100ms vs Stream Video

100ms8.9Visit Stream Video8.8Visit

Higher score 100ms #4 in Video APIs 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit 100ms

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Stream Video #5 in Video APIs 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Stream Video

• 100ms fits best

  Flexible embedded video and live streaming

• Stream Video fits best

  Feature-rich calls and livestreaming

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Side by side

Feature	100ms 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Stream Video 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Video APIs	#5 in Video APIs
Best for	Flexible embedded video and live streaming	Feature-rich calls and livestreaming
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$0.0012/unit usage-based	$0.30/unit usage-based
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat	Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features 100ms 3/3 · Stream Video 3/3
Real-time video	✓	✓
Recorded video	✓	✓
Mobile SDKs	✓	✓
Specs
Maximum participants	100 participants	Not checked yet
Recording storage	Both	Both
Client platforms	Not checked yet	All
Our review
Pros	WebRTC conferencing and HLS interactive live streaming Prebuilt UI plus custom SDKs for web, iOS, Android, React Native, and Flutter Recording, chat, REST APIs, webhooks, transcription, and AI summaries	Combines calling, livestreaming, recording, captions, and moderation Offers prebuilt and customizable UI components across major client platforms Supports Stream-managed or customer-managed recording storage
Cons	Usage-based costs vary by conferencing, streaming, encoding, and recording activity Full-duplex group calls support up to 100 participants Custom pricing is oriented toward higher monthly usage and eligible migrations	The Free plan is audio only Listed usage pricing is for audio-only participant minutes It is not open source
Our verdict	100ms provides developer infrastructure for embedding real-time video conferencing, interactive live streaming, audio-video rooms, and related workflows in web and mobile applications. It is suited to products in education, fitness,… Read the review →	Stream Video provides APIs and client SDKs for developers building embedded video calling, audio rooms, and livestreaming experiences. Its scope suits teams that need more than real-time video alone, including recording, transcription,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 100ms — where it wins

  • WebRTC conferencing and HLS interactive live streaming
  • Prebuilt UI plus custom SDKs for web, iOS, Android, React Native, and Flutter
  • Recording, chat, REST APIs, webhooks, transcription, and AI summaries

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based costs vary by conferencing, streaming, encoding, and recording activity
  • Full-duplex group calls support up to 100 participants
  • Custom pricing is oriented toward higher monthly usage and eligible migrations

• Stream Video — where it wins

  • Combines calling, livestreaming, recording, captions, and moderation
  • Offers prebuilt and customizable UI components across major client platforms
  • Supports Stream-managed or customer-managed recording storage

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free plan is audio only
  • Listed usage pricing is for audio-only participant minutes
  • It is not open source

• 100ms8.9/10 · Free plan

  A flexible video API with conferencing, streaming, recording, SDKs, and usage-based pricing.

  Visit 100msFull verdict →
• Stream Video8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad video API stack for teams building calls, livestreams, recordings, and moderation.

  Visit Stream VideoFull verdict →