Avaya Communications API vs. SendBird

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Avaya Communications API
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Avaya Communications API (formerly Avaya CPaaS) supports the creation of communication apps providing IVR and automatic speech recognition, text-to-speech, SMS, or phone calls, or apply effects to communications (e.g. voice changer) as desired.N/A
SendBird
Score 8.9 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SendBird is a packaged messaging-as-a-service that is designed to help developers build and manage messaging function in less than 5 minutes. SendBird says it strives to build the whole messaging SDK and backend from the scratch to help developers save time and resources in order to allow them to focus on making apps and services more engaging. SendBird allows mobile developers to easily attach 1-on-1 messaging and group chat to their application. The developer kit also comes with…
$0
Up to 1,000 chat MAU
Pricing
Avaya Communications APISendBird
Editions & Modules
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Free
$0
Up to 1,000 chat MAU
SPROUT
$49
Up to 10,000 chat MAU
TREE
$149
Up to 30,000 chat MAU, Broadcasting message is available
PARK
$499
Up to 100,000 chat MAU, Broadcasting message is available
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Avaya Communications APISendBird
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWe offer Free plan but your Chat MAU will be limited to your service 1,000 and you’ll be limited to send only test broadcasting messages. Q. How is the Chat MAU calculated? A. Chat MAU (monthly active user) is calculated as any user who has sent or received a messaging data using SendBird platform during 30 days. Q. What happens if my app’s popularity explodes and I go beyond the Chat MAU quota? A. We don't have hard ceilings to prevent the Chat MAU rate from exceeding the pricing plan's quota (except for with the Sandbox option), but you will be charged for additional users beyond the stated limit. If your app exceeds the Chat MAU quota, you will be charged $0.012/user with Sprout pricing, $0.011/user with Tree pricing, $0.010/user with Park pricing, and even lower with Enterprise pricing. Q. Can I change the credit card information to another one? A. You can change your credit information on your Dashboard > Billing page.
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Avaya Communications APISendBird
Likelihood to Recommend
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Usability
8.1
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Support Rating
8.1
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User Testimonials
Avaya Communications APISendBird
Likelihood to Recommend
Following are ideal use case scenarios for Avaya OneCloud CPaaS:
  • Agent Onboarding in Contact Centers – personalized digital transformation for contact center agents as part of a workforce management solution. Included in the Spaces Learning suite.
  • Reskilling and Upskilling in BPO Enterprises – skills gap training and assessment for technical employees and salespeople. Included in the Spaces Learning suite.
  • Virtual Classroom in Higher Education – integrated platform for educational content delivery, virtual lectures, small group projects, hands-on labs, and collaboration. Included in the Spaces Learning suite.
  • Remote Development Collaboration for Engineering Teams – agile platform for remote coding and development, virtual scrum meetings, and real-time chat.
Following are use case scenarios where Avaya OneCloud CPaaS is less appropriate:
  • Large Virtual Conference Events
  • Consumer Social Media Gatherings
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SendBird is well suited tool for those who are having sound technical knowledge and in-hand experience of app development and APIs. One might find it difficult to integrate if not having a technical team or a good technical background. Once implemented, using or management is not an issue. Startups having low budget might find it a little bit costier.
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Pros
  • Provides a simple well-designed API for 2-way texting.
  • Enables us to manage multiple clients using a single account.
  • Enables us to bill our clients and monitor their usage easily.
  • Provides rapid setup of numbers and easy scripting of programmatic responses.
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  • It has nice user interface
  • We don't have to face any downtime using SendBird
  • It has nice performance and great efficiency
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Cons
  • By adding the ability to add sub-users to an account.
  • By adding the ability to redact certain aspects of the logs.
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  • Pricing can get expensive once you go over the 100 MAU limit for the Developer tier.
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Usability
We were able to achieve the objectives of the integration we wanted to create in a short timeframe with a minimum of development needed.
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Support Rating
Avaya OneCloud CPaaS support has been excellent. Specifically:
  • Onboarding new users (licensing)
  • API integration support
  • Client platform support for learners
  • Seamless rollout of new features (and documentation)
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Alternatives Considered
We have tried many other CPaaS platforms including Twilio, Telnyx, Nexmo, SignalWire and Bandwidth. The Avaya CPaaS has the richest set of available features combined with the most competitive pricing model!
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Return on Investment
  • Automating the IVR creation gives our business a new dimension.
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  • Using SendBird has decreased the number of support calls to where we were able to hold off on increasing our customer support team's headcount.
  • Customers have raved about having the chat functionality to review & assess their healthcare options without having to call in.
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