LiveKit
Apache-2.0 realtime rooms, SFU, and agents
Comms / Realtime · Apache-2.0 · 21.7k
Reviewed 2026-09-03 · last push 2026-10-20 · repo checked 2026-10-21
What's Good
Apache-2.0 server and CLI. Rooms, SFU, agents, egress. Self-host the media server — that is the free path. SDKs for web, iOS, Android, and agents.
The Catch
Self-hosting an SFU is ops-heavy. Cloud Build pricing and free allowances are not confirmed here; check the vendor site. Do not assume Cloud is free.
Verdict
Apache-2.0 voice/video/agent runtime. Self-host is the free path; Cloud pricing is not confirmed here.
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