What is Agora used for?

Agora provides real-time voice, video and live-streaming SDKs that developers embed in web and mobile apps to add calling and interactive broadcast features. It is a good fit for telehealth and online tutoring video calls, and interactive live events inside apps.

Yes. Agora has a free plan, and paid plans start at $449 per month.

Is Agora open source?

No. Agora is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Agora include LiveKit, OpenVidu and Janus Gateway.

What are some alternatives to Agora?

Agora competes with Twilio, Daily and Vonage API. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Agora alternatives.

Agora: features, pricing and alternatives

About Agora

Agora is a commercial real-time engagement platform for developers. Its SDKs let apps add voice calls, video calls and live streaming without building media servers or signaling infrastructure, and it runs the underlying global network that carries the audio and video traffic.

Typical uses include video consultations, online classrooms, social video apps and interactive live events. SDKs are available for common mobile, web and desktop platforms, so one service can cover multiple client types. Agora is delivered as a hosted service and billed to customers rather than being software they run themselves, so it fits teams that want communications features without owning the infrastructure.

Key features

Voice calling SDKs for apps
Video calling with group sessions
Interactive live streaming with audience roles
SDKs for mobile, web and desktop platforms
Managed global real-time network

Good fit for

→Telehealth and online tutoring video calls
→Interactive live events inside apps

Tags: video-api; voice; live-streaming; webrtc; sdk; real-time; communications

Agora: questions and answers

What is Agora used for?: Agora provides real-time voice, video and live-streaming SDKs that developers embed in web and mobile apps to add calling and interactive broadcast features. It is a good fit for telehealth and online tutoring video calls, and interactive live events inside apps.
Is Agora free?: Yes. Agora has a free plan, and paid plans start at $449 per month.
Is Agora open source?: No. Agora is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Agora include LiveKit, OpenVidu and Janus Gateway.
What are some alternatives to Agora?: Agora competes with Twilio, Daily and Vonage API. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Agora alternatives.