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Agileworks Group uses Digital Samba Embedded to deliver secure, scalable video communication to their clients. They are a collective of four specialised technology companies serving fast-growing organisations.

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Video calls – built to be integrated, with a modern API and SDK.

npm install @digitalsamba/embedded-sdk

import DigitalSambaEmbedded from '@digitalsamba/embedded-sdk';
const sambaFrame = DigitalSambaEmbedded.createControl({ url: YOUR_ROOM_URL });
sambaFrame.load();

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What makes Digital Samba different?

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Privacy-first

Digital Samba is an EU-owned company running on 100% EU-owned servers, with no non-EU sub-processors. Your data stays in the EU and is not exposed to the US CLOUD Act. From the company down to the storage layer, sovereignty is the default.

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All features included

Chat, screen share, whiteboard, polls, Q&A, quizzes, shared notes, breakout rooms, waiting room, hand raise, virtual backgrounds and embedded YouTube and Vimeo are part of the room out of the box. The full engagement layer ships ready to embed.

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End-to-end encryption

E2EE is available as a participant-controlled toggle on every Digital Samba plan, from the free developer account up to enterprise. Turn it on for sensitive sessions, off for default use, with no tier upgrade or feature flag in the way.

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Completely white-label

Ship your product, not ours. Full branding control with CNAME custom domain support from the Launch tier upward, so customers see your URL and your brand. Logos, colours, languages and friendly URLs are yours to define.

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Human support

Integration engineers and a private Slack channel are part of the Grow tier and above. The same engineers who build the product help you ship, and you get a dedicated account manager from the Scale tier upward. Real product partnership at production scale.

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Influence the roadmap

New features ship every two weeks, informed by what customers actually need. Direct conversations with the product team mean your priorities shape what gets built next, and how fast it lands in production.

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PSTN dial-in included

Join meetings by phone, no app, no browser. Useful for healthcare consultations, legal proceedings, hybrid events and any audience that can't always join from a browser. Phone dial-in opens the room to participants on the move or off the network.

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Pricing that fits your stage

Digital Samba lets you commit to a monthly plan with included minutes and a clear overage rate – or start with pay-as-you-go and convert when usage gets predictable. One number to model your spend against, not a stack of separate add-on rates.

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Digital Samba Embedded vs. Daily Video

Digital Samba Embedded
Daily Video
Product type
Embedded audio-video API & SDK with fully prebuilt conferencing layer.
Embedded audio-video SDK with Daily Prebuilt iframe option.
Time to market
Minutes to hours with the prebuilt room.
Minutes to hours with Daily Prebuilt; longer with custom client SDK.
Data hosting
100% EU-owned servers; no non-EU sub-processors.
Hosted on AWS across a globally distributed network.
GDPR compliance
Truly & fully GDPR-compliant. EU-owned company using only EU-owned subprocessors.
GDPR-compliant data policies; certified to the EU–US and Swiss–US Data Privacy Frameworks.
Pricing model
Pay-as-you-go or a monthly plan with included minutes and a published overage rate.
Pay-as-you-go after the free tier, with separate per-minute add-ons.
Extensions pricing
Most features are included in the plan.
Many features are sold as separate paid add-ons (recording, transcription, streaming, dial-in, noise cancellation, HIPAA).
Embedded video player
YouTube and Vimeo, supported in-session.
Not documented as a built-in feature.
Customer support
Partner-style support with free onboarding and integration assistance from real engineers. Private Slack channel available.
Free developer support; Premium and Enterprise Support available as separate monthly add-ons.
White labelling
Full white labelling with CNAME custom domain (Launch tier and up).
Daily logo hide via room property at no extra fee; custom CNAME domain not documented.
SDK / integration
REST API + JavaScript SDK. Iframe embed, web component, and full SDK. Web-first.
Web, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Electron, Unity, Windows, macOS, Linux.
Built-in features
35+ features: chat, screen share, whiteboard, polls, Q&A, quizzes, shared notes, breakout rooms, recording, waiting room, hand raise, virtual backgrounds.
Core conferencing UI in Daily Prebuilt; advanced engagement features (polls, Q&A, whiteboard, shared notes) require custom code.
AI transcriptions & captions
Available out of the box.
Paid per-minute add-on.
AI summaries
Available out of the box.
Available via Batch Processor API (post-call only).
Live streaming – RTMP
Available, billed per minute; YouTube, Vimeo, LinkedIn, Cloudflare or custom RTMP.
Paid per-encoded-minute add-on.
Live streaming – HLS
Not available.
Paid per-encoded-minute add-on.
PSTN dial-in
Available out of the box.
Paid per-minute add-on.
Noise suppression
Available out of the box.
Paid per-minute add-on.
SIP integration
Available out of the box.
Available on any pay-as-you-go account; per-minute charges plus per-event SIP Refer fee.
Whiteboard
Available out of the box.
Not documented as a built-in feature.
Polls / voting
Available out of the box.
Not documented as a built-in feature.
Q&A module
Available out of the box.
Not documented as a built-in feature.
Quizzes
Available out of the box.
Not documented as a built-in feature.
Shared notes
Available out of the box.
Not documented as a built-in feature.
Waiting room / lobby
Available out of the box.
Knocking lobby in Daily Prebuilt.
HIPAA / BAA
Not available.
Available via paid add-on.
Release cadence
Biweekly releases informed by customers.
Iterative releases with public changelogs.
Role & permission management
Included via API and dashboard.
Basic owner/participant roles via tokens; advanced management requires a custom build.

Disclaimer: Information about Daily is based on publicly available documentation and sources as of May 2026. While we strive to provide accurate and fair comparisons, we recommend contacting the provider directly to verify specific features, technical specifications, or compliance practices relevant to your use case.

Hear it from those who made the switch

saber-maram-4 We couldn't be happier

 

"Our platform was in production, so we were a little concerned about the effect of a switch. But the DS team made themselves available to support the entire transition. It felt like they were part of the WebConnect team. When it comes to quality, we have no complaints, and Digital Samba is superior to tools like Teams or Zoom. We couldn't be happier."

Saber Maram
CEO, WebConnect World

jordan-fleming-4 Samba is really easy to integrate

 

"We made the switch to Digital Samba. Samba is really easy to integrate, and you get direct access to their team, which is a huge plus. They helped us work through the integration. In retrospect, we should have gone with a customisable prebuilt solution from the start."

Jordan Fleming
CEO, smrtStudio Global

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