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COMPARISON

Zoom vs Whereby

How do Zoom and Whereby compare? And what does Dyte Video SDK offer?

Overview

Zoom and Whereby are video SDKs that help add live experiences to products. Zoom offers better reliability and scalability, while Whereby has easier integration and UI customization.

Dyte changes that. Dyte is a modern live video sdk that offers live video, audio calls, streaming, collaborative features, and more in a single lightweight SDK.

But that said, we pit Zoom vs Whereby to bring out their pros and cons. Let’s dive in. 

LIVE VIDEO SERVICES

So what are these?

What is Zoom?

Zoom Video SDK is the classic Zoom Client without its shell. The SDK provides video, audio, screen sharing, chat, data streams, and more, as a service. You can build with all of these features or pick and choose. The Video SDK also offers server-side APIs and webhooks.

What is Whereby?

Whereby SDK is a high-level, basic live video SDK that helps developers to embed meetings into their app. It offers a UI builder that lets you create basic custom live screens. It also offers open APIs that make it easy to embed the basic live video in your app.

Comparing the Sdks

Zoom vs Whereby vs Dyte

Choosing the right Video SDK can be tough. Our comparison chart makes it easy to see why Dyte is the clear choice. See for yourself!

Ease of development
Development is tough & restrictive
Easy integration with open APIs
Development is moderately tough
UI Support
Pre-built only (Zoom Meeting UI)
Highly customizable UI Kit
Drag and drop UI builder
Roles/ Permissions
Limited to 3 roles - host, co-host, and user only
Custom roles that are specific to your use-case
Limited to host & participant roles
Plugins
Only Whiteboard
In-built or build your own
Available
Polls
Not available
In-built
Not available
Breakout Rooms
Limited only to Web. Not supported on native platforms
In-built
Available
Error Handling
Basic
Managed by the SDK
Elementary
Video Quality
HD
Full HD
HD
Media Player
Not available
Prebuilt with video call
Available
Composite Recording
Manual configuration needed
Available
Not available
AI/ML Middleware
Additional coding effort via another package
Single line integration
Not available
HLS Streaming
Not available
In-built
Not available
Support for Multiple Audio I/O
Not available
In-built
Not available
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Video
$0.0035 /user /minute
$0.004 /user /minute
$9.99/ month for 2,000 viewer minutes then $4/1,000 minutes
Audio
$0.0035/user /minute
$0.001 /user /minute
Same as video
Support
Plans upto $1900/month
Free
Only in enterprise plan
Recording
$100/month for 1TB storage
$0.01 /minute
$0.01 / minute
HIPAA
No separate charges
$500/month
Only in enterprise plan
Volume Discounts
Not available
Available
Not available
COMPARING THE SDKS

What makes Dyte the best video SDK?

Dyte is the top choice for businesses looking to enhance customer experiences and collaboration. 

Advanced customization

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. 

Bandwidth management

Stop worrying about hard coding the edge cases that can disrupt a video call while building live in your product — and let Dyte take care of it.

Collaborative features

Make live calls between users more immersive with collaborative features like screen share, chat, polls, emojis, et al. offered out-of-box with Dyte.

24*7 Support
Over Multiple Channels

Whether you need to get a few basic queries answered, or need technical heavylifting, we’re here for you.

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VIDEO CONFERENCING SDK AND APIS LOVED BY DEVELOPERS
7x
faster development
2 weeks
time required to go-live

7 times

faster development

2 weeks

time required to go-live

“While exploring the right SDK, we explored over 5 options. Eventually came down to Dyte. Love how to the team ships updates like clockwork. Rooting for team DYTE!!

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Sujit Karpe
Co-founder & CTO, iMocha

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