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Daily

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What Daily is

Daily provides WebRTC infrastructure and APIs for developers building real-time voice, video, and AI experiences. Teams can add Daily Prebuilt to an app or website with a Daily room URL, or build their own experiences using SDKs for JavaScript, React Native, native iOS, Android, Python, and Flutter. Daily also offers custom SDK builds for AI and embedded hardware projects. Its capabilities include live streaming, recording, real-time transcription, adaptive video, custom tracks, chat, reactions, and breakout rooms. Daily Prebuilt can be extended with Miro, YouTube, Google Docs, or custom integrations. Its APIs connect with AI platforms such as OpenAI and support transcription, background blur, and Krisp noise cancellation. Daily says calls use 256-bit TLS and AES-256 encryption, with end-to-end encryption available. It says it does not store call audio, video, or screen-sharing data except through its recording APIs. The first 10,000 participant minutes each month are free. Video and audio usage is billed by participant minute after that, with no hard cap that stops calls. With a card on file, an account can host up to 100,000 simultaneous calls or sessions.

Who it suits

Daily suits developers who need APIs or SDKs to add real-time voice, video, or AI capabilities to an app or website. It can also suit teams that want an embeddable call component, integrations, recording, or live streaming.

What it does well

First 10,000 participant minutes each month are free.
SDKs cover web, mobile, Python, and Flutter development.
Prebuilt can be extended with named third-party or custom integrations.
Encryption includes 256-bit TLS and AES-256, with end-to-end encryption available.
Supports up to 100,000 simultaneous calls or sessions with a card on file.

What to know first

Usage billing has no hard cap after free participant minutes run out.
HIPAA video and a BAA require the $500.00 per month Healthcare add-on.

Limits

The free allowance covers 10,000 participant minutes each month. After that, video and audio usage is billed per participant minute; the stated rate is $0.004 per participant minute for 10,001–100,000 minutes before volume discounts, and usage is not stopped by a hard cap. HIPAA video and a BAA require the $500.00 per month Healthcare add-on.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free allowance	First 10,000 participant minutes are free each month · 10,000 participant minutes	Free
Video and audio calls	Per participant minute after the first 10,000 free monthly participant minutes; automatic volume discounts apply. · $0.004/participant minute for 10,001–100,000 minutes · video/audio rate varies by volume · HD has no extra charge	Free
Cloud video recording	Per recorded minute; additional storage is $0.003/min. · Discounts at scale	$0.01 a month
Audio-only recording	Per recorded minute. · Discounts at scale	$0.01 a month
Daily Video: 10,000 free participant minutes/month	Free for the first 10,000 participant minutes each month; usage-based billing after that. · 10,000 free participant minutes/month · after free minutes, $0.004 per participant minute before volume discounts · no hard cap on usage	Free
Audio-only calls	Per participant minute after the first 10,000 free monthly participant minutes; automatic volume discounts apply. · Applies only when a session has no video tracks · any camera or screen-share video track means the video rate applies	Free
RTMP live streaming	Per RTMP encoded minute; compositing, encoding, and output included. · Discounts at scale	$0.02 a month
HLS live streaming	Per HLS encoded minute; compositing, encoding, and output included. · Discounts at scale	$0.03 a month

The first 8 of 9 plans, as daily.co lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan

Getting started

Visit the Daily website.
Choose Daily Prebuilt with a room URL or select an SDK for your platform.
Use the first 10,000 participant minutes each month at no charge.
Add a card on file if you need the stated capacity of up to 100,000 simultaneous calls or sessions.
Review usage-based rates before calls exceed the free monthly minutes.

Verdict

Choose Daily if you are building real-time voice, video, or AI experiences and want APIs, SDKs, or an embeddable call component. Look elsewhere if you need a hard spending cap that automatically stops calls when free minutes are used.

Questions

Is Daily free?

Yes. The first 10,000 participant minutes each month are free. Video and audio usage is billed by participant minute after that.

What platforms does Daily support?

The listed platforms are Android, API, iOS, and web. Its SDKs include JavaScript, React Native, native iOS, Android, Python, and Flutter.

What does Daily Prebuilt do?

It is an embeddable video call component that can be added to an app or website using a Daily room URL.

Can Daily connect to other services?

Daily Prebuilt can be extended with Miro, YouTube, Google Docs, or custom integrations. Its APIs also integrate with AI platforms such as OpenAI.

Does Daily offer HIPAA support?

HIPAA video and a BAA are available through the Healthcare add-on, listed at $500.00 per month.

How does Daily handle call data?

Daily says it does not store call audio, video, or screen-sharing data except through its documented recording APIs. Calls use 256-bit TLS and AES-256 encryption, with end-to-end encryption available.

Facts from Daily's own pages

AI integrations: Daily says its APIs integrate with AI platforms such as OpenAI and support transcription, background blur, and Krisp noise cancellation. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Billing limitation: Daily Video is pay-as-you-go and has no hard cap that stops calls after the monthly free participant minutes are used. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Company: Daily describes itself as a fully remote company serving customers worldwide, with its founding team based in San Francisco. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Compliance: Daily says it is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and certified under the EU-US and Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework Program; HIPAA video and a BAA require the Healthcare add-on. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Data handling: Daily says it does not store call audio, video, or screen sharing data except through its documented recording APIs, and does not route data through servers in China. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Features: Daily lists live streaming, recording, real-time transcription, adaptive video, custom tracks, chat, reactions, and breakout rooms among its platform capabilities. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Free plan: Yes · daily.co, 20 Sept 2026
Integrations: Daily Prebuilt can be extended with third-party apps such as Miro, YouTube, and Google Docs, or with custom integrations. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Max participants: 100000 · daily.co, 20 Sept 2026
Prebuilt calls: Daily Prebuilt is an embeddable video call component that can be added to an app or website using a Daily room URL. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
SDK platforms: Daily lists JavaScript, React Native, native iOS, Android, Python, and Flutter SDKs, plus custom SDK builds for AI and embedded hardware use cases. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Security: Daily says calls use 256-bit TLS and AES-256 encryption, with true end-to-end encryption available. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Support: Free developer support includes email and Discord support with best-effort response times; enterprise support packages include options such as SLAs and shared Slack or Teams channels. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
Usage limits: With a card on file, an account can host up to 100,000 simultaneous calls or sessions, determined by the number of programmatic rooms on its Daily domain. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026
What it does: Daily provides WebRTC infrastructure and APIs for developers to build real-time voice, video, and AI experiences. · daily.co, 28 Sept 2026

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