Tencent Cloud Chat vs Sendbird Chat

TCTencent Cloud Chat9.3Visit Sendbird Chat7.9Visit

Higher score TC Tencent Cloud Chat #1 in Chat APIs 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Tencent Cloud

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Sendbird Chat #15 in Chat APIs 7.9/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Sendbird

• Tencent Cloud Chat fits best

  Multiplatform chat with deep message features

• Sendbird Chat fits best

  Established teams needing enterprise chat controls

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Side by side

Feature	TCTencent Cloud Chat 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Sendbird Chat 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	7.9
Ranking	#1 in Chat APIs	#15 in Chat APIs
Best for	Multiplatform chat with deep message features	Established teams needing enterprise chat controls
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$399/mo	$349/mo (best)
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Integrations	9 integrations	2 integrations
Features Tencent Cloud Chat 4/4 · Sendbird Chat 4/4
Presence support	✓	✓
Typing indicators	✓	✓
Push notifications	✓	✓
Moderation tools	✓	✓
Specs
SDK platforms	Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Web, Flutter, Electron, Unity, React Native, C, C++	iOS, Android, JavaScript, Flutter, Unity, Unreal, .NET
Delivery methods	online messages, offline push, REST API push	persistent WebSocket connections, push notifications, webhooks, Platform API
Message history	7 days	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Rich message types, history, search, recall, forwarding, and deletion SDKs, REST APIs, webhooks, UI components, and broad platform support Moderation, presence, read receipts, typing indicators, and push notifications	Supports one-to-one, group, open, and supergroup channels Includes moderation, search, analytics, export, and message retrieval Official SDKs cover iOS, Android, JavaScript, Flutter, Unity, Unreal, and .NET
Cons	Paid plans start at $399 per month Standard includes a default seven-day historical message-retention period Usage-based overages and paid add-ons can increase monthly costs	No permanent free plan Starter lacks translation, data export, and image moderation Enterprise pricing is custom
Our verdict	Tencent Cloud Chat is an embeddable real-time messaging service for developers adding communication features to applications. It supports one-to-one and group messaging, communities, live-chat experiences, user profiles, relationship… Read the review →	Sendbird Chat provides SDKs, UI kits, a Platform API, and messaging infrastructure for adding real-time chat to web, mobile, game, and other applications. It suits established teams that need more than basic messaging, particularly those… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Tencent Cloud Chat — where it wins

  • Rich message types, history, search, recall, forwarding, and deletion
  • SDKs, REST APIs, webhooks, UI components, and broad platform support
  • Moderation, presence, read receipts, typing indicators, and push notifications

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $399 per month
  • Standard includes a default seven-day historical message-retention period
  • Usage-based overages and paid add-ons can increase monthly costs

• Sendbird Chat — where it wins

  • Supports one-to-one, group, open, and supergroup channels
  • Includes moderation, search, analytics, export, and message retrieval
  • Official SDKs cover iOS, Android, JavaScript, Flutter, Unity, Unreal, and .NET

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Starter lacks translation, data export, and image moderation
  • Enterprise pricing is custom

• TCTencent Cloud Chat9.3/10 · Free plan

  A feature-rich chat backend for teams building messaging across multiple platforms.

  Visit Tencent CloudFull verdict →
• Sendbird Chat7.9/10 · Paid

  A paid chat API suite for teams that need moderation, analytics, and export controls.

  Visit SendbirdFull verdict →