100ms vs Vonage Video API

100ms8.9Visit VVVonage Video API8.5Visit

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

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VV Vonage Video API #8 in Video APIs 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Vonage

• 100ms fits best

  Flexible embedded video and live streaming

• Vonage Video API fits best

  Enterprise-scale interactive video

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Side by side

Feature	100ms 8.9/10 Visit ↗	VVVonage Video API 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.5
Ranking	#4 in Video APIs	#8 in Video APIs
Best for	Flexible embedded video and live streaming	Enterprise-scale interactive video
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.0012/unit usage-based	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Live chat	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA	SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features 100ms 3/3 · Vonage Video API 3/3
Real-time video	✓	✓
Recorded video	✓	✓
Mobile SDKs	✓	✓
Specs
Maximum participants	100 participants	15000 participants (best)
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	Supports interactive sessions, broadcasting, recording, captions, and transcription Offers web, desktop, mobile, server SDKs, REST APIs, and audio connectors Scales to sessions with up to 15,000 participants
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	Pricing is usage-based and varies across advanced features No permanent free plan is included The broad feature set may exceed narrow video-call needs
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 →	Vonage Video API is a cloud platform for developers embedding real-time interactive video into web, mobile, and desktop applications. It supports customized experiences for telehealth, education, customer engagement, events, and… 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

• Vonage Video API — where it wins

  • Supports interactive sessions, broadcasting, recording, captions, and transcription
  • Offers web, desktop, mobile, server SDKs, REST APIs, and audio connectors
  • Scales to sessions with up to 15,000 participants

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is usage-based and varies across advanced features
  • No permanent free plan is included
  • The broad feature set may exceed narrow video-call needs

• 100ms8.9/10 · Free plan

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

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• VVVonage Video API8.5/10 · Paid

  A broad video API for building interactive sessions, broadcasts, and recorded experiences.

  Visit VonageFull verdict →