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LiveKit

★ 13k

Realtime audio/video/data infrastructure over WebRTC for calls, rooms, and AI voice agents.

LiveKit does the job of Twilio Video, self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and setting it up is an afternoon, not a weekend. Twilio Video bills $50+ for it. 13k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for Twilio Video.

Licence
Apache-2.0
Self-hosting
Medium
The paid one costs
$50+
GitHub stars
13k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have not written a verdict on Twilio Video yet, so this page says what LiveKit is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.

How LiveKit runs

Where it runs

LiveKit runs on your server.

What setup takes

not verified by us yet — check the repo README.

LiveKit questions

Is LiveKit open source?

Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.

Can I self-host LiveKit?

Yes — we rate it medium to self-host, and it runs on your server.

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