Stream

Stream VS Sendbird©*
Try The SDKs

End Users

1+ Billion

Apps

2000+

Uptime SLA

99.999%

API Response

~9ms

Security & Compliance
Modern SDKs

Modern SDKs

Modern SDKs that enable your team to build and launch quickly, iterate faster and ship a stable chat experience. Sendbird©* is missing key SDKs such as Jetpack Compose and SwiftUI.

No Hidden Limits

No Hidden Limits

There are no hidden limits to the number of channels a user can participate in, the number of members in a channel or the number of concurrent users. Scale up to 5 million concurrent users in a single channel.

Global Edge Network

Global Edge Network

Leverage Stream’s global edge network to avoid latency and time-outs from Sendbird©*'s cloud region-approach. Offline support in the SDKs and optimistic UI updates further accelerate performance.

Performance and Pricing

Performance and Pricing

Stream is built on Go, RocksDB & Raft. The API takes an average of 9ms to respond. Not only does it enable great performance, it also means we can offer the most cost effective chat experience in the market. Optimized for livestream use cases and/or apps with hundreds of millions of users.

Enterprise Support

Enterprise Support

Streams offers shared slack channels with our engineering team, 24/7 phone support and a 99.999% up-time guarantee. Our support team replies in 30 minutes on average. We succeed by making our customers successful and stand behind the quality of our products.

Migrate in less than 30 Days from Sendbird©* to Stream

Megan Roche
Build Plan
Free
Developer Plan
Free
Start Plan
$399/mo
Starter Plan
$429/mo
Elevate Plan
$599/mo
Pro Plan
$579/mo
Enterprise Plan
Custom
Enterprise Plan
Custom
Frontend SDKs & UI Components
Backend SDKs
Channel Limitations
Unlimited
Up to 20k within group channel
Uptime SLA
Up to 99.999%
99.9%
Edge Network
DPF Certification
Offline Support
Limited
Custom File Management
Limited
Custom Events
Team Support/Multi-Tenancy
User Mentions
Limited
Announcements
Polls
Max 100 Channel Participants
Threads
Up to 20k within group channel
Read Receipts
Max 100 Channel Participants
Reactions
Max 100 Channel Participants
Video/Voice Call Integration
Slash Commands
Advanced Moderation
AI Moderation
Message Drafts
Restricted Message Visibility

Your Data is Always Yours

Ghulam Zaky

Say Goodbye to Sendbird©’s Limitations

Start Building
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