How do Zoom and Twilio compare? And what does Dyte Video SDK offer?
Zoom and Twilio are top contenders when it comes to live video. Both platforms provide different packages, features, and benefits. But they are legacy video SDK providers who last improved the user experience over half a decade ago and take months to integrate into your app.
Dyte changes that. With Dyte, you get a single SDK that handles video/voice calls, live streams and offers collaborative features out of the box. All that, and it takes you 10 minutes to integrate Dyte into your app.
This page pits Zoom vs Twilio, goes over the pros and cons, and explains why Dyte deserves your consideration so you can make an informed decision.
Zoom Video SDK is the classic Zoom Client without its shell. It's the same reliable technology that powers all Zoom calls. The company unveiled Video SDK to cater to the growing use cases that the rigid, classic client couldn't serve.
Twilio originally started by helping developers automate traditional phone calls and SMS text messages. But today, developers can use it to build business communication (in-app and otherwise) across the customer journey.
With so many Video SDK product providers claiming theirs is the best, choosing can be tricky. That's why we designed a feature-to-feature comparison chart - to make it easy to see why Dyte is the best option.
We built a feature-to-feature comparison chart to show why Dyte is the Video SDK to go for.
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Development is tough & restrictive
Requires high coding effort
Easy integration with open APIs
No UI support
No UI support
Highly customizable UI Kit
Single SDK but only supports video calls
Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more
A single SDK that supports everything
Not available
Not available
In-built
Available
Not available
In-built
Only white board
Not available
In-built or build your own
Not available
Complex Integration
Single line integration
Not available
Not available
In-built
HD
HD
Full HD
~75 MB
~1 MB
~200 KB GZIP
Basic
Complex integration
Managed by the SDK
Not available
Not available
In-built
Limited to host and participant only
Limited to host & participant only
Create custom roles that are specific to your use-case
Not available
Not available
In-built
Not available
Manual configuration needed
In-built
Platform Supported
Ease of development
Development is tough & restrictive
Requires high coding effort
Easy integration with open APIs
UI Support
No UI support
No UI support
Highly customizable UI Kit
SDK overhead
Single SDK but only supports video calls
Multiple SDKs for calling, streaming and more
A single SDK that supports everything
HLS Streaming
Not available
Not available
In-built
RTMP Streaming
Available
Not available
In-built
Plugins
Only Whiteboard
Not available
In-built or build your own
AI/ML Middleware
Not available
Complex integration
Single line integration
Polls
Not available
Not available
In-built
Video Quality
HD
HD
Full HD
SDK footprint size
~75 MB
~1 MB
~200 KB GZIP
Error Handling
Basic
Complex integration
Managed by the SDK
Breakout Rooms
Not available
Not available
In-built
Roles/Permissions
Limited to host and participant only
Limited to host and participant only
Create custom roles that are specific to your use-case
Audio room
Not available
Not available
In-built
Support for multiple audio I/O
Not available
Manual configuration needed
In-built
10,000 free minutes
Not available
10,000 free minutes
$0.0035 per user per minute
$0.004 per user per minute
$0.004 per user per minute
$0.0035 per user per minute
$0.004 per user per minute
$0.001 per user per minute
Plans upto $1900/month
Plans upto $5000/month
Free
Brief analytics
Separate charges
Free
$0.004 per user per minute
$0.004 per user per minute +$0.01 per minute composition charges
Flat $0.010 per minute
$100/month for 1TB storage
Free 10 GB, $0.05 per GB permonth for additional storage
First 7 days free, $0.023 perGB per month.
Not available
Not available
Available
Features
Free
Video
Audio
Support
Analytics
Recording
Storage
Volume Discounts
Dyte helps you integrate custom, secure, high-quality live video and voice to your web, mobile, and desktop applications in just a few lines of code.
Build tailor-made live experiences in your app that satiate your user's needs. Use Dyte's UI kit for a low code experience building or start from scratch with its core SDKs.
Access detailed analytics on video call metrics like participant interactions, duration, and more to analyze participant interest throughout the session.
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Make live calls between users more immersive with collaborative features like screen share, chat, polls, emojis, et al. offered out-of-box with Dyte.
Whether you need to get a few basic queries answered, or need technical heavylifting, we’re here for you.
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7 times
faster development
2 weeks
time required to go-live
“Dyte gave us a complete video calling solution as compared to the bare bones offered by others. This reduced our development timeline by 7x and speed up our go-to-market by almost 12 months. Dyte API documentation & support is one of the best!”
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