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Daily vs LiveKit

How do Daily and LiveKit compare? And what does Video SDK offer?
Daily

Daily

allows developers to create real-time video and audio calls that operate directly in the web browser. The SDK simplifies the process of handling common backend video call functionalities across various platforms, providing sensible defaults for a smoother development experience.
LiveKit

Livekit

is a collection of SDKs that enables the integration of live video and audio into your native applications. It offers various notable features, including live streaming, in-game communication, video calls, and more. Livekit utilizes a modern, end-to-end WebRTC stack to deliver seamless and high-quality real-time communication experiences.
How Video SDK make a difference
If you're searching for a reliable live video conference SDK, you may have heard about Livekit and Daily. Both platforms are open-source, offering SDKs for embedding live video calling and relevant features into your application.
Livekit and Daily can deliver somewhat reliable audio/video conferencing performance. However, achieving this often requires writing lengthy blocks of code. Moreover, using separate SDKs might mean not having all the features you need in one place.
But with Video SDK, the game changes. It provides excellent audio/video performance and all the collaborative features you need in a single SDK. Additionally, Video SDK requires minimal coding, allowing you to get your application up and running in just a few minutes.
This page compares Livekit vs Daily and explains why you should consider Video SDK as an alternative for your live video communication needs.

Features comparison : Daily vs LiveKit vs Video SDK

Daily
LiveKit
VideoSDK
No. of Participants (Including Hosts)
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Up to 100,000 real-time active participants
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LiveKit supports limited participants.
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VideoSDK supports upto Million Participants
Ease of SDK Integration
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Easy integration
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Development is moderately tough
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VideoSDK requires less than 2 weeks for

SDK integration

Adpative Audio/Video Quality
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Yes
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LiveKit not offers adaptive audio/video quality.
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VideoSDK provides best adaptive audio/video quality.
Works behind the Firewall/Private-Network
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Yes
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No
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Yes
Role Management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
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Custom roles available
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Limited to host & participant roles
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VideoSDK offers Role management, Permissions, Policy and Templates
Automatic video and audio track degrade due to bandwidth in-consistency
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Yes
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Available
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Available
Dynamic Layout for Studio and RTMP Live Streaming
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Inbuilt Compositing Toolkit
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Not Available
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Available (No need for manual config.)
Build collaborative features like chat, poll, Q & A, whiteboard etc.
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Available
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In LiveKit collaborative features is not available.
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VideoSDK offers a range of collaborative features
Virtual Background, Live Transcription & ML Middleware
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Available
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Not Available
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Easy Integration
Webhooks
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Available
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Not Available
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Available
Pricing Model
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Usage-based
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Subscription based
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Pay-as-You-Go

Plan

Interactive Live Streaming
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Supported
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LiveKit supports interactive live streaming.
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VideoSDK supports

Interactive Live Streaming

Cloud Recording
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Available
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LiveKit offers cloud recording capabilities.
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VideoSDK offers Cloud Recording Capabilities
Interactive Whiteboard
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Available
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LiveKit not provides an interactive whiteboard feature.
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VideoSDK provides Interactive Whiteboard Feature
Multi-platform
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Yes
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LiveKit not supports multiple platforms for a wider reach.
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VideoSDK compatible with Multi-Platforms for greater reach
Interactive Participant Support
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Limited support
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LiveKit provides limited support for interactive participants.
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Upto 5,000
Mobile Browser Support
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Limited (84% Browsers Supported)
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LiveKit offers limited support for mobile browsers.
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Video support 91% mobile browsers
Automatic Audio/Video Degrade, Re-connectivity
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720p only
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LiveKit supports automatic audio/video quality adjustments..
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VideoSDK supports Reconnectivity with Audio/Video Quality adjustments..
Audio & Video powered by AI
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No
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No
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Yes
Independent of Open Source Dependency
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No
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LiveKit is not dependent on open source.
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VideoSDK is not dependent on open source.
Customised RTMP, Cloud Recording, HLS
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Available
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No
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Yes
API for Specific Features (Collaborative Games, Polls, etc.)
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Limited
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No
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Yes
API for Social Features (Merging Rooms, Battles, Coins, Gifts Sending etc.)
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No
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No
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Yes
Full HD Recording
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Available
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LiveKit not supports full HD recording.
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VideoSDK supports full HD recording
Open Source Templates
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Limited use
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LiveKit not heavily rely on open source templates.
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VideoSDK rely on open source templates
Full Custom roles
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Supported
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LiveKit offer limited support for custom roles.
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VideoSDK offer support for full custom roles
HLS Streaming
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Yes
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LiveKit supports HLS streaming.
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VideoSDK supports HLS streaming
Cost-effective
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Yes
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LiveKit is not cost effective.
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VideoSDK is Cost Effective
Prebuilt SDK
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Available
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LiveKit not provides prebuilt SDKs for easier integration.
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VideoSDK provides Prebuilt SDKs for easier integration
Fully Customizable UI
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Yes
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LiveKit not allows for a customizable UI.
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VideoSDK allows for Limited customizable UI
Metaverse Platform Support
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No
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LiveKit not support Metaverse platform.
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VideoSDK support Metaverse platform
Session Analytics
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Available
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LiveKit not offer session analytics option.
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VideoSDK offer session analytics option
Data Tracks
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Yes
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LiveKit not offer data tracks option.
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VideoSDK offer track data option

Cost comparison : Daily vs LiveKit vs Video SDK

Daily
LiveKit
VideoSDK
Volume Discount
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Available
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LiveKit not offer the volume discount.
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VideoSDK offer the

Volume Discount

Video Conferencing
  • $4 per 1,000 minutes
  • $20 per 1,000 minutes
  • Video SD: $2.00
  • Video HD: $3.00
  • Video Full HD: $7.00
  • Video 2K: $7.00
  • Video 2K+: $7.00
Analytics
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$500/month for 5 seats
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Free
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VideoSDK offer Free Analytics with Dashboard
Separate Pricing for Video and Audio
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Free 10,000 Minutes Every Month
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Yes
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No
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Yes
Minimum Price for Video Calls
$4 per 1,000 participant minutes
$0.02 per participant minute
$0.002 per participant minutes
Minimum Price for Audio-only Calls
$1 per 1,000 participant minutes
$0.005 per participant minute
$0.0006 per participant minutes
Advanced Firewall Control
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$500/month
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No
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VideoSDK offer Free Firewall Control
Compliance & Privacy
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Daily provides robust support for Only HIPAA compliance, although it comes with associated charges.
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LiveKit not provides compliance & privacy support.
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Provide Compliance Standards and Privacy Regulations:
  • HIPPA Complaint
  • GDPR Complaint
  • Data Localization
  • SOC2 : Type 2
  • ISO:27001
  • VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing)
  • CERT-in (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team)
Cloud Recording Pricing
  • $13.49 per 1,000 recorded minute.
No accurate data available
  • Video SD: $15.00 1,000 minutes (No limit on participants)
  • Video HD: $15.00 1,000 minutes (No limit on participants)
RTMP Pricing
  • $15 per 1,000 encoded minute
No accurate data available
  • $15 per 1,000 minutes
ILS Pricing
$30 per 1,000 HLS duration minute
  • $69 per hour (upto 500 viewers only and doesn't support Full HD)
  • $0.001 per participant minute (Support Full HD)
Storage Pricing
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month
No accurate data available
  • $3 per 1000 minutes per month

Support comparison : Daily vs LiveKit vs Video SDK

Daily
LiveKit
VideoSDK
Support
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Paid
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Yes
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Yes
Cost
  • Advanced support: $500 or 5% monthly bill
  • Premium support: $1,500 or 6% monthly bill
  • Enterprise : $5,000 or 8% monthly bill
Only accounts having Standard or Enterprise plan
Free
Access to Testing
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Available
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No
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All paid accounts get access to testing support from Video SDK
Access to TAM / CS Engineer
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In Paid Plans Only
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No
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Dedicated CS & Solution Engineers
SLAs
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Yes
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Only accounts having Enterprise plan
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Affordable SLA with

99.9% Uptime

SUCCESS STORY

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Ankur Chandra-Engineering Manager at Fynd
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β€œI still remember when I was trying out the product and connected over discord with Arjun Kava, and he immediately responded. It is one of the things that we found less often. The team is super enthusiastic to make the product as next big thing. Easy integration is the beauty of it. Few lines of code and it's done.”

Ankur Chandra ,

Engineering Manager at Fynd

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