Compare Azure Media Services v3 presets and Azure Video Indexer

This article compares the capabilities of Azure Video Indexer(AVI) APIs and Media Services v3 APIs.

Currently, there is an overlap between features offered by the Azure Video Indexer APIs and the Media Services v3 APIs. Azure Media Services have announced deprecation of their Video Analysis preset starting September 2023. It is advised to use Azure Video Indexer Video Analysis going forward, which is general available and offers more functionality.

The following table offers the current guideline for understanding the differences and similarities.

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Feature	Azure Video Indexer APIs	Video Analyzer and Audio Analyzer Presets in Media Services v3 APIs
Media Insights	Enhanced	Fundamentals
Experiences	See the full list of supported features: Overview	Returns video insights only
Pricing	AVI pricing	Media Services pricing
Compliance	For the most current compliance updates, visit Azure Compliance Offerings.pdf and search for "Azure Video Indexer" to see if it complies with a certificate of interest.	For the most current compliance updates, visit Azure Compliance Offerings.pdf and search for "Media Services" to see if it complies with a certificate of interest.
Trial	East US	Not available
Region availability	See Cognitive Services availability by region	See Media Services availability by region.

Next steps

Azure Video Indexer overview

Media Services v3 overview