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What is SendBird? A Complete Chat Platform, Messaging and Chat SDK and API. SendBird is a Messaging SDK, Chat API, and fully managed chat infrastructure for your mobile apps and websites. Embeddable chat for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Unity, .NET.

What is Smooch? Enabling Messaging for Businesses. Smooch is the best software platform to build messaging experiences. Get access to the largest set of channels with a single API, and the most reliable infrastructure.

SendBird and Smooch are primarily classified as "Communications SDK" and "Chatbot Platforms &" tools respectively.

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Pros of SendBird
Pros of Smooch
  • 13
    Active support is impressive. (Support for private deve
  • 10
    Pre-built UI for major platforms
  • 10
    Easy to use
  • 8
    Migration API for customers using other chat services
  • 7
    Scalability is awesome
  • 7
    First chat SDK officially supports Xamarin
  • 5
    Because my product guy told me to
  • 5
    Unlimited number of users in public chat
  • 5
    Cool product
  • 4
    Flexible message format ex) json, xml
  • 2
    Out of the box api and features
  • 2
    Intuitive and feature-packed
  • 1
    Good integration

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Cons of SendBird
Cons of Smooch
  • 2
    Policy on concurrent users leads to overages and overch
  • 2
    Prices ramp up exponentially
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    What is SendBird?

    SendBird is a Messaging SDK, Chat API, and fully managed chat infrastructure for your mobile apps and websites. Embeddable chat for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Unity, .NET.

    What is Smooch?

    Smooch is the best software platform to build messaging experiences. Get access to the largest set of channels with a single API, and the most reliable infrastructure.

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