V100 vs Daily.co
Both are developer-friendly WebRTC APIs. V100 adds video processing, AI editing, transcription, and AI agents on top of conferencing.
Side-by-side capabilities
Daily is a great conferencing API. V100 is a complete video platform.
| Feature | V100 | Daily.co |
|---|---|---|
| Signaling latency | <66ms | Low (WebRTC-based) |
| Developer experience | REST-first, 96 endpoints | REST + JS SDK |
| P2P media cost | $0 | $0.004/min/participant |
| Video processing API | Built-in | No |
| Video rendering | Yes, <5s | No |
| Live transcription | Built-in | Third-party integration |
| AI video editing | NL-powered editor | No |
| Auto-captioning | Yes, 20 languages | No |
| AI demo agents | Yes | No |
| AI avatars | HeyGen integration | No |
| Recording | Built-in | Cloud recording |
| HIPAA compliance | All plans | Scale plan |
| Built with | Rust | C++ / WebRTC |
The real cost comparison
Daily charges per-minute. V100 offers $0 P2P plus a complete video platform.
V100
- Free tier available, no credit card required
- All-in-one: conferencing, editing, transcription, AI
- Sub-66ms signaling latency
- No per-minute fees for P2P
- HIPAA compliance on all plans
Daily.co
- Video conferencing only
- No video processing or editing
- No built-in transcription
- No AI agents or avatar support
- HIPAA on Scale plan ($149+/mo)
Switch in 3 steps
Most teams migrate from Daily.co to V100 in a single sprint.
Replace room creation
Swap Daily's POST /rooms with V100's POST /v1/rooms/create. Same REST pattern, same room concept, richer response payload.
Update the embed
Replace Daily's prebuilt UI or call object with V100's WebRTC client. Standard WebRTC, sub-66ms signaling, $0 P2P media.
Enable the full platform
Turn on video processing, AI editing, live transcription, auto-captioning, and AI demo agents. All from the same API key.
Video calls are just the beginning
Get a free API key and build with the complete video platform. No credit card required.