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Scalable Chat, Video & Activity Feed APIs and SDKs

Starting price
$399.00/mo
Pricing
Free plan

About Stream

Stream provides scalable Chat, Video, and Activity Feed APIs and SDKs for embedding social features in apps. It targets developers and product teams building consumer platforms with large audiences that need reliable, low-latency messaging and moderation at scale.

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Key Features

When you need to add chat, feeds, and video without building backend infrastructure from scratch, Stream offers modular APIs and SDKs that handle scale and compliance:

Chat API

Real-time messaging with WebSocket and SDK support, including history, typing indicators, and read receipts, designed to scale to hundreds of millions of users.

Feeds API

Personal and group activity streams with configurable feeds, content types, and moderation hooks.

Video API

In-app video capabilities, including streaming and conferencing components integrated with existing apps.

Moderation API

Content and user moderation tooling with automated rules and review workflows to keep communities safe.

Summary

Best for product and engineering teams building social apps, marketplaces with user-generated content, and large online communities.

Plans and prices as listed on getstream.io as of Sep 12, 2026.

Build

FREE / N/A

  • 1,000 MAU
  • 100 Concurrent Connections
  • No Credit Card Required
  • Community Support

Start

$399.00 / monthly

  • 10,000 MAU
  • 500 Concurrent Connections
  • Advanced Moderation & Filters
  • Global EDGE Network
  • Offline Support
  • Data Export

Elevate

$599.00 / monthly

  • 10,000 MAU
  • 500 Concurrent Connections
  • Multi Tenancy/Teams
  • Advanced Search
  • HIPAA
  • Message Translations

Enterprise

Custom Pricing / Custom

  • Scale to millions of users
  • AI Moderation
  • 99.999% Uptime SLA
  • Dedicated Servers
  • Shared Slack Channel
  • Onboarding Services
  • 24/7 Support
  • SAML/SSO
  • Datadog Integration

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