#35 in Collaboration & CommunicationUpdated 2026-08

Dyte

by Dyte · Audio, video and live streaming SDKs to embed in your own app

42.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Dyte supplies SDKs for adding audio conferencing, video calls and live streaming to an application, with UI kits and lower-level core SDKs for web, Android, iOS, React Native, Angular and Flutter. Components cover screen share, polls, breakout rooms, plugins, recording and real-time transcription. Documentation and pricing are now published by Cloudflare under the RealtimeKit name.

Best for: Developers embedding live audio, video or streaming into an existing web or mobile app
Pricing: Free while RealtimeKit is in beta; at general availability it is usage-based at $0.002 per audio/video participant-minute, $0.0005 audio-only, and $0.010 per minute of recording or RTMP/HLS export.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

One SDK covers audio, video and live streaming
UI kits and core SDKs for web, Android, iOS, React Native, Flutter
States SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA compliance
Recording, breakout rooms, polls and transcription included

Trade-offs

AI-powered chat is marked coming soon, not available
RealtimeKit is in beta; listed prices only apply at general availability
No flat plans — participant minutes and exports are billed separately
Dyte is being folded into Cloudflare RealtimeKit, so branding is in flux

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 83 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 65 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 40 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

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Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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