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LiveKit

Open-source real-time video, audio, and data SDK

FreemiumFree TierAdded Sep 1, 2021

About

LiveKit is an open-source platform for adding real-time video, audio, and data capabilities to applications. It provides client SDKs for every major platform, a server-side media stack, and built-in features like recording, egress to streaming platforms, and AI agent integration. LiveKit is used for video conferencing, live streaming, telehealth, and increasingly for building voice-powered AI agents. The cloud offering handles infrastructure at scale.

Tags

real-time-videowebrtcopen-sourcevoice-ailive-streaming

Origin Story

By David Zhao

The Problem

Adding real-time video/audio to apps meant choosing between expensive proprietary SDKs or building fragile WebRTC infrastructure.

Building It

Founded 2021, raised $22.5M Series A in 2024. Powers real-time features for thousands of applications.

What It Means

Demonstrates that real-time communication infrastructure can be open-source and developer-friendly.

The Dream

Become the standard infrastructure layer for all real-time audio, video, and AI agent interactions.

Pricing

ModelFreemium
Free tierAvailable

Self-hosted is free. Cloud free tier includes 5,000 participant-minutes/mo. Cloud paid starts at usage-based pricing. Enterprise pricing available.

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Category

Developer Tools

Problems Solved

  • Building Real Time Video From Scratch
  • Scaling Webrtc Infrastructure
  • Integrating Ai With Voice Video

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