Agora vs Bird

Number of connections that can be handled across the platform.

Number of channels or rooms that can be handled across the platform.

Number of messages that can be handled across the platform.

Number of messsages that can be published per second.

Maintains the sequence of messages as they were sent. This is particularly important in apps where the chronological order of messages is essential for meaningful communication.

Guarantees that each message is processed exactly once, preventing data inconsistencies that can arise from duplicate processing or missing messages.

By bringing servers (Points of Presence, or PoP) geographically closer to the devices of end users, and routing requests to the nearest PoP, global latency is reduced to a minimum.

By replicating data across multiple regions, the risk of data loss or downtime is greatly mitigated since if data is lost or a server fails in one region, the information can be retrieved from another.

Having no single point of failure means a system is resilient and can continue to operate even if one part fails. Avoiding a single point of congestion ensures messages flow efficiently across the system and avoids bottlenecks that could lead to performance issues under load.

Low latency is crucial for realtime apps as it ensures swift and efficient data transmissions, providing a smoother and more responsive user experience.

Reduces the overall message count, lowers costs, and mitigates the risk of hitting rate limits during high-throughput scenarios.

Automatically re-establish failed connections and replay missed messages.

Supporting multiple languages and platforms offers greater flexibility when building cross-platform realtime apps.

High-level metrics about the clients currently connected to a channel make it simple to show things such as connected user count, or display which channels are the most popular.

Show when others are typing in a chat room, enhancing realtime communication flow.

Customize the chat environment with reactions and other shared room states.

Boost engagement by enabling users to quickly express emotions or feedback on messages.

Enhance messages with rich text formatting in chat.

Support for sharing images, videos, and files in chat.

Control user roles and permissions to ensure proper access and moderation.

Customizable UI elements for a seamless chat integration.

Detect and manage harmful content automatically, after the message is broadcast to participants.

Tools for moderators to detect harmful messages and manage them effectively.

Remove problematic users from the chat to maintain a healthy environment.

An example price based on 5 live streaming chat events and 50K attendees.

With a free plan, you can test the service’s functionality and compatibility with your project before committing to a paid plan.

The pricing plans offered by cost.

Enables you to quickly integrate realtime collaborative features like live cursors, member location, avatar stacks, and component locking.

Database sync capabilities enable realtime updates between your database and UI, ensuring the UI reflects changes in the database instantly, with data consistency, and without the need for polling.

Send notifications directly to users screens, from chat responses to news alerts, or game updates, whether or not an application is open and running.

State-of-the-art asset tracking across last mile logistics, food delivery applications, and urban mobility services.

Enables integration with third-party cloud providers by facilitating the execution of custom code against messages to perform business logic like on-the-fly translation.

Provides a dependable method to reroute messages from the service to third-party streams and queues for further processing.

Enables realtime monitoring and troubleshooting by offering insights into service behavior directly in your observability platform of choice.

SSO streamlines login processes, boosts security by minimizing password use, and meets compliance needs for secure data access management.

Provides control over which users can subscribe and publish to certain channels.

Ensures that the data transmitted between the client and the API server remains confidential and secure while in transit.

Compliance with regulations can impact your ability to meet legal obligations in your industry.