Agora gets real-time video and voice live fast, then meters every minute, and at HD and 4K the bill compounds as you grow. We integrate Agora when it fits, and when the per-minute cost outgrows the feature, we migrate you to self-hosted WebRTC (mediasoup, LiveKit) and cut it. First plan in 2–3 weeks, from $3K. 20 years of real-time video behind it.
Whether you are integrating Agora for the first time, scaling an app already on it, or watching the per-minute bill climb past what the feature is worth, we have shipped real-time video both ways: on Agora's SDKs and on the self-hosted stacks teams move to.
Agora is fast to launch and metered forever: every minute of video and voice is billed, and at HD and 4K the cost compounds with growth. An in-house real-time hire takes months; a generalist learns on your budget. A specialist has shipped both Agora and the self-hosted stack you would migrate to.
Already on Agora and the bill is climbing? We model staying vs migrating and show the math. Starting fresh? We integrate Agora right, with quality, compliance, and a cost forecast from day one. Want the numbers first? See LiveKit vs Agora cost analysis.
A real-time video build is more than an SDK key: it is the media path, recording, compliance, and a cost model. Here is the architecture we build, whether you integrate Agora or migrate the media layer to self-hosted infrastructure.
Which Agora products you use or need, expected minutes by resolution, regions, and the projected bill at your growth, mapped before any code. For migrations, we model Agora cost against self-hosted infrastructure.
Wire Agora's SDKs (Video, Voice, Interactive Live Streaming, Signaling) into your app, or stand up a self-hosted media layer (mediasoup / LiveKit) alongside Agora for a phased migration.
Calls, live streaming, cloud recording, transcription, whiteboard, and presence, the features your product needs, on whichever backend.
Move rooms and sessions off Agora in phases, preserving feature parity and call quality, with a rollback path at every step.
Multi-region, observability, per-minute cost-optimization, and your team owning the code and the infrastructure.
The result delivers the same real-time experience, at a cost you control, on infrastructure you own.
Agora Virtual Classroom, built on Agora Flexible Classroom: video chat, interactive whiteboard, document editing, screen sharing, and collaborative playback, deployable into an existing EdTech product in about a week. ISO-certified, GDPR-compliant.
Low-latency one-to-many video with audience interaction, on Agora Interactive Live Streaming, or a self-hosted SFU when the minute volume justifies owning it.
HIPAA-ready video consultations with recording and waiting rooms, on Agora or self-hosted depending on volume and compliance.
Move a high-minute video feature from Agora to self-hosted mediasoup / LiveKit, preserving quality and cutting the per-minute bill.
Real-time voice agents on Agora's Conversational AI Engine, or a self-hosted STT / LLM / TTS stack, with interruption handling and sub-second response.
Rooms, presence, typing, and state sync for live apps via Agora Signaling or a self-hosted layer.
Agora is the right call to launch fast and validate. The question is what happens as you grow: whether the per-minute bill still makes sense, and who owns the real-time layer. Here is the split.
Right when real-time video is core to your product: a first plan in 2–3 weeks, a build or migration you own.
Agora wired into your product end to end: Video, Voice, Live Streaming, Signaling, Recording. You get the code and own the account.
Move a real-time feature to self-hosted WebRTC (mediasoup / LiveKit) with no downtime and feature parity preserved.
Cut a climbing Agora bill with resolution, codec, and routing tuning and a usage model, before you commit to a full migration.
Our real-time video engineers join yours and build alongside you.
Ballpark starting figures, not quotes, whether you are integrating Agora or planning the move off it. Each is a floor you build up from.
Two ways to work with us. Most clients start on time and materials. If you need one number signed off, we fix it once the scope is documented.
How most of our clients work
When you need one number signed off
Agora usage (per-minute) is billed by Agora at their rates, no markup from us. We forecast it, and where a migration cuts it, we show you the math first.
Before any build or migration, we will check your Agora setup or model the move.
Competitor analysis, core feature definition, monetization modeling, and a full launch blueprint — delivered within a week. Written by engineers who'll build what they plan.
An independent review of your system's technology choices, structural components, and workload fit — with a plain verdict on what's working, what's a liability, and exactly what to change to reach your goal. Delivered within a week.
A full audit of your code with every issue documented, evidenced, and located — exact file, exact line. Plus a system architecture review and a prioritized fix roadmap. Not a consultant's opinion. A case file. Delivered within a week.
A specialist review of your video or streaming product covering latency, media server architecture, WebRTC, playback reliability, real-time chat, and scalability. Every finding is specific, located, and fixable. Delivered within a week.
We have built real-time video for 20 years, on Agora and on the self-hosted stacks teams move to. That is why our advice on staying versus migrating is not a pitch for one backend.
Two decades of video calling, live streaming, and real-time engagement.
We ship on Agora's SDKs and on self-hosted WebRTC (mediasoup, LiveKit, Janus, Pion), so we can tell you honestly when to stay and when to move.
We forecast the per-minute bill and show the self-hosted math before you commit.
Phased, feature-parity-preserving, with a rollback path at every step.
HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO-certified real-time video in production.
Your code, your infrastructure, your Agora account. No lock-in to us.
What is Agora development?
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What does it cost and how long does it take?
Tell us what you run on Agora today, video, voice, live streaming, recording, and your monthly minutes. We will pressure-test the setup, model staying versus migrating, and give you a plan and a number in one call.
Within 24 hours you get a realistic estimate, technical recommendations and next steps. Free, no obligations.
