Daily
Voice and video calls, built by developers
What is Daily
Daily gives developers SDKs and APIs to embed real-time voice and video calls, AI workflows, and conversational agents directly into their products using WebRTC infrastructure. It's built for founders and GTM engineers at early- to growth-stage companies who need to ship communication features without standing up their own media infrastructure. The standout capability is Pipecat — Daily's open-source framework for building AI-powered conversational agents that can handle voice interactions autonomously, which goes well beyond what most video SDK providers offer. Sessions can be recorded, transcribed in real time, and streamed to broadcast platforms, with webhook triggers firing on call events for downstream automation. That said, Daily is fundamentally a developer tool — teams without engineering resources will find the no-code surface area thin, and non-technical founders will hit a wall quickly without someone who can work with SDKs.
Key features
wire tools together and run multi-step jobs
autonomous multi-step actions
official SDK, open source
event-driven integrations
Vanderbuild take
For a GTM engineer or technical founder who needs to wire real-time voice or video into a product or automation workflow, Daily is one of the few platforms that also ships an open-source AI agent layer (Pipecat) on top of the media infrastructure — that's a meaningful difference from a plain video SDK. The REST API is available and well-documented, so you can wrap Daily into your own MCP layer or agent orchestration stack without much friction; agentic readiness here is real, not theoretical. Free or near-free to start, with usage-based pricing that scales gradually — low risk to test against your actual call volume before committing. The honest limitation is that this is a developer-first tool through and through: if your team can't write code against an SDK, the out-of-the-box experience won't get you far, and the no-code integration surface is limited compared to purpose-built collaboration tools.
Agentic stack profile
APIRESTProgrammatic access available.
REST API — straightforward to call from any agent or workflow tool. Rate limits and auth vary by plan.
API docs →Agentic readinessCapableSolid API access — wraps cleanly for agent use.
Solid REST or SDK access. No MCP server yet, but easy to wrap in custom agent tooling. Most modern SaaS tools land here.
Stack roleOrchestratorWhere this tool slots into an agentic pipeline.
Plays the role of Orchestrator in an agentic pipeline. Use it to tie multiple tools and AI calls together in one workflow.
Daily alternatives
Tools that solve a similar problem — compared at a glance.
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Budget
- $
- Best for
- GTM Engineer, Founder
- Readiness
- Capable
- API
- REST
- Pricing
- Seat-based
- Budget
- $
- Best for
- GTM Engineer, Founder
- Readiness
- Capable
- API
- REST
- Pricing
- Usage-based
- Budget
- $$
- Best for
- GTM Engineer
- Readiness
- Capable
- API
- REST
Frequently asked questions
Does Daily have a public API?
Yes — Daily ships a REST API. Docs: https://docs.daily.co/reference/rest-api.
How much does Daily cost?
Daily: pricing is freemium, expect entry tier ($) spend. Full pricing page: https://www.daily.co/pricing/.
Who is Daily best for?
Daily is built for GTM Engineer, Founder. Fits Solo, SMB (1-50)-sized teams.
How well does Daily fit an agentic sales stack?
Tier: Capable. Solid public API, no MCP yet — straightforward to wrap in your own agent tooling.