> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.cometchat.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What Is CometChat?

> Overview of What Is CometChat? in CometChat.

CometChat is a comprehensive communications platform that empowers businesses to seamlessly integrate real-time chat, voice and video calling functionalities. These integrations can be done picking up the implementation methods that align best with your goals.

Our **Messaging & chat** features offer flexible, secure, feature-rich and easy-to-manage integrations for your web and mobile apps. With **Voice & video calling** features, you get enterprise-grade security, robust infrastructure and a familiar UI from the same vendor as your chat solution.

## Solutions for every industry

CometChat's solutions cater to every industry with a global and scalable infrastructure, multi-region capabilities, multi-tenancy, and round-the-clock support. Our comprehensive documentation, competitive pricing, and flexible implementation options ensure that our platform is equipped for enterprise-grade requirements while remaining accessible for startups.

This dual readiness positions CometChat as both **Enterprise-ready** and **Startup-friendly**.

Our customer base spans a diverse range of industries, including:

* Online marketplaces
* Healthcare
* Dating
* Events & streaming
* Online education
* Community & Social
* Sports & Gaming
* Team Comms & Workflows
* SaaS Businesses

## Integrate in minutes

With a few lines of code, you can have CometChat integrated into any app written in React, iOS, Android, Flutter and 12+ other languages.

**Future proof your chat roadmap** by implementing chat quickly and efficiently with minimal risk. Our UI kits, APIs empower you to focus on growing your business while we handle the technical aspects.

**Partner with subject matter experts** and master the art of real-time engagement with CometChat. Our expertise in messaging, chat, and calling empowers you to offer the best in-app chat experience.

**Complete customizability & extensions** empowers you to personalize user experience, leverage data from other systems, connect chat to your core business logic with webhooks, extensions & integrations.

## Build with tools of your choice

### No-code widget

Simply copy and paste a few lines of code to add text, voice, and video to your web app in minutes.

### Low-code UI Kits

Reduce your time to market and give your users the modern chat experience they expect with UI kits.

### SDKs & APIs

Fully customizable and easy to use? Yes, it's possible, with our SDKs and APIs for in-app messaging and voice & video calling.

## Compliances

Choosing CometChat is your assurance of a meticulously vetted and highly secure solution. We deeply appreciate and obsess over the significance of both security and compliance.

CometChat is fully compliant with the following security standards:

* **HIPAA + BAA**: CometChat is compliant with HIPAA rules and standards and can enter into a BAA.
* **PIPEDA**: CometChat is compliant with PIPEDA and follows the Fair Information Principles.
* **GDPR**: CometChat meets all requirements of GDPR and provides special APIs to enable customers to maintain compliance.
* **ISO 27001**: CometChat is certified compliant with the ISO 27001 standards.
* **SOC 2 Type 2**: CometChat is certified compliant with SOC 2’s five Trust Service Principles of security, availability, privacy, confidentiality, and processing integrity.

## Features

### Messaging & chat

| Core messaging           | Advanced messaging     | Engagement                    |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| One-on-one private chat  | Threaded conversations | Mentions                      |
| Group text messaging     | Message replies        | Stickers & GIFs               |
| Share files & multimedia | Message translation    | Collaborative whiteboard      |
| Typing indicators        | Smart Replies          | Collaborative document        |
| Users & friends list     | Chat history           | Polls                         |
| Users & friends presence | Custom messages        | Mentions count                |
| Read receipts            | Pin message            | User profile avatars          |
| Delivery receipts        | Save message           | Reminders                     |
| Audio messages           | Rich media preview     | Reactions                     |
| Unread message count     | URL shorteners         | Push notifications            |
| Users search             | Thumbnail generation   | Email notifications & replies |
| Messages search          | Message shortcuts      | SMS notifications             |
|                          | Voice transcription    | Email replies                 |
|                          | Broadcast message      |                               |

| Moderation                   | Administration & Security         | Integrations & webhooks |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| In-flight message moderation | Analytics                         | Analytics & usage API   |
| Image moderation             | Dashboard team management         | Rest APIs               |
| Profanity filter             | Custom metadata                   | Before message webhook  |
| Data masking                 | Cross-platform sync               | After message webhook   |
| XSS Filter                   | User & group management           | Intercom                |
| User-to-user blocking        | Encryption                        | SendGrid                |
| Moderation dashboard         | Multi-device support              | Chatwoot                |
| Human moderators             | Historical data import API        | Virgil security         |
| Report user                  | Live data migration               | App management API      |
| Kick/ban users               | Data export                       | App creation API        |
| Report message               | ISO 27001                         | Presence webhook        |
| Virus & malware scanner      | SOC 2                             | Read receipt            |
| Sentiment analysis           | GDPR API                          | Delivery receipt        |
|                              | HIPPA w/ BAA                      |                         |
|                              | Encryption in transit (TLS/SSL)   |                         |
|                              | Encryption at rest (AES 256)      |                         |
|                              | Role-based access control         |                         |
|                              | Disappearing messages             |                         |
|                              | End-to-end encryption             |                         |
|                              | End-user API endpoint restriction |                         |

### Voice & video calling

| Calling essentials            | Advanced calling features | Administration            |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| 1-to-1 calling                | Video broadcasting        | Analytics & usage API     |
| Group calling                 | Call recording            | Rest APIs                 |
| Multi-device support          | Interactive whiteboard    | Dashboard analytics       |
| Conference calls              | Interactive document      | Call logs                 |
| Personal meeting rooms        | Picture-in-picture        | Customizable call screens |
| Mobile calling                | Screen sharing            | SRTP encryption           |
| Push notifications            | In-call messaging         | Pushkit & callkit support |
| Grid tile & spotlight layouts |                           | App management API        |

### CometChat AI

| Insights AI        | Conversational AI                    | Moderation AI       |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ | ------------------- |
| AI Funnel Insights | Conversation Starter & Smart Replies | Content Moderation  |
| AI User Insights   | Conversation Summaries               | AI Image Moderation |
| AI Entity Insights | AI Bots                              | Mute Suggestions    |

## Moving forward

Next, have a look at the Implementation checklist to quickly integrate chat functionality into your app and prepare for a successful launch.
