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    SendBird

    Score8.9 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

    Vonage Communications APIs

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AVonage APIs (formerly Nexmo and TokBox) help growing startups and agile enterprises enhance customer experience and realize new business outcomes at scale. With a comprehensive suite of communication channels, a global platform, and expert support, users can abstract the complexity of communications and innovate faster.N/A
    Pricing
    SendBirdVonage Communications APIs
    Editions & Modules
    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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    Pricing Offerings
    SendBirdVonage Communications APIs
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    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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    User Ratings
    SendBirdVonage Communications APIs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SendBirdVonage Communications APIs
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SendBird
    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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    Vonage
    While there are likely a variety of scenarios that would work well with Vonage [Communications APIs (formerly Nexmo)], implementations that need transactional message and response actions are a great fit. Our experience with transactional messaging has been really good and we are continuing to look at opportunities to expand our usage of this part of their service.
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    Pros
    SendBird
    • Moderation around comments & chats.
    • SendBird UIKit was super helpful for the design team.
    • Our devs raved about the API documentation being so thorough & easy to follow.
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    Vonage
    • I like the delivery speed, it's very instantaneous. As soon as the delivery status changes on the website, the message gets delivered. The rates are also cheap and affordable.
    • The accuracy of the services and the non-stop supportive team.
    • Simple API, easy to integrate with existing notification functionality in your Laravel apps.
    • Ease of implementation. We needed less than one month to go live.
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    Cons
    SendBird
    • It's support system is not that efficient
    • Documentation needs improvement
    • It's pricing is a little bit high comparing to other available options
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    Vonage
    • Written documentation and discovery could be a lot better.
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    Usability
    SendBird
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    Vonage
    The overall usability of Vonage [Communications APIs (formerly Nexmo)] system for message delivery is sufficient for our implementation. Some improvements and additional reporting options in the account administration interface would increase our utilization of the post-delivery data further in order to provide further value-added features for our clients.
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    Support Rating
    SendBird
    No answers on this topic
    Vonage
    The product feels a bit like a black box since it's built to be an off-the-shelf solution so sometimes it feels like the only way to really understand it is to talk to an engineer directly as the documentation is so-so.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SendBird
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    Vonage
    Nexmo is the best platform in the industry for sure. We don't use all the features that the API provides but we are really satisfied with the ones we use. We are sure this is the best solution in the market if you need to solve the communication in real time with your customers. When we have to build a new website we are going to support the solution with Nexmo.
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    Return on Investment
    SendBird
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Vonage
    • Allowed us to go to market faster (positive).
    • Greatly limits our claim to quality as the ceiling on video quality is lower than other platforms (negative).
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