RussellWhat is LiveKit?
LiveKit is a set of APIs and SDKs which make it easy to build and scale live video and audio features in your application. Use cases include interactive live streaming, video calls, communications in games, and robotics teleoperations.
LiveKit is a tool in the Messaging category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Scalable, distributed WebRTC SFU (Selective Forwarding Unit)Modern, full-featured client SDKsBuilt for production, supports JWT authenticationRobust networking and connectivity, UDP/TCP/TURNCloud-hosted or self-host with single binary, Docker or KubernetesAdvanced features include speaker detection, simulcast, adaptive bitrate and dynamic broadcasting, selective subscription, moderation APIs, webhooks, and distributed multi-region configurations
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LiveKit Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to LiveKit?
SendBird
SendBird is a Messaging SDK, Chat API, and fully managed chat infrastructure for your mobile apps and websites. Embeddable chat for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Unity, .NET.
LINE
Use the Messaging API to build bots that provide personalized experiences for your users on LINE. You associate your bot with a channel on the LINE Platform. The bot works behind the LINE Official Account that is generated when you create the channel if you operate the account in bot mode.
Agora
Agora.io provides building blocks for you to add real-time voice and video communications through a simple and powerful SDK. You can integrate the Agora SDK to enable real-time communications in your own application quickly.
