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Amazon Chime SDK

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AWS SDK for embedding real-time voice, video, and messaging into your apps

  • Deployment Cloud Based
  • Starting price $0.0017/attendee-minute
  • Free trial Not offered
  • Best for Startups, SMEs, Enterprises

What is Amazon Chime SDK?

Amazon Chime SDK is a set of client and server libraries from AWS that lets developers embed real time voice, video, screen share, and messaging into their own applications. It supports JavaScript for web and Electron, Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android, and C++ for Windows, and standard sessions can host up to 250 participants with 720p video, while high definition sessions support up to 25 participants at 1080p.

Amazon Voice Focus and echo reduction use machine learning to cut background noise, and video background blur or replacement helps protect user privacy. Additional building blocks cover in app messaging with channel moderation, PSTN calling through Voice Connector, and live streaming to platforms like YouTube Live. Pricing is pay as you use with no free tier, charged per attendee minute, per message, or per stream minute.

Key Features of Amazon Chime SDK

Amazon Chime SDK lists 10 documented features, including Real-time WebRTC audio and video meetings for up to 250 participants, High definition sessions with 1080p video and 4K screen share and Amazon Voice Focus background noise suppression. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Real-time WebRTC audio and video meetings for up to 250 participants
  • High definition sessions with 1080p video and 4K screen share
  • Amazon Voice Focus background noise suppression
  • Machine learning based echo reduction
  • Video background blur and replacement
  • In-app messaging with channel moderation
  • PSTN calling via Amazon Chime Voice Connector (SIP trunking)
  • Live streaming to YouTube Live, Facebook Live, and Amazon IVS
  • Client SDKs for JavaScript, iOS, Android, and Windows
  • Media capture and recording to Amazon S3

Amazon Chime SDK Pricing

Amazon Chime SDK lists 5 plans without published figures. Pricing is quoted on request.

WebRTC Media

$0.0017/attendee-minute

Billed in 6-second increments

Standard sessions up to 250 participants (720p video, 1080p screen share); HD sessions up to 25 participants (1080p video, 4K screen share)

Media Capture

$0.0125/minute

1080p composited recording

Saves session content to Amazon S3; individual audio/video streams billed at $0.0017/stream-minute

Messaging

$0.0007/message

Pay per message

Control and system messages billed at $0.000003 each; message delivery $0.00001 each; storage $5/GB-month

Voice Connector

$0.0048/minute

US outbound example rate

SIP trunking for PSTN calling; DID and toll-free numbers billed monthly per number

Live Connector

$0.09/stream-minute

HD live streaming

Streams meeting video to platforms like YouTube Live and Facebook Live

Amazon Chime SDK Specifications

Amazon Chime SDK is available on web app and Windows and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API.

Software Tagline :
AWS SDK for embedding real-time voice, video, and messaging into your apps
Deployment :
  • cloud based
Subscription Plan :
transaction
Desktop Platforms :
  • web app
  • windows
Mobile Platforms :
  • ios
  • android
Language Support :
english
Target Audience :
  • startups
  • smes
  • enterprises
Available Support :
  • email
  • tickets
Integrations :
AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon Pinpoint, Amazon Cognito, Amazon IVS, AWS SDK
API Available :
Yes
Free Trial Available :
No
Run On Mobile Browser :
Yes
Free Plan Available :
No
Customization Available :
Yes

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Amazon Chime SDK FAQs

No, according to the official FAQ there is no free tier or free trial; all usage is billed pay as you go from the first minute or message.

A standard session supports up to 250 participants with 720p video, while a high definition session supports up to 25 participants with 1080p video.

Client libraries are available for JavaScript (web browsers, mobile web, and Electron), Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android, and C++ for Windows.

Yes, Amazon Voice Focus and echo reduction use machine learning to suppress background noise and prevent echo while preserving speech quality.

Yes, the Live Connector feature can send real time video from a meeting to platforms like YouTube Live, Facebook Live, and Amazon IVS.