livekit
The premium Open Source alternative to Agora
🎯 Best for:Developers building low-latency communication apps with AI capabilities.
What is livekit?
A high-performance WebRTC stack designed for building real-time video, audio, and data applications with AI integration. It features a distributed architecture that handles SFU scaling and provides SDKs for seamless multi-user synchronization.
Tech Stack
GoBackend & Auth
Why livekit?
- • Massive scalability via SFU architecture
- • Built-in support for AI agents
- • Excellent multi-platform SDK support
Limitations
- • Requires Redis for clustering
- • Complex WebRTC debugging
- • High bandwidth infrastructure costs
3/6/2026
Last Update
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Forks
189
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Agora)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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