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How do Zoom and Whereby compare? And what does Dyte Video SDK offer?
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.
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.
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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.
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!
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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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Free | 10,000 participant minutes | 10,000 participant minutes | 2000 participant minutes |
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 |
Dyte is the top choice for businesses looking to enhance customer experiences and collaboration.
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.
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.
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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.
Video Conferencing SDK and APIs loved by Developers
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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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