversational AI agent experiences without building the underlying infrastructure. It is indexed under Communication APIs.
Source: https://www.agora.io
Is Agora free?
Agora offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $1200 per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.agora.io
What platforms does Agora support?
Agora supports the web, iOS, Android and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.agora.io
Can Agora be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Agora, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://www.agora.io
What does Agora integrate with?
We have confirmed 7 integrations for Agora, including ActiveFence, DeepAR, FaceUnity, Banuba, Palabra, DataDog and OKTA. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.agora.io
What security certifications does Agora have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Agora. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Agora not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Agora available?
Agora is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://www.agora.io
Agora alternatives
Other communication apis we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- NovuOpen-source platform for sending notifications and enabling agent conversations across email, SMS, chat, push, and in-app messagingmedium · 73%
- DailyLow-latency infrastructure for building real-time voice, video, and AI conversationsmedium · 71%
- StreamUnified platform for building real-time communication and community featuresmedium · 74%
- PlivoAI voice agents and omnichannel communications platform with usage-based pricinghigh · 75%
- SinchAPIs for SMS, voice, email, video, and verificationmedium · 72%
- InfobipConnect with customers across multiple messaging and communication platformslow · 48%
Compare Agora
Side by side against other communication apis, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Agora, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 100 | 0.16 | 15.7 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 85 | 0.12 | 9.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.05 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 45 | 0.06 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.04 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 22 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Chat: Yes · Video: Yes · Voice: Yes · Two way: Yes · Global coverage: global · Usage pricing transparent: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 5 | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-18 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-18 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-18 · 75% |
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-09-18 · 75% |
| Certifications | ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 42001, SOC 2 | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
| Trust center | https://www.agora.io/kr/compliance | mediumsource · 2026-09-18 · 60% |
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