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Best Agora alternatives (2026)
8 alternatives to Agora in video api, ranked by entry price. Agora starts at $0/mo. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Free alternatives: 100ms, api.video, Bitmovin, Daily, Mux, Vonage Video API.
- Closest by price: 100ms ($0/mo), api.video ($0/mo), Bitmovin ($0/mo).
Agora alternatives compared
| # | Alternative | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100ms | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | telehealth | 100ms.live |
| 2 | api.video | $0/mo | Yes | — | VOD platforms | api.video |
| 3 | Bitmovin | $0/mo | Yes | — | broadcast-grade encoding | bitmovin.com |
| 4 | Daily | $0/mo | Yes | Yes | telehealth | daily.co |
| 5 | Mux | $0/mo | Yes | — | VOD platforms | mux.com |
| 6 | Vonage Video API | $0/mo | No | Yes | enterprise video conferencing | vonage.com |
| 7 | Cloudflare Stream | usage-priced | No | Yes | VOD platforms | developers.cloudflare.com |
| 8 | Twilio Video | not priced monthly | No | Yes | telehealth | twilio.com |
Data current through 2026-09-03. Compare any two directly on the Video API index.